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Wittenberg University Basketball Teams Host Kiwanis-Wittenberg Holiday Classic Dec. 29-30
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University men's and women's basketball teams welcome an outstanding field of eight teams for the 2004 Kiwanis-Wittenberg Holiday Classic. This year's competition is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 29, and Thursday, Dec. 30, at Wittenberg's HPER Center. Games for both days are scheduled for 1, 3, 6 and 8 p.m. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Women's Swimming and Diving Wins DePauw Invitational To Cap Solid First Half of 2004-05 Season; Basketball Teams Experience Highs and Lows
The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams put the wraps on the first half of the 2004-05 season with a pair of impressive finishes at the annual DePauw Invitational. The Tiger women captured first place in a nine-team field, outpacing the host team among several other perennial powerhouses. The Tiger men took third place behind nationally ranked DePauw and North Coast Athletic Conference rival Wabash. Read More...

Field Hockey Coach Kiki Chesterton Resigns Her Position
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University Field Hockey Head Coach Kiki Chesterton has resigned her position in order to accept a teaching position at Hopatcong High School in New Jersey. Read More...

Football Standouts Cap Season With Regional And National Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University football standouts Brad Kassner, Jacob Thomas and Will Block earned All-North Region honors, and Kassner went on to earn All-America honors for the second straight year. Read More...

Women's Soccer Caps Season With Individual, Team Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Following one of the best seasons in school history, the Wittenberg University women's soccer program has pulled in three additional honors, two that recognize individuals and one that recognizes the team. Read More...

Field Hockey Players Blair Ufer And Carrie Happ Earn All-America Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Senior Wittenberg University field hockey standout Blair Ufer, a midfielder from Ann Arbor, Mich., has been honored for her outstanding play during the 2004 season with National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-America honors for the second straight season. In addition, Ufer was joined by senior Carrie Happ, a defensive back from Pittsburgh, Pa., in earning All-America honors from WomensFieldHockey.com. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Nationally Ranked Men's Basketball Off To Flying Start; Volleyball Falls in National Quarterfinals
The Wittenberg men's basketball team is off to its customary strong start, posting a 3-1 record through the first two weeks of the 2004-05 season. Blessed with talent and experience, the Tigers went 1-1 at the Washington University Lopata Classic to open the season, falling only to the nationally ranked host team by three points in the championship game, and then rebounded last week with a pair of lopsided wins. Read More...

Football Standout Brad Kassner Selected To Participate In 2004 Aztec Bowl
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University offensive lineman Brad Kassner has been selected to play for the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III All-Star team that will represent the United States against the Mexican National Team in the 2004 Aztec Bowl at 4 p.m. (CST) Saturday, Dec. 11 in Cancun, Mexico. Read More...

Twenty-Eight Wittenberg Student-Athletes And Two Coaches Earn Fall Sport Postseason Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Another banner fall sports season has reaped rich rewards for 27 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams over the last two weeks. Read More...

Wittenberg Volleyball Places Four Players On NCAA Division III All-America Teams
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The 2004 season may have come to an abrupt close with a 3-0 defeat at the University of La Verne on Saturday night, but the Wittenberg volleyball team did receive good news over the weekend as four players were honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) with All-America honors. Read More...

Student-Run Wittenberg Radio Station Gets Signal Upgrade; Improves Range By 128 Percent
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The joyous sounds that emanate daily from Wittenberg University's student-run radio station, WUSO 89.1-FM, can now be heard by many more people in the greater Springfield area thanks to a recently completed signal upgrade that will improve the station's range a whopping 128 percent. Read More...

All-Sports Release —Volleyball Advances to NCAA Quarterfinals Football Caps Season With Record-Setting Win
The Wittenberg volleyball team won the NCAA Division III Tournament Great Lakes Region championship for the second time in three years last weekend and were rewarded with a trip to sunny Southern California. The Tigers, ranked No. 2 in the nation and sporting a school-record 35-2 overall record, will play the second NCAA Division III Tournament quarterfinal match in school history at the University of La Verne near Los Angeles, Calif. at 10 p.m. (EST) Saturday, Nov. 20. Read More...

