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2010 Athletics News Archive


(March 16, 2010)
Women's Basketball Standout Stephanie Boardman Earns First-Team All-Region
Wittenberg women's basketball standout Stephanie Boardman, class of 2010 from Cincinnati, Ohio, has earned first-team All-Great Lakes Region honors from d3hoops.com, the latest in a string of postseason awards, including Jostens Trophy finalist and North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year. Read More ...

(March 15, 2010)
Wittenberg Leads Conference All-Sports Standings After Winter Season
A tremendous fall sports season, followed by a solid winter sports season, has the Wittenberg University athletics program on top of the second installment of the 2009-10 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) All-Sports standings, newly named in honor of the late Dennis Collins, the NCAC's first commissioner who passed away suddenly in June 2009. Read More ...

(March 9, 2010)
Cross Country Standouts Earn Postseason Academic Awards
Following a 2009 season that established new standards for the program, Wittenberg cross country standouts Darcy Dubuc, Anna Henry, Mary Pfeifer and Kevin Frick were recently named to the NCAA Division III United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team. Read More ...

(March 8, 2010)
Swimming And Track Standouts Earn NCAA Division III Bids
The winter sports season has concluded for all of Wittenberg University's teams, but that doesn't mean competition is done for all of the individual student-athletes. Men's track and field standout Josh Colbert and women's swimming and diving standout Adeline Brym have earned invitations to compete in NCAA Division III Championship meets. Read More ...

(March 4, 2010)
Women's Swimming and Diving Team Earns Academic Award
Not only did the Wittenberg University's women's swimming and diving team do a fine job in the pool during the 2009-10 season, finishing fourth in the challenging North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) championship meet last month as six swimmers met or exceeded NCAA Division III provisional qualifying standards, the Tigers put up strong numbers in the classroom as well. Read More ...

(March 2, 2010)
Women's Basketball Standout Stephanie Boardman Named Finalist For National Player Of The Year Award
Wittenberg University women's basketball standout Stephanie Boardman, class of 2010 from Cincinnati, Ohio, has been named one of 12 finalists for the prestigious Jostens Trophy, a national award that honors the most outstanding player in the country based on basketball ability, academic prowess and community service. Read More ...

(Feb. 25, 2010)
Women's Basketball Helps Raise Funds For Service Projects In Lesotho, Africa
The Wittenberg University women's basketball team, regular season champions of the North Coast Athletic Conference and host of the 2010 NCAC Tournament Friday, Feb. 26 and Saturday, Feb. 27, is joining forces with the Witt-In-Africa project to benefit children of the impoverished African kingdom of Lesotho. Read More ...

(Feb. 22, 2010)
Field Hockey Standout Collaborates With Mother To Publish Article in National Magazine
Hannah Scheckelhoff, class of 2011 from Columbus, Ohio, has shown excellence on the field for three years as a standout for the Wittenberg University field hockey team. Following the publication of her first nationally published article in Library Media Connection in October 2009, co-written with her mother, Terrie Scheckelhoff, her fine writing skills are also on display. Read More ...

(Feb. 9, 2010)
Football Head Coach Joe Fincham Finishes Third In Ohio College Football Coach of the Year Balloting
After leading his team to a North Coast Athletic Conference championship, an undefeated regular season and the NCAA Division III Tournament quarterfinals in 2009, Wittenberg University Football Head Coach Joe Fincham finished third in balloting by coaches for the Columbus Dispatch Ohio College Football Coach of the Year award. Read More ...

(Feb. 8, 2010)
Women's Basketball Hosts Annual Pink Zone Event Feb. 13 To Raise Breast Cancer Awareness
Wittenberg University's women's basketball team has made a habit of winning basketball games over the last 20 years - more than any other North Coast Athletic Conference program, in fact. However, Wittenberg team members and coaches know that breast cancer is a much more significant battle from which not enough people emerge victorious. Read More ...

(Feb. 7, 2010)
Football Standouts Selected To Play In First-Ever OhioCollegeFootball.com Senior Bowl
Less than two months after playing key roles in the Wittenberg football team's return to national prominence during a storybook 2009 season, quarterback Aaron Huffman, linebacker Kyle Lohrman, cornerback Brandyn Brown, and wide receiver Patrick Williams, will compete for the South team in the first-ever OhioCollegeFootball.com Bowl at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 17. Read More ...

(Feb. 5, 2010)
Women's Basketball Standouts Stephanie Boardman, Carrie Dyer Earn Academic All-District Awards
Wittenberg University women's basketball standouts Stephanie Boardman, class of 2010 from Cincinnati, Ohio, and Carrie Dyer, class of 2010 from Copley, Ohio, have been recognized for the combination of their athletic and academic accomplishments with second- and third-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors, respectively. Read More ...

(Jan. 22, 2010)
Wittenberg Hosts Bone Marrow Registry Drive To Support Track And Field Coach In Need Of Transplant
In January 2009, Dennis Robinson learned that he was suffering from Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), a blood disease that requires a bone marrow or stem cell transplant. One year later, members of the Wittenberg University community, who benefit from Robinson's tireless work as an assistant track and field coach, are rallying in support. Read More ...

(Jan. 19, 2010)
Ticket Information For Wittenberg Men's Basketball Game Against Wooster Jan. 23 Released
The Wittenberg University Tigers and the College of Wooster Fighting Scots, two of most successful men's basketball programs in all of NCAA Division III, will renew their spirited North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rivalry at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, in Wittenberg's Pam Evans Smith Arena, and tickets are once again in demand. Read More ...

(Jan. 8, 2010)
Wittenberg Hosts Sports Expo For National Girls And Women In Sports Day
The Wittenberg University Department of Athletics will host a day-long celebration of National Girls And Women In Sports Day, starting at noon Saturday, Jan. 30, in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Center Gymnasium. Read More ...

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