About Us
Mission Statement
The Department of Athletics supports the mission of UW-Superior, providing student-athletes with a holistic collegiate experience that fosters personal growth through academics, athletics, community involvement, and leadership development in a competitive environment promoting inclusivity among student-athletes, coaches, and staff.
Purpose Driven
Yellowjacket Athletics has an unwavering commitment of developing champions. We prioritize providing a rewarding student-athlete experience, one that focuses on building relationships and challenges student-athletes to compete at their highest potential from an athletic, personal, and academic standpoint.
The Yellowjacket Experience
Through unique experiences and an intentional focus on cultivating authentic relationships, our student-athletes and teams have continued to elevate Yellowjacket Athletics to new heights. Our student-athletes outperform their general student body peers academically, leading to a substantially higher graduation rate. Our competitive success is prominent with over 90 regular season and conference tournament championships since 2015 (entering 2026-27) and five-straight all-sports trophies since 2021-22.
The Future of Yellowjacket Athletics - Our Strategic Plan
UW-Superior's Strategic Plan for Athletics is guided by our mission to deliver an exceptional student-athlete experience that focuses on building relationships and challenges student-athletes to compete to their highest potential athletically, personally and academically. The plan features four core elements that make UW-Superior distinctively unique: student-athlete experience, department culture, holistic development and relationships. To achieve our vision and deliver on our values, the plan includes four key strategic focus areas that are designed to enhance the support of our student-athletes and teams.
1) Student Well-Being and Development
Support the well-being and personal development of student-athletes through innovative programming, experiences and resources.
2) Competitive Excellence
Optimize the ability for our student-athletes to perform at their best and consistently compete for championships.
3) Stakeholder Engagement
Actively work to cultivate engagement with our partners across the university, our alumni and the greater Twin Ports community.
4) Financial Performance
Ensure the ability to support the student-athlete experience through managing and developing the department's financial resources and infrastructure.
