Varsity Magazine - April 18, 2018

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SUPPORT GROUP Members of the Wisconsin men’s tennis team celebrate a victory by freshman Robert Krill during Sunday’s 6-1 win over Michigan State at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.

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TRIPLE BLOCK Sydney Hilley, Dana Rettke and Grace Loberg all have their eyes on the ball as they stop this Loyola attack. The Badgers swept the Ramblers, 3-0, on Saturday in the UW Field House.

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APRIL 18, 2018 ▪ VOLUME 8, ISSUE 31

HIGH NOTES Last season, quarterback Alex Hornibrook saw glimpses of what Wisconsin’s offense can be at its best. Now he’s doing all he can to get a potentially high-powered attack fully in tune.

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19 BY THE NUMBERS 20 WHAT TO WATCH 23 BADGERING 25 BADGERS GIVE BACK 37 INSIDE VOLLEYBALL 39 INSIDE SOFTBALL

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40 INSIDE TRACK & FIELD 43 INSIDE TENNIS 47 INSIDE GOLF

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LEADING OLBs Senior outside linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel is finding his place leading the OLBs and eager to step up as a defensive playmaker for the Badgers.

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Van Ginkel finds place leading OLBs

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n a personal front, Andrew Van Ginkel hasn’t had a haircut in a few years and there are no immediate plans to trim his long, blond mane. He didn’t grow it out for any other reason than he could.

“Someday I’ll cut it,” promised Van Ginkel, whose calling card has been his flowing locks and hellbent play in a No. 17 Wisconsin jersey.

On another front, Van Ginkel will be 23 this summer (“Has to be somebody older, right?” he pondered of his teammates) while his dog, Piper, will soon celebrate its first birthday.

“Friendly, hyper, a lot of fun to be around” is how he described his Husky puppy.

You might get away with saying the same about Van Ginkel, a rare junior college transfer, at least for this program, that surpassed expectations last year with 6.5 sacks, 10 tackles for loss and two timely interceptions.

Not bad for someone who had stopovers, at South Dakota and Iowa Western Community College, before finding his way to the Big Ten. Not bad at all for someone who has yet to start his first game for the Badgers.

“I gained my confidence after a few games and I really figured out that I belonged with these guys,” Van Ginkel said of his orientation to the league. “The Big Ten is just a different beast.

“Everybody is big, fast and

strong. They’re freak athletes.

There were some at South Dakota and some at junior college.

But here everybody is, and it’s completely different.”

One of the first things assistant Bobby April III did after replacing Tim Tibesar on the staff in early February was study tape of the returning players at outside linebacker.

April watched Van Ginkel’s pick-six against Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game.

And he watched Van Ginkel’s momentum-changing interception against Miami in the Orange Bowl.

And he couldn’t help but think, “We’ve got something on our hands.”

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After seeing Van Ginkel in the flesh through spring practice, April was quizzed on whether he has learned anything about his senior ’backer that he hadn’t previously uncovered in the film room.

“Football intelligence is hard to tell on tape,” acknowledged April, putting a check in that box next to Van Ginkel. “His quiet leadership is another thing you can’t see on tape.”

Check that box as well. “Some guys will shut it down and not accept it,” April said of the leadership mantle. “Other guys will step up to it. He’s a guy who’s going to step up.”

With the graduation losses of Garret Dooley and Leon Jacobs, the Badgers are counting on Van Ginkel to bring the same juice and playmaking to the defense that he did during the 2017 postseason.

After Ohio State took a 7-0 lead in the Big Ten title game, Van Ginkel baited quarterback J.T. Barrett into an ill-advised throw that he picked off and returned nine yards for a score.

In the Orange Bowl, Miami jumped out to a 14-3 lead before Van Ginkel reversed the flow of the game on the first play of the second quarter with his interception of quarterback Malik Rosier.

The Badgers took over on the Hurricanes’ 25-yard line and scored three plays later. And they kept scoring in the quarter (21-0) — Van Ginkel also had a sack during the rally — to forge into a 24-14 halftime lead.

“I feel like I’ve got to step up

now with Garret and Leon gone,” said Van Ginkel, sizing up his spring thus far. “I’m the senior now and people are going to be looking up to me.

“I have to know my stuff and continue to relay the message to others and help them out in any way that I can. If I do something — leading by example — you’re going to see others do that as well.”

“WE FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO BOOST UP THE DEFENSE. IF IT’S THIRD-AND-10, THAT’S ON US TO GET THE SACK. WE TAKE A LOT OF OWNERSHIP OF THAT AND WE JUST WANT TO CAUSE HAVOC BACK THERE.” Zack Baun, who missed last season with a broken foot, has been dealing with injury again.

But April says the unit overall has “drastically” gotten better since the start of the spring.

Tyler Johnson, who went on scholarship this semester, has the most experience (21 games) and the former Menasha High School quarterback has impressed April with his progress.

“He’s exactly where we want him,” April said. “He’s a really good football player who understands our defense very well and knows that we’re counting on him.”

Christian Bell, the Alabama transfer, has also gotten the attention of April, who pointed out, “He has probably taken the biggest steps this offseason in developing.”

Arrington Farrar, a converted safety/inside linebacker, is still adjusting to taking on blockers closer to the line of scrimmage.

“He’s starting to figure that out,” April said.

What about Van Ginkel? What does he have to do to be a consistent difference-maker?

“He just needs to be himself and not put pressure on himself,” April said. “He needs to go out and be a ballplayer and not press. Just be him. That will be plenty.”

April has implemented some different techniques, while stressing aggressiveness.