Wittenberg Volleyball Sent to California For NCAA Division III Tournament Quarterfinal Match
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Champions of the Great Lakes Regional for the second time in three years, the second-ranked Wittenberg Tigers have been shipped west - far west - for this weekend's NCAA Division III quarterfinal match. Sporting a record of 35-2 after defeating Alma College and the College of Mount St. Joseph at Ohio Northern University last weekend to win the regional, the Tigers will next travel to the University of La Verne near Los Angeles, Calif., for a date with the third-ranked Leopards at 10 p.m. (EST) Saturday, Nov. 20. Read More...

Wittenberg Rugby Teams Advance To Collegiate Division III West Region Finals
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University men's and women's rugby teams are both playing in the Collegiate Division III West Region finals at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13. This is the first time in Wittenberg's short history of rugby that both the men and women have advanced to the championship games in the same year. Read More...

All-Sports Release —Field Hockey, Volleyball Win NCAC Titles and Advance to NCAA Tournaments; Basketball Teams Picked Among NCAC's Best in Preseason Polls
The Wittenberg University field hockey team, the North Coast Athletic Conference champion for the third straight year, will play in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the seventh time in school history. The Tigers received a first-round bye and will begin second round play at William Smith College at 11 a.m. Saturday. Read More...

Wittenberg Field Hockey Team To Play Saturday in NCAA Division III Regional Tournament
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University field hockey team, the North Coast Athletic Conference champion for the third straight year, has earned the opportunity to play in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the seventh time in school history. The Tigers received a first-round bye in the 18-team tournament and will begin second round play at William Smith College at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 13. Read More...

Wittenberg Volleyball Team To Play Friday in NCAA Division III Regional Tournament
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University volleyball team, ranked second in the nation after a phenomenal 33-2 regular season, have earned the opportunity to play in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the 10th time in school history and the eighth year in a row. The Tigers received a bye as the No. 1 seeded team in the Great Lakes Regional bracket and will take on the winner of a first-round match between Alma College and Benedictine University on Friday at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. Read More...

Wittenberg Men's and Women's Basketball Teams Picked To Finish Among Leaders in Conference Preseason Polls
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University men's and women's basketball teams both captured North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championships with perfect 16-0 records, so it's hardly surprising that both teams were given a great deal of respect in the 2004-05 NCAC preseason polls conducted during today's media day conference call. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Football Wins Key NCAC Game; Soccer, Field Hockey Seasons Come Down To Final Regular Season Weekend; Tristan Murray Earns NCAC Honor
The Wittenberg football team, ranked 22nd in the nation, improved to 6-1 overall and 4-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference after winning a key game against Wabash College, 49-35, last Saturday. The Tigers are tied for first place in the conference with the College of Wooster heading into tomorrow's key game at third-place Ohio Wesleyan. Read More...

Wittenberg Field Hockey Players Selected To Compete in Annual Division III Senior All-Star Game
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University field hockey standout Blair Ufer (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) has been selected to participate in the prestigious National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III North/South Senior All-Star game, and teammate Carrie Happ (Pittsburgh, Pa./Vincentian) has been chosen as an alternate for the game. The annual event is scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 20, on the campus of Westfield State College in Westfield, Mass. Read More...

Wittenberg Volleyball Team Hosts Final Invitational Tournament of the Year
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University volleyball team concludes the 2004 regular season on Oct. 29 and 30 by hosting Wittenberg Volleyball Invitational III. Five other schools - Muskingum, Wooster, Mount Union, Franklin and Capital - will join Wittenberg to comprise a solid six-team tournament on two courts in the university's HPER Center. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Volleyball Clinches Title; Football, Men's and Women's Soccer and Field Hockey Among NCAC Leaders; Katy Barrett Earns NCAC Honor
The Wittenberg volleyball team continues to roll over opponents like a freight train through the heartland. With four more quality wins last weekend at the Elmhurst College Volleyball Invitational, including two over nationally ranked teams, the Tigers improved to 24-1 overall and ascended to the top spot of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) poll for the first time in school history. Read More...

