Wisconsin Badgers

December 2013: Volleyball - The Badger volleyball team advances to the NCAA championship match for the second time in program history.

2013: Golf - UW women's golf has its highest NCAA Championship finish placing 23rd with 301-309-297-311--1218 at the university course in Athens, Ga. Senior Lindsay Danielson concludes her career with the all-time scoring record at Wisconsin. Danielson averaged 75.60 while playing from 2009-13.

5/1/2010: Rowing - The first Big Ten rowing title in school history came with victories by the second varsity eight, varsity four, novice eight and second novice eight on Lake Ovid in Laingsburg, Mich. The team later finished a program-best seventh in the NCAA championships.

3/22/2009: Hockey - The women's hockey team won it's third national championship in just four years after shutting out Mercyhurst 5-0. Senior goalie Jessie Vetter finished her career with an NCAA-record four Frozen Four shutouts, two in semifinal games and two in championship games. Senior goalie Jessie Vetter was named the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner; only the second Badger to receive the award in UW history.

2008: Basketball - Jolene Anderson is the all-time scoring leader of any UW basketball player (men's or women's) and surpassed the previous women's record of 1,994 and men's mark of 2,217 by the time she graduated in 2008. The 5-8 guard was the fastest female and tied the fastest male to reach 1,500 points as a junior in her 85th game. In her 57th career game, Anderson became the fastest male or female Badger player to earn 1,000 points. She became just the third player in UW women's basketball history to be drafted by the WNBA. Anderson was selected No. 23 overall by the Connecticut Sun.

2,312 Jolene Anderson 123 games G 2004-08 Sr./108th game 1/13/08 vs. Iowa

3/18/2007: Hockey - The Badgers women's hockey team broke or tied 18 NCAA records on their way to a second consecutive national championship. The Badgers defeated Minnesota Duluth, 4-1, in the national championship game.

3/26/2006: Hockey - Women's hockey won its first NCAA championship in school history by shutting out Minnesota, 3-0.

2004: Lightweight rowing - introduced in 1995, won its first of four national titles

May, 2003: Golf - Women's golf advanced to it's first-ever NCAA Championship with a sixth-place finish at the Central Regional. Katie Connelly won the regional with a 217. At nationals, the team finished in 24th place at the Kampen Course in West Lafayette, Ind, on May 20-23.

2000: Swimming - UW current swimmer, Carley Piper, became a 2004 Olympic gold medalist as a member of the USA's 400m freestyle relay.

2000: Basketball - UW wins the Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) with a perfect 5-0 record and a thrilling 75-74 win over Florida at home in the Kohl Center. Seven Badgers had to sit out the earlier quarterfinal game with Michigan State due to violations of team rules, but the six remaining players beat the Spartans 77-45 to advance in the bracket.

12/16/2000: Volleyball - The 2000 Badger team lost to Nebraska in five games in its first appearance in the NCAA Championship Finals. The UW volleyball team set a school record when it was ranked No. 2 at the conclusion of the 2000 season. The team returned to the national finals in 2013 losing to Penn State.

1999: Hockey - Women's ice hockey had its first competitive season in 1999-2000

1999: Cross Country - Erica Palmer wins the NCAA individual cross country title, leading the Badgers to a fourth-place finish in the team race.

6/25/1998: Softball - The groundbreaking and dedication of the Robert and Irwin Goodman Softball Complex included special guests Bob and Irv Goodman, Madison jewelers and long-time UW supporters, whose $500,000 lead gift helped to initiate the $1.8 million project.

12/19/1998: Volleyball - Wisconsin hosted the finals of the 1998 NCAA Div. 1 Volleyball championships at the Kohl Center. Long Beach State won the national title by defeating Penn State, 3-2, in front of a then- NCAA single-match attendance record crowd of 13,194.

1996: Tennis - One of the most successful teams in school history, the Badgers went undefeated in the Big Ten with a 13-0 record and claimed their first conference title. The team finished with the best record in school history at 22-3 and the highest national finish in ninth place.

1995: Softball - Softball was added to the Badger program for the first time in 1995-96. Wisconsin softball recorded its first win in school history on 2/24/96 at the Arizona State Classic in Tempe, Ariz., defeating No. 18 Notre Dame, 10-9.

1995: Cross Country - Kathy Butler wins the NCAA cross country individual title, leading the Badgers to a 10th-place finish. Butler would go on to be a two-time Olympian.

1995: Rowing - The Badgers rowed in two Royal Henley Regattas. UW competed in 1998 and in 1995 on the Thames River in London, England.

1993: Track & Field - The Wisconsin women's track and field team placed second at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. Senior Clare Eichner led the Badgers by winning two titles during both seasons.

