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Wittenberg University Basketball Teams Host Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic Dec. 29-30
The Wittenberg University men’s and women’s basketball teams welcome an outstanding field of eight teams for the 2005 Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic. This year’s competition is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 29, and Friday, 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 — Tiger Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams Prep For Conference Schedule
The Wittenberg men’s basketball team has had more than a week to absorb an 86-83 defeat at arch-rival Wooster on Dec. 10, but the Tigers won’t exactly be working back into the schedule slowly this week. Wittenberg welcomes perennial Ohio Athletic Conference powerhouses Ohio Northern and Otterbein to the HPER Center on Tuesday and Thursday respectively. Read More...

Wittenberg University Soccer Teams Cap 2005 Season With Regional Awards
The Wittenberg University men's and women's soccer teams put together outstanding, almost parallel, 2005 seasons, reaching the four-team tournament field in the extremely competitive North Coast Athletic Conference before falling in the semifinals against the nationally ranked No. 1 seeded team. Not surprisingly, the successes enjoyed during the season resulted in recognition from coaches on the Great Lakes Region selection committee. Read More...

Jacob Thomas Named To American Football Coaches Association All-America Team
Wittenberg University football standout Jacob Thomas of New Albany, Ohio, class of 2006, has earned American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III All-America recognition. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Swimming and Diving Teams Enjoy Outstanding Weekend; Men's Basketball Ranked Third In Nation Behind 1,000-Point Scorer Daniel Russ
The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams served notice over a busy weekend that they are a program on the rise. Riding a wave of season- and personal-best performances, the Tiger men finished second in a strong 11-team field at the DePauw Invitational, while the Tiger women captured the DePauw Invitational title for the second straight year. Read More...

Wittenberg Stands Third In All-Sports Standings After Solid Fall Season
Denison claimed two championships and five additional top-five finishes in the seven fall sports to take the lead in the race for the 2005-06 North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports championship. Wittenberg teams posted five top-five finishes during the fall sports season to check in third. Read More...

Thirty-Four Wittenberg Student-Athletes Earn Fall Sport Postseason Awards
Another banner fall sports season has reaped rich rewards for 34 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams over the last two weeks, and a number of those individuals have also claimed regional and national awards. Read More...

Wittenberg Football Standout Jacob Thomas Selected To Participate In 2005 Aztec Bowl
Wittenberg University punter Jacob Thomas has been selected to play for the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III All-Star team that will represent the United States against a Mexican National All-Star Team in the 2005 Aztec Bowl at 1 p.m. (CST) Saturday, Dec. 17, in Toluca, Mexico. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Tiger Volleyball Team Reaches NCAA Quarterfinals To Highlight Successful Fall Sports Season
The Wittenberg volleyball team is rolling toward what the players and coaches can only hope is the best finish in school history. For the third time in the last four years, the Tigers have advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament quarterfinals after capturing the Great Lakes Regional championship. Read More...

Football Standout Tristan Murray Named First-Team Academic All-District
Wittenberg University football standout Tristan Murray, class of 2006, has been recognized for the combination of his athletic and academic accomplishments with first-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine College Division Academic All-District IV honors. Read More...

Volleyball Team Selected To Host NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Tournament
The Wittenberg University volleyball team, ranked sixth in the nation after a tremendous 30-4 record in the regular season, has earned the opportunity to play in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the 11 th time in school history and the 10th year in a row. Wittenberg, the No. 1 seeded team in the Great Lakes Regional bracket, has also been selected as the host site for the eight-team competition for the third time in the last four years. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Tiger Soccer, Field Hockey Teams Fall In NCAC Tournament Semifinals
The Wittenberg women’s soccer team had some momentum going into the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament, but the Tigers, part of a three-way tie for second place in the regular season standings, fell in the semifinals at nationally ranked Denison, 2-1. Read More...



Men’s And Women’s Basketball Teams Picked To Finish Among Leaders in NCAC Preseason Polls
The Wittenberg University men’s and women’s basketball teams have the highest winning percentages in North Coast Athletic Conference history, and neither has ever finished lower than third place in the regular season standings, so it’s hardly surprising that both teams were given a great deal of respect in the 2005-2006 NCAC preseason polls conducted during today’s media day conference call. Read More...




