UW-Oshkosh To Celebrate NCAA Division III Week

During the week of April 8-14, the UW-Oshkosh Athletics Department and the NCAA are celebrating Division III week.

This is the 40th anniversary of Division III athletics. During 1973, the NCAA organized itself into three divisions, thus forming Division III and creating the first championships for 233 universities and colleges. Since then, Division III became the largest division, greatly expanding opportunities for competition. It currently features 447 member schools, 43 conferences and more than 175,000 student-athletes.

The Division III philosophy emphasizes three main components: discover, develop and dedicate. Each Division III student-athlete arrives at a college or university, discovers their passion and develops that into something they dedicate their lives to.

Next week the Athletics Department will reveal seven student-athletes who possess these character traits. We will share an interview with each of these subjects. Please visit uwoshkoshtitans.com daily to see which student-athletes were selected and discover their stories.

Theresa Henke, Women's Golf

Andre Wallace, Men's Basketball

Morgan Counts, Women's Tennis

John Dewitt, Men's Cross Country/Track

Breanna Strupp, Women's Track & Field

Nate Wara, Football

Katie Kitzke, Women's Basketball

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