Wittenberg Pep Band Brings New Energy to University Sporting Events
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — If Wittenberg University athletes have a little more spring in their step this year at Homecoming, it could be a direct result of a little more "pep." That would be courtesy of the Wittenberg Pep Band, one of the newest and most visible organizations on campus. After making its debut on basketball game days during the 2003-04 season, the Pep Band has become a fan favorite on football Saturdays this fall at Edwards-Maurer Field. Perhaps not coincidentally, the 23rd-ranked Tigers are 3-0 at home on the gridiron going into Saturday's showdown with 24th-ranked Wabash College. Read More...

Wittenberg Athletics Hall of Honor Class of 2004 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 this weekend. Brad Baldridge '91, Loyal Bishop '52, Beth Green '94, Taver Johnson '94, Rick Lyons '92, Tony Vedova '61, Jon Warga '91 and Scott Watters '87 will join 143 other athletes who have been selected for this prestigious honor the last 19 years. Read More...

Wittenberg Volleyball Wins 10th Straight NCAC Regular Season Championship
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University volleyball team extended their mastery of the North Coast Athletic Conference last night as the Tigers wrapped up their 10th straight regular season championship. With a convincing 3-0 win at Denison University, the Tigers swept the NCAC regular season with an 8-0 record and earned the No. 1 seed and home court advantage for the 2004 NCAC Tournament. Read More...

Seattle Mariners Vice President Serves as Wittenberg Management Department Executive-in-Residence
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Randy Adamack, Wittenberg Class of 1973, isn't a painter, but he plays one on television. As vice president of communications for Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners, one of Adamack's primary assignments is to create and maintain the most positive public image possible of an extraordinarily visible professional sports franchise. The Wittenberg University Management Department's Executive-In-Residence for the fall 2004 semester told students at his alma mater on Tuesday that it's not always fun and games. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Volleyball, Field Hockey, Men's and Women's Soccer All Take NCAC Leads Heading Into Key Weekend; Liz Volz Earns NCAC Player of the Week
The Wittenberg field hockey team isn't just beating teams in 2004. The Tigers have outscored their nine opponents so far this season by a whopping 31-6 margin en route to an 8-1 overall record and a mark of 5-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Women's Soccer Earns Key NCAC Win; Volleyball, Field Hockey Continue Winning Ways; Lisa Rusch and Julia Wickham Earn Player of the Week
It's hard to imagine that even eternally optimistic Head Coach Norm Riker and his Wittenberg women's soccer team envisioned this kind of start for a team with a roster stocked mostly with underclassmen. But through the first month of the campaign, the Tigers remain unbeaten at 6-0-4 after a strong week in which they defeated perennial North Coast Athletic Conference powerhouse Wooster and tied perennial Ohio Athletic Conference power Wilmington. Read More...

Wittenberg to Host Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Central Region Men's Championships
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Central Region Men's Championships will take place Oct. 1-4 at Wittenberg University's Georgiana Albright Tennis Complex. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Volleyball, Field Hockey, Women's Soccer Off to Strong Starts; Ryan Holmes, Sarah Yuskewich Earn NCAC Player of the Week Honors
Through the first few weeks of the 2004 season, the Wittenberg volleyball team is playing like the champions they hope to become by season's end. Ranked second in the nation and champions of the first three tournaments in which they competed, the Tigers now turn their sites to the Wittenberg Invitational II, an event at the HPER Center this weekend that involves four of the top teams in the Great Lakes Region this year. Read More...

Wittenberg Hosts Second Invitational Volleyball Tournament of 2004 Season
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University volleyball team hosts its annual Wittenberg Invitational II this weekend, featuring the usual array of high-quality competition. Seven teams will compete over a two-day span, beginning at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, and concluding with a match between Baldwin-Wallace and the host Tigers at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25. The teams will compete on two courts in Wittenberg's HPER Center. Read More...

