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Wittenberg Athletic Broadcasts Find New Home On Radio Dial
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University athletic teams have found a new home on the radio dial, WUSO-FM, the student-run campus radio station that can be found at the 89.1 frequency in the Springfield area. Read More...

Wittenberg Football Offensive Linemen Earn All-America Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Senior offensive lineman Chad Thompson and junior offensive lineman Brad Kassner were included in today's announcement of the 26th annual College Sports Information Directors Division III All-America Football Team. Read More...

Wittenberg Field Hockey Coach, Players Earn Regional, National Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - For the third time in her young career, Wittenberg University Field Hockey Head Coach Marianne Beshara has swept North Coast Athletic Conference and Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year honors. Read More...

Four Tiger Volleyball Players Named to 2003 NCAA Division III All-America Teams
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - After another outstanding season, Wittenberg University volleyball team members added more hardware to their trophy cases as the 2003 NCAA Division III All-America teams were announced by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Read More...

Thirty-Four Wittenberg Student-Athletes Earn 2003 Fall Sport Postseason Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Another banner fall sports season has reaped tangible rewards for 34 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams. In addition, several Tiger athletes received regional and national recognition from various organizations, including two All-America selections to date. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Volleyball, Field Hockey and Football Teams Conclude Outstanding Fall Seasons; Basketball Teams Prep For Kiwanis-Wittenberg Tip-Off Classic
It wasn't the ending to the 2003 season the Tigers had envisioned, but the Wittenberg volleyball team has no reason to hang their heads. The Tigers, ranked fifth in the final American Volleyball Coaches Assocation regular season poll, lost to 12th-ranked Ohio Northern University in the NCAA Division III Tournament Great Lakes Regional final on Saturday night. Read More...

Men's and Women's Basketball Hosts Kiwanis-Wittenberg Tip-Off Classic
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Per their custom, the Wittenberg University men's and women's basketball teams will welcome an outstanding field of eight teams for the annual Kiwanis-Wittenberg Tip-Off Classic. Read More...

Football Student-Athletes Named First-Team Academic All-District
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Two members of the Wittenberg football team have been selected to the 2003 CoSIDA Academic All-District IV College Division Football Team. Read More...

Football to Appear on Time Warner Cable This Week
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Time Warner Cable will continue its coverage of Wittenberg University athletic events this weekend with a broadcast of the Tiger football game against the College of Wooster at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at Edwards-Maurer Field. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Volleyball, Field Hockey Win NCAC Tournaments; Sarah Yuskewich and Katie Babcock Named Tournament MVPs
The Wittenberg volleyball team opens NCAA Division III Tournament play this week after winning three straight North Coast Athletic Conference matches last week to capture the NCAC Tournament title. Read More...

Volleyball Wins NCAC Tournament Title to Advance to NCAA Division III Tournament
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio The Wittenberg volleyball team has participated in the NCAA Division III Tournament in each of the last eight years and nine times overall. Read More...

Field Hockey Wins NCAC Tournament Title to Advance to NCAA Division III Tournament
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg field hockey team is back in the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Tournament for a second straight year after capturing the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament championship in thrilling fashion Saturday with a 1-0 in overtime over Wooster. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Volleyball, Field Hockey Teams Advance in NCAC Tournament Action; Sebastian Missura Named NCAC Player of the Week for Men's Soccer
The Wittenberg volleyball team continues to make headlines. The Tigers took first place in the Trinity Invitational last weekend and then won its North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal match Tuesday against Ohio Wesleyan. Read More...

Basketball Teams Projected to Finish Second in NCAC Preseason Balloting
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University men's and women's basketball teams both were picked to finish second in preseason voting by coaches and media after the North Coast Athletic Conference's 20th annual basketball media day, which was held today via teleconference. Read More...

Sarah Jurewicz, Beth Green, Ryan Taylor and Matt Croci Make NCAC Men's and Women's Basketball All-Decade Teams - pdf file
CLEVELAND -- Ohio Wesleyan's Travis Schwab and Katie Sturtz head a list of stellar student-athletes named to the North Coast Athletic Conference's 20th Anniversary men's and women's basketball teams. Read More...

