For the Wisconsin men’s and women’s track teams, this weekend’s Wisconsin Open marks the final competition before the all-important Big Ten Outdoor Championships in Columbus, Ohio next weekend. Men’s assistant coach and cross country head coach Mick Byrne said that the quality of competition in the Big Ten makes the… Read more »

Wisconsin Volleyball Coach Kelly Sheffield is in his first season as the Badgers coach after coaching the University of Dayton volleyball team for seven seasons, where he earned Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year accolades the past three seasons and led the Flyers to both regular season and conference tournament… Read more »

The Wisconsin volleyball team will cap off its spring schedule by hitting the road for the first time this spring to compete in the Minnesota Spring Invitation Saturday at the Sports Pavilion in Minneapolis. Wisconsin will face Minnesota-Crookston, Ohio and tournament host Minnesota-Twin Cities in a two-game match format instead… Read more »

For many in their final year of high school, second semester is like a dream come true. It is a time when high schoolers across the country secure collegiate enrollment and pursue semester-long vacations filled with skipped classes, blown-off homework and senior prom. But freshman Tori Blake threw that all… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin volleyball team wrapped up its three-match spring schedule at home with a 3-1 win over UW-Milwaukee (25-16, 23-25, 25-23, 25-17) Tuesday night. Wisconsin has dropped just two sets in three wins against Loyola, UW-Green Bay and UW-Milwaukee during its exhibition spring season. Head coach Kelly Sheffield… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin volleyball team’s inaugural week of spring practice with new head coach Kelly Sheffield was not exactly a friendly gathering. At day’s end, it was expected that the team collect all of the balls from the court that were used during practice. However, one forgotten ball was… Read more »

At 11 a.m. Tuesday morning, the Wisconsin wrestling team gathered for a final practice on campus before departing for the 2013 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship in Des Moines, Iowa. Wisconsin’s trio of NCAA qualifiers includes redshirt junior Tyler Graff, redshirt junior Jackson Hein and redshirt freshman Connor Medbery. They… Read more »

In the country’s most challenging wrestling conference tournament, the Wisconsin wrestling team finished 10th overall in the team competition at the Big Ten Tournament, but witnessed the Badgers’ top three wrestlers earn NCAA tournament bids. Redshirt junior Tyler Graff, redshirt freshman Connor Medbery and redshirt junior Jackson Hein will compete… Read more »

It’s been a long and monotonous two-and-a-half weeks since the University of Wisconsin wrestling team has felt the pressure of facing an opponent outside of fellow teammates within the confines of the team practice facility. That makes this team (7-8, 4-4 Big Ten) even more ravenous for a chance to… Read more »

It’s pretty rare to have two solid high school wrestlers from the same state decide on the same collegiate wrestling program 1,000 miles away from home. It’s a whole different story when those two wrestlers combined for seven state championships while competing for the same high school and are dominating at… Read more »

When it comes to criticism, the National Basketball Association is never far from reach.This really isn’t a huge revelation — NBA players have 82 games during the year to boost their stats as much as they can to increase their salary, their fame and their SportsCenter highlight reels. It should… Read more »

In its final dual match of the regular season, the Wisconsin wrestling team suffered a brutal 34-5 loss to No. 4 Minnesota Sunday afternoon on Senior Day in its first and only loss at the UW Field House this season. The No. 18 Badgers (7-6, 4-4 Big Ten) faced eight… Read more »

The perfect storm for a rowdy suburban household may be the combination of three active and athletic brothers living under the same roof. Now imagine all three of those brothers currently wrestling for Division 1 universities with programs ranked in the nation’s top 20. That’s certainly a recipe for plenty… Read more »

After dropping consecutive dual matches against two of the Big Ten’s best just a week ago, the No. 20 Wisconsin wrestling team righted the ship in a solid 26-9 defeat of Indiana Friday night at home. The Badgers (7-4, 4-2 Big Ten) took seven of the 10 individual contests, including… Read more »