“If you’re going to make a mistake, do it at 100 miles an hour, don’t be afraid to fail,” said Van Ginkel, relaying the message. “I love it. Get after the quarterback and do what you have to do to win.”

The Badgers have had a string of 3-4 outside linebackers who have been bellcows. Joe Schobert, Vince Biegel and T.J. Watt are all in the NFL. Dooley and Jacobs are hoping to get to that level.

“We liked to pride ourselves on being the playmakers of the defense,” said the 6-foot-4, 230-pound Van Ginkel, who’s from Rock Valley, Iowa. “There’s a lot of responsibility with that.

“We feel like we need to boost up the defense. If it’s third-and-10, that’s on us to get the sack. We take a lot of ownership of that and we just want to cause havoc back there.”

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◀ VOLLEYBALL Three members of the Wisconsin volleyball team will compete with U.S. Collegiate National teams this summer. Dana Rettke will travel and compete in China in May while Danielle Hart will travel to Europe, competing in the European Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia. M.E. Dodge will train and compete in Detroit at the end of June.

▼ MEN’S HOCKEY Seven of Wisconsin’s signed recruits rank in NHL Central Scouting’s Final Draft Rankings, more than any other school in the nation.

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SOFTBALL ▶ Wisconsin’s crazy spring weather hasn’t held back the Badgers. Wisconsin is a perfect 6-0 at home and will look to defend that unblemished record this weekend against Purdue in a three-game series at Goodman Diamond.

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MEN’S TENNIS ▶ Seniors Chema Carranza and Josef Dodridge are 25-3 together on the doubles court this season, posting the second-highest doubles win total at Wisconsin over the last 35 years.

Carranza and Dodridge are ranked 7th nationally and are a perfect 9-0 this spring.

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TRACK & FIELD AT MT. SAC RELAYS THURSDAY, APRIL 19 ▪ 7:30PM WALNUT, CALIF. ▪ USATF.TV Wisconsin’s men’s and women’s track and field teams travel west for three different meets: the Bryan Clay Invite, the Mt. SAC Relays and the Beach Invitational. Fans can find online live stream links for all three meets via UWBadgers.com.

SOFTBALL VS. PURDUE FRIDAY, APRIL 20 ▪ 5PM GOODMAN DIAMOND ▪ BTN PLUS Spring weather returns this weekend and it’s time to get to Goodman! Wisconsin hosts Purdue for a three-game Big Ten series on Friday (5 p.m.), Saturday (4 p.m.) and Sunday (noon) streamed live on BTN Plus.

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SAN JOSE SHARKS VS. ANAHEIM DUCKS THURSDAY, APRIL 19 ▪ 9:30PM SAN JOSE, CALIF. ▪ GOLF CHANNEL Former Badger Joe Pavelski and the San Jose Sharks hold a 3-0 series lead against Anaheim Ducks in the NHL Western Conference quarterfinals of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Sharks can earn the sweep in Game 4 on Thursday at 9:30 p.m.

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GRACE JOYCE

Grace Joyce, a sophomore in the varsity eight boat for the Wisconsin women’s lightweight rowing team, began her college career with a wealth of experience. She rowed varsity all four years of high school in Northfield, Illinois, competed in prestigious national regattas and attended the USRowing Junior National Developmental camp. Joyce and the Badgers will compete Saturday and Sunday in the SIRA Regatta in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as they start focusing in on the Intercollegiate Rowing Association national championships June 1 to 3. She took time out before a recent practice to talk about the family passion, artificial intelligence and the craziest thing she’s ever done.

BY ANDY BAGGOT ▪ UWBADGERS.COM INSIDER

Your sister Abby rowed at Minnesota and your brother Dennis does so in high school. When did rowing become the family passion?

“My sister (Abby) was looking for a sport and walked on (with the Gophers) and loved it. She said I should try it. We’ve rowed ever since.”

What makes you look forward to practice?

“The top thing is my team. I like how rowing is more team-oriented than a lot of other sports because you have to match up exactly with everyone else in the boat. So, just going to practice and seeing my teammates push each other to reach our potential.”

Your major is neurobiology?

“Yes. I’m also trying to get a certificate in computer science.”

So what do you want to be doing 10 years from now?

“I’m not sure, but doing something with artificial intelligence.”

What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done?

“When we were in Florida this past training trip, Mary Jones, who’s a former Olympian, was rowing in a single and I asked her if she wanted to race as a joke. She said, ‘Yes, always.’ I’m like ‘Oh, no. I was just kidding.’ I think that was crazy.”

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There is no one alive who is Youer than You!” – Dr. Seuss To celebrate diversity and encourage students of all ages to immerse themselves in another language, Wisconsin Athletics has put together two Badger Storytime videos … en Español!

The newest Badger Storytime video features men’s soccer midfield/forward Alejandro Estrelles Hernanz reading “The Cat in the Hat” by Dr. Seuss. There are two videos available for this month, one in Spanish and one in Spanish with English subtitles. Both videos feature Hernanz, who is originally from Barcelona, Spain.

Badger Storytime videos encourage young readers by allowing them to bring the Badgers

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This new, free video series program showcases Wisconsin student-athletes reading their favorite childhood books out loud. The videos will be posted on UWBadgers.com and aim to provide a fun perspective on reading.

Continue to celebrate reading this spring and check out our first three Badger Storytime videos featuring senior women's ice hockey forward, Baylee Wellhausen, reading “Bad Dog Marley,” senior men's ice hockey defender, Tim Davison, reading “The Big Bucky Badger Mystery,” and senior hurdler on the track and field team, Brenna Detra, reading “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.” ▪

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lex Hornibrook has traveled a handful of times to the West Coast to train in San Diego under George Whitfield Jr., the nationally-recognized quarterback instructor/guru.