Busy Homecoming and Reunion Weekend Ahead for Wittenberg Athletic Teams
Wittenberg University is always a busy place during its annual Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, especially in and around the athletic complex. The 2005 Homecoming and Reunion Weekend may well be the topper. Read More...





Wittenberg Announces Athletics Hall of Honor Class of 2005
Eight Wittenberg University greats will be inducted into the school’s Athletics Hall of Honor during Homecoming Weekend ceremonies, Oct. 28-30. Tom Atchison, class of 1982, Matt Croci, class of 1994, Margaret Grammas Postak, class of 1988, Gayle Goettman Kirkpatrick, class of 1984, Paul Sutter, class of 1987, Randy Sturtz, class of 1972, Bill Varble, class of 1955, and Melinda Wigton Cathey, class of 1982, will join 151 other athletes who have been selected for this prestigious honor throughout the last 20 years. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Fall Teams Head For Home Stretch
In Contention For NCAC Titles
The Wittenberg football team has a chance for redemption this weekend. With memories of the program’s first 0-3 start in more than 50 years still fresh, the Tigers have recovered to start out the North Coast Athletic Conference schedule with three straight wins, setting the stage for a key showdown with unbeaten and nationally ranked Wabash on Saturday. Read More...



NCAA Awards Wittenberg Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) A $6,000 Initiative Grant
Wittenberg University is a proud institution dedicated to the development of the entire person. Toward that end, the Wittenberg Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) has been awarded a Division III Initiative Grant from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to develop programs that will enhance the welfare of the university’s nearly 600 active student-athletes each year. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Tiger Teams Remain Alive For Conference Championships As Fall Seasons Begin To Wind Down
The Wittenberg field hockey team has picked up steam at just the right time, winning seven of its last eight games and moving into firm control of its own destiny in the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season title chase. Read More...




All-Sports Release — Football, Volleyball, Men's Soccer and Field Hockey All Hold Early Conference Titles Leads
The Wittenberg football team hasn’t suffered through a worse three-game start to a season in 50 years, but the Tigers made a solid turnaround at the right time on Saturday, defeating visiting Denison, 31-6, in the North Coast Athletic Conference opener for both teams. It was the 16th straight year that Wittenberg beat Denison. Read More...



Wittenberg To Host Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Central Region Womens Championships
The Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Central Region Women’s Championships will take place Sept. 30-Oct. 3 at Wittenberg University’s David B. and Georgiana S. Albright Tennis Complex. Read More...



All-Sports Release — Women's Soccer, Volleyball Gain Ground In National Rankings As Fall Teams Prep For Conference Title Runs
The Wittenberg volleyball team is off to its usual outstanding start in 2005, racing out to a 9-2 overall record with the only losses of the early portion of the campaign coming against the top two ranked teams in the nation, Juniata and Washington University.Read More...




Wittenberg Men's Soccer Team Makes Small Sacrifice For Hurricane Katrina Victims
It was just another mid-week game in a 2005 season full of them. The Wittenberg men's soccer team headed to Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio, on Wednesday, Sept. 14, for what turned out to be a 2-1 victory for the Tigers. Read More...



Wittenberg Men's Golf To Host Invitational Tournaments Each Of The Next Two Weekends
The Wittenberg University men's golf team will host an outstanding 15-team field for the Wittenberg Invitational on Sept. 17 and 18 at two courses in Springfield. A week later the team will entertain six more quality foes for the first-ever Tiger Invitational on Sept. 23 and 24 at Reid Park North Golf Course. Read More...



Wittenberg Volleyball To Host Clothing Drive For Hurricane Victims As Part Of Weekend Tournament
Although the Wittenberg University volleyball team is focused on its season, the members of the third-ranked Tigers haven't lost perspective. As part of this weekend's first annual Border Battle, featuring the top NCAA Division III teams in Ohio and Michigan in a unique round robin format, a clothing drive will be conducted to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. Read More...



Survivor Africa Winner Ethan Zohn To Speak About AIDS Awareness At Wittenberg On Sept. 13
Survivor Africa winner Ethan Zohn will give a presentation on the subject of AIDS in Africa and how his organization's program called Kick AIDS is helping to combat the epidemic at 7 p.m. in Wittenberg's Ness Family Auditorium in Hollenbeck Hall. Zohn was invited to speak at Wittenberg by current Wittenberg women's soccer head coach and men's lacrosse assistant coach Norm Riker, who coached Zohn while he was an undergraduate men's lacrosse player at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Read More...

