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Wittenberg University Basketball Teams Host Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial 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 2006 Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic. The competition is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 29, and Saturday, Dec. 30, at Wittenberg's HPER Center Arena with games on both days scheduled for 12:30, 2:45, 5:30 and 7:45 p.m. Read More ...

Wittenberg Offers Live Internet Video Broadcast Of Men's Basketball Showdown With Wooster
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – When sixth-ranked Wittenberg University hosts No. 1 ranked College of Wooster on Saturday, Dec. 9, a sellout crowd - or something very close - is expected in the HPER Center Arena. To accommodate the expected overflow crowd - and interested parties throughout the world - Wittenberg will offer a live video broadcast on the World Wide Web. Read More ...

Wittenberg University Soccer Teams Cap 2006 Season With Regional Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Wittenberg men's and women's soccer teams rounded out a tremendous 2006 season by placing five players on the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Great Lakes Region teams. Read More ...

Wittenberg Director Of Athletics And Recreation Appointed To NCAA Division III Management Council
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell was recently invited to become a member of the prestigious NCAA Division III Management Council, adding to his already long list of council memberships and professional accomplishments. Read More ...

Wittenberg Students Attend NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Regional Leadership Conference
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Three Wittenberg University student-athletes and Softball Head Coach Becky Hall gained new perspectives at the NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Regional Leadership Conference in Itasca, Ill. Oct. 20-22. Read More ...

Wittenberg Announces Ticket Information For Men's Basketball Game Against Rival Wooster On Dec. 9
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – When two of the top six teams in all of NCAA Division III meet on the basketball court, the old cliché says to "throw the records out the window." In the case of the Wittenberg vs. Wooster men's basketball game on Dec. 9, old ticket policies are going the same direction. Read More ...

Wittenberg Football Standout Ted Londot Selected To Participate In 2006 Aztec Bowl
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University offensive tackle Ted Londot, class of 2007 from Utica, Ohio, 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 2006 Aztec Bowl at 7 p.m. (CST) Saturday, Dec. 16, in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Read More ...

Wittenberg Football Standout Tristan Murray Named Finalist For Prestigious Gagliardi Trophy
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The stream of postseason awards for Wittenberg University football standout Tristan Murray, class of 2006 from New Carlisle, Ohio, continued Tuesday. News releases announcing that Murray had been named 2006 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Offensive Player of the Year and one of 10 finalists for the prestigious Gagliardi Trophy came within two hours of one another. Read More ...

Thirty-Six Wittenberg Student-Athletes And Coaches Earn Fall All-Conference Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – One of the most successful fall sports seasons in Wittenberg history was capped by a tremendous haul of postseason awards from the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC). Read More ...

Wittenberg Field Hockey Standout Rachel Dunn Earns Third-Team All-America Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – For the 2006 Wittenberg field hockey team, there was always one constant - the sight of senior midfielder/defender Rachel Dunn, class of 2007 from Pittsburgh, Pa., flying around the field, making plays on both offense and defense that led her team to records of 11-7 overall and 9-3 in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC). Read More ...

Wittenberg Women's Rugby Team To Play For Fourth Regional Championship This Weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University has lots of new hardware in its trophy cases this fall, thanks to NCAA Division III Tournament qualifying teams in women's soccer, volleyball and football. If things go well on Saturday, another Wittenberg team will add another championship. Read More ...

Wittenberg Field Hockey Standouts Earn All-Region Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Following a solid 2006 season in which the Wittenberg field hockey team finished with an 11-7 overall record and placed second in the North Coast Athletic Conference, three players have been recognized with All-Great Lakes Region honors. Read More ...

Wittenberg Football Earns NCAA Division III Tournament Berth; Will Face Capital On Nov. 18
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The center of the college football universe on Nov. 18 is Columbus, Ohio. Fortunately for the many fans sure to jam Ohio's capital city that day, there should be enough time to catch the kickoff of that other game after the NCAA Division III Tournament contest between Wittenberg University and Capital University, which kicks off at noon in Capital's Bernlohr Stadium. Read More ...

