SWAT offseason work underway for Badgers

Morgan Lovejoy, left, and Peyton Tatum work through some warmup exercises before starting to run. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD
Morgan Lovejoy, left, and Peyton Tatum work through some warmup exercises before starting to run. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD

Middle school and high school Badger athletes were out early last Thursday morning for the beginning of SWAT, the Badgers’ annual offseason workout program.

Approximately 280 athletes were at the high school for the first day of workouts, with more than 340 athletes signed up to participate in SWAT over the summer.

Why is the conditioning program so important?

“This is the biggest part of our athleti…