Volleyball Wins Conference Regular Season Title; To Host Tournament Quarterfinal Tuesday
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University volleyball team is once again the preeminent team in the North Coast Athletic Conference. After clinching a seventh consecutive conference regular season title with a perfect 8-0 record, the Tigers are hoping to extend their season quite a bit further. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Field Hockey Claims Share of NCAC Regular Season Title; Football Wins Big Again; Swimming and Diving Teams Finish Strong at NCAC Relays
The Wittenberg field hockey team is on a roll. No other description applies when a team hasn't lost in more than a month and has stormed back from an 0-2 start to the conference season to claim a share of the regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming tournament. Read More...

Field Hockey Wins Conference Regular Season Title; to Host Tournament Semifinal Saturday
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University field hockey team is on a roll. When a team hasn't lost in more than a month and has stormed back from an 0-2 start to the conference season to claim a share of the regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming tournament - there is no other description that fits. Read More...

Amy Kraus, Jo-El Miller, Sara Hamilton and Rebecca Russ Make NCAC Field Hockey All-Decade Team - pdf file
CLEVELAND -- Earlham?s Rebecca Aldred and Denison?s Karen Lancaster head an impressive list of stellar athletes named to the North Coast Athletic Conference?s 20th Anniversary field hockey team. Aldred and Lancaster are the only two members of the squad still actively competing. The midfielders are two of 12 former NCAC Players of the Year represented on the 18-person team. Read More...

All-Sports Release -Volleyball Clinches Another NCAC Regular Season Title; Field Hockey Moves Into Tie For NCAC Lead; Football Rebounds With Big Win
Volleyball Clinches Another NCAC Regular Season Title; Field Hockey Moves Into Tie For NCAC Lead; Football Rebounds With Big Win Read More...

Field Hockey Standout Katy Barrett Named NCAA Division III Rookie of the Week
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Freshman forward Katy Barrett is one of seven first-year students on the 2003 Wittenberg University field hockey roster. While all have made significant contributions, Barrett has made perhaps the biggest impression of all as she has become an offensive force for the defending North Coast Athletic Conference regular season and tournament champions. Read More...

Athletics Hall of Honor Class of 2003 to be Inducted This Weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Eight Wittenberg University greats will be inducted into the school's Athletics Hall of Honor during Homecoming weekend ceremonies, Oct. 24-26. Bill Beach '82, Ann Burns Tolliver '89, Jeff Connelly '70, Steve Iannarino '87, Fred Musone '66, Tim Rummins '67, Scott Sloman '84 and Joyce Weiser Leichman '49 join 131 other athletes who have been inducted over the last 18 years. Read More...

Tigers Dominate NCAC Volleyball All-Decade Team - pdf file
CLEVELAND -- Wittenberg?s Monica McDonald and Sarah Yuskewich head a list of stellar student-athletes named to the North Coast Athletic Conference?s 20th Anniversary volleyball team. McDonald and Yuskewich are the only two members of the squad still actively competing. Thus far this season, the pair have led the Tigers to a perfect 8-0 conference record and the number one seed heading into the annual NCAC Tournament. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Field Hockey Claims Share of NCAC Regular Season Title; Football Wins Big Again; Swimming and Diving Teams Finish Strong at NCAC Relays
The Wittenberg field hockey team is on a roll. No other description applies when a team hasn't lost in more than a month and has stormed back from an 0-2 start to the conference season to claim a share of the regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming tournament. Read More...

Jay Freund and Jonas Osterberg Named to NCAC Men's Soccer All-Decade Team - pdf file
CLEVELAND -- Kenyon?s Kelsey Olds and Ohio Wesleyan?s Philip Hoffman head an impressive list of past standouts named to the North Coast Athletic Conference?s 20th Anniversary men?s soccer team. Olds and Hoffman are two of the 13 former NCAC Players of the Year represented on the 18-person squad. Read More...