Hornibrook knows how to pack for such trips. Only the essentials.

Over spring break, he took A.J. Taylor and his guitar.

Taylor is a Wisconsin wide receiver. A QB should never leave home without one.

But a guitar?

“I’ve been playing since my freshman year in high school,” said Hornibrook, a graduate of Malvern Prep, whose campus is 25 miles outside of Philadelphia. “I played in a guitar ensemble.”

Strumming, no singing, 12 guys playing the guitar. He brought his to Madison. “I’ll usual-

ly play every night when I get home,” he said, “and I’m done with everything (film study, homework).”

His favorite artist is “King of Country” icon George Strait. But he also listens a lot to Jon Pardi (“California Sunrise”).

“I told him I’m going to stop over and he’s going to have to play me a song,” said quarterbacks coach Jon Budmayr. “It’s a distraction, it kind of gets him away.”

Budmayr cited another example of how Hornibrook will carve out some space and time for himself; a necessity for any athlete but especially one who’s so invested in his sport like Hornibrook.

“Alex will hop on his moped and go riding out in the country on a beautiful Sunday afternoon just for the heck of it,” he said. “He’s neat that way. He knows what he needs to energize.”

Confirming as much, Hornibrook said, “I do like being outside and driving my moped places. I have probably triple or quadruple the miles on my moped that anybody else does.”

On April 24, Hornibrook will take a short ride to the Overture Center for the Arts, where he will play his guitar and make his singing debut at the Buckinghams, a celebration of UW student-athletes.

The 10-year-old, red carpet event recognizes individual and team achievements in the classroom and community while highlighting the artistic expression and performing skills of the student-athletes as entertainers.

Former UW quarterback Joel Stave was a piano-playing, singing regular at the Buckinghams. Stave’s go-to was “Drops of Jupiter,” written and recorded by the rock band Train.

As to what Hornibrook will sing, he said, “It’s a secret. But it’s a country song.”

Hornibrook has played in front of 111,646 at Michigan Stadium, but he conceded, “This is going to be a lot different. I’ll probably be more nervous than I’ve ever been on a football field.”

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▪▪▪▪ ot many saw it coming. Miami didn’t.

“He was throwing darts,” said Hurricanes coach Mark Richt.

“Other than one or two throws,” said Canes safety Jaquan Johnson, “he was dead-on all night.”

They were both talking about Hornibrook, the Orange Bowl MVP. “He threw it on the money into a lot of tight coverage,” added Richt, concluding, “Good route-running, good concepts, good protection, good throws and good catches.”

Great results. The Badgers rallied to beat the Canes, 34-24, and Hornibrook completed 23of-34 passes for a career-high 258 yards and four touchdowns, a UW bowl record.

“WE KNEW IF WE GAVE HIM ENOUGH TIME, HE WAS GOING TO MAKE PLAYS. WE HAVE GREAT CONFIDENCE IN HIM.”

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“Something happened to him in the second quarter (10 of 11 for 139 yards and three scores),” Taylor said. “Once he was in the zone, we all locked in, and we all got in the zone.”

Taylor, a sophomore, was the game’s leading receiver with eight catches for 105 yards and a TD. True freshman Danny Davis made the most of his five receptions by scoring three times.

“When we couldn’t move the ball too much with the run game (3.2 yards per rush), we put it into Alex’s hands,” said All-American right guard Beau Benzschawel.

“We knew if we gave him enough time, he was going to make plays. We have great confidence in him.”

In upping his record to can change,” cautioned Budmayr, a former UW 20-3 as the UW starter, Hornibrook was sacked quarterback. “There may be times where we just once and was nearly flawless on the “monneed to throw it 40 times. ey” down, connecting on 7-of-10 third-down “Or, we may be pounding the defense with passes for 85 yards and a touchdown. the running game and we want to keep their Last week, Hornibrook, a junior-to-be, was (the opponent’s) offense asked to reflect on the Oroff the field and we’re goange Bowl. What was his ing to throw it 20 times. takeaway? And will there be “I SAW WHAT I CAN BE AND WHAT I “So that puts him into any carryover next season?

SHOULD BE EVERY GAME. IF I CAN a different situation. But “I saw what I can be DO IT ONE GAME, I SHOULD BE ABLE some of those things can and what I should be evcarry over: consistent deTO DO THAT IN ALL OF THEM.” ery game,” he said. “If I can cision-making and pocket do it one game, I should movements.” be able to do that in all of In exploiting the Miami game plan — the them. There were a few things I did (differentCanes played mostly man coverage — with his ly), I’ll probably keep to myself.” darts (accuracy), Hornibrook sensed pressure But what is a fair and reasonable expectaand stepped up in the pocket to get cleaner tion? passing lanes.

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“But you started to see a lot of his pocket movements, pocket awareness and decision-making show up,” Budmayr said. “You saw that stuff really come to life.

“Even counting the interceptions (Hornibrook had 15), he had a year where he has so much that he can build off. He has a big library of stuff to study.”

Hornibrook’s resiliency was constantly put to the test because of the turnovers. Against Iowa, he had two of his picks returned for touchdowns. But he persevered and never succumbed to the moment.

“When we’d come back to the huddle,” Benzschawel said, “he wouldn’t miss a beat, it was like the pick didn’t happen. If he does something wrong, he’s going to come back the same guy.”

Budmayr and Hornibrook agreed that there’s an undeniable link between the mental and the physical; a bridge between a quarterback’s mindset and mechanics. One plays off the other.

“You can have the best mechanics in the world,” Hornibrook said, “but if you don’t know what you’re doing or how you’re doing it, you’re not going to be able to perform.”

