University of Wisconsin La Crosse Athletics Visiting Team Guide

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1 University of Wisconsin La Crosse Athletics Visiting Team Guide

2 Welcome to UW-La Crosse! The University of Wisconsin La Crosse Athletic Department is pleased to welcome you to our campus. Please use this guide for reference when visiting La Crosse for contests with UW-La Crosse. We would not be able to host these events without the tremendous support from our community and, in particular, from our corporate partners. Please make an effort to use their services while you are here. For your reference, a listing of local restaurants and hotels are included on the final pages of this guide. If there is anything anyone on our staff can do to make your visit to La Crosse more enjoyable, please be sure to let us know! Good luck to all competitors! Kim Blum Director of Athletics

3 Facilities Mitchell Hall Mitchell Hall Gymnasium: Volleyball, Wrestling, Basketball, Gymnastics Mitchell Hall Fieldhouse: Track and Field, Wrestling, Tennis Richard L. Pein Natatorium: Swimming and Diving 1820 Pine St. La Crosse, WI Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex Roger Harring Stadium: Football, Track and Field Veterans Memorial Field: Soccer and Tennis 410 East Ave North La Crosse, WI North Campus Field Softball 857 East Ave North La Crosse, WI Copeland Park Baseball 800 Copeland Ave La Crosse, WI Ettrick Golf Club Cross Country Fairway Ave Ettrick, WI 54627

4 BASEBALL Games played at Copeland Park UW-L will wear white or maroon jerseys with white pants Lockers/showers are available in Mitchell Hall upon request Visitors dugout is along the first baseline BASKETBALL Games played in Mitchell Hall Gymnasium UW-L will wear light uniforms SOFTBALL Games played at North Campus Field UW-L will wear white uniforms in warm weather, grey & maroon in cold Visitor s dugout is along the first base line TENNIS Matches played on UW-L campus Mitchell Hall Field House used for indoor matches or during inclement weather CROSS COUNTRY Meets are held at Ettrick Golf Club TRACK & FIELD Indoor meets take place in Mitchell Hall Field House Outdoor meets take place in Veterans Memorial Stadium FOOTBALL Games played at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Roger Harring Field, open 1 ½ hours prior to kickoff UW-L will wear dark uniforms VOLLEYBALL Games played in Mitchell Hall Gymnasium GYMNASTICS Competition held in Mitchell Hall Gymnasium SOCCER Games played on field directly north of Roger Harring Field UW-L will wear white uniforms, dark shorts WRESTLING Matches held in Mitchell Hall Gymnasium Weigh-ins conducted one hour prior to match in varsity locker room ATHLETIC TRAINING ROOM Located in 10 Mitchell Hall (basement). Open 1 ½ hours before, 1 hour past most athletic events Call ahead for specific requests

5 FOOTBALL Ticket Information *Ticket information listed below is for regular season home games only and does not include WIAC & Adult $10.00 Youth $6.00 Senior Citizen $6.00 UWL Faculty/Staff $6.00 Groups (must pre-order) $5.00 UWL & WIAC visiting students^ FREE All General Admission ALL OTHER SPORTS All General Admission Adult $7.00 Youth $5.00 Senior Citizen $5.00 UWL Faculty/Staff $5.00 Group (must pre-order) $4.00 UWL & WIAC visiting students^ Free TENNIS & CROSS COUNTRY Tennis matches are free for all attending. There is a fee to park at the Cross Country meet. No admission is charged. NCAA events. ^Students with WIAC school student id admitted for free into ONLY WIAC conference games. Ticket Types and Descriptions TICKET TYPE DETAILS Adult 18 and over Youth High School and under; Visiting college student w/college ID Senior Citizen 60+ UWL Faculty/Staff UWL employees with UWL ID Group 10 or more & must be pre-ordered tickets Children 2 & under Free

6 Preferred Restaurants & Hotels 325 West Avenue N La Crosse, WI (608) nd Ave S Onalaska, WI (608) Green Coulee Rd Onalaska, WI (608) La Crosse St La Crosse, WI (608) State Rd La Crosse, WI (608) rd St. S La Crosse, WI (608) Market Pl Onalaska, WI (608) WI-16 Ste G Onalaska, WI (608) Copeland Ave, La Crosse, WI US Phone: Reservation Counter Call Center:

7 FROM THE WEST Exit Interstate 90 at Onalaska Hwy. 157 (Exit 4). Turn right onto Hwy. 157, then right again onto Hwy. 16, and one final right on La Crosse Street to campus. Directions to UW-La Crosse FROM THE NORTH Hwys. 61 on the Minnesota side of the Mississippi and 35 on the Wisconsin side join Interstate 90. Go east on 90 to Hwy. 157 (Exit 4). Turn right onto Hwy. 157, then right again onto Hwy. 16, and one final right on La Crosse Street to campus. Hwy. 53 joins I-90 at Exit 4. Follow Hwy. 157 to Hwy. 16, then right again onto Hwy. 16, and one final right on La Crosse Street to campus. FROM THE EAST Travelers heading west to La Crosse on Interstate 90 exit at Onalaska-La Crosse Hwy.16 (Exit 5). Turn left onto Hwy. 16, then right on La Crosse Street to campus. FROM THE SOUTH Hwys. 14, 61, and 35 enter the city on the south. Follow the green UW-La Crosse signs north on Losey Boulevard to Hwy. 16. Turn left on La Crosse Street to campus. FROM LA CROSSE TO: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Green Bay, Wisconsin Wausau, Wisconsin St. Paul, Minnesota Chicago, Illinois MILEAGE 200 miles 142 miles 206 miles 147 miles 150 miles 283 miles

8 C-8 Event Parking C-9: Event Parking C-2: Event Parking

9 UW-La Crosse Athletics Administration Director of Athletics Kim Blum Deputy Director of Athletics Erin Thacker Assistant AD for Media Relations David Johnson Events Coordinator (Fall & Spring) Jonelle Streed Events Coordinator (Winter) Matt Janus Director of Facilities Jason Murphy Associate Director of Facilities Joshua Buchholtz UW-La Crosse Athletic Training Director of Athletic Training Joel Luedke Assistant Athletic Trainer Kari Emineth Assistant Athletic Trainer Sheldon Wagner

10 UW-La Crosse Athletics Head Coaches Baseball Chris Schwarz Basketball/Men s Kent Dernbach kdernbach@uwlax.edu Basketball/Women s Karen Middleton kmiddleton@uwlax.edu Cross Country/Men s & Women s Derek Stanley dstanley@uwlax.edu Football Mike Schmidt mschmidt@uwlax.edu Gymnastics Kasey Crawford kcrawford@uwlax.edu Soccer/Women s Jason Murphy jmurphy@uwlax.edu Softball Chris Helixon chelixon@uwlax.edu Swimming & Diving/ Men s & Women s Charlie King cking@uwlax.edu Tennis/ Men s & Women s Bill Hehli whehli@uwlax.edu Track & Field/Men s Joshua Buchholtz jbuchholtz@uwlax.edu Track & Field/Women s Nickolas Davis ndavis@uwlax.edu Volleyball Amber Dunn adunn@uwlax.edu Wrestling Dave Malecek dmalecek@uwlax.edu

11 UW-La Crosse Athletics Facts Location: La Crosse, WI Chancellor: Joe Gow Founded: 1909 Enrollment: 9,900 (includes off-campus graduate programs) Conference: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Commissioner: Dr. Gary Karner Team Nickname: Eagles Colors: Maroon and Gray Affiliation: NCAA Division III Number of Intercollegiate Programs: 19 Director of Athletics: Kim Blum Deputy Director of Athletics: Erin Thacker