As the 2024-2025 athletic season wraps up at the University of Wisconsin, The Badger Herald is highlighting a group of outstanding outgoing seniors who have helped shape the UW Athletics legacy.
Men’s Basketball
6-foot-7 senior forward Carter Gilmore made his mark on Wisconsin men’s basketball team in the 2024-2025 season. Gilmore appeared in 99 games in his five years of eligibility at Wisconsin, but one game stood out against the rest, the “Carter Gilmore Legacy Game,” in which he scored a career high 15 points in a win against Northwestern this February.
On February 1, 2025, Gilmore achieved his career high, scoring 15 points in the game against Northwestern. Gilmore ended his time as a Badger with 1860 minutes played, 312 points and a free-throw average of .647%.
Softball
Wisconsin-raised senior Molly Schlosser has helped lead the Wisconsin softball team to a winning record in the Big Ten conference this year (11-10). Schlosser appeared in 181 games over her four years of eligibility at Wisconsin.
Throughout her career, Schlosser racked up 59 RBIs and 90 runs scored and also maintained a batting average of .283%. Schlosser is also a stud in the field. With only eight recorded errors in her career as a Badger, she earned a .955% fielding percentage. Schlosser also earned Academic All-Big Ten Team honors in both 2023 and 2024.
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Men’s Hockey
Transfer goalie Tommy Scarfone made an impact on the Wisconsin men’s ice hockey team in his first and final season at Wisconsin. Scarfone, a transfer from Rochester Institute of Technology, played in 32 of the team’s 37 games this season.
Securing a starting spot in the Badger lineup, Scarfone ended his career with the Badgers with 721 saves and a save percentage of .900%. Scarfone also achieved three shutouts during the 2024-2025 season, only allowing 80 goals in his 32 games played.
Women’s Hockey
The Wisconsin women’s ice hockey team secured its third national championship in the past four years with help from many players, but few contributed more than senior Sarah Wozniewicz. Wozniewicz’s time as a Badger has been strong, playing in 155 games over the past four years.
Wozniewicz also scored two goals for the Badgers in their game against the University of St. Thomas, allowing the Badgers to reach 11 goals in the second-highest scoring game of the season. Wozniewicz ended her career as a Badger with a total of 36 goals scored, 35 assists and a .107% shot percentage.
Women’s Track and Field
Women’s track and field senior middle distance athlete Maggie Munson set her mind to breaking her own records this season. Munson broke her mile time record twice, and more impressively, both were consecutive. She first set her PR Feb. 1 at the Meyo Invitational with a time of 4:55.10, then broke that PR seven days later at the DePaul Invite, with a time of 4:53.32.
The Wisconsin native earned bronze in the steeple chase at the Fighting Illini Twilight outdoor meet April 28, with a time of 10:41.87. Munson is also a five-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
Men’s Track and Field
Senior distance runner Adam Spencer participated in Cross Country, indoor and outdoor track and field, but that wasn’t all for him. Spencer was a part of the second-fastest outdoor distance medley relay at the Penn Relays on April 24, 2025, finishing eighth with a time of 9:32.56.
He was also the Australian National Championship runner-up in the 1500-meter race with a time of 3:34.57. In his four years as a Badger, Spencer earned many honors, such as NCAA first team All-American in the 3000 meters and the DMR in 2024 and Big Ten Indoor champion in the mile, DMR and school record holder in the mile at 3:52.70 in 2023.
Wrestling
Redshirt senior Gavin Model started the season strong, going 5-0 at the Pointer Open in Stevens Point, Wis., taking first place. In his first season back in 2021-2022, Model went 10-4 at 165 pounds across five different tournaments.
Model went 1-5 against top-ranked NCAA Division One opponents and went 1-2 against Big Ten opponents in the 2022-2023 season.
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Honorable Mentions
Men’s Basketball
6-foot-5 graduate student guard John Tonje left his mark on the Badger men’s basketball program. Tonje joined the Badgers as a sixth-year graduate student after playing at Colorado State and Missouri.
With his skill level and experience, Tonje brought a much needed veteran presence to the Wisconsin Basketball program. Tonje averaged 19.6 points in 37 games, recording one of the most notable single-season performances in program history. Tonje became the first Division One player since Kemba Walker to record three 30+ point games against top ten opponents.
In his phenomenal first and last seasons as a Badger, Tonje set a school record by scoring 37 points against BYU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Tonje ended his career as a Badger with a .906% free-throw percentage, 741 points scored and an average of 31.3 minutes played per game.
Women’s Swimming and Diving
Graduate student Phoebe Bacon has become a well-known name in the Wisconsin community. This Olympian has been a driving force behind the progress of Wisconsin women’s swimming and diving program. During the 2024-25 season, Bacon shattered four personal records, including a standout 1:45.16 finish in the 200 freestyle.
Bacon also secured the titles of 200 back NCAA champion in 2024, Big Ten Swimmer of the Championship in 2024 and 2025 and 2023 Big Ten Swimmer of the year. Being an Olympian and college athlete isn’t the easiest duo to balance, but Bacon has shown that anything is possible with the love of the sport.
Bacon has secured two gold medals from the 2019 Pan American Games — 100m back, 400m medley relay — three gold medals from the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships — 100-meter backstroke, 400 mixed medley relay, 400 medley relay — and is a four-time U.S. national team member.