Team Information

UW-Rock County

Basketball
UW-Rock County basketball dates back to 1966 when the team began under the direction of a student coach. Pete Mory, physical education professor, coached the team from 1967-73. The team practiced at the Janesville Armory and played games at Franklin Middle School.

In 1974, Coach Williams became head coach when Mory decided to devote time to beginning a soccer team at UW-Rock County. Practice and games were held at Milton College or the Boys Club in Beloit.

In the 1980s, practice was held at Wilson Elementary School and games at Edison Middle School. In 1982, Mark Neuman, math professor, became head coach and construction was completed on Wells Cultural Center. A gymnasium on the lower level of the new building was opened and became home to UW-Rock County athletic teams.

In the early 1990s, Coach Gibbs led the team to two conference championships and one state championship. State budget strains in the mid-'90s led to the discontinuation of the basketball program.

In the 2003-04 season, basketball was welcomed back to UW-Rock County under the direction of head coach John Livsey. Livsey coached through the 2006-07 season.

New in 2007 is Scott Lee, head basketball coach for both the men's and the newly formed women's teams.

Soccer
The UW-Rock Soccer team was formed in 1974 and is one of the oldest soccer programs in the area. The team was coached by Pete Mory. The team played as a varsity sport until the mid- 1980’s when it became a club sport and continued on until it became a varsity sport in 1989 and coached by Mike Deitz a player on the original 1974 team.


Under Mike Deitz the team flourished with it’s 1st winning season in 1993 and became a conference powerhouse. Under Mike Deitz the team won many conference and division championships with the high point being a trip to the WJCAA finals in 2000.


In 2003 Grant McNall a team captain on the 1993 team was named head coach after many seasons as an assistant. The program is again flourishing with only 2 losing seasons··a deep playoff runs in 2005,2007, and 2008. 2005 marked a return to the WJCAA finals and 2008 was highlighted by an undefeated regular season and a trip to the conference tournament finals.


2009 is the 35th anniversary of soccer at UW-Rock and special events are in the works. You are invited to take part.
Team Updates

UW-Rock Rattlers Kick Off Soccer Season With Alumni Game

Janesville – The thirty-fifth season of the University of Wisconsin-Rock County’s soccer program will kick off with an alumni exhibition game on Saturday, August 29. The event will begin at 1 p.m. on the campus soccer field at 2909 Kellogg Ave.

Past participants in UW-Rock County’s co-ed soccer program are invited to participate in the game and the catered dinner that follows and will receive a commemorative T-shirt. To register, contact coach Grant McNall at (608) 754-0340 or e-mail grant.mcnall@uwc.edu.

Spectators are welcome to attend this and all games at no charge. The Rattlers regular season begins September 1 with the first home soccer game at 4 p.m. when the Rattlers take on Rockford College.