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MONDAY, JUNE 22 – DAY 1
Bocce brought home the first medals for Team Wisconsin with mixed doubles play Monday. The tandem of Christian Sylvester (Waunakee, Wis.) and Christina Wren (Madison, Wis.) fell to Florida, 3-7, and Colorado, 5-9, in round robin play, earning bronze in Division 4. In Division 1, the pair of Michael Berry (Dousman, Wis.) and Norma Ryan (Janesville, Wis.) had a forfeit in their pool, shifting their competition to a two-match series against Florida. The Wisconsin pair split that series but earned silver on aggregate point differential.
Powerlifting began Monday with Joshua Follen (Marshfield, Wis.) taking to Northrop Auditorium. He led off with a squat of 67.5 kg, then posted a bench press off 52.5 kg. His deadlift of 87.5 concluded his trio of lifts, earning fourth place in all three individual events plus the combination. Team Wisconsin’s powerlifting schedule will conclude with the women’s competition Wednesday.
Basketball kicked off the team competition on opening day, dropping a 26-52 contest to a very strong Southern California squad. Josh Leitner (Sturgeon Bay, Wis.) led with eight points, with Joey Riebe (West Allis, Wis.) and Isaiah Tallman (Rice Lake, Wis.) adding six apiece. Wisconsin will continue Group B play Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. against Maine (1-0).
Cornhole opened competition with singles play Monday with two matches apiece. Joe Neumann (West Salem, Wis.) went a perfect 2-0 with a 21-9 win over Florida and a 21-16 win over Texas. Will Hautamaki (La Crosse, Wis.) picked up a rare shutout win over Mississippi, 21-0. Scott Prairie (Onalaska, Wis.) knocked off a Minnesota foe 21-13 to pick up a win, as did Jacob Decker (Green Bay, Wis.) over Mississippi, 21-2.
Volleyball split its opening day slate, breezing past Alabama 2-0 (25-6, 25-13) in the tournament opener before falling to New York 0-2 (22-25, 11-25) in the nightcap. The 1-1 overall finish placed second in Group B. Wisconsin will move into Group D for Tuesday’s matchups against New Jersey (2-0) and Texas (0-2) at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. respectively.
Swimming began preliminary heats Monday in the 50 Butterfly, 200 Freestyle, and the 4×50 Medley Relay. Those events will move into finals competition Tuesday, as well as prelims in the 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke, and 100 Medley.
Track & Field preliminary heats in the 400-meter, 1500-meter, Mini-javelin, and men’s Running Long Jump took place Monday. The two running events will move to Finals Tuesday, joining prelims for the 100-meter, 200-meter, 4×100 Relay, and women’s Running Long Jump.
Golf hosted a divisioning round for Team Wisconsin’s traditional golfers and unified tandem Monday, with all four golfers hitting the links Tuesday.
Bowling also held divisioning events Monday; competition will begin with singles Tuesday.
MEDAL COUNT: Wisconsin posted its first two medals of the 2026 USA Games—both coming via Mixed Doubles on the Bocce pitch. That pair placed Team Wisconsin 16th overall after the first day of competition. Host Minnesota leads the field with six gold after Day 1, while Nebraska leads with a total of 10 medals overall.
Day 1 Recap Video (Viewable on Mobile)
TUESDAY, JUNE 23 – DAY 2
Track & Field earned Team Wisconsin’s first gold medal of the 2026 USA Games Tuesday. Kallie Saal (Wausau, Wis.) crushed the competition in Division 4 400-meter run, with a time of 1:53.26—earning the first gold for Team Wisconsin. Bobby Kuske (Whitefish Bay, Wis.) shaved more than 15 seconds off his preliminary time in the 1500-meter, finishing sixth overall with a final mark of 6:11.79. Preliminary events also took place in the women’s Running Long Jump and the 100-meter. Wednesday welcomes finals in the men’s Running Long Jump.
Swimming also earned hardware for Team Wisconsin Tuesday—both coming in the 50 Butterfly. Noelle Marks (Oconomowoc, Wis.) posted an impressive time of 40.85, and Danny Chafetz (Madison, Wis.) swam a 50.42 mark to both earn silver medals. Katrina Crow (Waukesha, Wis.) appeared in her first final of the week, finishing sixth in the 200 Freestyle with a time of 4:37.60. Wednesday’s schedule includes finals in the 4×50 Medley Relay as well as three prelim races.