Everybody can scrutinize those throwing mechanics.

They’re in full view on every pass. But what can be overlooked or taken for granted is Hornibrook processing his pre-snap reads for the run game.

“I’ve been trying to get more information,” he said, “where I might not be making the play myself, but I can still make an impact, like when to get out of a bad look in a certain run play.”

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“Obviously, you’re not going to have that every game,” Hornibrook said. “Some games it’s not possible to throw that many times. But you have to take advantage of the opportunities you do have.”

Budmayr felt like Hornibrook did “a lot of good” throughout the 2017 season. Overall, he completed 62 percent of his passes and threw for 2,644 yards and 25 touchdowns.

The highs …

In mid-September, he was 18-of-19 (.947, a school record) for 256 yards and four TDs at BYU. In late November, he was 15-of-19 for 151 yards (.789) and three TDs at Minnesota.

The low …

In early December, he was 19-of-40 (.475) against Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game.

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Along with being entrusted to check into a more favorable look, if warranted, he has the responsibility of making sure the Badgers are in their most advantageous protection scheme.

“He’s continuing to grow his football knowledge,” Budmayr said.

“I’m just taking complete ownership of everything,” said Hornibrook.

Together, they’ve become more of a team, Budmayr and Hornibrook.

“I’m very close with him as a coach,” Hornibrook said. “He’s willing to do things different in order to do things better. Some people are always stuck to what they’ve done in the past.

“But he’s always willing to change or improve

“I’D PROBABLY SAY HE HAS MORE MATURITY,” SAID BENZSCHAWEL. “HE ALREADY HAD A GREAT WORK ETHIC COMING IN. BUT HE HAS JUST TAKEN THAT NEXT STEP. HE’S TAKING IT PERSONAL EVERY DAY.” at what he’s doing or what he’s telling us to do.

I know he’s doing everything he can to make sure I’m as good as I can be.”

In January, Budmayr, who had been a quality control assistant, was named the full-time QB coach. “We’ve built a great trust,” he said of his relationship with Hornibrook. “He really wants to evolve.”

Hornibrook’s teammates have noticed changes; some more subtle than others.

“He’s a lot more comfortable with the game,” Taylor said. “He has a lot more poise. He had poise last year but it’s even more so now. I feel like the game has really slowed down for him.”

“I’d probably say he has more maturity,” said Benzschawel. “He already had a great work ethic coming in. But he has just taken that next step. He’s taking it personal every day.”

On whether Hornibrook has ingratiated himself to the offensive line, Benzschawel said, “No doubt about that. If only he just had another 100 pounds on him, he’d be one of us.”

Going into the final week of spring drills, Hornibrook has seen the offense come around.

“I definitely thought we took jumps from the beginning,” Hornibrook said. “One thing I’ve noticed: we’re not just calling a play and getting up to the line and running it.

“The whole O-line is aware of what they’re doing and what the defense is doing and how they have to adjust. Everyone is really in tune on how the play can change at the line of scrimmage, starting with Tyler (Biadasz) at center and branching out to the receivers.”

Budmayr couldn’t be happier with Hornibrook’s approach to spring practice. Mentally, he has been challenging himself with the protections and different schemes that have been implemented.

“And, then, physically he’s putting himself out there to get uncomfortable with some of the throws that he’s making and some of the windows that he’s trying to throw into,” Budmayr said.

The practice field is the equivalent of a lab for all the quarterbacks. Especially in the spring.

“That’s something Coach (Paul) Chryst says … spring ball is big to see what windows you can throw into,” Hornibrook said. “If there’s a tight one-on-one, you probably wouldn’t throw it in the fall.

“But right now, you might as well try it out to see if you make the throw and to see if those guys (receivers) can make some plays. Whether it’s a good or bad rep, you’re learning from it.”

Budmayr concurred. “He has done a really good job with his approach of not getting hung

up on the results necessarily but getting comfortable with the muscle memory of different types of throws.”

To his credit, Hornibrook views himself as still learning, still soaking up everything that he can. “There’s still room for me to grow,” he said.

Budmayr has faith in Hornibrook growing and building on last season.

Even the way he played in the Orange Bowl?

“Even though it was a great game,” he said, “it wasn’t a perfect game, which you rarely get.”

Spoken like a true coach.

“But he can match it, he can certainly match it,” Budmayr went on. “He knows that he can do that now. But instead of just one game, how can I do it consistently over 12 weeks?

“That’s a great challenge. It takes time and preparation and he’s going to put in the time and prepare.

“That’s where he’s special. He wants to be great.”

It’s not the first time that has been said about Hornibrook. And probably not the last.

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BY ANDY BAGGOT â– UWBADGERS.COM INSIDER

hen Sarah Spain was a record-setting student-athlete at Cornell in the late 1990s, she could have used a moment of enlightenment like the one she helped inspire Monday night.

The 20th edition of Campus Conversations, a forum for female student-athletes at Wisconsin sponsored by espnW, took place at Varsity Hall inside Union South.

Spain, a well-known on-air TV reporter, columnist and radio personality for ESPN, was one of the marquee personalities for the event, which drew 100-plus participants from the 12 women’s sports at UW. The get-together included an open forum moderated by Spain and a panel of speakers featuring two ESPN executives, Carol Stiff and Katina Arnold, and a diverse group of accomplished women who know precisely how it feels to be a student-athlete at Wisconsin.

Dorcas Akinniyi excelled as a multi-event performer in track and field for the Badgers and now works in the UW Department of Counseling Psychology.

Claire Geiger, the grassroots development manager for World Bicycle Relief, and Carey Lohrenz, the first female F-14 Tomcat fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy, are former UW openweight rowers.

