WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (July 29, 2021) — Tori Verbeck, a native of Geneseo, Illinois, graduate of Geneseo High School and member of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's track-and-field team, is one of 372 Warhawk student-athletes who were named to the 2020-21 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Honor Roll.
Verbeck, a sophomore at UW-Whitewater in 2021, is majoring in physical education.
The Warhawks' 12 women's teams had 183 honorees, while 189 student-athletes from the ten men's teams garnered Scholastic Honor Roll accolades. The Honor Roll is part of the "WIAC Scholar-Athlete Recognition Program".
In addition to the 372 individual awards, UW-Whitewater was named an All-Academic institution as student-athletes earned a GPA equal to, or greater than, the collective GPA of the overall student body.
To be eligible for the list, student-athletes must have carried a 3.0 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale. More than 50 percent of the WIAC's student-athletes achieved Honor Roll status.
See below for a sport-by-sport breakdown of UW-Whitewater's 2020-21 WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll student-athletes.
Men's Sports (189):
Baseball — 22 student-athletes
Basketball — 12
Cross Country/Track-and-Field — 33 (7 for both)
Football — 58
Soccer — 26
Swimming and Diving — 10
Tennis — 10
Wrestling — 18
Women's Sports (183):
Basketball — 16
Bowling — 12
Cross Country/Track-and-Field — 32 (12 for both)
Golf — 9
Gymnastics — 18
Soccer — 29
Softball — 22
Swimming and Diving — 15
Tennis — 13
Volleyball — 17
For more than 150 years, UW-Whitewater has provided students with the education and training to begin their careers with a solid foundation behind them. The UW-Whitewater is committed to the development of the individual, the growth of personal and professional integrity, and respect for diversity and global perspectives. These are met by providing academic and co-curricular programs that emphasize the pursuit of knowledge and understanding and a commitment to service within a safe and secure environment.