Bowling completed singles competition Tuesday. Despite not officially earning their awards until later in the week, the eight bowlers combined for four medals on the day. This post will be updated when scores are officially finalized. Team Wisconsin will partner up tomorrow for mixed doubles Wednesday afternoon.
Basketball picked up its first win of the week, overwhelming Maine (1-1), 49-26. Nine different players scored for Team Wisconsin, led by 10 points apiece from Tyrone Davis (Milwaukee, Wis.) and Joshua Sprosty (Milwaukee, Wis.). Basketball (1-1) will finish Group B play Wednesday against District of Columbia (0-2).
Volleyball split its pair of matches for the second straight day, opening with a tight 22-25, 23-25 loss to an undefeated New Jersey squad before sweeping Texas, 25-15, 25-19. Team Wisconsin ends pool play with a 2-2 record overall and heads into Division 2 for the medal rounds, facing Pennsylvania Wednesday afternoon and Virginia Thursday morning.
Cornhole entered doubles preliminary action Tuesday. The unified tandem of Jennifer Fuerstenau (Beaver Dam, Wis.) and Lori Fuerstenau (Beaver Dam, Wis.) went 2-0 Tuesday, knocking off Texas 21-17, then Oklahoma 17-9. The traditional pair of Will Hautamaki (La Crosse, Wis.) and Joe Neumann (West Salem, Wis.) eked out a win over Minnesota 8-7, then handled West Virginia 21-6. Jeff Johnson (Mount Pleasant, Wis.) and Scott Prairie (Onalaska, Wis.) beat that same West Virginia team 21-9, then lost to Florida 8-21. The duo of Jacob Decker (Green Bay, Wis.) and Dominick Mack (Racine, Wis.) dropped both prelim matches. All athletes will return to singles play for the medal rounds Wednesday.
Severe weather altered Golf’s afternoon preliminary rounds Tuesday. Team Wisconsin will hit the links for a second round of divisioning with all four golfers teeing off before noon Wednesday morning.
Powerlifting was idle today, with Team Wisconsin’s Katelynn Robinson (Ashland, Wis.) taking to the stage Wednesday.
Bocce was idle today and will return to singles play Wednesday morning.
MEDAL COUNT: Wisconsin added a gold and two silvers to its medal haul in Day 2, currently in 23rd place overall. Host Minnesota leads the field with 19 gold medals and overall count with 35 after two days complete.
Day 2 Recap Video (Viewable on Mobile)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 – DAY 3
Swimming had an incredible showing in the pool Wednesday, securing two gold medals in the 50 Freestyle races. Danny Chafetz (Madison, Wis.) surged to gold in Division 2 with a time of 40.20—more than three seconds off his preliminary time. Logan Gdowski (Slinger, Wis.) echoed that effort, shaving two seconds off his preliminary time with a 32.01 mark—winning Division 5. Team Wisconsin’s 4×50 Medley Relay also improved in its final—five seconds faster in fact—finishing fifth in Division 2 with a time of 3:05.54. Three preliminary events highlight Thursday’s slate with finals taking place Friday.
Cornhole added its own haul of hardware Wednesday, finishing up singles competition with the medal rounds. In Division F, Jeff Johnson (Mount Pleasant, Wis.) defeated teammate Will Hautamaki (La Crosse, Wis.) in the opening round, then beat West Virginia to take home gold. Will would finish with bronze. Joe Neumann (West Salem, Wis.) also defeated teammate Jacob Decker (Green Bay, Wis.) in the opening round of Division D, and both won their next round matchups to secure gold and bronze respectively. Jennifer Fuerstenau (Beaver Dam, Wis.) knocked off Kansas in the consolation match to bring home silver medal in Division G. Scott Prairie (Onalaska, Wis.) and Dominick Mack (Racine, Wis.) dropped both matches Wednesday, brining home bronze in Division C and A respectively.