Tamara Moore, a former standout guard who became the first Badgers player to be a firstround WNBA draft pick, is the owner and head coach for TC Elite Basketball.

Kristen Roman, who played volleyball for the Badgers, is now the UW Chief of Police.

Maria Van Abel, one of the premier center fielders and hitters in UW softball history, is an owner/instructor for 360U Softball, an elite skills academy.

The six Wisconsin graduates came to the

event with a wealth of perspectives. Lohrenz tion with a sense of appreciation for its lack of and Roman competed in the late 1980s — drama. when sports like ice hockey, lightweight row“Despite going to a difficult school and having and softball didn’t yet exist at UW — grading a lot of things to balance, I never really uating in 1987 and ’90, respectively. struggled with keeping up with everything,” Moore, a UW Hall she said. of Fame inductee, “I worked very hard starred in the late and it was difficult, 1990s, graduating in “ I TH IN K J U S T H AV I N G PEOPL E COME but it wasn’t someO N C A MPU S A N D B E H ON EST 2002. thing that caused me A N D V U LNER A B L E A B OU T T H EI R Meanwhile, Geiger great, overwhelming OWN FA ILU R ES A N D T H EI R OW N graduated in 2009, stress. I was able to S TRU G G L ES, I T K I N D OF MA K ES Akinniyi in ’13 and figure out things that TH E M F E E L L ESS A LON E I N T H AT A N D I was good at and find Van Abel in 2015.

M O RE A BLE TO R EAC H OU T A N D A SK Their insights commy place and my role FO R H E L P I F T H EY N EED I T.” ingle nicely with pretty easily.”

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Spain, who graduated from Cornell with a degree in English in 2002 after setting the school record in the javelin and serving as co-captain for the women’s track and field team.

Spain looks back on her Ivy League educa-

But Spain knows that no two journeys are exactly the same, a point driven home during the previous 19 Campus Conversations. She participated in those held at Northwestern and Notre Dame.

“It feels like schools are getting better at offering support systems, whether ▼ TAP TO WATCH - UW hosts espnW Campus Conversations that’s for mental health or management or anything else, but there are a lot of athletes particularly who feel like the expectation is for them to be able to handle everything without reaching out for help,” she said.

“So I think just having people come on campus and be honest and vulnerable about their own failures and their own struggles, it kind of makes them feel less alone in that and more able to reach out and ask for help if they need it.”

The Campus Conversation model, developed and nurtured by Stiff, came to life in 2015 and was launched a year later when forums took place at Connecticut, Duke and Texas.

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Home events in bold. All times CT. Spring: April 14 Loyola Chicago

W, 3-0

April 22 vs. Creighton Ankeny, Iowa

1 p.m.

April 27 Marquette

7 p.m.

Fall non-conference: Aug. 24-25 at Big Ten/ACC Challenge

Minneapolis Sept. 1-2

HotelRED Invitational

Sept. 9 at North Texas ▲ TAP TO WATCH - Highlights: Wisconsin vs Loyola Chicago

THIS WEEK Wisconsin travels to Ankeny, Iowa, on Sunday where it will face Creighton in its second spring match of the season.

The match will be held at Ankeny Centennial High School with first serve at 1 p.m.

LAST WEEK The Badgers opened their spring season with a 25-16, 25-19, 25-13 win over Loyola Chicago on Saturday in the UW Field House. Sophomore-to-be Dana Rettke led UW with 12 kills while hitting .706 (12 kills – 0 errors – 17 attempts) as Wisconsin hit .376 (41-9-85) as a team. The Badgers outblocked the Ramblers 8-3.

GOOD TO KNOW After struggling with serving during the 2017 fall season, Wisconsin recorded 10 service aces against Loyola on Saturday. Redshirt sophomore Molly Haggerty led all players with three aces. The Badgers also had only nine service errors.

Sept. 14-15 at Marquette

Invitational Milwaukee

GREG ANDERSON

Sept. 7 at Baylor

View full schedule/results » SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:

NEED TO KNOW Follow Sunday’s match with a free Facebook Live broadcast on facebook.com/WisconsinVolleyball. Live updates will also be posted on Twitter @BadgerVB.

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▶ Badgers bound past Ramblers

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INSIDE SOFTBALL SCHEDULE (20-16, 4-5)

Home events in bold. All times CT. Mar. 30 at #24 Ohio State L, 7-9 Mar. 31 at #24 Ohio State W, 3-1 April 1 at #24 Ohio State L, 0-7 April 7 at Iowa L, 0-3 / L, 3-4

Doubleheader April 8 at Iowa

L, 3-5

April 11 Green Bay W, 8-0 / W, 10-2

Doubleheader

▲ TAP TO WATCH - Highlights: Wisconsin vs. Illinois Double Header

THIS WEEK Mother Nature has been getting the best of many softball teams around the country and has affected the Badgers once again. After having to cancel its third game of the series against Illinois, the Badgers also had to move their doubleheader-series against Minnesota. It’s “snow problem” though because the team plans to make up the games next Wednesday. UW then hosts Purdue for a threegame series at Goodman Diamond on Friday at 5 p.m., Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at noon for the annual “Get to Goodman” game.

LAST WEEK The Badgers upped their clean slate at home to 6-0 after sweeping doubleheaders

over Green Bay and Illinois.

Wisconsin outhit Illinois, one of the most offensively charged teams in the Big Ten, 17-6.