Wittenberg Volleyball Standout Sarah Yuskewich Named National Player of the Week
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — There are precious few collegiate awards and individual honors that Wittenberg senior volleyball standout Sarah Yuskewich hasn't already earned. So on Monday, she claimed one for the second time in her career, garnering Sports Imports/American Volleyball Coaches Association National Player of the Week honors for her outstanding, record-breaking performance in the Teri Clemens Invitational at Washington University over the weekend. Read More...

Wittenberg Men's Golf to Host Invitational Tournament This Weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University is hosting Community Night on Saturday, Sept. 18, at Edwards-Maurer Field. Dinner will be served from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the HPER Center as a prelude to Wittenberg's football game against visiting Thomas More College. Read More...

Wittenberg University Welcomes Neighbors, Conducts Food Drive as Part of Community Night Sept. 18
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University is hosting Community Night on Saturday, Sept. 18, at Edwards-Maurer Field. Dinner will be served from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the HPER Center as a prelude to Wittenberg's football game against visiting Thomas More College. Read More...

Cross Country Teams Host 2004 Invitational Meet Saturday at John Bryan State Park
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University men's and women's cross country teams open their 2004 season with the annual Wittenberg Invitational Saturday morning at John Bryan State Park in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Three schools - Ohio Valley College, Ohio Dominican University and Wittenberg - are scheduled to compete in the event, which starts with the men's race at 10:30 a.m. and concludes with the women's race at 11:15 a.m. Read More...

Volleyball To Host First of Three 2004 Invitational Tournaments
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University volleyball team opens the home portion of its 2004 season with the first of three tournaments at the HPER Center on Sept 10 and 11. Three schools - Mount Union, Waynesburg and Wilmington - are scheduled to compete in the Wittenberg Invitational I. Each team will play three matches during the two-day event. Read More...

Wittenberg Athletic Events to be Broadcast on Student Radio Station and Internet in 2004-05 School Year
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — More than 100 Wittenberg University athletic events will be broadcast locally in the Springfield community and throughout the world via the Internet during the 2004-05 school year. For the second straight year, WUSO 89.1-FM, the student-run campus radio station, will serve as the flagship home of the Tigers, and its broadcasts of varsity athletic events will be streamed on the World Wide Web by Stretch Internet. Read More...

Wittenberg University Men's Soccer to Host Annual Invitational Tournament
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University men's soccer season kicks off this weekend with the Wittenberg Invitational Tournament. Four teams, including the host Tigers, will step onto the field on Saturday for two semifinal games, with the winners coming back to play a championship game and the losers squaring off for third place, both on Sunday. The other three teams invited to this year's Wittenberg Invitational are Notre Dame College, Ohio Dominican University and Otterbein College. Read More...

Wittenberg Athletic Department Featured In NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills Promotional Video
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell and other members of the faculty, staff and students are prominently featured in a promotional video for the NCAA's academic assistance program, CHAMPS/Life Skills. Various clips of the video involve interviews with Wittenberg staff members and student-athletes in and around the HPER Center. Read More...

Wittenberg Volleyball Ranked No. 8 In American Volleyball Coaches Association Poll
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University's volleyball team has set its usual lofty goals in 2004, which is hardly surprising considering that the Tigers are taking aim at an eighth consecutive North Coast Athletic Conference championship with a team that features four senior All-Americans. Their peers have taken notice, putting the Tigers at No. 8 in the CSTV/AVCA NCAA Division III Coaches Preseason Poll. Read More...

Wittenberg Field Hockey Picked To Finish Second In North Coast Athletic Conference Preseason Poll
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wooster, one of three co-champions in the 2003 regular season, has emerged as the favorite in preseason balloting by NCAC field hockey coaches. The Fighting Scots paced all teams in the poll with three of seven first-place votes for 45 points to edge defending tournament champion and regular season co-champ Wittenberg. Read More...

Wittenberg Football Picked To Finish First In North Coast Athletic Conference Preseason Poll
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Defending champion Wittenberg University emerged as the preseason favorite in balloting by North Coast Athletic Conference volleyball coaches conducted via email ballot. Read More...

