University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Men's Tennis

Steve Mohs starts his seventh season as the UW-La Crosse women's and men's swimming & diving head coach in 2025-26.  The Eagles' women's squad won its third Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championship under Mohs in 2024-25. UWL won six individual titles at the 2025 championships and three relays as Mohs was named the WIAC Coach of the Year. The Eagles had eight individual and two relay second-place finishes at the league meet.  Joanne Banaszak was named the 2025 WIAC Diver of the Meet and Zoey Rank the WIAC Newcomer of the Year. The Eagles' Autumn Seebach was selected the WIAC Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete.  UWL captured the 2021-22 WIAC Championship, winning five individual and three relays titles. The Eagles also had five second-place individual finishes and one second-place relay finish at the meet. Mohs earned the 2021-22 WIAC Coach of the Year Award. Lauren Steien was selected the WIAC Newcomer of the year and Amanda Wciorka the WIAC Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete.  Mohs was named the WIAC Coach of the Year in his first season at UWL in 2019-20 as the Eagles captured the conference title. UWL earned six individual and three relay titles. The team also recorded six second-place individual and two second-place relay finishes. Sydney Vian was named the 2019-20 WIAC Diver of the Meet. UWL placed second at the 2023 WIAC Championships, winning two individual and two relay crowns. The Eagles were also second in 2024, capturing four individual and two relay titles. The 2020-21 WIAC Championships were canceled due to the COVID-19 public health threat. Vian was named the 2021 WIAC Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete.  The women's squad is 20-5 in duals under Mohs, including 16-5 in the conference.  UWL's men's team finished second at the 2024-25 WIAC Championships as the Eagles won two individual and three relay titles. UWL also had four individual second-place finishes and one second-place relay at the league meet. Connor Cleveland was selected the WIAC Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete.  The Eagles were third at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 WIAC Championships under Mohs. UWL won two individual conference titles in 2022 while having two individual and two relay second-place finishes. At the 2023 league championships, the Eagles captured a pair of relays and finished with two individual and one relay second-place showing.  UWL won three individual and two WIAC title in 2024 while recording two individual and one second-place relay. The Eagles' Will Quackenbush was selected the 2023-24 WIAC Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete.  UWL finished fourth at the 2019-20 WIAC Championships. The 2020-21 conference championships were canceled due to the COVID-19 public health threat. The men's team is 14-11-1 under Mohs with a 10-10-1 league mark.  Mohs served as an assistant swimming coach at Illinois State University in 2018-19. Prior to arriving at Illinois State, Mohs was the associate head swimming coach at the University of South Dakota in 2017-18 as the Coyotes set 19 school records. He has eight years of head coaching experience, including four (2012-16) at Saint Catherine University (Minn.) and four (2008-12) at Morningside College (Iowa). At Saint Catherine (Minn.), the Wildcats set 13 individual records on the women's side as well as three relay records. Saint Catherine (Minn.) had six National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III provisional qualifiers. Members of his program were named SCU Athlete of the Year twice and earned two Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Diver of the Year Awards. The Wildcats had four straight top-six finishes at the conference championships.     At Morningside (Iowa), Mohs expanded the program's roster from 15 to 40 student-athletes. The Mustangs boasted 44 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) qualifiers while setting 24 women's and 19 men's individual records. Morningside (Iowa) also set 18 relay records. Mohs was named 2012 Women's Coach of the Year after leading the Mustangs to a third-place finish at the NAIA Liberal Arts Championships.  He served on the NAIA Swim Coaches Rules Committee for two years. Mohs was Morningside's (Iowa) Aquatics Director and Pool Operator (2008-12) as well as Intramural Director (2010-12).  A native of Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, Mohs earned his bachelor's degree in sports management from St. Cloud State University (Minn.) in 2001 and his master's in sports administration from St. Cloud State (Minn.) in 2017. Voted team captain at St. Cloud State (Minn.), Mohs was a varsity letter winner for the Huskies while being named to the Dean's List and Athletic Academic Honor Roll.  He was an assistant swimming coach at St. Cloud State (Minn.) from 2001-08 and was the head swimming coach for the Saint Cloud Swim Area Club from 2004-06. Mohs has worked several camps, including the University of Texas, Longhorn Swim Camp (2014-18), Assistant USA Club Swimming Coach, Granite City Aquatics Swim Club (2016-17) and Stanford University International Swim Camp (2012-16). 

