Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles

Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles
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UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin–La Crosse
NicknameEagles
NCAADivision III
ConferenceWIAC
Athletic directorKim Blum
LocationLa Crosse, Wisconsin
Football stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
Basketball arenaMitchell Hall Gymnasium
Baseball stadiumCopeland Park
Softball stadiumNorth Campus Field
Soccer stadiumVeterans Memorial Field Sports Complex
Lacrosse stadiumVeterans Memorial Field Sports Complex
ColorsMaroon and gray[1]
   
Websiteuwlathletics.com
Team NCAA championships
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The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles (casually known as the UW–La Crosse Eagles) are the athletic teams of the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. The Eagles athletic teams compete in at the NCAA Division III as a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). Wisconsin–La Crosse's teams were known as the Indians from 1937 to 1989. The name was changed because of concerns of racial insensitivity regarding Native Americans; see Native American mascot controversy.[2]

Varsity sports

Men's sports Women's sports
BaseballBasketball
BasketballCross country
Cross countryGolf
FootballGymnastics
SwimmingLacrosse
TennisSoccer
Track and fieldSoftball
WrestlingSwimming
Tennis
Track and field
Volleyball

National championships

Team

Wisconsin–La Crosse has won 81 National Championships[3] including: 54 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), 7 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)[4], 2 Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), and 18 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA)[5].

Sport Association Division Year Opponent/Runner–up Score
Women's Basketball (1) AIAW Division III 1981 Mount Mercy (IA) 79–71
Men's Bowling (3) NAIA Division I 1967 Pomona (CA) N/A
1968 Harding (AR) N/A
1969 Adelphi (NY) N/A
Men's Cross Country (5) NCAA Division III 1996 North Central (IL) 86–94
2001 Calvin (MI) 80–140
2005 Calvin (MI) 94–117
2024 Wartburg (IA) 77–173
2025 SUNY Geneseo (NY) 82–132
Women's Cross Country (1) NCAA Division III 1983 St. Thomas (MN) 45–70
Football (3) NAIA Division II 1985 Pacific Lutheran (WA) 24–7
NCAA Division III 1992 Washington & Jefferson (PA) 16–12
1995 Rowan (NJ) 36–7
Men's Gymnastics (3) NAIA Division I 1975 N/A N/A
1976 N/A N/A
1977 N/A N/A
Women's Gymnastics (18) NCGA Division III 1986 N/A N/A
1988 N/A N/A
1995 N/A N/A
1997 N/A N/A
1999 N/A N/A
2001 N/A N/A
2002 N/A N/A
2003 N/A N/A
2004 N/A N/A
2005 N/A N/A
2006 N/A N/A
2008 N/A N/A
2009 N/A N/A
2010 N/A N/A
2011 N/A N/A
2015 N/A N/A
2016 N/A N/A
2025 N/A N/A
Men's Indoor Track & Field (21) NCAA Division III 1987 St. Lawrence (NY) 44.5–43
1988 St. Lawrence (NY) 36–30
1991 Lincoln (PA) 58–47.5
1992 Lincoln (PA) 57–49
1993 Lincoln (PA) 70–48
1994 Nebraska Wesleyan 50–42
1997 Lincoln (PA) 44–41
2001 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 58–44
2002 Lincoln (PA) 54–48
2003 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 71–34
2004 Wisconsin–Whitewater & Lincoln (PA) 70–29
2005 Lincoln (PA) 53–38
2006 Lincoln (PA) 78–31
2008 Monmouth (IL) 43–33
2009^ Whitworth (WA) 32–24
2013 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 74–40
2014 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 63.5–48
2017^^ Wisconsin–Whitewater 34–30
2023 MIT 35–34.5
2024 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 74–52
2025 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 84–39
Women's Indoor Track & Field (2) NCAA Division III 2015 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 55–49
2023 Washington University (MO) 59.5–54
Men's Outdoor Track & Field (18) NCAA Division III 1988 Lincoln (PA) 54–47
1991 Lincoln (PA) 73–64
1992 Lincoln (PA) 73.5–51.5
1993 Lincoln (PA) 97–76
1997 Lincoln (PA) 69.5–58.33
2001 Lincoln (PA) 80–60
2002 Calvin (MI) 64–41
2003 Lincoln (PA) 88–64
2004 Nebraska Wesleyan 88–64
2006 Lincoln (PA) 74.5–54
2007 SUNY Cortland (NY) 99–34
2013 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 66–64
2015 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 71–46
2016 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 41–33
2017 Wisconsin–Whitewater 47–45
2024 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 76–48
2025 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 84–56
2026 Rowan (NJ) 106–85
Women's Outdoor Track & Field (6) AIAW Division III 1982 N/A N/A
NCAA Division III 1983 St. Thomas (MN) 156–126
1984 Central (IA) 185.5–102
2015 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 73–43
2023 Loras (IA) 67.5–58
2026 Washington University (MO) 53–42

^ Split 2009 title with Wisconsin–Oshkosh

^^ Split 2017 title with North Central (IL)

WIAC conference championships

As of May 4th, 2025, UWL has won 452 WIAC Conference Championships in the following categories:

WIAC titles[6] Cross country Football Soccer Volleyball Basketball Gymnastics Swimming Indoor track and field Outdoor track and field Wrestling Baseball Softball Golf Tennis Badminton Total
Men's 39 35 0 0 12 12 4 48 59 24 14 0 16 6 0 269
Women's 13 0 7 12 10 24 22 31 39 0 0 2 0 15 8 183
Total 52 35 7 12 22 36 26 79 98 24 14 2 16 21 8 452

Individual teams

Football

The Eagles football team plays its home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The football program has won three national titles: the NAIA Division II Football National Championship in 1985 and NCAA Division III Football Championship in 1992 and 1995, all during the tenure of Roger Harring, who served as head coach from 1969 to 1999 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.[7]

Track and field

The Eagles have won 21 team titles at the NCAA Division III Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships and 18 team titles at the NCAA Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[8][9] Both totals are the best in Division III history.[10]

Notable athletes

References

  1. ↑ "Colors and fonts". Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  2. ↑ "U-W La Crosse drops 'Indian' team name". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. April 22, 1989. p. 5A. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "National Titles". University of Wisconsin La Crosse Athletics. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  4. ↑ "NAIA". NAIA. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  5. ↑ "Records & Honors". National Collegiate Gymnastics Association. 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  6. ↑ "Conference Titles – University Of Wisconsin – La Crosse Intercollegiate Athletics". www.uwlathletics.com. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  7. ↑ Anderson, Terry (April 26, 2006). "'Fantastic' honor for Harring". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. p. C6. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "Division III Men's Indoor Track & Field Championship History". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Division III Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship History". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Wisconsin-La Crosse earns third straight outdoor title". National Collegiate Athletic Association. May 27, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
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