Wittenberg Football Picked To Finish First In North Coast Athletic Conference Preseason Poll
GRANVILLE, Ohio — The Wittenberg University football team welcomes 43 letterwinners, including 17 starters, back into the fold following last year's 8-2 season, facts that helped boost the Tigers into the top spot in one of two preseason polls taken at the 21st annual North Coast Athletic Conference media day in Granville, Ohio. Wittenberg outpolled the College of Wooster in the media balloting by two points, while the Scots were the choice of the coaches by just one point. Read More...

Volleyball Team Earns Academic Award
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University's volleyball team was one of a record 304 high school and college programs to earn the 2003-04 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award. The award, initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors men's and women's college and high school teams that display excellence in the classroom by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale and a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale during the school year. Read More...

Athletics Hall of Honor Class of 2004 Announced
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Eight Wittenberg University greats will be inducted into the school's Athletics Hall of Honor during Homecoming Weekend ceremonies, Oct. 22-24. Brad Baldridge '91, Loyal Bishop '52, Beth Green '94, Taver Johnson '94, Rick Lyons '92, Tony Vedova '61, Jon Warga '91 and Scott Watters '87 will join 143 other athletes who have been selected for this prestigious honor the last 19 years. Read More...

Wittenberg Hires Natalie Koukis As Swimming and Diving Head Coach
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell has announced that Natalie Koukis is the choice as the Tigers' new head coach for men's and women's swimming and diving. She replaces Leslie Ramsey, who announced her resignation in April after three years in the position. Read More...

Football Team Ranked Seventh In Preseason Publication
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University football team, which returns 17 starters from last year's 8-2 team, once again has experts believing they have the talent to make a run at a national championship. Preseason NCAA Division III rankings published in the recently released Street and Smith's College Football Preview 2004 puts the Tigers in the top 10. Read More...

Track and Field Standout Skip Ivery Named First-Team Academic All-America
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University track and field standout Skip Ivery has been recognized for his athletic and academic accomplishments with first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America College Division Track and Field/Cross Country honors. It is Ivery's first appearance on the Academic All-America first-team designation after earning second-team honors a year ago. Read More...

Men's Soccer Head Coach Steve Dawson Wins State Title With Youth Club Team
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University Men's Soccer Head Coach Steve Dawson loves to impart wisdom. Whether he is teaching in a classroom as a Health, Fitness and Sport faculty member or shouting encouragement from the sideline during a soccer game, Dawson educates the young people under his direction. Read More...

Volleyball Team Makes Most of Educational Trip to Spain
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University volleyball team didn't just play a bunch of matches in Spain. The Tigers bonded as a team, and grew as individuals in a rich and rewarding cultural/education/athletic experience that none will soon forget. Read More...

Wittenberg Student-Athletes Post Another Outstanding Finish in National All-Sports Standings
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — For the eighth time in the last nine years, Wittenberg University ended an academic year ranked in the top 100 NCAA Division III schools in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Directors' Cup standings. Wittenberg finished 27th in the 2003-04 standings, down just seven spots from the university's 2002-03 finish, which was the best in school history. Read More...

Track and Field Standouts Skip Ivery and Becky Barnes Named Academic All-District
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University track and field standouts Skip Ivery and Becky Barnes have been recognized for their athletic and academic prowess with first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America College Division All-District IV Track and Field/Cross Country honors. Read More...

Three Track Athletes Earn All-America Honors; Other Tiger Athletes Gain Regional Accolades
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Four Wittenberg University track and field athletes traveled to Decatur, Ill. for the 2004 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Millikin University and three returned home with All-America honors. Read More...

Four Track and Field Athletes Qualify For This Week's NCAA Division III Championships
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — This week's NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Millikin University in Decatur, Ill., will include four Wittenberg University athletes, one of the largest contingents that the school has ever sent to a national track meet. Read More...

Football Standout to Participate in NCAA Leadership Conference
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Hanging out with Mickey, Minnie and the rest of the Walt Disney World gang is enticing, but an upcoming trip to the famed Orlando, Fla. resort is as much about business and personal development as anything else. Senior football standout Raymar Hampshire will participate in the seventh annual NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference May 30-June 4 at the Coronado Springs Resort and Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Read More...