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All-Sports Release - Football, Volleyball Extend Win Streaks; Field Hockey, Soccer Teams Climb Back Into NCAC Races; Jen Meyer Earns Player of the Week Honors
The Wittenberg volleyball team is rolling at just the right time, and now the Tigers may have the proper momentum heading into the loaded Wittenberg National Invitational II this weekend at the HPER Center. Read More...

Wittenberg Hosts Third Invitational Volleyball Tournament of 2003 Season
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University volleyball team hosts the Wittenberg National Invitational II this weekend, featuring one of the strongest regular season fields anywhere in the nation. Eight teams will compete over a two-day span beginning at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, and winding up with championship and third-place matches at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Volleyball Wins Own Invitational; Football Remains Perfect; Sarah Yuskewich Earns NCAC Athlete of the Week Honors
The Wittenberg volleyball team is warming up at just the right time. After getting off to a 6-4 start while competing against a brutal early-season schedule, the Tigers have reeled off seven straight victories, including the first three in North Coast Athletic Conference action. Read More...

Central Region Women's Tennis Championships Hosted by Wittenberg This Weekend
The Wittenberg field hockey team is on a roll. No other description applies when a team hasn't lost in more than a month and has stormed back from an 0-2 start to the conference season to claim a share of the regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming tournament. Read More...

Jeremy Kaufman, Abi Gerstle Named to NCAC All-Decade Men's and Women's Cross Country Teams - pdf file
CLEVELAND -- Kenyon's Dan Denning and Oberlin's Shannon Fox head an impressive list of past standouts named to the North Coast Athletic Conference's 20th Anniversary men's and women's cross country teams. Read More...

1973 National Football Championship Team Celebrates 30th Anniversary
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Thirty years ago, the Wittenberg University football team set a new standard for all other small colleges to follow. The Tigers won the first NCAA Division III Playoff championship by defeating Juniata 41-0 in Phenix City, Ala., site of the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Volleyball Takes Early NCAC Lead; Men's Soccer Heads Into Extremely Difficult NCAC Schedule on Win Streak
The Wittenberg volleyball team is back to its winning ways as the 2003 North Coast Athletic Conference race heats up. Winners of six straight NCAC regular season and tournament championships, the Tigers are off to a 3-0 start this year. Read More...

Wittenberg Hosts Second Invitational Volleyball Tournament of 2003 Season
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University volleyball team hosts its annual Wittenberg Invitational this weekend, featuring the usual array of high-quality competition. Eight teams will compete over a two-day span, beginning at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, and winding up with championship and third-place matches at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. The teams will compete on two courts in Wittenberg's HPER Center. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Football Off to Fast Start; Volleyball Plays Well Against Difficult Schedule; Raymar Hampshire, Tracy Butler, Yusef Abdul-Zahir Earn NCAC Honors
With just nine starters and 24 letterwinners back in the fold, nothing about the 2003 season was too clear for the Tiger football program when preseason practices began. Things are much clearer after the Tigers opened with a 34-7 win over Albion and a 38-12 victory over Urbana. Read More...

Wittenberg Welcomes Neighbors, Conducts Food Drive as Part of Community Night Sept. 13
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University is hosting Community Night on Saturday, Sept. 13, at Edwards-Maurer Field. Dinner will be served beginning at 5 p.m. under a large tent at the north end of the stadium, approximately two hours prior to kickoff of Wittenberg's football game against visiting Urbana University. Read More...

Wittenberg Partners With Stretch Internet to Provide High-Quality Internet Broadcasts of Athletic Events
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University Tiger sports fans have more reason than ever to be excited about the opening kickoff to the 2003-04 school year. Now anyone, anywhere can listen in on all the action - live via a new, state-of-the-art Internet feed made possible by alumni gifts and the university's athletic department. Read More...

Wittenberg Men's Soccer to Host Annual Invitational
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University men's soccer program kicks off its 2003 season by hosting the Wittenberg Men's Soccer Invitational this weekend at Bill Edwards Field. This will be the 15th Wittenberg Men's Soccer Invitational since 1987. Read More...

