Purgett

For Hub City Times

WHITEWATER – Marshfield High School graduate, Taylor Purgett, has earned a spot on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater bowling team for the 2019-20 season.

Purgett, a sophomore at UW-Whitewater, is majoring in finance.

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater bowling team has its sights set on a return to the NCAA Championship while beginning its first season as a member of a conference in 2019-20.

The Warhawks look to punch their ticket to the NCAA Championship for the first time since 2015 and are one of six members of the Central Intercollegiate Bowling Conference, which will hold its inaugural season and first championship tournament this winter.

The Warhawks enter the new campaign ranked 10th in the National Tenpin Coaches Association Preseason Poll and second in the Division II/III only poll. They are the preseason favorite of the coaches to win the CIBC title in 2020.