Wittenberg Well Represented on North Coast Athletic Conference All-Decade Teams
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Fifty-nine Wittenberg University student-athletes from the last decade were selected for recognition on the North Coast Athletic Conference 20th Anniversary teams. Announcements for the 20th Anniversary teams in all 22 sports were distributed by the NCAC throughout the 2003-04 academic year. Read More...

Forty-Three Wittenberg Student-Athletes Earn Spring Sport Postseason Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Another banner spring sports season has reaped rich rewards for 43 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams over the last two weeks. Announcements for men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's tennis, softball and baseball have come in separate releases from the NCAC office in the last two weeks. Individual finishes at conference championship events the last two weekends determined All-NCAC selections in golf and men's and women's track and field. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Track Teams Head for Big Finish at NCAC, NCAA Division III Championships
The Wittenberg men's and women's track and field teams are in the midst of the biggest week of the outdoor season, and the momentum gained from the first weekend of competition in the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships could serve the team well as they compete at Ohio Wesleyan on Friday and Saturday. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Spring Teams Head Toward Season Finales
The Wittenberg softball team knows exactly what to accomplish and how to accomplish it. Now comes the hard part, reaching that goal - which means winning a second straight North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament championship on the regular season champions' home field. Read More...

Volleyball Team Prepares for Educational Trip to Spain
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University's volleyball team has dominated the North Coast Athletic Conference and most of the teams in the Great Lakes Region of NCAA Division III for years, so it's only natural that the Tigers and Head Coach Paco Labrador would seek out new competition. What better way to do that than to travel to Spain for an educational/athletic experience of a lifetime. Read More...

Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Hosts Kids Day With Springfield's Lagonda Elementary
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) hosted its first-ever Kids Day Out/National Student-Athlete Day Celebration on Sunday, April 18. Approximately 60 children in kindergarten through fifth grade at Springfield's Lagonda Elementary School participated in the event, which involved a variety of games and mentoring opportunities for Wittenberg student-athletes. Read More...

Wittenberg Baseball Moves Into New Home
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A new era begins this weekend for the Wittenberg University baseball program with the opening of Carleton Davidson Stadium. The new municipal stadium was built on the site of Springfield's old stadium that was demolished in March 2001 after serving the community for 64 years and playing host to Wittenberg baseball games between 1981 and 2000. Read More...

Wittenberg Names Kiki Chesterton Head Field Hockey Coach
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — After a nationwide search, Wittenberg University Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell has announced the hiring of Kiki Chesterton as the new head coach of the Tiger field hockey program. She replaces Marianne Beshara, who held the position for four years before resigning in February to pursue other job opportunities. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Tiger Softball and Men's Tennis Teams Lead NCAC Heading Into Stretch Run
The Wittenberg baseball team has a big week ahead, and possibly the momentum necessary to make it an extremely positive one as well. That is, unless Mother Nature continues to play tricks on the team. For starters, the city of Springfield will celebrate the grand opening of Carleton-Davidson Stadium at 6 p.m. Friday, April 23. The new state-of-the-art facility is completed and ready for its unveiling Friday, and the Tigers will play the first games in the rebuilt municipally owned stadium on Saturday and Sunday against North Coast Athletic Conference West Division rival and defending conference champion Ohio Wesleyan. Read More...

Swimming and Diving Head Coach Leslie Ramsey Resigns Position
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Head Coach Leslie Ramsey has announced her resignation after three years at the helm of the program. She made the decision for a variety of personal reasons and plans to pursue other job opportunities in the coming months. Read More...

Wittenberg Student-Athletes Earn Academic Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — While the Wittenberg University athletic department can boast of volleyball, field hockey, men's basketball and women's basketball conference championships and numerous individual accomplishments in the 2003-04 school year, perhaps the greatest source of pride is created by the performance of Tiger athletes in the classroom. It has been exceptional again this year. Read More...

Women's Golf Hosts First-Ever Invitational
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University women's golf team is hosting its first-ever invitational tournament at Windy Knoll Golf Course in Springfield on Wednesday, April 14. Action gets under way for all nine teams entered in the competition at 10 a.m. with a shotgun start. Read More...