1993: Volleyball - Wisconsin played host to the 1993 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship at the Field House in the first national championship held in that venue since boxing in 1960. UW also hosted the 1998 D-1 Championship at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin established NCAA attendance records for both championships.

1992: Basketball - The Badgers received their first NCAA bid after a 20-9 season and third-place Big Ten finish (13-5 record). Wisconsin, the sixth seed in the West Region, lost to Montana in the first round in Madison, 74-85. The Grizzlies opened the game on a 22-8 run with Shannon Cate scoring 12 of her game-high 34 points. It was the first men's or women's Wisconsin team in the NCAA tournament since the men qualified in 1947 (45 years).

1991: Gymnastics and fencing - Due to budget constraints, the athletic board cut five sports from the Badger program in 1991 - three men's sports (fencing, gymnastics, baseball) and two women's sports (fencing, gymnastics) were affected.

11/24/1991: Soccer - The Badgers advanced to the final game of the 1991 NCAA Tournament, but lost 3-1 to perennial champion North Carolina. Heather Taggart is the only soccer player to earn player of the year honors. She was the adidas Goalkeeper of the Year in 1991. She also was named an NCAA post graduate scholarship winner.

1990: Track - Suzy Favor finished her illustrious running career as the winningest woman in NCAA history with nine NCAA titles and won the 1990 Honda-Broderick Cup as the nation's top collegiate woman athlete. She also earned 23 Big Ten titles.

1990: Volleyball - The Badgers, led by then-head coach Steve Lowe, won their first Big Ten Conference title in 1990 with a 16-2 league mark. The UW finished the year with a trip to the regional semi-finals and a 29-8 overall record. Lisa Boyd was the first woman athlete to be named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Year in 1990.

1986: Rowing - second varsity 8 national title and the UW men's varsity 8 matched it that year; the women's junior varsity eight (second varsity) also won at nationals

1984 and 1985: Cross Country - back-to-back national titles. Cathy Branta was UW's first ever NCAA women's cross country national champion in 1985.

August, 1984: Rowing - Carie Graves became the first gold medal winner for Wisconsin. The native of Spring Green, Wis., was a two-year letterwinner for UW in women's crew (1974-76). She represented the U.S. in Olympic competition in 1976, 1980 and 1984. Graves, in the open eight, won a gold medal in 1984 and a bronze medal in the eights in 1976.

March, 1983: Badminton - national title

March, 1982: Basketball - Wisconsin won the Midwest AIAW Regional tournament (MAIAW) to advance to the national championship. UW won its first game, 60-59, over Colorado to enter the Elite Eight before losing to host and No. 6 Texas, 61-73.

9/16/1981: Soccer - The women's soccer team defeated Beloit College 18-0 to record the most goals scored by a team in a single game and the biggest margin of victory. The win also marked the Badgers' first varsity win as a program.

1981: Soccer - Anticipating the increased interest in the sport of soccer, the Athletic Board added the sport in 1981 and dropped field hockey. That inaugural year, the Badger women's soccer team placed 12th at the AIAW National Championship in 1981. Former field hockey player, Karen Lunda, became Wisconsin women's soccer first ever all-American 1981 as a second-team selection. Lunda tallied 62 points (22 goals, 18 assists) during the 1981 campaign.

1974-76: Track - Gilda Hudson Winfield became the first woman African American scholarship athlete and Big Ten Champion by winning the 1976 Big Ten Conference 100-yard race.

June, 1975: Rowing - first national championship in women's athletics won by the varsity 8

May, 1975: Track - Cindy Bremser becomes the first women's track All-American at Wisconsin. She came out for the track team in 1975, the first season of competition, to lose weight. The senior nursing student had never run competitively. Cindy competed in the 1975 AIAW National Championship placing third in the mile to earn all-America recognition. She stayed with running after graduation, and became Wisconsin's first track Olympian, placing fourth in the 3000 meters in the the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Cindy earned a spot on every U.S. National team from 1975 to 1988, and ranked among the world's best in both the 1500 and 3000 meters.

March, 1975: Diving - Peggy Anderson placed second in the AIAW 1-meter diving competition and earned All-American honors. She was 8th in the 3-meter. In 1974 she was also second in the 1-meter.

1/11/1975: Basketball - The first varsity women's basketball home game is played, a 45-38 win over UW-Green Bay. The team went 11-7, 6-2 at home, in its first year of intercollegiate competition under coach Marilyn Harris.

1970: Diving - Although women's athletics was not yet officially recognized as a varsity program by the university, there were women who competed in the national Division of Girls and Women in Sport championships. D'Lynn Damron was a member of the UW diving team and won the 1 and 3-meter events at the 1970 DGWS national meet. She also won the 1-meter event in 1973.