November 5, 2025 –  Athletic Board – Minutes

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Time: Wednesday at 8:30 AM
Location: Microsoft Teams

Attendees: Adam Ahearn, Amanda Braun, Bo Zhang, Catherine Rossi, Chris Jenkyns, Clare Faurote, Belle Roloff, Belle Lipski, Jenn E Boehm, Jennifer Haas, Jim Cleary, Josie Johnson, Kevin Keenan, Mandy Sheriff, Monna Arvinen-Barrow, Peter Baran, Qingsu Cheng, Thomas Gamboa, Kathy Litzau

Guest: Aaron Haselhorst

  1. Called to order at 8:32 AM
  2. Approval of the October 2025 meeting minutes – approved by automatic consent
  3. Guest:  Aaron Haselhorst, Assistant Director of Athletics – Sports Medicine
    1. Oversees 5 athletic trainers.
    2. Athletic Trainers have a unique piece of healthcare, first evaluation of injury, refer to doctors as needed, lead them through rehab, watch them return to play.  Build strong relationships over the 4 years of their career.
    3. Aaron has been in the profession for 20 years, profession has changed a lot during that time.  Used to only handle injuries, now 60% of what they work with is not injuries, it’s prevention to provide better healthcare. 
    4. They are the main liaison to all health care.  Chiropractor, OHOW-orthopedics, physical therapist on campus twice a week to work with surgical cases, General Medicine – former swimmer Dr. Jeremy Waldhart.
    5. Sports Medicine works closely with our Academic staff during concussion protocol to communicate with faculty on return to learning.
  4. Updates from the Athletic Department:
    1. Report from Director of Athletics, Amanda Braun
      • Busiest time of the year.  Big overlap of Fall and Winter sports with lots of home events.
      • Cross Country wrapped up their season last weekend.  Highlight was Annalise Egge finishing 2nd.
      • Women’s soccer are regular season champions.  Conference tournament is this week.  We are home on Thursday at 1 PM in the first semi-final tomorrow.  If we win, we will play on Saturday at 1 PM in the final.  The winner goes on to the NCAA tournament.
      • Men’s soccer finished 4th and earned the 4-seed playing on Sunday at home at 1 PM in a quarter-final game.
      • Volleyball is home this weekend  Friday and Saturday.  They have 2 more weeks of regular season.
      • Swimming had 2 home events last weekend, lots of young talent on both teams.
      • Basketball kicked off on Monday with home games for both the men and women.  Men won in a nailbiter, and women lost by 4.
      • Baseball – former Panther Daulton Varsho is the starting center fielder for the Blue Jays.  Exciting run in the World Series.
      • GSR – we are exceling.  APR-all our programs meet the minimum.  Student-athletes are accomplishing a lot in the classroom and care a deep amount about their education.
      • Julie Roe Lach, Commissioner of the Horizon League, has taken a new role and finishes at the end of December. 
      • Chris Roche, major gifts officer, is moving on to Messmer HS to work in their advancement office.  Still discussing the timing of the search.
      • Panther Arena – historic preservation building site, needs to go to the city council for a full vote. 
    2. Athletics Report (written) – no discussion
  5. Student-Athlete Updates
    1. MKE SAAC  & Horizon League SAAC – Belle Roloff, Savannah Sievert, Zach Schmidt, Josie Johnson and Bella Lipski
      1. Belle reported
        1. Beach clean-up occurred at Bradley and McKinley Arena.  Had reps from each team participate.
      2. November meeting will be held with Green Bandana, student-athlete mental health advocates.  SHAW Peer Health Advocates will present on Sleep Strategies tonight at 7 PM.
  1. Report from By-Laws, Governance and Compliance, Student Appeals, Chair Bo Zhang
    1. Reviewed the minutes from their meeting.
  1. Last meeting of the semester is December 4th.  Fiscal, Equity, Personnel will meet.
  2. Closing announcements
    1. Academic Integrity meets after.
  3. Adjournment at 9:15 AM