Wittenberg to Host 2004 Summer Sports Camps
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Summer will be anything but sleepy around the Wittenberg University athletic complex. Ten different varsity athletic teams at Wittenberg are sponsoring summer camps this year — baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, field hockey, football, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, men's soccer, women's soccer and volleyball. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Tiger Baseball and Tennis Teams Take Early NCAC Lead
The Wittenberg baseball team opened North Coast Athletic Conference West Division play last week and the results were extremely encouraging. After struggling through a 4-12 conference season in 2003, the Tigers won three of four at Wabash over the weekend to move into an early first-place tie with Denison. Read More...

Baseball and Softball To Be Heard On 89.1 WUSO-FM Radio and on World Wide Web
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Selected Wittenberg University baseball and softball games can be heard this spring on WUSO-FM, the student-run campus radio station that can be found at the 89.1 frequency in the Springfield area. The first games will be carried on the station's airwaves this weekend as the Tiger baseball team travels to Wabash College for an important North Coast Athletic Conference West Division series. It is a four-game series that includes doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday, beginning at noon each day in Crawfordsville, Ind. Read More...

Wittenberg Finishes 17th in Winter United States Sports Academy Directors' Cup Standings
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University's athletic teams finished the 2002-03 academic year winter season ranked 17th among more than 420 NCAA Division III schools in the United States Sports Academy 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...

All-Sports Release — Tiger Athletes Enjoy Success On National Stages; Spring Teams Get Off To Strong Starts
The Wittenberg women's basketball team saw the finest season in school history come to an end in NCAA Division III Sweet Sixteen with a 68-51 loss to third-ranked Scranton at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, on March 12. The 25 wins were one shy of the school record and the two NCAA tournament wins doubled the program's all-time total in eight trips to the Big Dance. Read More...

Sixth Annual Wittenberg Football Golf Outing Set For June 12
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — For the sixth 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 12, at Reid Memorial Golf Course in Springfield. Lunch and registration begin at noon. Read More...

Wittenberg Football Selects Al Logan As New Offensive Coordinator
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Al Logan has been selected as Wittenberg University's new offensive coordinator, replacing Scott Isphording, who left the Tigers in December to become the quarterbacks coach at Eastern Michigan University. Read More...

Track and Field Standout Skip Ivery Named Great Lakes Region Indoor Athlete of the Year
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University senior Skip Ivery was named NCAA Division III Great Lakes Region Men's Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year at a banquet just prior to the national championship meet on March 11 at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. It was the first such honor of Ivery's illustrious collegiate athletic career. Read More...

Women's Basketball Prepares for NCAA Division III Tournament Round of 16
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg women's basketball team is enjoying a "great adventure," according to Head Coach Pam Smith, which continues this weekend at Bowdoin College in New Brunswick, Maine. The Tigers, regular season and tournament champions of the North Coast Athletic Conference for the second consecutive year, will play the University of Scranton at 5 p.m. Friday, March 12, in the third round of the 2004 NCAA Division III Tournament. Read More...

All-Sports Release - Women's Basketball Wins NCAA First-Round Game; Men's Basketball Gains National Tourney Berth; Spring Teams Open Season
The Wittenberg women's basketball team is like the Energizer Bunny - they keep winning and winning and winning. The streak is at 20 and counting after three North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament victories last week and the first NCAA Division III Tournament win in school history. Read More...

Men's And Women's Basketball Teams Rake Top NCAC Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University Men's and Women's Basketball teams have been mirror images of one another all season, the models of winning consistency, so it should come as no surprise that the Tigers cleaned up in the North Coast Athletic Conference postseason awards, which were announced today. Read More...

Men's and Women's Basketball Teams Earn NCAA Division III Tournament Bids
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University Men's and Women's Basketball teams both earned invitations to the 2004 NCAA Division III Tournament, which opens action this week on campuses across the nation. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Basketball Teams Host NCAC Tournaments; Track Prepares For NCAC Championships; Swimming and Diving Focuses On Nationals
The Wittenberg University men's basketball team keeps on winning. Chalk up two more wins in the last week - Saturday over Allegheny in the regular season finale and Tuesday over Denison in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals - heading into the biggest weekend of the season. Read More...