GOOD TO KNOW UW had four big wins thanks in large part to senior Brooke Wyderski, who had four doubles with nine hits in four games and six RBI. NEED TO KNOW Saturday’s game will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network and Sunday’s game will be the annual “Get to Goodman” game. As part of this Sunday Kids’ Day event, presented by Kohl’s, all youth and high school teams are eligible to receive free admission and all general public tickets are only $1!

RELATED STORIES (Click to read)

▶ Blazin’ bats help Badgers down the Illini

April 14 Illinois

CANCELLED

April 20 Purdue

5 p.m.

April 21 Purdue

4 p.m.

KATE ABBOTT

April 12 Illinois W, 4-2 / W, 6-2 Doubleheader

April 22 Purdue Noon April 25 at Minnesota

Doubleheader

4/6 p.m.

April 27 at Nebraska

5 p.m.

April 28 at Nebraska

1 p.m.

April 29 at Nebraska

Noon

May 4

Northwestern

May 5

Northwestern Noon

May 6

Northwestern

5 p.m.

Noon

View full schedule/results » SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:

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INSIDE MEN’S TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE

Home events in bold.

Feb. 23-24 at Big Ten Indoor

Championships Results »

Geneva, Ohio

Mar. 9-10 at NCAA Indoor

Championships Results »

College Station, Texas

OUTDOOR March 30 at Stanford Invite Stanford, Calif.

Results »

April 6-7 at Spec Towns Invite

Athens, Ga. Results »

THIS WEEK The Wisconsin men’s track and field team is gearing up for a weekend full of events, as the Badgers will be competing in three different meets in California. UW will compete at the Bryan Clay Invite that runs Wednesday through Friday, the Mt. SAC Relays that takes place Thursday through Saturday, and at the Beach Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

LAST TIME OUT UW saw multiple different Badgers earn personal bests at the Spec Towns Invitational in Athens, Georgia.

Carl Hirsch picked up his second-straight win of the outdoor season, this time in the 800 meters. Josh McDon-

ald also performed well in Georgia, earning back-to-back top-five finishes in the shot put and the discus.

Apr. 18-20 at Bryan Clay Invite

GOOD TO KNOW Wisconsin multi-event athletes Paul Afflitto, Zach Lorbeck, Trent Nytes, and Sawyer Smith will compete in their first decathlon of the season at the Bryan Clay Invite on Wednesday and Thursday.

Former Badger and 2016 Olympian Zach Ziemek will also be competing in the decathlon.

Apr. 20-21 at Beach Invitational

▶ Ahmed earns runner-up finish at Commonwealth Games ▶ Ahmed, McDonald shine at Commonwealth Games

Azusa, Calif.

Apr. 19-21 at Mt. SAC Relays

Walnut, Calif.

Long Beach, Calif.

April 26

at Drake Relays

Des Moines, Iowa

View full schedule/results »

SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:

NEED TO KNOW The Bryan Clay Invite and the Beach Invitational will both be streamed live on FloTrack, and the Mt. SAC Relays will be broadcast on USATF.TV.

RELATED STORIES (Click to read)

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March 31 at California Collegiate Open

San Diego, Calif. Results »

INSIDE WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE

Home events in bold.

Feb. 23-24 at Big Ten Indoor

Championships Results »

Geneva, Ohio

Mar. 9-10 at NCAA Indoor

Championships Results »

College Station, Texas

April 6-7 at Spec Towns Invite

Athens, Ga. Results » Apr. 18-20 at Bryan Clay Invite

THIS WEEK It will be a busy week for Wisconsin, as members of the team will compete in three different meets in the Los Angeles area. UW will compete at the Bryan Clay Invite that runs Wednesday through Friday, the Mt. SAC Relays that takes place Thursday through Saturday, and at the Beach Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

LAST TIME OUT Brenna Detra and Sophia Rivera both picked up wins at the Spec Towns Invite.

Detra took the crown in the 400-meter hurdles in a season-best time of 1 minute, 1.62 seconds while Rivera won the javelin with a throw of 175-1, just an inch shy of her school record-setting toss.

GOOD TO KNOW UW will have three athletes compete in the heptathlon at the Bryan Clay Invitational on Wednesday and Thursday as Georgia Ellenwood, Casie Pawlik and Kelsey Sullivan will compete in their first heptathlon of the 2018 season.

This week marks Ellenwood’s first heptathlon since the 2016 outdoor season as the school record holder in the event looks to eclipse the 6000-point mark for the first time in her career this year.

WALT MIDDLETON

OUTDOOR March 31 at California Collegiate Open

San Diego, Calif. Results »

Azusa, Calif.

Apr. 19-21 at Mt. SAC Relays

Walnut, Calif.

Apr. 20-21 at Beach Invitational

Long Beach, Calif.

April 26

at Drake Relays

Des Moines, Iowa

Apr. 27-28 at National Relays

Fayetteville, Ark.

May 4

Quad Meet (UNI, ISU, Marquette) View full schedule/results »

SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:

NEED TO KNOW The Bryan Clay Invite and the Beach Invitational will both be streamed live on FloTrack, and the Mt. SAC Relays will be broadcast on USATF.TV.

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INSIDE MEN’S TENNIS SCHEDULE (12-10, 4-5)

Home events in bold. All times CT. Feb. 17 at Minnesota

L, 2-5

Feb. 23 Pennsylvania

W, 6-1

Feb. 25 at Middle Tennessee L, 3-4 Mar. 4

THIS WEEK Wisconsin (12-10) wraps up the regular season on the road this weekend. The Badgers will travel to No. 8 Illinois, on Friday at 3 p.m. (CT).

The Badgers are then back in action on Sunday when they take on Northwestern at noon. Live video and live scoring will be available for both matches.