Wittenberg Volleyball to Host First of Three 2003 Invitational Tournaments This Weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University volleyball team hosts the Wittenberg National Volleyball Invitational this weekend, featuring the usual array of high-quality competition. Four teams will take to the court beginning at 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, with action wrapping up with matches at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30. Each team will play once on Friday and twice on Saturday, with action running on two courts in Wittenberg's HPER Center the second day. Read More...

Wittenberg Cheerleading Squad Takes Seven First-Place Ribbons at University of Michigan Camp
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University's varsity cheerleading squad made quite a showing at the National Cheerleading Association's (NCA) camp at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor Aug. 5-7, capturing seven first-place ribbons against much larger collegiate institutions. Read More...

Former Wittenberg Athletic Director, Coach and Athlete Bob Rosencrans Dies at Age 67
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - First as a player at Wittenberg University in the 1950's, later as a coach and director of athletics, Bob Rosencrans defeated many opponents. But on Monday, Aug. 18, Rosencrans met a foe even he couldn't topple, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Read More...

Tigers Dominate NCAC 20th Anniversary Second-Decade Football Team - pdf file
CLEVELAND -- Wittenberg's Casey Donaldson, the premier running back and Wooster's Seth Duerr, the outstanding linebacker, highlight the North Coast Athletic Conference All-Decade Football Team. They lead a list of 35 players who dominated NCAC football over the past decade, 1993-2002. Read More...

As New School Year Approaches, Wittenberg University Athletic Department Welcomes New Staff Members
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The 2003-04 school year is just around the corner, and the Wittenberg University athletic department is now at full staff and ready for another successful season. Two new head coaches, four new assistant coaches, a new assistant athletic trainer and several new assignments within the department are among the changes. Read More...

Wittenberg Hosts Successful NYSP Camp for Third Straight Year
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - For a third straight year, the Wittenberg University campus was alive with the sounds of hundreds of young people participating in a five-week summer camp as part of the National Youth Sports Program (NYSP). Read More...

Katherine Haney Selected as New Women's Lacrosse Head Coach
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Former Denison University lacrosse standout Katherine Haney has been named head women's lacrosse coach at Wittenberg University, Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell announced. Read More...

Track and Football Standout Skip Ivery Selected Second-Team Academic All-America
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University junior student-athlete Skip Ivery will have to make some more room on his mantle. He has won another award. Read More...

Wittenberg Student-Athletes Make Best Showing Yet In National Standings
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - For decades known as a small college football and basketball powerhouse, Wittenberg University ended the 2002-03 academic year ranked No. 20 among 424 NCAA Division III schools in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Directors' Cup standings. Read More...

Eight Wittenberg Greats To Be Inducted Into Athletics Hall of Honor
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Eight Wittenberg University greats will be inducted into the school's Athletics Hall of Honor during Homecoming weekend ceremonies, Oct. 24-26. Bill Beach '82 (football), Ann Burns Tolliver '89 (swimming and diving), Jeff Connelly '70 (wrestling), Steve Iannarino '87 (basketball), Fred Musone '66 (football), Tim Rummins '67 (football), Mark Sloman '84 (soccer) and Joyce Weiser Leichman '49 (basketball, softball, field hockey, volleyball) join 131 other athletes who have been inducted over the last 18 years. Read More...

Led By Skip Ivery's NCAA Track Title, Tiger Student-Athletes Earn Regional, National Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - A banner sports season was capped off in dramatic fashion as junior Skip Ivery (Columbus, Ohio/Groveport-Madison) won the 110-meter high hurdles at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY, May 22-24. Read More...

Wittenberg Finishes Second in North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports Standings
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University's athletic department showed off its all-around excellence once again in the 2002-03 school year, finishing second in the North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports standings for the second straight year. Read More...

Fifty-One Wittenberg Student-Athletes Earn Spring Sport Postseason Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Another banner spring sports season has reaped rich rewards for 51 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams over the last two weeks. Read More...

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach Nancy Beck Retires
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - After 17 years and 109 wins at the helm of the Wittenberg University women's lacrosse program, Head Coach Nancy Beck has resigned the position. A search for her replacement will commence immediately. Read More...

