{"id":11297,"date":"2024-08-19T09:04:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T14:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/?post_type=campus_story&p=11297"},"modified":"2024-08-19T09:04:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T14:04:22","slug":"uw-whitewater-coach-keri-carollo-recognized-among-notable-women-in-sports","status":"publish","type":"campus_story","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/uw-whitewater-coach-keri-carollo-recognized-among-notable-women-in-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"UW-Whitewater Coach Keri Carollo recognized among \u201cNotable Women in Sports\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Coach Keri Carollo speaking to student athletes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Keri Carollo, a leader in the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater athletic department for more than two decades, is one of 19 women in the state to be named among the 2024\u00a0Notable Women in Sports by BizTimes Milwaukee<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so honored to be among the women recognized by the BizTimes,\u201d said Carollo, the head coach of the\u00a0Warhawk women\u2019s basketball team<\/a>\u00a0since 2002. \u201cThere are so many women out there who\u2019ve left an indelible mark on sports, and I\u2019m grateful to those who\u2019ve paved the way for women in southern Wisconsin to be put in positions to thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Notable Women in Sports program recognizes women in southeastern Wisconsin who\u2019ve made significant contributions to their sport, have assumed leadership positions outside of their organization, and have mentored or sponsored other women in their profession.<\/p>\n

\u201cKeri Carollo is a leader and a winner,\u201d said Ryan Callahan, director of intercollegiate athletics. \u201cHer program embodies what all our teams strive to be \u2014 a local, regional and national powerhouse in competition and a group of successful, engaged student-athletes in the classroom and the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cKeri\u2019s competitive spirit, attention to detail and organization set her apart from her peers. Her impact is felt deeply in our community and our region \u2014 and throughout women\u2019s college basketball.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Head Coach Keri Carollo Warhawks women\u2019s basketball looks to her players at the end of a ceremony where members of the team cut pieces of the net to celebrate their conference championship. The Warhawks women\u2019s basketball team defeated UW-Eau Claire to win the WIAC conference championship at Kachel Gym on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (UW-Whitewater Photos\/Craig Schreiner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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As head coach of the Warhawks, Carollo has led the team to the NCAA Division III Final Four four times, including national runner-up finishes in 2013 and 2022, and third-place finishes in 2008 and 2014.<\/p>\n

During her coaching tenure, UW-Whitewater has claimed eight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season championships, three conference tournament titles, and 15 NCAA Tournament appearances, including eight straight bids (2016-current).<\/p>\n

Carollo\u2019s 439 wins are the most among active WIAC coaches and third-most in the conference\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis award reflects the success of our program, which wouldn\u2019t be possible without the support of our campus and athletic department leadership, the knowledge and commitment of our coaching staff, and the talent and dedication of our student-athletes,\u201d Carollo said. \u201cIt\u2019s a privilege to be in this position, and I\u2019m so thankful for the hard work of all the people who\u2019ve been a part of this team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carollo was a member of the NCAA Division III Women\u2019s Basketball National Committee, which provides recommendations for rule changes and selects the national tournament field, from 2013-18, including two years as committee chairperson.<\/p>\n

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UW-Whitewater head women\u2019s basketball coach Keri Carollo and players react after defeating UW-Oshkosh for a spot in the NCAA Division 3 Final Four Women’s Basketball Tournament on March 12, 2022. (UW-Whitewater photos\/Craig Schreiner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Under Carollo\u2019s guidance, several UW-Whitewater alums have gone on to work in sports. Tiffany Morton, a member of the Warhawks\u2019 2008 Final Four team who was recently selected as the recipient of the university\u2019s\u00a0Outstanding Recent Alumni Award<\/a>, is the head women\u2019s basketball coach at Division I West Alabama. Other former players and staff members have worked across multiple basketball programs at the high school, college and professional levels.<\/p>\n

The Warhawks have supported numerous initiatives and organizations throughout Carollo\u2019s tenure, including the Kay Yow Cancer Fund for breast cancer research and awareness, the Adopt-A-Highway program, and Fairhaven Senior Services in Whitewater.<\/p>\n

Carollo is also the senior woman administrator and assistant athletic director for compliance for\u00a0Warhawk athletics<\/a>. She oversees eligibility for the university\u2019s 600-plus student-athletes.<\/p>\n

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Written by Chris Lindeke | Photos by Craig Schreiner and Michael McLoone<\/p>\n

Link to original story: https:\/\/www.uww.edu\/news\/archive\/2024-07-carollo-notable-women-sports<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Keri Carollo, a leader in the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater athletic department for more than two decades, is one of 19 women in the state to be named among the 2024\u00a0Notable Women in Sports by BizTimes Milwaukee. \u201cI\u2019m so honored to be among the women recognized by the BizTimes,\u201d said Carollo, the head coach of the\u00a0Warhawk […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":11299,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","institution":[84],"story_category":[],"class_list":["post-11297","campus_story","type-campus_story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","institution-uw-whitewater"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campus_story\/11297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campus_story"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/campus_story"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11297"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"institution","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/institution?post=11297"},{"taxonomy":"story_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/story_category?post=11297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}