Athletic Hall of Fame

2013 Recipients

Karin A. Kedrowski '03

A two-sport student-athlete in tennis and basketball at Ripon College, Karin Kedrowski ’03 was an All-Conference performer in both sports. As a tennis player, she won the 2001 Midwest Conference number three doubles championship with partner Etta Hilligoss Schwirtz ‘04. A three-time MWC First Team selection and All-American Honorable Mention her senior season on the basketball court, Kedrowski finished her career with a school record 154 3-pointers. She also ranks third in both scoring (1,274) and steals (189).  Kedrowski lives in her hometown of Stevens Point, Wis., where she is an ETL developer in the IT department for Sentry Insurance.

Andrea L. Wepner '96

Andrea L. Wepner ’96 excelled on the softball field and basketball court during her career at Ripon College. As a catcher, she was a four-time All-Conference performer and finished her career with a .378 batting average, 109 hits, 71 RBI, 21 doubles, six triples, four home runs and 38 walks, all of which still rank in the top 10 in program history. As a basketball player, Wepner was part of the program’s first-ever Midwest Conference Championship. Seventeen years after her graduation, Wepner still ranks in the top 10 in program history for 3-pointers (60) and assists (248).  Originally from Ripon, Andrea currently resides in Milwaukee, where she is a lead family engagement specialist at St. Aemilian-Lakeside, a human services agency.

William M. Swartz II '99

William M. “Billy” Swartz '99 was a three-sport athlete at Ripon College, competing in soccer, track and basketball. As a member of four Midwest Conference Championship teams (two in basketball and two in soccer), Swartz was named Ripon College Male Athlete of the Year during the 1997-98 school year. Swartz had an extraordinary impact on the men’s soccer program as a player and then as head coach, as he was a part of the program’s first four MWC Championships. Swartz, who graduated as Ripon’s all-time leading goal scorer, was a four-time All-Conference performer on the soccer field. After leading the team to its first two conference championships in 1997 and 1998, Swartz became the team’s head coach the following year, leading them to two more conference championships and the program’s first two NCAA Tournament berths in 1999 and 2000. He was named MWC Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year in 2000. Originally from Waukesha, Wis., Swartz currently is a physical education and health teacher and head basketball coach at Waukesha South High School. He and his wife, Emmylou (Litschke) ‘97, live in Wauwatosa with their two children, Morgan, 7, and Summerlyn, 4.