Willing oneself to victory in the midst of a mere seven-minute contest will do a wrestler no good when faced with a potentially more talented and likely better prepared opponent. Especially while competing against a multitude of teams in the country’s most elite wrestling conference, Wisconsin wrestling head coach Barry… Read more »

Whether it’s eating a daily dose of Wheaties for breakfast, drinking the recommended daily amount of milk or just being gifted with unusually athletic genes, some kids just grow up big. Wisconsin heavyweight wrestler Connor Medbery was well aware of his unusually large size, due to either genetics or a… Read more »

After 14 years as the head coach of the Wisconsin volleyball team, Pete Waite has resigned from his position, Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez announced Monday. “I would like to thank Pete for his years of service to the Wisconsin volleyball program,” Alvarez said. “He always ran his program with… Read more »

After finishing last in the Big Ten a year ago, the Wisconsin wrestling team started off its 2012-13 season with an 18-13 victory over the No. 25 Hofstra Pride. Wisconsin (1-0) suffered its first loss last year against Hofstra (0-2) by a score of 25-12, a loss that ignited a… Read more »

The Wisconsin volleyball team will wrap up its four-match road trip this weekend against the Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State Spartans in an effort to break its current three-match losing streak. The Badgers (16-11, 4-10 Big Ten) are tied for ninth in the Big Ten standings heading into their… Read more »

It’s not uncommon for a star high school athlete to switch her position to join a collegiate team. But it’s not every day a player can jump that hurdle and become a star player in her new position. Annemarie Hickey did just that. The Wisconsin volleyball team’s junior libero earned… Read more »

After a four-set comeback victory on Friday and a heartbreaking five-set loss Sunday, the University of Wisconsin volleyball team solidified its reputation as one of the Big Ten’s most unpredictable teams. The erratic Badgers (16-9, 4-8 Big Ten) were just two points shy of mounting a stunning comeback win against… Read more »

In a match that the Badgers looked to control after dominating the first set, the University of Wisconsin volleyball team lost its sense of focus and team chemistry as it crumbled in a four-set loss to the last place Indiana Hoosiers Friday night. After ending the first set on a… Read more »

The Wisconsin volleyball team hopes to build on its first conference winning streak this weekend as the team hits the road to challenge the No. 3 Nebraska Cornhuskers and Iowa Hawkeyes. Wisconsin (14-5, 2-4 Big Ten) broke a four match losing streak to ranked Big Ten opponents by sweeping the… Read more »

The Wisconsin volleyball team bounced back Sunday to sweep Michigan (25-20, 25-18, 25-20) to earn its first home conference win of the season while snapping a four-match losing streak in a weekend split. The Badgers (14-5, 2-4 Big Ten) won each set against the Wolverines (14-6, 2-4) by at least… Read more »

The highly-anticipated opening of Big Ten play at home for the Wisconsin volleyball team turned into a struggle for offensive consistency this weekend, as the team lost to top-ranked Penn State and No. 22 Ohio State. The Badgers (13-4, 1-3 Big Ten) fell to Ohio State (11-5, 2-2) Saturday night… Read more »

It is a difficult transition for any college student to move away from home and settle into a new place. The shift to a university means adjusting to a new home, new friends and a new lifestyle — this can be daunting to even the most well-equipped high school graduates.… Read more »

After smooth sailing through the nonconference season, the Wisconsin volleyball team must prepare for a challenging Big Ten schedule starting with the undefeated Northwestern Wildcats Friday in Evanston. The Badgers (12-1) wrapped up the nonconference schedule by winning the Georgia Southern Eagle Invitational tournament last weekend. The team is currently… Read more »

Although it is often overshadowed by the visually stunning blows of the offensive sluggers on the front line, the defense of the Wisconsin volleyball team has been a substantial reason for the team’s strong start to the season. Defense hasn’t always been the Badgers’ forte (8-1 this season). Last year,… Read more »

