Baseball
After a 24-11-2 season and a third- place finish in the North Coast Athletic Conference, the Tigers are ready for a challenge. With help from four-year outfield starter Bryan Magoteaux and catcher Shawn Burton, Wittenberg is prepared to face a challenging schedule that opens against Thomas More Feb. 27. Magoteaux started all 37 games with a .346 batting average. He had a team high 14 homeruns and 52 runs batted in. Also look for contributions from senior infielder Mark Freeman who led the team with a .393 batting average in 36 games, and senior Shawn Burton who played in 28 games and batted a .333 average.

Softball
After an inaugural conference season with a second-place finish in the NCAC, the Tigers are ready to battle for a first-place finish in 1999. Contributions from All-NCAC performers Holly Mehringer, Lauren Hobson and Carisa Clagg will add to the Tiger’s success in the next year. Mehringer started in 28 games at outfielder with a .410 batting average and earned All-Central Region honors. Hobson pitched an even .500 season with a 3.83 earned run average while starting in 12 games for the Tigers. Both will provide considerable support for Wittenberg. Also look for contribution from sophomore Caroline Mann who batted a .348 in 20 games last season.

Men's Lacrosse
The Tigers finished last year with their first winning season since 1983, posting a 10-6 overall record and fourth place in the conference. They want to improve even more during the 1999 season. Look for contributions from returning starter Michael Oliver at goalie who had 238 saves and a .638 save percentage average last season and senior Mark Burrell at midfield. Burrell is the leading returning scorer with 18 goals and 16 assists last season while earning second team All-NCAC honors. The Tigers are guided by head coach Bruce Reid who wants to continue the winning tradition at Wittenberg.

Women's Lacrosse
After a 8-9 record and a sixth-place finish last season, the Tigers are ready to step up a notch and play a challenging role in the fight for the conference title. Continuing to build a successful program, head coach Nancy Beck will look for contribution from returning leading scorer and All-NCAC selection Megan McKenna. McKenna, a sophomore forward, led the Tigers with 51 goals and four assists last season while starting in all 17 games and earning All-West Region honors. Also look for sophomores Kim Miller and Kati Robbins to play a role in the success of the Tigers. Miller, a defensive player, led the team in groundballs with 89 and earned both All-NCAC honors and All-West Region honors. Robbins finished the season with 24 goals and 7 assists and is excepted to continue to be a major scoring threat for the Tigers.

Men's Tennis
With a young squad returning, head coach Dave Engle will be looking to build experience in the 1999 season. Sophomore Brian Heft, returning number one singles player, will be asked to make the most contribution in a push for a winning season. Last year the Tigers were 11-11 and finished in sixth place in the NCAC. Also look for assistance from senior Bryan Stewart and sophomores Spencer Sakai and Mark Swart.

Women's Tennis
After several struggling years, the Tigers are ready to come out on top in the 1999 season under the direction of head coach Dave Engle, who also guides the men's team. Wittenberg will use the senior leadership of number one singles player Debbie Cassell to help them move closer to the conference title. Cassell was an honorable mention All-NCAC selection last season for the Tigers. A young squad with the makeup of mainly sophomores and freshmen will also look for contributions from senior Lisa Milley and sophomores Larisa Kruze and Marianna Bracht to help them into a winning season.

Golf
Under the watchful eye of second year head coach Chris Wilberding, the Tigers are ready to step up on the course. Look for improvements on a team that finished fifth in the NCAC last season. The Tigers will look to several newcomers to lead the team to the top of the conference race, including freshmen Kurt Bitter and Olaf Rylander. Wittenberg will also see contribution from senior Paul Cha.

Men's Outdoor Track & Field
A fifth-place finish in the NCAC was not what the Tigers had anticipated after winning the conference title the previous season, and this year the Tigers are ready to regain what they lost. Under the guidance of second-year head coach Scott Lorek, the Tigers will fight for the top spot in the NCAC. Wittenberg will look for leadership from seniors Chad Fogt (sprints), Ayinde Rudolph (hurdles/sprints), Ben Yost (distance) and junior Reggie Pace (sprints). All will serve as captains for the 1999 season. Also look for contributions from junior Alvin Asiamah at sprints, sophomore Troy
Baker at high jump and junior Chris Pellegrini at pole vault and jumps.

Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Wittenberg is ready to move into the 1999 season and earn a conference title after falling short the past two seasons with second-place and third-place finishes. Head coach Scott Lorek, who also serves as the men's head coach and head cross country coach, will look to a team full of senior leadership to help the Tigers acquire a No. 1 finish. Senior leadership will come from captains Courtney Drake (pole vault), Amy Horn (sprints), Colleen Holman (throws) and Vanessa Crossgrove (distance). All have contributed heavily for Wittenberg in past seasons. Holman qualified for the NCAA Championships last season in the javelin and will be looked to for continued leadership in that area. All four earned All-NCAC honors in the 1998 season. Also pushing Wittenberg into the top spot will be juniors Starla Bible in sprints, Emily Brown in sprints and Emily Hillard in distance.