Wittenberg Swimmer and Director of Athletics to Participate in NCAA Leadership Conference
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - It may have the appearance of fun in the sun with cartoon characters, but an upcoming trip to Disney World is as much about business and personal development as anything else. Men's swimming and diving standout Kyle Dunaway and Wittenberg Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell will participate in the seventh annual NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference May 25-29 at the Coronado Springs Resort and Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Read More...

Softball Wins First NCAA Tournament Game in School History
NEW CONCORD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University softball team hasn't been making history all season, just in the last week. Read More...

Baseball Looks Toward Future as Stadium Construction Now Scheduled
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University baseball program is getting a new home - at least it will be new to the current players. The Springfield City Commission recently awarded a $2.56 million contract to build a new municipal stadium on the site of the old stadium, which was demolished in March 2001 after serving the community for more than 70 years and playing host to Wittenberg baseball games between 1981 and 2000. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Softball Wins NCAC Tournament as Norah Gillam Earns MVP Honors; Tim Gaal Named NCAC Field Events MVP at NCAC Track Championships
The Tiger softball team came up big over the weekend, winning three straight games to capture the 2003 North Coast Athletic Conference softball championship at Denison. Read More...

Softball Advances to NCAA Division III Tournament
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University softball team came up big over the weekend, winning three straight games to capture the 2003 North Coast Athletic Conference softball championship at Denison University in Granville. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Women's Lacrosse On Win Streak; Men's Tennis Finishes Second in NCAC; Cara Romanowski, Abi Gerstle, Skip Ivery, Tim Gaal Earn NCAC Honors
The Tiger women's lacrosse team is hot. Very hot. Seven wins in eight games hot heading into Tuesday's regular season finale against Oberlin at Edwards-Maurer Field. Read More...

Wittenberg Selects Paco Labrador as New Women's Volleyball Head Coach
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University has selected former Miami University Assistant Women's Volleyball Coach Paco Labrador as its new Head Women's Volleyball Coach. He replaces Connie Surowicz, the most successful coach in Tiger volleyball history, who accepted the same position at Ashland University in January. Read More...

Wittenberg Women's Lacrosse Player Cara Romanowski Breaks School Record for Goals in a Career
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University senior women's lacrosse standout Cara Romanowski had the kind of record-breaking week most athletes can only dream about. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Men's Tennis Takes NCAC West Title; Men's Golf Comes on Strong as Sandridge Makes Hole-in-One; Women's Lacrosse Pulls NCAC Upset
The Tiger men's tennis team accomplished the first of several lofty goals last week as they wrapped up the North Coast Athletic Conference West Division title with a 4-3 home victory over defending champion Denison on Wednesday. That win came a day after the Tigers captured a 5-2 victory over NAIA scholarship program Cedarville on Tuesday, also at home. Read More...

Wittenberg to Host 2003 Summer Sports Camps
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - A majority of the students who make Wittenberg University a lively and entertaining place will be elsewhere this summer. That doesn't mean the Wittenberg campus will be without life and the sounds of young people hard at work - and play. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Softball, Tennis Teams Among NCAC Leaders; Skip Ivery, Jen Fleming Earn NCAC Honors
The Tiger softball team continued to play well last week, splitting a doubleheader with fellow North Coast Athletic Conference title contender Wooster on Tuesday, sweeping conference rival Hiram on Saturday and splitting a doubleheader with Defiance on Sunday. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Spring Teams in Early Hunt for Conference Championships, Norah Gillam and Joel Drake Take NCAC Weekly Honors
The Tiger softball team may be picking up steam at just the right time. Two North Coast Athletic Conference doubleheader sweeps over rivals Ohio Wesleyan and Oberlin last week and a split with one of the preseason favorites, Wooster, on Tuesday put the Tigers atop the standings with a 5-1 record. Read More...

Men's Soccer Players Selected to Participate in Senior All-Star Game
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University men's soccer standouts Brian Armstrong, Matt Lapish and Josh Curtis have been selected to participate in the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Coaches Association Senior All-Star Game, scheduled for a 2 p.m. kickoff on Sunday, April 13 at Ohio Wesleyan University. Read More...

