UW-Whitewater defends wheelchair basketball title
Released: November 6, 2002
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wheelchair basketball team opens its season by hosting a team tournament beginning Friday, Nov. 8. It is the first game action for the Warhawks since winning the NWBAC Division II title last March. UW-Whitewater is hosting the Central Intercollegiate Conference for man's wheelchair basketball, which continues through Nov. 9. All games will be played in the DLK/Kachel Fieldhouse.
Other teams participating in the tournament will be the University of Illinois, Southwest State University, University of Texas-Arlington, Oklahoma State University and Edinboro University (PA).
The Warhawks will compete this season in Division I, a move up after dominating the Division II level in recent years. The Warhawks' wheelchair basketball program has captured five national championships in the school's history.
For more information contact Tracy Chynoweth, head coach of Warhawks wheelchair basketball, at (262) 472-1145.
- N & P Staff,npa@uww.edu