In a grand return to the UW Field House, the Wisconsin volleyball team dominated the opposition this weekend as it captured the Inn Towner Invitational title without dropping a set. Junior outside hitter Julie Mikaelsen was crowned MVP of the tournament, recording double-digit kills in all three matches. Twelve of… Read more »

With the Wisconsin volleyball team off to a hot 5-1 start to its 2012 campaign, the squad will make an eager return to the UW Field House to host the 21st annual Inn Tower Invitational this weekend. The Badgers will look to secure their 11th home- opening victory in 14… Read more »

Like a roller coaster, the 2012 season for the Wisconsin men’s tennis team (12-12, 4-8 Big Ten) consisted of exhilarating highs and gut-wrenching lows for a young squad that was forced to rebuild from last season with a majority of underclassmen and an absence of senior leadership. The group of… Read more »

As the Wisconsin men’s tennis team stumbled into its final five matches of the regular season, it seemed as though there was little hope for the bottom-feeder of the Big Ten to make a run at a conference championship. However, after digging up a newly found sense of perseverance, the… Read more »

As the Wisconsin men’s tennis (12-11, 4-7 Big Ten) team stumbled into the final five matches of the regular season, it seemed as though there was little hope for the bottom-feeder of the Big Ten to make a run at a conference championship. However, after digging up a newly found… Read more »

A familiar story for the Wisconsin men’s tennis team (12-11, 4-7), this season has been to dig out the all-important doubles point but fail to win enough singles matches to earn a team victory. In Friday’s contest with the Iowa Hawkeyes (1-20, 0-10), however, the Badgers were powered by junior… Read more »

Although the Wisconsin men’s tennis team is nearing the end of a trying conference season, the play of the doubles team has shown great upside for a team that has struggled to stay consistent. Led by the No. 1 doubles pair of junior captain Billy Bertha and sophomore Fredrik Ask,… Read more »

After snapping a five-match losing skid, the Wisconsin men’s tennis team (9-10, 1-6 Big Ten) will look to put a conference winning streak together as it travels to the state of Indiana this weekend to face the Purdue Boilermakers and the Indiana Hoosiers. The Badgers were finally able to break… Read more »

As the Michigan State men’s tennis team celebrated its first Big Ten victory of the season, the Badgers dropped their second consecutive contest at the Nielsen Tennis Center in a grueling 6-1 defeat. Sunday’s match began with a promising start as Wisconsin (8-7, 0-3) earned the doubles point against Michigan… Read more »

In collegiate sports, seniors are not only the most experienced players, but often the emotional and mental leaders of the entire team as well. It is the duty of the seniors to perform well in pressure situations as well as serve as mentors for the younger teammates. Unfortunately for the… Read more »

With the first outdoor home match of the season, the 8-5 Wisconsin men’s tennis team abolished the final two opponents of its non-conference schedule, defeating both the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and Illinois at Chicago on Saturday, 7-0, in a rarely scheduled double-header largely thanks to the consistent play of Alexander… Read more »

The Wisconsin men’s tennis team finished off a flawless weekend at home by defeating the Northern Illinois Huskies 6-1, giving the Badgers, who now sit at 5-4, their first winning record since starting their season 2-0. After dropping its first conference match of the season to Minnesota last weekend, Wisconsin… Read more »

The Badgers will try to snatch their first win since January as they face the Marquette Golden Eagles Feb. 22 at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium. The Badgers got their season off to a fast 2-0 start but have been winless in their last three matches. Although all three of their… Read more »

The Badgers (19-6, 8-4 Big Ten) have all the motivation they need to win the Big Ten regular season title after a 68-61 overtime road win Thursday against the Minnesota Golden Gophers in Minneapolis. Wisconsin was able to open up a considerable lead against its archrival in Thursday’s contest before… Read more »