Bill Hehli is in his 31st year as head coach of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men’s and women’s tennis teams in 2025-26.  Hehli was a standout player at UWL from 1991-94 before serving as the assistant coach in 1995.  During his playing career he received All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) honors a combined six times, qualified for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national tournament in 1991 and was a nationally ranked player at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III level in 1993-94. Hehli was inducted into the UWL Wall of Fame in 2017.   Bill Hehli enters the 2025-26 season  with a career dual record record of 830-376. Going into the 2025-26 season, Hehli has compiled a career dual record of 830-376 (.688) at UWL, including 456-145 (.759) with the women's team and 374-231 (.618) with the men's squad.  He is the all-time wins leader in women's WIAC history.  Hehli earned his 800th career win in UWL's 5-4 women's victory at UW-Whitewater on August 30, 2024. It marked the Eagles' first dual win over the Warhawks since 2006. UW-Whitewater had won 102 consecutive WIAC duals.  He picked up his 700th career dual victory with a 9-0 win over UW-Stevens Point on October 12, 2019 in women's action. Hehli had his 600th career win in the women's 9-0 victory over Simpson College (Iowa) on April 10, 2016.  He picked up his 300th career win with the women's team with a 9-0 victory over The State University of New York-New Paltz on March 16, 2015 and his 300th career with the men's squad after a 8-1 win over The College of St. Scholastica (Minn.) on February 24, 2018.  In 30 seasons as the women’s coach, the Eagles have had a winning record every year, been ranked in the NCAA III Midwest Region the past 27 years, and advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament Second Round in 2007.  UWL also advanced to the tournament second round and finished 18th in the nation in 2001.  Several players have been individually ranked in the Midwest and nationally during his tenure.   The Eagles were 16-4 overall and 5-1 in the WIAC in 2024-25, placing second at the league championships and advancing to the conference automatically qualifying tournament for the NCAA Division III Championships. Shelby Roth (No. 2) and Hannah Cady (No. 6) each won WIAC singles titles while Lauren Lindow (No. 3), Maia Samuelson (No. 4) and Emma Heinert (No. 5) placed second. Tasha Bailey/Roth (No. 1), Cady/Samuelson (No. 2) and Heinert/Lindow (No. 3) each finished second in doubles.  Hehli was named the 2024 WIAC Coach of the Year for the sixth time (2000, 2005, 2012, 2017, 2020, 2024) in his career. UWL finished 17-5 overall and 4-2 in the WIAC in 2023-24, finishing third at the conference championships. Bailey (No. 1), Cady (No. 4) and Heinert (No. 6) finished second in singles at the 2023 WIAC Championships to earn second team all-conference laurels. Roth/Cady (No. 1) and Bailey/Lindow (No. 2) were second in doubles at the league tournament. All four earned All-WIAC Second Team honors. Lindow was named the 2023 WIAC Newcomer of the Year. UWL went15-5 overall and 4-2 in the WIAC in 2022-23, placing fourth at the conference championships. Katie Kearney (No. 3), Kate Townsend (No. 5) and Heinert (No. 6) all placed second in singles at the league meet.  All three earned All-WIAC Second Team honors. UWL went 15-4 overall and 4-2 in the WIAC in 2021-22 and placed second at the conference championships. Kimberly Steinert (No. 1), Bailey (No. 2) and Kaitlyn Kalinka (No. 6) all won league titles and named to the All-WIAC First Team. Kellie Hierl (No. 3) placed second with Bailey/Kalinka (No. 2) were also second in doubles.  The Eagles finished 10-5 overall and 4-2 in the WIAC in 2020-21 while placing second at the league championships. Steinert (No. 1) was named to the 2021 All-WIAC First Team at No. 1 singles while Steinert and Hierl were selected to the all-conference first team at No. 1 doubles. Hierl was voted to the 2021 All-WIAC Second Team at No. 2 singles with Hannah Riegle and Kalinka selected to the all-conference second team.  