| Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles | |
| University: | University of Wisconsin–La Crosse |
| Association: | NCAA |
| Director: | Kim Blum |
| Location: | La Crosse, Wisconsin |
| Basketballarena: | Mitchell Hall Gymnasium |
| Baseballfield: | Copeland Park |
| Softballstadium: | North Campus Field |
| Soccerstadium: | Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex |
| Lacrossestadium: | Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex |
| Nickname: | Eagles |
| Pageurl: | https://uwlathletics.com/ |
The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles (casually known as the UW–La Crosse Eagles) are the athletic teams of the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. The Eagles athletic teams compete in at the NCAA Division III as a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). Wisconsin–La Crosse's teams were known as the Indians from 1937 to 1989. The name was changed because of concerns of racial insensitivity regarding Native Americans; see Native American mascot controversy.[1]
| Men's cross country (3) | NCAA | Division III | 1996 | North Central (IL) | 86–94 |
| 2001 | Calvin | 80–140 | |||
| 2005 | Calvin | 94–117 | |||
| Women's cross country (1) | NCAA | Division III | 1983 | St. Thomas (MN) | 45–70 |
| Men's indoor track and field (20) | NCAA | Division III | 1987 | St. Lawrence | 44.5–43 |
| 1988 | St. Lawrence | 36–30 | |||
| 1991 | Lincoln (PA) | 58–47.5 | |||
| 1992 | Lincoln (PA) | 57–49 | |||
| 1993 | Lincoln (PA) | 70–48 | |||
| 1994 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 50–42 | |||
| 1997 | Lincoln (PA) | 44–41 | |||
| 2001 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 58–44 | |||
| 2002 | Lincoln (PA) | 54–48 | |||
| 2003 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 71–34 | |||
| 2004 | Lincoln (PA) Wisconsin–Whitewater | 70–29 | |||
| 2005 | Lincoln (PA) | 53–38 | |||
| 2006 | Lincoln (PA) | 78–31 | |||
| 2008 | Monmouth (IL) | 43–33 | |||
| 2009* | Whitworth | 32–24 | |||
| 2013 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 74–40 | |||
| 2014 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 63.5–48 | |||
| 2017* | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 34–30 | |||
| 2023 | MIT | 35–34.5 | |||
| 2024 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 74–52 | |||
| Women's indoor track and field (2) | NCAA | Division III | 2015 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | 55–49 |
| 2023 | Washington St. Louis | 59.5–54 | |||
| Women's outdoor track and field (4) | NCAA | Division III | 1983 | St. Thomas (MN) | 156–26 |
| 1984 | Central (IA) | 185.5–102 | |||
| 2015 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 73–43 | |||
| 2023 | Loras | 67.5–58 |
See main article: Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles football. The Eagles football team plays its home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The football program has won three national titles: the NAIA Division II Football National Championship in 1985 and NCAA Division III Football Championship in 1992 and 1995, all during the tenure of Roger Harring, who served as head coach from 1969 to 1999 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.[2]
The Eagles have won 18 team titles at the NCAA Division III Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships and 15 team titles at the NCAA Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[3] [4] Both totals are the best in Division III history.[5]