Wittenberg Volleyball Standouts Earn Postseason Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University volleyball standout Emily Bell, class of 2008 from Fort Wayne, Ind., has been recognized for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments with third-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors. Read More ...

Wittenberg Football Standouts Earn Academic Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Record-breaking Wittenberg University football standout Tristan Murray, class of 2006 from New Carlisle, Ohio, and teammates Andy Vanover, class of 2008 from Tipp City, Ohio, and Will Block, class of 2007 from Troy, Ohio, have been recognized for the combination of their athletic and academic accomplishments with CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine College Division Academic All-District IV honors. Read More ...

Wittenberg Volleyball Selected To Participate In NCAA Division III Tournament For 11th Straight Year
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Wittenberg University volleyball team, ranked 11th in the nation after posting a 31-7 record in the 2006 regular season, has earned the opportunity to play in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the 11th year in a row and the 12th time in school history. Read More ...

Wittenberg Women's Soccer Selected To Participate In First NCAA Division III Tournament In Program History
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Wittenberg University women's soccer team has earned the opportunity to play in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time in school history. Read More ...

Women's Soccer Standout Amanda Farrell Named Second-Team Academic All-District
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University women's soccer standout Amanda Farrell, class of 2008 from Loveland, Ohio, has been recognized for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments with second-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors. Read More ...

Tiger Basketball Teams Picked To Finish Second In North Coast Athletic Conference
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Wittenberg University men's and women's basketball teams both were picked to finish second in the North Coast Athletic Conference media and coaches polls announced as part of the NCAC Basketball Media Day conference call. Read More ...

Wittenberg Women's Soccer Standout Jamie McIntyre Leads Tigers To Best NCAC Finish Ever To Cap Career
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Few student-athletes can boast they started every game of their collegiate career. Wittenberg University women's soccer standout Jaime McIntyre, class of 2007 from Columbus, Ohio, can now make that claim. Read More ...

Football Standout Tristan Murray Named Semifinalist For Prestigious Draddy Award
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University football standout Tristan Murray, class of 2006 from New Carlisle, Ohio, is more than just the seventh-leading rusher in all of NCAA Division III. He is an outstanding student and a community member who contributes more than touchdowns and textbooks. In recognition of that fact, Murray has been selected as one of 148 semifinalists for the prestigious Draddy Trophy. Read More ...

Wittenberg To Host Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Central Region Women's Championships
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University will host one of 61Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regional Championship Tournaments played across the country over the last three weeks of September. Wittenberg will host the NCAA Division III Central Region Women’s Tournament Sept. 29-Oct. 2 at the David B. and Georgiana S. Albright Tennis Complex. Read More ...

Wittenberg Selects Pablo Russo As New Head Coach For Men's And Women's Tennis
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell announced that Pablo Russo has been named the university’s new men’s and women’s tennis head coach. Russo will take over the two programs after the departure of Dave Engle, who retired from coaching in May after nearly a decade leading the Tiger teams. Read More ...

Volleyball Hosts Second Annual Border Battle, Matching Top Teams In Michigan And Ohio
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – State pride is on the line this weekend at Wittenberg University. The Tiger volleyball team, ranked eighth in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) NCAA Division III poll, hosts the second annual Border Battle, featuring four of the top NCAA Division III teams from Ohio against four of the top teams from Michigan in a unique round robin format, Friday-Saturday, Sept. 15-16, in the HPER Center. Read More ...

Wittenberg Welcomes Neighbors For Annual Community Day Event Sept. 9
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University offers a slice of Midwest Americana with its annual Community Day event on Saturday, Sept. 9. Nothing speaks to modern-day culture more than a picnic lunch, games for young children and a college football atmosphere - all at an affordable price. Read More ...

Cross Country Teams Host 2006 Invitational Meet Saturday At Picturesque John Bryan State Park
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Wittenberg University men's and women's cross country teams continue the 2006 season with the annual Wittenberg Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 9, at nearby John Bryan State Park. Read More ...



