(WIAC SPORTS, ST. NORBERT ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS) INDIANAPOLIS–For the third consecutive season, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and UW-Whitewater have received bids into the NCAA Division III Football Championship.
UW-La Crosse (9-1) earned an automatic bid into the 32-team field by winning the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title, while UW-Whitewater (9-1) claimed one of four at-large bids.
UW-La Crosse is making its 14th NCAA appearance and will host University of Minnesota Morris (7-3) in the first round. The winner will face either Aurora University (Ill.) (10-0) or Coe College (Iowa) (9-1) in the second round.
UW-Whitewater, appearing in the NCAA championship for the 19th time in program history, will host Bethel University (Minn.) (8-2) in its first round contest with the winner meeting either Wheaton College (Ill.) (9-1) or Mount St. Joseph University (Ohio) (9-1) in the second round.
First round contests will be held on Nov. 18, with kickoff set for noon.
The bowl game features the top two teams from the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) and the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) that did not make the NCAA Division III Championship. The Pioneers (6-4 overall, 4-3 WIAC) and Vikings (8-2, 7-2 CCIW) each finished third in their respective league’s standings.
Kickoff is set for 2:00 p.m.
NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship qualifiers announced: Three men’s teams and two women’s squads from the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference have qualified for the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships that will be held at Big Spring High School in Newville, Pa. on Nov. 18.
In the men’s championship, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, UW-Stout and UW-Whitewater secured bids into the 32-team field. The Eagles received an automatic bid by winning the NCAA Division III North Regional, while the Blue Devils and Warhawks earned at-large spots.
UW-La Crosse will be competing in the national event for the 40th time in program history, while UW-Stout is making its seventh appearance and UW-Whitewater its ninth showing.
UW-Eau Claire’s Mason Shea, UW-Oshkosh’s Cameron Cullen and Paul Proteau and UW-Platteville’s Caden Schneider will participate as individuals.
In the women’s race, UW-Eau Claire and UW-La Crosse claimed two of 22 at-large bids into the 32-team field. This will mark the 20th NCAA appearance for the Blugolds and 38th for the Eagles.
UW-Stevens Point’s Rachel Krouse and UW-Stout’s Mckayla Felton will participate as individuals.
The national championship will be hosted by Dickinson College (Pa.). The men’s race will begin at 11 a.m. (eastern), followed by women’s race at noon (eastern)
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