Fifth Annual Wittenberg Football Golf Outing Set For June 14
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - For the fifth consecutive year, the Wittenberg University football program is hosting a golf outing to raise funds for the program. This year's event is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 14, at Reid Memorial Golf Course in Springfield. Lunch and registration begin at noon. Read More...

Wittenberg University Student-Athletes Earn Academic Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - While the Wittenberg University athletic department can boast of football, volleyball, men's basketball and women's basketball team championships and numerous individual accomplishments in the 2001-02 school year, perhaps the greatest source of pride is created by the performance of Tiger athletes in the classroom. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Spring Seasons Heat Up; Beth Walters, Becky Barnes and Joe Rumschlag Earn NCAC Athlete of the Week Honors
It was a frigid weekend in Springfield, and unfortunately the action on the field played out in a disappointing fashion for the Tiger baseball team, which dropped three of four North Coast Athletic Conference West Division games to Wabash College at the Municipal Stadium Annex. Read More...

Wittenberg Finishes 14th in Winter Sears Directors' Cup Standings
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University's athletic teams finished the 2002-03 academic year winter season ranked 14th among 397 NCAA Division III schools in the Sears Directors' Cup standings. Wittenberg is the highest ranked North Coast Athletic Conference institution, as well as the highest ranked school in the state of Ohio heading into the spring sports season. Read More...

Wittenberg Baseball Back on WULM 1600 AM Radio in Springfield and on the World Wide Web
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - The Wittenberg University baseball team is off to a strong start to the 2003 season. Now fans will be able to tune into selected Tiger baseball games on WULM 1600 AM radio in Springfield, starting with a doubleheader against North Coast Athletic Conference West Division rival Wabash College at noon, Saturday, March 29. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Skip Ivery, Rebecca Searcy, Steve Rader Earn All-America Honors in Track & Swimming; Young Baseball Team Off to Hot Start
At the halfway point, the 2003 men's and women's track and field campaign has all the makings of one of the best in school history. The indoor season concluded March 15 with a bang. Junior Skip Ivery (Columbus, Ohio/Groveport-Madison) finished second in the 55-meter high hurdles at the NCAA Division III Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship meet at DePauw. Ivery broke his own school record with a blistering time of 7.51 in the finals of the national meet. Read More...

Three Wittenberg University Athletes Earn Winter Sports All-America Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Another banner winter sports season came to a conclusion recently as three Wittenberg student-athletes earned All-America designations for their outstanding performances in NCAA Division III competition. Read More...

Twenty-five Wittenberg Athletes and Two Coaches Earn Winter Postseason Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - A banner winter sports season has reaped tangible rewards for 25 Wittenberg University athletes and two coaches who earned All-North Coast Athletic Conference awards. Announcements for men's and women's basketball came in separate releases from the NCAC office last week. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Men's Track Places Second in NCAC Indoor Championships; Women's Hoops Falls in NCAA Tourney; Spring Teams Head South To Start Seasons
The Tiger track and field teams turned in an outstanding performance last weekend at the North Coast Athletic Conference Indoor Championships at Denison. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Women's Basketball Advances to NCAA Tournament; Men's Basketball Falls in NCAC Tourney Semifinals; Track Teams Prep For Conference Meet
For the first time in five years, the Tiger women's basketball team will participate in the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament. The Tigers will play at Baldwin-Wallace at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5. The winner of that game earns a date with seventh-ranked Wilmington in the second round at 3 p.m. Saturday. Read More...

Women's Basketball Earns NCAA Division III Tournament Berth
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - For the first time in five years, the Wittenberg University women's basketball team is headed for the so-called "Big Dance," the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Basketball Teams Finish 2002-03 Regular Season on a Roll;Track and Field Teams Turn In More Outstanding Times
The Wittenberg men's and women's indoor track and field teams competed against a loaded field at Ohio State University over the weekend and turned in a host of outstanding individual performances in the Scarlet & Grey Invitational. No team scores were kept. Read More...

