Sports

Pointer Profile: Sara Traxel

Sport: Softball Year: Junior Hometown: Oak Creek, WI Major: Chemical Engineering and Paper Science Engineering Why did you choose these majors? I really liked chemistry in high school, and I was also really good at math, so I wanted to put those two together. I heard about chemical engineering at Point and thought it would be kind of challenging, but ... Read More »

Pointer Profile: Bradley Comer

Sport: Baseball Year: Junior Hometown: Rhinelander, WI  Major: Physical education Why did you choose your major? I’ve always wanted to work with elementary school kids. I didn’t have the best experience in school growing up, so I want to be able to make school fun and enjoyable for kids. I also wanted a job that doesn’t feel like a job, ... Read More »

Tyler Krueger Named WIAC Coach of the Year

UWSP’s men’s hockey head coach Tyler Krueger has been awarded the WIAC Coach of the Year honor for the 2021-2022 season. Krueger led the team to a 21-6-1 overall record and a WIAC regular-season championship with an 11-2 conference record. It was Krueger’s fourth WIAC regular-season championship in his five years as head coach. The team made it to the ... Read More »

Pointer Profile: Brooke Wellhausen

Sport: Track & Field Year: Senior Hometown: Williams Bay, WI Major: Physical Education Why did you choose this major? I was actually first elementary education and special education and I took this one class where we were doing math, and I realized, ‘oh my goodness, I can’t sit still in a classroom for that long.’ I need to be moving ... Read More »

Jordan Fader Named WIAC Player of the Year

Men’s hockey standout Jordan Fader was named the WIAC Player of the Year for men’s ice hockey for the 2021-2022 season. Fader led the team in goals and assists, with a total of 15 goals and 17 assists throughout the season. His season highs included scoring four goals in the February 4 game against UW-Stout and racking up four assists ... Read More »

Pointer Profile: Caleb Carter

Sport: Track & Field Year: Senior Hometown: Lisle, Illinois Major: Media Studies Why did you choose media studies as a major? I am a media studies major focusing on film and video production. I chose this major, because I have high interest for things that involve the arts and film. Growing up, I wouldn’t say I was a theater kid, ... Read More »

Pointer Profile: Paige Allemann

Sport: Track & Field Year: Senior Hometown: Waumandee, WI Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders What made you choose communication sciences and disorders as your major? I chose communication sciences and disorders for my major, because I really liked working with kids and I grew up in a farming community, so we always liked helping each other, so I knew that ... Read More »

Pointer Profile: Nick Chesterman

Sport: Track & Field Year: Senior Hometown: Sun Prairie, WI Major: Business Management What initially appealed to you about track as a sport? Honestly, I really wanted to play football, but I realized I just wasn’t going anywhere with that. I also had some success in high school. I was a pretty good long and triple jumper. I knew I ... Read More »

Pointers Lose in WIAC Championship

The Pointers lost in the WIAC championship against UW-Eau Claire March 5, losing 6-2 and effectively ending the Pointers 2021-2022 season. UWSP played against Eau Claire three other times this season, racking up a win in each conference game. Eau Claire brought an intensity to this WIAC game that was not matched by the Pointers. “You could see how invested ... Read More »

Pointers Wipe Superior Out of WIAC Tournament

The Pointers knocked off UW-Superior in a 3-2 victory in the WIAC Tournament Semifinals Feb. 26, punching their ticket to the championship game Saturday. UWSP has now played Superior five times this season and after a loss Nov. 20, the Pointers beat Superior four straight times. Besides a two goal streak early in the first period, the Pointers put in ... Read More »