Steinert was named the 2020 and 2021 WIAC Player of the Year.  She became the second player in school history to earn a bid to the 2021 NCAA Division III Championships, competing in the singles held in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  Steinert was one of 32 players to compete in the national championships.  The Eagles finished 5-3 overall in 2019-20 and placed third at the WIAC Championships as Maura Andersen captured the No. 2 singles and Hierl the No. 3 singles titles. Steinert was second at No. 1 singles while Shira Busch (No. 4), Kalinka (No. 5) and Morgan Graf (No. 6) all finished third. Steinert/Hierl (No. 1), Andersen/Kalinka (No. 2) and Riegle/Lauren Witt (No. 3) all placed third in doubles at the 2019 league championships. UWL advanced to the WIAC Automatic Qualifying Team Tournament for the 13th straight year. UWL finished 15-5 overall in 2018-19 and 17th in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Central Region. Andersen and Kalinka captured the No. 3 doubles crown at the 2018 WIAC Championships while Hayley Clope (No. 2), Sadie Spahn (No. 3), Andersen (No. 4), Alyssa Boyer (No. 5) and Busch (No. 6) each placed second in singles at the conference meet.  UWL won eight of its final nine matches of the season.  The Eagles went 18-4 in 2017-18 while finishing 16th in the ITA Central Region.  Bridget Bellissimo was tied for 50th in the final 2017-18 ITA Singles Rankings for NCAA Division III while ranking 10th in the ITA Central Region. Bellissimo was named the 2017 WIAC Player of the Year, becoming the first player in UWL history to earn the honor. She captured the No. 1 singles title at the league championships and teamed with Spahn to place second at No. 1 doubles.   Selected the 2017 WIAC Judy Kruckman Women’s Tennis Scholar-Athlete, Bellissimo became the first player in school history to record 100 career victories in singles, compiling a 102-20 record. She finished with a 98-25 record in doubles while at UWL, resulting in 200 overall victories in her career.   Along with Bellissimo (2017), Angie Riedel (2006), Kimmy Mrozek (2015) and Andersen (2019) have earned the WIAC Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete. Bellissimo and Spahn were ranked ninth in the final 2017-18 ITA Central Region.  The duo placed second at the 2017 United States Tennis Association/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Midwest Regional Championships.   UWL finished 20-5 in 2016-17 while finishing 16th in the ITA Central Region rankings under Hehli.  The Eagles were 20-2 in 2015-16, recording a 19-match winning streak, while finishing 15th in the region. UWL captured the 2003, 2005 and 2006 WIAC Women's Championship under Hehli.   The Eagles set a single-season school record for dual wins in 2010-11 and 2011-12, finishing 21-5 each year.   In 29 years with the men, Hehli has led the team to a 374-231 (.618) dual match record.  The team has been recognized with NCAA III Midwest regional rankings on numerous occasions.  Several players have been individually ranked nationally and in the Midwest under Hehli, and he has coached NCAA All-Americas.   The Eagles were 15-5 overall and 1-2 in the WIAC in 2024-25, recording their most overall victories since going 15-7 in 2016-17. Tyler Schneider earned 2025 All-WIAC West Division First Team honors in singles while Alex Aranda and Nikko Vilwock were All-WIAC West Division First Team selections in doubles. Schneider was selected the West Division Newcomer of the Year. UWL went 13-8 overall and 1-2 in the conference in 2023-24 as Cole Contardi earned All-West Division First Team accolades in singles. The Eagles earned their first conference dual win since 1995 with a 8-1 victory over UW-Stevens Point on April 10, 2024. Men's tennis returned to the WIAC after being discontinued in 1995. The conference held its first league championship in 1955. UWL has won six conference championships.  UWL finished 21-3 in 2015, setting a single-season school record for victories.  The Eagles had an 18-match winning streak during the season while finishing 13th in the 2015 ITA Central Region rankings.  UWL finished 7-4 in 2019-20.   