LAST WEEK Wisconsin was so close to grabbing what would have been the biggest win in the Danny Westerman Era last Friday against Michigan. The Badgers put up a great fight against the No. 12 Wolverines but fell in the end, 4-3, at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.

Wisconsin also celebrated senior day on Sunday against Michigan State with a convincing 6-1 wins, wrapping up an 11-2 home record this season.

GOOD TO KNOW The Badgers appear twice in this week’s ITA national rankings. The doubles duo of seniors Chema Carranza and Josef Dodridge currently sits at No. 7 in the NCAA with a record of 25-3. Dodridge also finds himself in the singles rankings, checking in at No. 120.

W, 4-2 W, 4-0

Mar. 17 at Nebraska

W, 4-3

Mar. 25 Iowa

W, 7-0

Mar. 30 Penn State

W, 4-3

Apr. 1

#2 Ohio State

L, 1-6

Apr. 7

at Purdue

L, 3-4

Apr. 8

at Indiana

L, 2-4

Apr. 13 #12 Michigan

L, 3-4

Apr. 15 Michigan State

W, 6-1

Apr. 20 at #8 Illinois

3 p.m.

Apr. 22 at Northwestern

Noon

GREG ANDERSON

▲ TAP TO WATCH - Wisconsin Delivers Dominating Performance On Senior Day

Cornell Green Bay

Apr. 27-30 at Big Ten Tournament

Iowa City, Iowa View full schedule/results » SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:

NEED TO KNOW Keep up with all things Badger tennis on Twitter (@BadgerMTennis).

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INSIDE WOMEN’S TENNIS SCHEDULE (8-13, 2-7)

Home events in bold. All times CT. ITA National Team Indoor Championship:

Feb. 10 #21 Wake Forest

L, 0-4

Feb. 11 #10 Michigan

L, 0-4

Feb. 17 vs. Arizona Las Vegas

L, 3-4

Feb. 18 at UNLV

CANCELLED

Feb. 23 at Virginia Tech

L, 1-6

Feb. 25 vs. James Madison

Blacksburg, Va.

L, 3-4

Mar. 3

L, 3-4

at Minnesota

Mar. 16 Rutgers

W, 7-0

Mar. 18 Maryland

W, 5-2

Mar. 23 at Purdue

L, 2-5

Mar. 25 Michigan State

L, 1-6

Apr. 6

Penn State

L, 3-4

Apr. 8

Ohio State

L, 2-5

Apr. 14 at #12 Northwestern L, 0-7

THIS WEEK UW finishes up the 2018 dual season this weekend when they hit the road for a pair of matches. The Badgers are set to take on No. 46 Nebraska on Friday at 5 p.m. CT. Two days later, Wisconsin wraps up the regular season at Iowa with a Noon start.

LAST WEEK The Badgers suffered two quick losses last weekend, dropping a 7-0 decision at No. 12 Northwestern and falling to No. 14 Illinois, 4-0.

GOOD TO KNOW Paired up in the No. 1 doubles slot, freshman Lexi Keberle and junior Sara Castellano knocked off their first ranked opponent of the season last Sunday, taking down Illinois’ No. 44 combo of Sasha Belaya and Daniela Novak, 6-3.

Apr. 15 at #14 Illinois

L, 0-4

Apr. 20 at Nebraska

5 p.m.

Apr. 22 at Iowa

Noon

Apr. 26-29 at Big Ten Tournament

Minneapolis View full schedule/results » SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:

NEED TO KNOW Fans can check Wisconsin Women's Tennis on Facebook following the matches for a recap of the day's competition.

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INSIDE MEN’S GOLF SCHEDULE

Home events in bold.

Oct. 23-24 at Pinetree Intercollegiate

Murfreesboro, Tenn. Results » 2018 Feb. 9-10 at Big Ten Match Play

Palm Coast, Fla. Results » Mar. 12-13 at Colleton River Results » Collegiate

Bluffon, S.C.

Mar. 25-27 at Hootie at Bulls Bay Results » Intercollegiate Awendaw, S.C.

Mar. 31-Apr. 1

at D.A. Weibring Results » Invitational

Normal, Ill.

Apr. 14-15 at Boilermaker Invitational

West Lafayette, Ind. Results »

LAST TIME OUT Cold and rainy conditions forced the cancellation of Sunday’s final round at the Boilermaker Invitational as the Badgers tied for 12th in the 36-hole event. Junior Jordan Hahn shot a pair of 73s on Saturday to finish in a tie for 20th place.

THIS WEEK Due to some weather-related cancellations during the spring, the Badgers picked up one last competition prior to the Big Ten Championships.

UW will travel to Columbus, Ohio to take part in the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate on Saturday and Sunday.

OF NOTE Hahn finished in the top 20 for the fifth straight tournament. His four results this spring are fourth, tied for seventh and a pair of T20s. He also tied for 12th at the final event of the fall, the Pinetree Intercollegiate.

GREG ANDERSON

April 21-22 at Robert Kepler Intercollegiate

Columbus, Ohio

Apr. 27-29 at Big Ten Championships

Baltimore, Md.

View full schedule/results »

SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:

GOOD TO KNOW Hahn, freshman Griffin Barela and sophomore Pete Kuhl are the only Badgers to compete in every round this season.

Those three are expected to be in the lineup this weekend as well.

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INSIDE WOMEN’S GOLF SCHEDULE

Home events in bold.

Oct. 6-8

at Bettie Lou Evans Results » Invitational

Lexington, Ky.

Oct. 21-22 at Cardinal Cup

Results »

Simpsonville, Ky.

at UCF Challenge Orlando, Fla. Results »

2018 Feb. 4-6

Feb. 25-26 at the Westbrook

Spring Invitational

Peoria, Ariz.