Field Hockey Coach Marianne Beshara Resigns Her Position
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — After three championships in four years, Wittenberg University Field Hockey Coach Marianne Beshara has resigned her position, Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell announced. Read More...

Men's And Women's Basketball Teams Win Conference Championships With Identical 16-0 Records
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — For the first time since the 1993-94 school year, the Wittenberg University men's and women's basketball teams have won the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championships with perfect 16-0 records. Read More...

Cheerleading Tryouts for 2004-05 Scheduled
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All-Sports Release — Swimming and Diving Teams Advance Athletes to National Meet; Men's and Women's Basketball Teams Clinch NCAC Regular Season Titles
The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams turned in strong performances at the annual North Coast Athletic Conference championship meet last weekend in Canton, Ohio. Read More...

Men's and Women's Basketball Game Notes vs. Wooster
One of the greatest rivalries in small college athletics is renewed this weekend as the Wittenberg Tigers and the College of Wooster Fighting Scots get together for the second time in the 2003-04 regular season. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Women's Basketball Clinches Share of NCAC Title; Men's Basketball Braces for Clash at Wooster; Swimming and Diving Teams Prep for NCAC
The Wittenberg University women's basketball team is now officially in the driver's seat of the 2003-04 North Coast Athletic Conference regular season race. Read More...

Student-Athletes Welcome Former Major League Umpire
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) welcomes former major league baseball umpire and best-selling author Dave Pallone to campus for a presentation titled, "Who's Really on First," at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, in the HPER Center. Read More...

All-Sports Release— Basketball Teams Remain Perfect in NCAC Play; Track Teams Finish Strong at NCAC Relays
The Wittenberg University women's basketball team is in the driver's seat to win a third straight North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championship. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Basketball Teams Extend Win Streaks; Swimming Preps for Conference Championships; Track Heads to NCAC Relays
The Wittenberg men's basketball team enjoyed yet another perfect week, extending its winning streak to 11 games, dating back to a Dec. 10 home loss to nationally ranked Otterbein. The Tigers improved to 15-3 overall and 9-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference with victories over Hiram and Earlham in the last week. Read More...

Men's Basketball Head Coach Bill Brown Wins 300th Career Game
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University Men's Basketball Head Coach Bill Brown reached another milestone with Saturday's 91-49 victory over the visiting Hiram College Terriers. Now in his 17th season as a head coach and his 11th directing his alma mater's men's basketball program, Brown earned his 300th career victory. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Tiger Basketball Teams Win Big NCAC Games; Swimming Preps for Stretch Run to 2003-04 Season; Indoor Track and Field Teams Open Season

The Wittenberg men's basketball team has established itself as the team to beat in the North Coast Athletic Conference, thanks in large part to a pair of convincing home victories in the last week over top contenders Wooster and Ohio Wesleyan. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Tiger Basketball Teams Remain Unbeaten In Conference Play
The Wittenberg University women's basketball team continued its winning way last week and have surged to the front of the North Coast Athletic Conference standings once again. The Tigers, with five straight wins under their belt, stand at 9-5 overall and 5-0 in the NCAC, tied with preseason favorite Ohio Wesleyan atop the standings. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Tiger Basketball Teams Take Early NCAC Leads
The Wittenberg men's basketball team had its share of ups and downs through the early portion of the 2003-04 season, but the Tigers appear to have rounded into midseason form recently, ripping off five straight victories to improve to 9-3 overall and 3-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference. Next up for the Tigers is a home date against Denison on Saturday. Read More...

Football, Golf Programs Announce Coaching Staff Changes
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell has never been one to back away from a challenge. Small wonder then that Purnell has decided to step into the breach and take over the Tiger men's golf program for the 2004 season, one of several coaching changes afoot in the Department of Athletics. Read More...

Baseball Program Announces New Assistant Coaches
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University baseball program is looking forward to a great 2004 - a year in which the team will move into one of the best facilities in all of college baseball. Read More...