Cross Country Teams Host 2005 Invitational Meet Saturday At John Bryan State Park
The Wittenberg University men's and women's cross country teams continue the 2005 season with the annual Wittenberg Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 10, at John Bryan State Park in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Three schools - Muskingum College, Wilmington College, Central State University and Wittenberg - are scheduled to compete in the event, which starts with the men's eight-kilometer race at 10:30 a.m. and concludes with the women's five-kilometer race at 11:15 a.m. Read More...

Men's Soccer To Host Annual Invitational Tournament
The Wittenberg University men's soccer season kicks off this weekend with the annual Wittenberg Invitational Tournament at newly renovated Edwards-Maurer Field. The games on Saturday will be the first varsity sporting events to be played on the new $1 million artificial playing surface. Read More...

Wittenberg Athletic Events To Be Broadcast On Student Radio Station And Internet In 2005-06 School Year
More than 60 Wittenberg University athletic events scheduled during the 2005-06 school year can be heard locally in the Springfield community and throughout the world via the Internet throughout the 2005-06 school year. For the third 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...

Volleyball Earns Preseason Accolades In National and Conference Polls
The Wittenberg University volleyball team, coming off the best season in school history, is getting plenty of preseason respect in 2005. With the team motto of "New Faces — Same Tradition" printed on the back of the Tigers' practice T-shirts, Wittenberg will open the season ranked No. 4 in the CSTV/American Volleyball Coaches Association NCAA Division III Coaches Preseason Poll and No. 1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll. Read More...


Women's Soccer Team Makes The Most Of Diverse European Experience
A trademark of all winning teams is resiliency, the ability to face down challenges and emerge from adversity with a positive energy and renewed sense of purpose. Reflecting on their experiences after a whirlwind trip to Europe earlier this month, Wittenberg University Women’s Soccer Head Coach Norm Riker and Assistant Coach Heather Lipp are certain their team has what it takes to put together another outstanding season in 2005. Read More...

Football Team Gains Preseason Mention in Four Media Outlets, Including Sports Illustrated
The Wittenberg University football team, which returns 18 starters from last year's 7-3 team, once again has experts believing it has the talent to make a run at a national championship. Four different publications - Sports Illustrated, Street & Smith's College Football Yearbook, Lindy's 2005 College Football, and d3football.com - mentioned the Tigers in their NCAA Division III preseason rankings. Read More...

Volleyball Team Earns Team Academic Award Again
Wittenberg University's volleyball team was one of 274 high school and college programs to earn the 2004-05 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award. The award, initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors mens and womens 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...

Wittenberg Announces Athletics Hall of Honor Class of 2005
Eight Wittenberg University greats will be inducted into the school’s Athletics Hall of Honor during Homecoming Weekend ceremonies, Oct. 28-30. Tom Atchison, class of 1982, Matt Croci, class of 1994, Margaret Grammas Postak, class of 1988, Gayle Goettman Kirkpatrick, class of 1984, Paul Sutter, class of 1987, Randy Sturtz, class of 1972, Bill Varble, class of 1955, and Melinda Wigton Cathey, class of 1982, will join 151 other athletes who have been selected for this prestigious honor throughout the last 20 years. Read More...

Wittenberg Football Picked To Finish First In North Coast Athletic Conference Preseason Polls
The Wittenberg University football team welcomes 51 letterwinners, including 18 starters, back into the fold following last year's 7-3 season, facts that helped boost the Tigers into the top spot in both preseason polls announced at the 22nd annual North Coast Athletic Conference media day in Granville, Ohio. Read More...




Wittenberg Unveils New Athletic Facility In HPER Center Complex
The Bob Rosencrans Hall of Honor Fitness Center was officially unveiled to the Wittenberg community on Aug. 1 after months of anticipation. The new facility is the latest addition to the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Center (HPER Center), part of a $2 million improvement project in and around Wittenberg's athletic complex. Read More...

