Wittenberg University Athletics - Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving 2002-03 Schedule/Results

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2002-03 Schedule and Results

Date	Day	Opponent	Place	Time	Results	Comment/Highlights
Oct. 26	Saturday	NCAC Relays at Kenyon	Away	1 p.m.	Complete Results	Tiger men and women both finish in 5th place; Matt Werbach, Scott Olmsted, Steve Rader, Alex Berger, Kyle Dunaway, and Steven Barry lead the way for the men while the women are paced by Courtney Galliger and Nicole Kinzeler and four freshman who made their Tiger debuts
Nov. 2	Saturday	Wooster	Away	1 p.m.	Men: W, 118-113 Women: L, 109-126	Tiger men led by first place finishes from Steve Rader, Matt Werbach, Brandon Morris, Blake Troxel, and Alex Berger go down to the wire and pull out a victory over the Scots; Women have impressive showing on the day, including first place performances from Betany Yeakley, Catherine Gray, and Ashley Tipple and second place finishes from Rebecca Searcy, but fall short in the end
Nov. 8	Friday	Wilmington Ohio Wesleyan	Home	6 p.m.	Men def. OWU, 61-42 & Wilmington, 76-18 Women def. OWU 83-28 & Wilmington 92-19	Tri-Meet hosted by Wittenberg; Junior men Brandon Morris, Matt Werbach, and Steve Rader end up in first for the Tigers; Women share a host of first place finishes as seven different Tigers earn first place points; Men improve to 3-0 in dual meets, Tiger women improve to 2-1 in dual meets
Nov. 9	Saturday	Kenyon	Away	1 p.m.	Men: L, 105-146 Women: L, 143-154	Tigers put up impressive showing against defending national champion; Men get firsts from Steve Rader in the 200 butterfly and 100 butterfly and junior Kyle Dunaway in the 400 IM; Big days from Nicole Kinzeler, Courtney Galliger, Becca Searcy, and Betany Yeakley lead the way for the women/Men 3-1, Women 2-2 in duals
Nov. 15	Friday	Wabash	Home	7 p.m.	Men: L, 112-122	Individual winners for the Tigers are Steve Rader, Blake Troxel, Matt Werbach, and Alex Berger; Men 3-2 in duals
Nov. 16	Saturday	Oberlin	Away	7 p.m.	Men: W, 121-84 Women: W, 128-85	Steve Rader wins 200 free and fly and gets help from Blake Troxel, Steven Barry, and Kyle Dunaway; Women have six individual winners, including multiple first place finishes by Nicole Kinzeler/Men 4-2 in duals, Women 3-2 in duals
Nov. 23	Saturday	Hiram	Home	1 p.m.	Men: L, 106-116 Women: W, 126-60	Men lose heartbreaker but Sean Buffington in the 200 free, Kyle Dunaway in the 200 butterfly, and freshman Sean Buchan in the 400 IM all have good days; Women led by Becca Searcy, who set a new pool record in the 400-yard Individual Medley in an NCAA "B" cut time; Women also have strong performances from Betany Yeakley, Jessica Forsberg, Jamie Cook, and Ashley Tipple/Men 4-3, Women 4-2 in duals
Dec. 6-7	Fri.-Sat.	DePauw Invitational	Away		Men: 4th Women: 3rd	Results Page Tigers finish strong in deep field, especially on women's side as Becca Searcy finished second in the 400 Individual Medley and broke the meet record. For the men, Steve Rader turned in high finishes in a pair of butterfly events and Dan McGuire had some of his best times in the 50 and 100 free events.
Jan. 18	Saturday	Denison	Home	1 p.m.	Men: L, 73-145 Women: L, 84-158	Tiger men and women face stiff competition from one of the top teams in the country; Steve Rader takes a pair of second place finishes, Matt Werbach finishes third in the 100 free, and Kyle Dunaway added a second in the 400 IM. For the women, Rebecca Searcy sets a new pool record in the 400-yard Individual Medley; Nicole Kinzeler finished second in the 200 freestyle and Nicole Galliger claimed runner-up honors in the 50 free./Men 4-4, Women 4-3 in duals
Jan. 24	Friday	Wright State	Away	5 p.m.	Men: L, 77-115 Women: L, 105-132	Tigers face Division I competition and come up just short/Men, 4-5, Women 4-4 in duals
Jan. 25	Saturday	Transylvania	Home	1 p.m.	Men: W, 120-106 Women: W, 138-102	Tigers get back to their winning ways with victories over the Pioneers; men paced by Steve Rader and Alex Berger and women are led by Becca Searcy, who earns NCAA B cut times in the 500-yard freestyle and 1,650-yard freestyle/Men 5-5, Women 5-4 in duals
Feb. 1	Saturday	Case Western Reserve	Home	1 p.m.	Men: L, 114-165 Women: L, 132-168	Steve Rader and Kyle Dunaway pick up first place finishes while Rebecca Searcy knotches another NCAA B cut, this time in the 500-yard freestyle, and Betany Yeakley sets new pool record in the 200 backstroke/Men 5-6, Women 5-5 in duals
Feb. 12-14	Saturday	NCAC Championships	Away	Prelims: 10 a.m. Finals: 6:30 p.m.	Final Results	Championship Information Held annually at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio; Head Coach Leslie Ramsey named Women's Coach of the Year as Tiger women finish fourth and men finish fifth; Rebecca Searcy finishes fifth in the 500 free, fourth in the 1650 free, and third in the 400 IM, setting a new school record in the 400 IM. Finally, Betany Yeakley finished eighth in the 200 IM, sixth in the 100 backstroke in an NCAA B cut time of 1:00.39 and fourth in the 200 back with an NCAA B cut time of 2:10.34. For the men, Steve Rader finishes second in the the 200 fly and makes NCAA B cut; Men's 200 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay, and 200 medley relay all finish in third place.
March 13-15	Thur.-Sat.	Women's NCAA Championships	Away			Hosted by Emory University; Becca Searcy finishes 10th in 400 Individual Medley and 11th in the 1650 freestyle, earning her Honorable Mention All-America Honors. Searcy also places 23rd in 500 freestyle 2002-03 NCAA Women's Top Times
March 20-22	Thur.-Sat.	Men's NCAA Championships	Away			Hosted by Emory University; Steve Rader finishes 4th in 200 Individual Medley and 4th in the 200 butterfly, both earning him All-America Honors, and finishes 12th in 100 butterfly earning him Honorable Mention All-America Honors. Rader collects 35 points, tying a school-record at the NCAA Championships, and putting the Tigers in 21st place 2002-03 NCAA Men's Top Times