The UW-Whitewater Athletics Hall of Fame welcomes the class of 2011. The inductees will be introduced at halftime of the October 29 football game between UW-W and UW-Stevens Point, and officially inducted at a reception and banquet following the game. If you would like additional information about the Athletics Hall of Fame please contact Jim Miller at 262-472-5649, millerjb@uww.edu, or Joyce Follis at 262-473-2360, follisj@charter.net. For a complete listing of UW-W Athletics Hall of Fame members go to www.uwwsports.com/hof.aspx?tab=atheticshalloffame.

 

 

Jenni Bentheimer Seisser was named First Team All-WIAC as an outfielder for the Warhawk softball team in 1992, 1993 and 1994. In 1994, when she led UW-W in batting and runs batted in, she also finished fourth in the WIAC in that category. At the time of her graduation Bentheimer held the school career record for hits. She helped UW-W earn a NCAA tourney berth in 1991. Bentheimer teaches and coaches in the Janesville, Wisconsin school district.

Bill Euler holds the UW-Whitewater track and field long jump records indoors and outdoors. He won the WIAC long jump title outdoors in 1992, and earned NCAA III All-America recognition in his event three times (twice indoors). Euler is a physical education teacher and coach on the island of Bermuda.

 

Jim Jaworski played football from 1985 to 1988, helping the Warhawks win the WIAC championship and earn a NCAA III playoff berth in '88. He earned honorable mention All-America and first team all-conference honors as a defensive end. Jaworski was also Second Team All-WIAC in 1987. Jaworski, a resident of Athens, Wisconsin, owns Exit Premier Realty in Wausau, Wisconsin.

 

Jody Landish still sits atop the women's basketball career (1,377) and season (551 in 1995) scoring lists. She was a First Team All-WIAC pick in 1994 and 1995, and helped UW-W earn two NCAA tourney spots in her career. She is also mentioned in the school record books for steals and shooting percentages.  Landish is a resident of Whitewater and principal of North High School in Waukesha, Wisconsin. 

 

Kim Peterson was a three time First Team All-WIAC third baseman for the Warhawks, adding conference East Division Player of the Year honors in 1996. UW-W advanced to the NCAA tournament regional final in '96. Also named team MVP and first team all-region as a junior and senior. Peterson owned school career records for hits, doubles, triples, home runs, runs scored and runs batted in when she graduated, as well as the top mark in seven season record categories. Peterson is a special education teacher at Park High School in Racine, Wisconsin.

 

Allan Wassil was named the WIAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 1996, a year that also saw the forward earn first team all-conference and honorable mention All-America honors. A key member of Whitewater's 1994 WIAC championship team, Wassil also helped the Warhawks earn NCAA tournament berths all four years he played, advancing to the sweet sixteen three times. He concluded his career among the top twenty in career scoring, rebounding, assists, steals and blocks. Wassil is a police officer for the city of Racine, Wisconsin.

 

Jeff Wiessinger - Wiessinger won the hammer throw at the WIAC outdoor championships in 1982 and 1983, setting the conference record each time. Also a member of the Warhawks' 1980 WIAC championship football team, when he earned Second Team All-WIAC honors on the offensive line. Wiessinger, a resident of Rome, Wisconsin, (the Rome in central Wisconsin, not the Rome in southeast Wisconsin) is the dean of students at Bartels Middle School in Portage, Wisconsin.

 

Rollie and Nancy Cooper The Coopers are the recipients of the Hall of Fame Distinguished Service Award. They have been long-time supporters of Warhawk teams with both their attendance at events, financial support, booster club membership, and service to the athletic department. The Coopers are residents of Whitewater. 

 

Karl Schlender   Schlender was a versatile and integral member of the Warhawk coaching staff. He coached at UW-W from 1974 until his retirement in 1994. He served, at various times, as head men's gymnastics coach (six years), assistant football coach (twenty), assistant women's and men's track and field coach (eleven), and later as the head track and field coach for both genders (nine).  He directed the men's track team to six top twenty finishes in a NCAA championship, and the women's team finished in the top twenty nationally three times under Schlender. A long time resident of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, Schlender passed away in 2000.