North Coast Athletic Conference and University Athletic Association Announce Historic Football Scheduling Agreement
The North Coast Athletic Conference and the University Athletic Association, two NCAA Division III athletic Conferences, announced a historic football scheduling agreement today. The two Conferences have agreed to play each other in a non-conference football scheduling agreement, which will begin in the fall of 2008 and continue through 2009. Nineteen games involving NCAC-UAA matchups are scheduled for 2008 and the home sites will flip for the same 19 matchups the following year. Read More...

Wittenberg Hires George Harris As Men's Lacrosse Head Coach
After three years as the first assistant men's lacrosse coach at Harvard University, George Harris has accepted a new challenge. Harris has been selected as Wittenberg University's new men's lacrosse head coach, replacing Vinnie Lang, who resigned his position after five years in May. Read More...




2005 Rosy's Golf Outing To Benefit Wittenberg's Bob Rosencrans Hall of Honor Fitness Center
The legacy of former Wittenberg University student-athlete, coach and athletic department administrator Bob Rosencrans, class of 1958, continues to grow two years after his passing. Rosy's Golf Outing, held annually in Rosecrans' honor, enters its third year with a new purpose. Read More...






Women's Soccer Standout Attends NCAA Leadership Conference
Wittenberg University women's soccer standout Meghan O'Rourke, class of 2008, attended the eighth annual NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference May 29-June 2 at the Coronado Springs Resort and Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. It is the fourth straight year that a Wittenberg student has attended the conference, although O'Rourke was the first female and first underclassman to represent the university at an event that draws more than 350 student-athletes each year from across the country. Read More...

Jenny Burns and Emily Figel Named To Academic All-District Teams
Wittenberg University student-athletes Jenny Burns and Emily Figel, both members of the class of 2005, were honored for their performance on the fields of play and in the classroom with CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV honors. Both were selected in the women's at-large college division. Read More...




Men's Soccer Head Coach Steve Dawson Leads Youth Club Team To Second Straight State Title
Wittenberg University Men's Soccer Head Coach Steve Dawson knows a thing or two about college competition. While he continues to lead the Tiger program, he is also reaching new heights with a youth club team specifically designed to develop collegiate talent. Read More...



Spring Sports Athletes Claim 35 NCAC Postseason Awards
A solid spring sports season has reaped individual rewards for 35 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...

Baseball Standout Jon Komperda Named First-Team Academic All-District
Wittenberg University baseball standout Jon Komperda, class of 2005, has been recognized for the combination of his athletic and academic accomplishments with first-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors. Read More...



Baseball Standout Kurt Hartfelder Picked First In 2005 Frontier League Draft
Just two weeks after he thought his baseball career had come to a close, Wittenberg University baseball standout Kurt Hartfelder, class of 2004, got one of those rare second chances in life. A righthanded pitcher who accepted a medical red-shirt designation from the NCAA to play a fifth college season, Hartfelder was the first overall draft pick by the Frontier League's Mid-Missouri Mavericks on Tuesday, May 10, at the conclusion of the league's 2005 Tryout Camp and Draft at Falconi Field in Washington, Pa. Read More...


Wittenberg To Host Wide Variety Of Summer Sports Camps In 2005
As usual, summer will be a busy time around the Wittenberg University athletic complex. Nine different Wittenberg varsity athletic teams and the cheerleaders are sponsoring summer camps this year - 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 — Joe Rumschlag Earns NCAC Field Events Athlete of the Year As Wittenberg Teams Wrap Up 2005 Spring Sports Season
The Wittenberg men's and women's track and field teams performed to the best of their abilities last weekend at the 2005 North Coast Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships at Ohio Wesleyan. The Tiger men placed third, while the women's team finished seventh. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Baseball Qualifies For NCAC Tournament; Joe Rumschlag Extends Wittenberg Dominance Of NCAC Decathlon To Seven Straight Years
The Wittenberg baseball team broke through this week, capturing the biggest game of the year on Wednesday with a 5-2 victory over Denison in the first game of the final North Coast Athletic Conference West Division series of the 2005 season. In the inconsequential nightcap, the West Division champion Big Red won 13-5. Read More...


Wittenberg Student-Athletes Earn Academic Honors
While the Wittenberg University athletic department can boast of volleyball, field hockey and men's basketball conference championships and numerous outstanding individual accomplishments in the 2004-05 school year, another great source of pride is created by the performance of Tiger athletes in the classroom. It has been exceptional again this year. Read More...