The Eagles recorded a then school record 18 victories in 2010 (18-6), 2011 (18-7) and 2013 (18-7).  The team finished 16-6 in 2014 and 15-7 in 2017.   The women’s team has earned the ITA All-Academic Team award in each of the last 19 seasons, with many players earning individual ITA Scholar-Athlete status.  The men’s team has earned the ITA All-Academic Team award in 14 of the last 19 years.  A total of nine members of the 2023-24 women's team were named ITA Scholar-Athletes while six members of the men's team earned the honor.   Hehli is a 1995 graduate of UWL.  He and his wife, Lisa, and children Jack and Kyle, reside in West Salem, Wisconsin. 

Jarod Camerota is in his second season as an assistant women's and men's tennis coach at UW-La Crosse in 2025-26. He also serves as the Hetzel Fieldhouse Manager.  The women's tennis team finished 16-4 overall and 5-1 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in 2024-25, placing second at the league tournament while advancing to the conference's automatic qualifying tournament for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.  UWL's men's squad finished 15-5 overall and 1-2 in the WIAC in 2024-25.  He arrived at UWL after serving as an assistant women's tennis coach at Cornell University (N.Y.) in 2023-24. Camerota has served as a head coach at five programs, including the women's coach at UW-Oshkosh in 2021-22. He was the head women's coach at National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I at Colorado State University from 2016-21 and head women's and men's tennis coach at NCAA Division II Mars Hill University (N.C.) from 2009-12. Camerota served as head men's coach at NCAA Division I Georgia State University from 2007-09 and head women's and men's tennis at NCAA Division I Jacksonville University (Fla.) in 2005-07.  Other assistant coaching stops include Colorado State (2015-16), Northern Arizona University (2015) and Northern Illinois University (2005).  Camerota earned his bachelor's degree from Arizona State University and master's degree from Ball State University (Ind.). Prior to transferring to Arizona State, Camerota played tennis at UWL. 

Jack Englehardt starts his third season as UWL's women's and men's assistant swimming & diving coach in 2025-26. The Eagles captured the women's title at the 2025 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championships while the men's team placed second.  The women's squad earned 35 All-WIAC awards at the 2025 league championships, including 18 first team. UWL's men's team earned 22 all-conference recognitions with 14 first team.  UWL's women's team placed second and the men's squad third at the 2024 WIAC Championships. The women's team earned 28 All-WIAC honors at the league championships, including 12 first team accolades, while the men's squad secured 17 all-conference recognitions with 11 first team honors.  Engelhardt came to UWL after serving as head men's swimming coach at Madison (Wis.) West High School from 2019-23, leading the team to a third-place finish at the 2021 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) State Championships.  Englehardt was involved in all facets of the organization and promotion of events for the program.  Madison West went undefeated in the 2021-22 season.  The team established seven school records and one state record under Englehardt while winning multiple conference, sectional and state champions.  He was an assistant men's coach at Madison West in 2018-19.  Named the 2020-21 Big Eight Conference Co-Coach of the Year, Englehardt also served as the assistant women's coach at Madison West in 2021-22.   He was a swimming camp counselor at UW-Stevens Point for three years and a volunteer sprint coach for the Pointers in 2018.  Englehardt also worked as a swimming coach, lesson instructor and lifeguard at the Hill Farm Swim Club and served as an assistant age group coach for the Madison Aquatic Club.  Englehardt earned his bachelor's degree in biology from UW-Stevens Point in 2018 and master's in coaching education from Ohio University in 2023.  