Results »

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Mar. 23-25 at Clemson Invitational

Sunset, S.C. Results »

LAST TIME OUT Senior Aya Johnson shot a 1-under par 71 in the final round and led UW by finishing tied for 28th at the Silverado Showdown in Napa, California. As a team, the Badgers tied for 14th in a field that included 12 teams ranked among the top 50.

THIS WEEK The Big Ten Championships will be held at TPC River’s Bend in Cincinnati, Ohio. This is the second-straight season the conference tournament will be held there. Last year, the Badgers placed fourth, matching their best conference finish since 2011.

OF NOTE Six Big Ten teams are ranked among the top 40 teams in the country, including No. 12 Michigan State, No. 14 Northwestern, No. 21 Purdue, No. 29 Illinois, No. 34 Wisconsin and No. 39 Ohio State.

GOOD TO KNOW Senior Becky Klongland, who finished tied for ninth in 2016 and tied for eighth last year, could join Malinda Johnson (2002-04) as the only Badgers in history to record threestraight top-10 finishes at the Big Ten Championships.

RELATED STORIES (Click to read)

Apr. 8-10

GREG ANDERSON

Mar. 16-17 at Hawkeye-El Tigre Results »

Invitational

at Silverado Showdown Napa, Calif.

Results »

Apr. 20-22 at Big Ten Championships

Cincinnati, Ohio

May 7-9

NCAA Regional View full schedule/results »

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INSIDE WOMEN’S LIGHTWEIGHT ROWING SCHEDULE

Home events in bold.

Oct. 8 at Head of the Rock Rockford, Ill. Results » Oct. 22 at Head of the Charles Boston, Mass.

Results » Oct. 29 at Minnesota Nov. 4 Class Day Regatta 2018 March 31 vs. UCF/Miami Sarasota, Fla.

Results »

April 7 at Big Ten Double Dual (Ohio State, Rutgers) Baraboo, Wis.

CANCELLED

April 14-15 at Knecht Cup Results » West Windsor, N.J.

April 21-22 at SIRA Regatta Oak Ridge, Tenn.

April 29 at EAWRC Championships Oak Ridge, Tenn.

May 11-12 at Dad Vail Regatta

THIS WEEK The women’s lightweight rowing program heads to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association (SIRA) Regatta on Saturday and Sunday.

LAST WEEK Wisconsin took on many of the top lightweight programs in the country at the Knecht Cup in West Windsor, New Jersey, and placed fourth in the headlining varsity lightweight eight.

GOOD TO KNOW Wisconsin’s freshmen got in their first racing of the spring and performed well. The lightweight eight entry won the petite final for eighth and then took third in the third varsity eight race.

Philadelphia

June 1-3 at IRA National Championships West Windsor, N.J.

View full schedule/results »

SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:

NEED TO KNOW Follow along with the Badgers on their Twitter page @BadgerRowing, as well as on Instagram @BadgerWLTRowing. Visit siraregatta.com for updates.

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THIS WEEK IN BADGER HISTORY

CAMP RANDALL 100 SPOTLIGHT:

HOUSE OF PAIN

The Camp Randall 100 honors a prestigious group of 100 people who shaped the first century of Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin Athletics revealed a new honoree every day from May 24 through the Badgers’ 2017 opening game vs. Utah State Sept. 1.

BY BRIAN LUCAS UW Athletic Communications

“

S

o get out your seats and jump around!”

The song is now synonymous with Camp Randall Stadium. It’s been labeled the “Best Tradition in College Football” by the likes of Sports Illustrated and SiriusXM College Sports Nation. But how did House of Pain’s “Jump Around” become a fixture at Camp Randall?

Let’s let Justin Doherty tell the story (excerpted from his book, “Tales From The Wisconsin Badgers Sideline,” published in 2005 by Sports Publishing LLC).

▪▪▪▪ Wisconsin’s 31-24 victory over Purdue on October 10, 1998, is memorable mostly for Boilermaker quarterback Drew Brees’ NCAA-record 83 passing attempts (and NCAA record-tying 55 completions) and freshman Jamar Fletcher’s 52-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter that provided the winning margin. The game is memorable, however, for another reason: it was the beginning of “Jump Around.”

Kevin Kluender was in his second year as an assistant marketing director at Wisconsin that fall.

Kluender’s job at Badger home games was to cue up music and to work in conjunction with public address man Mike Mahnke. That season marked the debut of the “student section race,” a mock competition run on the stadium scoreboard in which the

letters representing the student sections at Camp Randall Stadium (K, L, M, N, O and P) raced against each other. The race, always run at the end of the third quarter, was usually followed by music that Kluender selected.

Ryan Sondrup, a former Badger football player and then volunteer in the athletic marketing office, had (along with some other Badgers) come up with a list of contemporary music to be played in the stadium during games. That evening Kluender chose “Jump Around,” a song released in 1992 by a group called House of Pain.

“I remember thinking maybe the students would get into it,” Kluender recalled. “I initially turned my back to the field while the song was playing, but I saw people in the press box pointing out to the field. I turned back around and it looked like popcorn popping.”

Indeed, the student section (which included Sondrup that night) had embraced the song by doing just what it said: jumping around. Since that game against Purdue, fans all over the stadium have taken to jumping to the hip-hop tune. Kluender, however, is not completely comfortable with taking credit for introducing “Jump Around” to Camp Randall Stadium.

“The song was already in our computer when I got to Wisconsin,” Kluender said. “I’m sure it had been played before. But that Purdue game was the first time we did it in the format that we’ve maintained over the years.” ▪ For the complete list, visit CampRandall100.com.

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