All three from Wisconsin
MARQUETTE, Mich. – Casey Thousand and the women’s basketball team have signed three Wisconsin guards to National Letters of Intent on National Signing Day 2024. Addison Baumgart, Haddie Showen, and Faith Walder will join the Wildcats as freshmen in 2025-26.
Casey Thousand on the class: “These three players will fit in great with our program. They all work extremely hard both on the court and in the classroom. They are tough players who understand what it takes to be successful. Each of them will add something special to our program. We are thrilled to have them be future Wildcats.”
Addison Baumgart | 6’1 | Guard | Kaukauna High School (WI)
Accomplishments:
- Two-time Second Team All-Fox Valley Association Conference
- 3.998 GPA
- National Honor Society
Thousand on Baumgart: “Addison is a shooting guard who can rack up points fast from behind the arc. She runs the floor hard and isn’t afraid of contact. She adds height and length at our guard position and will be able to play multiple spots for us on the court.”
Haddie Showen | 5’10 | Point Guard | Westfield High School (WI)
Accomplishments:
Basketball:
- Three-time WBCA Honorable Mention All-State
- AP Honorable Mention All-State
- Three-time SCC First Team All-Conference
- Conference Player of the Year
- School record holder in assists
- Three-time team conference championship
Cross Country and Track & Field:
- Three-time state qualifier
- Three-time SCC individual Champion
- 2023 team Conference championship
- State qualifier in the 800m and 1600m
- Ten-time individual conference champion
- School record holder in triple jump
Academic:
- Ranked number four in class
- High Honor roll student
- Academic Basketball All-State
- Academic Cross Country All-State
- National Honor Society
- Student Council Vice President
Thousand on Showen: “Haddie is a great point guard who is an outstanding leader on the court. She is a coach’s daughter and her knowledge of the game is elite. She can score on the court from the three and make plays at the rim. Haddie will be an excellent fit within our program.”
Faith Walder | 5’6 | Point Guard | West De Pere High School (WI)
Accomplishments:
Basketball:
- Basketball Bay Conference Player of the Year 2023-2024
- Basketball Bay Conference unanimous First Team 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24
- WBCA Division 2 All-State Honorable Mention 2022-23 and 2023-24
Soccer:
- Soccer Bay Conference Second Team 2021-2022 and unanimous First Team 2022-23 and 2023-24
- Soccer Bay Conference Offensive Player of the Year 2022-23
Academics:
- Highest Honor Roll 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24
- WBCA Academic All-State 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24
Thousand on Walder: “Faith is an excellent point guard. She distributes the ball all over the court and has explosive speed. She can score at multiple levels and takes pride in grabbing steals. Faith has great court awareness and will do great things for us.”