Swimming and Diving Head Coach Leslie Ramsey Named NCAC Coach of the Year
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - For the first time in her brief career as a collegiate head coach, Wittenberg University Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Head Coach Leslie Ramsey was named North Coast Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Women's Basketball Clinches NCAC Title; Men's Basketball Upsets No. 5 Wooster; Swimmers Post Strong Times at Conference Meet; Kate Rolf, Kevin Longley, Skip Ivery, Leslie Ramsey All Collect Conference Awards
Ever since the calendar flipped to 2003, the Wittenberg University women's basketball team has been perfect. Fourteen straight victories, all against North Coast Athletic Conference opponents in the Year 2003, have produced a ninth NCAC regular season championship since the Tigers joined the league prior to the 1988-89 season. Read More...

Wittenberg Women's Basketball Clinches NCAC Regular Season Title
WOOSTER, Ohio - Ever since the calendar flipped to 2003, the Wittenberg University women's basketball team has been perfect. Fourteen straight victories, all against North Coast Athletic Conference opponents in the Year 2003, have produced a ninth NCAC regular season championship since the Tigers joined the league prior to the 1988-89 season. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Women's Basketball Nears Title; Swimming and Diving Teams Prep For NCAC Meet; Track Athletes Claim Weekly Conference Honors
The Wittenberg women's basketball team isn't just beating teams in the North Coast Athletic Conference right now. The Tigers are setting themselves apart from the rest -- by a wide margin. Last week, Wittenberg claimed three more victories, two by stunningly lop-sided margins. Read More...

Wittenberg Women's Basketball to Appear on Time Warner Cable
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Time Warner Cable will continue its coverage of Wittenberg University athletic events with a women's basketball game at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 8 in the HPER Center. Read More...

Volleyball Coach Connie Surowicz Resigns to Take New Position
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Connie Surowicz, the most successful volleyball coach in Wittenberg University history, has accepted the same position at Ashland University, an NCAA Division II institution in Ashland, Ohio. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Women's Basketball Still Perfect in NCAC; B.J. Harris Goes Over 1,000 Career Points; Track Teams Finish Strong in NCAC Relays
If the Wittenberg women's basketball team didn't already have complete command of the 2002-03 North Coast Athletic Conference regular season race, they do now. With a surprisingly easy 71-52 defeat of two-time defending NCAC tournament champion Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday, Read More...

Wittenberg's Sarah Yuskewich Appears in Sports Illustrated
Yuskewich, a sophomore setter at Wittenberg, set a Division III record for assists in a season (2,125). The Tigers reached the national quarterfinals for the first time, and Yuskewich was named conference player of the year Read More...

All-Sports Release - Tiger Women's Basketball Team Leads NCAC By Two Games; Joe Rumschlag Earns Conference Track Honors
The Wittenberg Tiger women's basketball team has taken control of its own destiny. At the halfway point of the 2002-03 season, the Tigers own a commanding two-game advantage in the race for the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championship and the privilege of hosting the tournament championship Feb. 25-March 1. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Tiger Hoops Teams Unbeaten in Conference Play; Kate Rolf Scores 1,000th Career Point
The 2002-03 edition of the Wittenberg Tigers is much different than those of past years. Some faces and names remain the same, but many new contributors are seeing action during games and helping the Tigers to the top of the heap - the same place those previous editions have found themselves. Read More...

Wittenberg Basketball Teams to Appear on Time Warner Cable
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Time Warner Cable will continue its coverage of Wittenberg University athletic events with a men's and women's basketball doubleheader, beginning at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 22 in the HPER Center. Read More...

Wittenberg Finishes 11th in Fall Sears Directors' Cup Standings
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University's athletic teams finished the 2002-03 academic year fall season ranked 11th among 395 NCAA Division III schools in the Sears Directors' Cup standings. Read More...

Wittenberg Adds Women's Golf as 23rd Varsity Intercollegiate Sport
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - Wittenberg University is proud to offer as many athletic and academic opportunities as possible to its more than 2,000 students. Beginning in the 2003-04 school year, women's golf will be re-introduced as a varsity intercollegiate sport after two years as a club sport. Read More...