THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER

John Vodenlich, a graduate of Racine (Wisconsin) Case High School,  was a member of the Warhawk baseball team from 1989 to 1992.  In 1990, Vodenlich earned Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Southern Division Honorable Mention honors, adding first team recognition in 1991 and 1992.  He was a two time first team all-region selection, and received All-American second team honors in 1991 and third team honors in 1992.  He is second in the Warhawk record book with a season batting average of .456 in 1991, and is tied for tenth with 22 career home runs.    He helped his team reach National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament berths in 1989 where they tied for fifth, in1990, and in 1991 where he was named the all-midwest region tournament team.  Vodenlich has just completed his fourth season as the head baseball coach at UW-Whitewater.  He was named National Coach of the Year in 2005 when his team won the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III championship.  His team have won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference three times and has qualified for the national tournament twice.  He was named WIAC Baseball Coach of the Year in 2004 and has mentored five All-Americans in his four year stint as head coach.  His winning percentage is currently .750 with a win loss record of 139-46-1.  A 1992 graduate, Vodenlich currently lives in Waukesha, Wisconsin.