Senior Brian Davis Follows Big Rowing Dreams As Collegiate Career Concludes
As Wittenberg University senior Brian Davis watched the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics on television, he had the same reaction as so many other viewers. Read More...



All-Sports Release — Baseball Wins Seven Straight To Climb Into Contention For Conference Title; Tennis Teams Prep For Conference Tournaments This Weekend
The Wittenberg baseball team has new life, thanks to a seven-game win streak that included a four-game sweep of North Coast Athletic Conference West Division rival Earlham last weekend. The Tigers are now 20-13 overall and 8-4 in the NCAC West heading into this weekends key four-game showdown with division-leading Denison in Granville, Ohio. Read More...

Women's Golf Hosts Annual Invitational On April 19 At Windy Knoll Golf Club
The Wittenberg University women's golf team is hosting its second annual spring invitational tournament at Windy Knoll Golf Club in Springfield on Tuesday, April 19. Action gets under way for all seven schools represented in the competition at 10 a.m. with a shotgun start. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Spring Teams Head Into Stretch Run of 2005 Season Hoping To Contend For Conference Titles
The Wittenberg baseball team has had its share of ups and downs through the first month of the 2005 season. With a lot of baseball still to play, the Tigers stand 11-10 overall and 4-4 in the North Coast Athletic Conference West Division. Read More...

Fifty Years After Bill Edwards' Homecoming, Wittenberg Athletic Department Continues Tradition
The Wittenberg University athletic department of 2005 hardly resembles the Wittenberg University athletic department of 50 years ago. The watershed moment that changed the Wittenberg athletic landscape forever occurred on April 3, 1955, with the most important hiring in the department's illustrious history. Read More...

Men's Basketball Standout Daniel Russ Caps 2005 Season With Third-Team All-America Honors
After a breakout season in which he was at his best in his team's biggest games, Wittenberg University men's basketball standout Daniel Russ has been selected first-team All-Great Lakes Region and third-team All-America by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Read More...

All-Sports Release — Men's Basketball Falls In NCAA Tournament Second Round; Becca Searcy Earns Honorable Mention All-America Honors In Swimming Championships
The Wittenberg men's basketball team ended its season in disappointing fashion, falling to John Carroll University in the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament at home on March 5. The Tigers capped the season with a record of 25-4 overall after finishing second in the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season standings with a 14-2 record and winning the NCAC Tournament for the fifth time in school history. Read More...

Wittenberg Baseball Tournament Features Seven Top Teams This Weekend
There may still be a chill in the air, but Wittenberg University's "Boys of Spring" are back on the diamond this weekend as hosts of the 2005 Wittenberg Baseball Tournament. Nine games will be played alternately at Carleton Davidson Stadium and the nearby annex field Saturday and Sunday. Read More...

Seventh Annual Wittenberg Football Golf Outing Set For June 11
For the seventh consecutive year, the Wittenberg University football program will host a golf outing to raise funds for the program. This year's event is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at Reid Memorial Golf Course in Springfield. Lunch and registration begin at noon. Read More...

Winter Sports Athletes Claim 15 NCAC Postseason Awards
An outstanding winter sports season has come to a close for the 2004-05 school year, but not before 15 Wittenberg University student-athletes reaped rich rewards for their efforts as they were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams. Read More...





All-Sports Release — Men's Basketball To Host NCAA Tournament Game; Track Teams Prepped For NCAC Championships; Spring Teams Open 2005 Seasons
The Wittenberg men's basketball team has rarely enjoyed a Spring Break in the traditional warm-weather locales, unlike many of the university's students, who are off for some fun in the sun next week. The Tigers wouldn't have it any other way. Read More...

Wittenberg University Loses Friend, Team "Mom," Nancy Maurer
Behind every great man is a great woman, or so the old saying goes. Many former Wittenberg student-athletes would most certainly agree, making the passing of Nancy Maurer on Friday, Feb. 25, a true community loss. Read More...