Powerlifting returned to the program Wednesday for Team Wisconsin with Katelynn Robinson (Ashland, Wis.) taking the stage at Northrop Auditorium. Consistency was key—her squat of 87.5 kg, her bench press of 52.5 kg, and her deadlift of 95 kg were second-best in her weight class across the board. All three events, plus the combination total of 235 kg, meant four silver medals added to the trophy case for Robinson and Team Wisconsin Powerlifting.
Bocce featured the women’s singles competition Wednesday with a pair of Team Wisconsin athletes taking to the pitch. Norma Ryan (Janesville, Wis.) went 2-1 in Division 4 pool play, securing an important head-to-head tiebreaker victory to leap into the championship matchup. In the gold medal game, she would fall for the second time to a very strong New Mexico opponent, but still earned a silver medal. Christina Wren (Madison, Wis.) went 1-2 in Division 11, winning a thrilling fifth place match over Wyoming, 7-6. The gents take center stage Thursday with more singles play.
Track & Field saw a singular final for Team Wisconsin Wednesday, and it was quite a successful one! Logan Peterson (Milton, Wis.) posted a Running Long Jump mark of 3.40 meters—up from a 3.13 effort in the preliminaries—and finishing in silver medal position. Prelims in the 4×100 Relay and the 200-meter also took place Wednesday. Finals for Team Wisconsin Thursday include the women’s Running Long Jump, men’s Mini Javelin, and the 100-meter and 200-meter runs.
Volleyball picked up a big playoff victory Wednesday, defeating Pennsylvania in straight sets 25-15, 25-19. Seven players recorded a service ace in the victory, including one from serving specialist Cindy Bentley (Milwaukee, Wis.). Dustin Scott (Grafton, Wis.) led the offense with eight kills, with Luke Smith (Manitowoc, Wis.) adding two. Team Wisconsin (3-2 overall) advances to the Division 2 championship match Thursday morning against Virginia (3-1-1).
Bowling at USA Games seems to operate a day behind, with doubles competition taking place Wednesday. However, Tuesday’s singles results were finalized overnight and awarded Wednesday evening. On the women’s side, Julia MacArthur (Hudson, Wis.) took home bronze in Division 5 with a 379 series, edging teammate Grace Keller’s (Oshkosh, Wis.) 357 fifth place finish. In Division 10, Missy Baldwin (Minocqua, Wis.) used a strike on her final ball in the 10th frame to leapfrog into a third place bronze by a single pin. Tabitha Hyde (Eau Claire, Wis.) also finished eighth place against a tough Division 3 field. All four men finished in the top four of respective singled divisions Tuesday. Nathan Stygar (Eau Claire, Wis.) posted a series of 493 in Division 5—just three pins away from gold. Dalton Schulz (Appleton, Wis.) bowled among the best in the field, finishing bronze with an impressive 595 series. Travis Doire (Lancaster, Wis.) also earned bronze in Division 7 with a 426 series, and Preston Bjarnarson (Manitowoc, Wis.) finished fourth with a score of 459 in Division 4. Team competition is on deck Thursday.
Basketball finished off Group B play Wednesday with a second consecutive decisive victory, knocking off District of Columbia, 41-20. Josh Sprosty (Milwaukee, Wis.) led the team with 13 points, including three 3-pointers. Seven players scored in the game, including first tournament points by Danny Cox (Menomonie, Wis.). Team Wisconsin (2-1) will move into Division 2 for tournament play beginning Thursday, matching up with New Mexico (1-2) in the semifinal round.
Golf hit the links for its final divisioning round Wednesday, with all four golfers finally getting in a full nine. The unified pair of Alison Mushett (Madison, Wis.) and Kari Knowles (Madison, Wis.) also posted a score of 66 Wednesday, up three strokes from Monday’s round. Jeff Jenks (Sun Prairie, Wis.) and Jake Zydowsky (Pardeeville, Wis.) shot mirroring rounds of 53 Wednesday, and both will enter the medal round Thursday.
MEDAL COUNT: Team Wisconsin added four gold, eight silvers, and eight bronze medals in Day 3, leaping up the medal standings into ninth place overall. Leader and host Minnesota doubled its overall medal count to 78 after Day 3, already with more gold medals (33) than 47 other states’ medal totals.
Day 3 Recap Video (Viewable on Mobile – Coming Soon!)