Selected the UW-Stevens Point team MVP from 2016-18, Englehardt was a three-time National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III qualifier for the Pointers. He earned 11 All-America honors, including three individually. Englehardt was second in the 50 freestyle and 15th in the 100 freestyle at the 2018 NCAA III Championships and sixth in the 50 freestyle in 2017. He also picked up eight relay All-America accolades for UW-Stevens Point.  He was a Wave 1 Qualifier for the 2021 Olympic Trails and competed in the 2024 Olympic Trials in the 50 freestyle.  He won 15 WIAC titles, including three straight league crowns in the 50 freestyle (2016-18). He also won the 100 freestyle (2016).  Englehardt holds the WIAC record (19.77) in the 50 freestyle set in 2018. He was a member of 11 WIAC first-place relays, including three in the 200 and 400 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay and two in the 400 medley relay.  Englehardt is also a member of three relay league records in the 200 freestyle (1:19.58), 400 freestyle (3:00.67) and 400 medley (3:17.77).  Englehardt was named to the 2016-17 All-WIAC Sportsmanship Team. He owns a USA Swimming Certification. 

Jeremiah Jackson is in his seventh season as UWL’s diving coach in 2025-26.  He helped lead the Eagles to the 2020, 2022 and 2025 women's title at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championships. In 2020, Sydney Vian swept the one and three-meter diving competition with Elizabeth Konkel placing second in the one-meter and third in the three-meter. Vian was named the WIAC Diver of the Meet. UWL earned four WIAC Divers of the Week with Vian being named the honoree three times and Konkel once. Erika Hysalliu was named the WIAC Diver of the Week during the 2022 season.  UWL placed second at the 2023 WIAC Championships with Joanne Banaszak finishing second in the one-meter competition. Laci Gottschalk (three), Banaszak (once) and Hannah Martini (once) earned conference diver of the week accolades. At the 2024 league championships, UWL placed second overall with Banaszak being selected the WIAC Diver of the Meet after winning the three-meter title and finishing second in the one-meter. Madeline Weber was second in the three-meter competition and named to the All-WIAC Sportsmanship Team. Weber was named the WIAC Diver of the Week once during the season while Gottschalk earned the recognition twice during the season. The Eagles captured the 2025 WIAC title as Banaszak was named the WIAC Diver of the Meet for the second straight season. She swept the one and three-meter titles. Hannah Martini placed second in both events at the league meet while Madison DeBernardo was third in the one-meter and fourth in the three-meter. Weber finished third in the three-meter and fourth in the one-meter. During the regular season, Banaszak was selected the WIAC Diver of the Week five times with Martini earning it once. UWL's men's team placed second at the 2025 WIAC Championships after finishing third in 2022, 2023 and 2024 WIAC Championships and fourth in 2020. Tony McNiff was third in the three-meter competition and fourth in the one-meter at the 2025 WIAC Championships while Evan Zimdars was fifth in both competitions. Aanav Patel placed sixth in the three-meter. McNiff earned WIAC Diver of the Week three times during the 2024-25 season with Zimdars earning the award once. McNiff placed second in the three-meter competition at the 2024 league meet and was a two-time WIAC Diver of the Week selection. Tyler Herder earned the honor once during the season. McNiff was named the WIAC Diver of the Week once during the the 2022-23 campaign after being selected twice in 2021-22 with Zimdars earning the honor once during the 2021-22 year. Prior to arriving at UWL, Jackson was the head diving coach at Saint Mary’s University (Minn.) from 2005-19.  The Cardinals rewrote the diving record book under Jackson, setting three school records and 35 top-10 all-time performances. Jackson has served as the boys and girls coach at Winona (Minn.) High School for 21 years. He ran the Rochester (Minn.) Orcas Swim Club for nine years.   He earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Winona State University (Minn.).