Men's Basketball Gains NCAA Division III Tournament Berth
At the risk of getting ahead of oneself, it may be a case of deja vu all over again. The Wittenberg Tigers, fresh off their fifth North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament championship ­ gained with an exhilarating 61-59 victory over No. 1 ranked Wooster on Saturday, have been given a first-round bye in the 2005 NCAA Division III Tournament. Wittenberg will host a second round game Saturday, March 5, against the winner of a first round game between Bethany and John Carroll. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Basketball Teams Advance To NCAC Tournament Semis; Track Teams Prep For NCAC Championships; Men's Lacrosse Opens Season on March 1
The Wittenberg women's basketball team may have taken a somewhat circuitous route, but the Tigers are right where they want to be at this time of the 2004-05 season. The two-time defending North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament champions are seeded third in this year's tournament after tying for second place in the regular season standings, and the Tigers are set to tip off against second-seeded Denison at 5:30 p.m. tonight. Read More...

Wittenberg Basketball Teams Set For North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament
SETTING THE SCENE: The Wittenberg men's basketball squares off with the Wabash Little Giants in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals at the College of Wooster tonight at 5:30 p.m. Wittenberg is the tourney's No. 2 seed after finishing second in the regular season, while Wabash is the No. 3 seed. Read More...




Wittenberg Selects Diana Kuser as New Field Hockey Head Coach
Wittenberg University has hired Diana Kuser as its new field hockey head coach, replacing Kiki Chesterton, who resigned in December. Read More...






All-Sports Release — Basketball Teams Head Into NCAC Tournaments With Head of Steam; Three Women's Swimmers Turn In NCAA Provisional Qualifying Times
The Wittenberg men's basketball team has risen to No. 5 in the national rankings and run its record to 21-3 overall and 13-2 in the North Coast Athletic Conference. Good, but not yet enough for a team with the highest of high expectations. Read More...




Wittenberg Cheerleading Sets 2005-06 Tryout Dates
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Women's Soccer Team Plans Educational, Athletic European Experience
Wittenberg University women's soccer Head Coach Norm Riker isn't in the construction business, but he's clearly building something very impressive. He isn't a travel agent, either, but he plans to play one every few years, starting in August 2005 when he leads his team on a 10-day trip through Europe. Read More...




Much At Stake In Men's Basketball Game Saturday At Wittenberg
With the 2004-05 regular season coming to a close the Wittenberg Tigers are trying to edge their way into first place in the North Coast Athletic Conference. The Tigers return home after a hard-fought victory over Earlham in Richmond, Ind. on Wednesday tied for first place in the NCAC and riding high with a 15-game winning streak. Read More...




Wittenberg University Athletic Facilities To Get Multi-Million Dollar Spring Makeover
Wittenberg University has a long history of athletic success and commitment to campus health and well-being. The tradition continues today with the announcement that more than $2 million worth of improvements to the university's athletic complex will be made this year. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Ninth-Ranked Men's Basketball Extends Win Streak; Swimming and Diving Teams Finish Dual Season Strong
The Wittenberg men's basketball team is now riding a 13-game win streak and appears to be peaking at just the right time. The Tigers have won four games since the last report, improving to 18-2 overall and 10-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference, good for a first-place tie with Wooster. Read More...



Five Wittenberg Representatives Attend NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Regional Leadership Conference
Three Wittenberg University student-athletes and two athletic department administrators attended an NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Regional Leadership Conference in Indianapolis Jan. 21-23. Read More...





All-Sports Release — Men's Basketball Defeats Second No. 1 Team of Season; Track and Field Teams Open 2005 Season
The Wittenberg men's basketball team continues to show signs of playing at a championship level. The key now is for the Tigers to keep building toward a strong finish as the home stretch to the 2004-05 regular season nears. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Men's and Women's Basketball Teams Both In Contention For Conference Titles; Swimming and Diving Prepped For Stretch Run
The Wittenberg women's basketball team has made a habit of getting into gear at just the right moment. In each of the last three years, the Tigers have rallied from early-season struggles against a top-flight nonconference schedule to go on January win streaks and win the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season titles. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Basketball Teams Win Kiwanis-Wittenberg Holiday Classic Titles
The Wittenberg men's basketball team has taken several strong steps forward in recent weeks, improving to 10-2 overall thanks to a five-game win streak. Ranked 24th in the nation, the Tigers captured the Kiwanis-Wittenberg Holiday Classic with wins over NAIA scholarship programs Purdue Calumet and Taylor on Dec. 29-30 and then followed that up with road wins over Otterbein and Kenyon on Jan. 3 and 5 respectively. Read More...