Wittenberg University Men’s Soccer to host Annual Invitational Tournament
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Wittenberg University men’s soccer team will kick-off the 2006 season by welcoming three outstanding opponents to Edwards-Maurer Field this weekend for the annual Wittenberg Invitational. Read More ...



Wittenberg Expands Coverage Of Athletics On Student Radio Station, Internet In 2006-07 School Year
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – More Wittenberg University athletic events than ever before will be available in the Springfield community and throughout the world via the Internet during the 2006-07 school year. In addition to the traditional football, men's basketball and women's basketball broadcast coverage, 10 volleyball matches have been added to the schedule. Read More ...

2006 Wittenberg Fall Sports Season Kicks Off This Weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The 2006 fall sports season opens for Wittenberg intercollegiate teams on Friday, Sept. 2, when the nationally ranked Tiger volleyball squad travels to Juniata College for a two-day tournament. The next day, the other six teams all kick things off, literally in the case of the Tiger men's soccer team, which is scheduled to host the annual Wittenberg Invitational on Saturday and Sunday at Edwards-Maurer Field in Springfield. Read More ...

Wittenberg Sets Ticket Prices, Policies For All Varsity Athletic Events
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University, home to one of the most successful varsity intercollegiate athletic programs in all of NCAA Division III, has set ticket prices for the 2006-07 school year, Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell announced. Read More ...

Volleyball Earns Preseason Accolades in National and Conference Polls
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Wittenberg University volleyball team, coming off the best NCAA Division III Tournament finish in school history, is once again getting plenty of preseason respect. The Tigers will open the season ranked No. 2 in the CSTV/American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) NCAA Division III Coaches Preseason Poll and No. 1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Preseason Coaches Poll. Read More ...

Women's Swimming and Diving Team, Individual Standouts Earn Academic Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University's women's swimming and diving team not only made waves in the pool during the 2005-06 school year, these dedicated student-athletes made the most of their time in the classroom as well. Read More ...


Wittenberg Selects Craig Penney As New Head Coach For Men's And Women's Cross Country/Track and Field
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell announced that Craig Penney has been named the university’s new men’s and women’s cross country and track & field head coach. Penney will take over the two programs after the departure of Steve Shutt, who left in June after seven years to take over the same positions at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. Read More ...

Wittenberg University Announces Hall of Honor Class of 2006
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Six Wittenberg University greats will be inducted into the school's Athletics Hall of Honor during Homecoming Weekend ceremonies, Oct. 6-7. Paul Goodrich '90, Lew Lenkaitis '65, Caroline Gaver Maine '50, Jenny Mak Culbertson '89, Greg Murphy '77, and Kevin Tatar '90, will join 159 other athletes who have been selected for this prestigious honor in the last 21 years. Read More ...

Volleyball Team Earns Academic Award Again
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University’s volleyball team was one of 287 high school and college programs to earn the 2005-06 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 ...

Wittenberg Football Picked To Finish Fourth In 2006 North Coast Athletic Conference Title Chase
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Wittenberg University football program was picked to finish fourth in both the coaches and media polls at the North Coast Athletic Conference's 23rd annual Football Media Day, held today at Granville Golf Course in Granville, Ohio. Read More ...

Former Wittenberg Men’s Basketball All-American Daniel Russ Signs Contract With Dutch Team
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Four years after arriving on Wittenberg University’s campus as something of a basketball “project,” Louisville, Ky.-native Daniel Russ, class of 2006, is once again viewed as a man with intriguing potential. Read More ...

2006 Rosy's Golf Outing Proceeds To Benefit Wittenberg's Bob Rosencrans Fitness Center
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Members of the Wittenberg University and greater Springfield communities will get together on Aug. 4 for the fourth annual Rosy’s Golf Outing to honor the legacy of former Tiger student-athlete, coach and athletics department administrator Bob Rosencrans, class of 1958. Read More...

Wittenberg University Football Coaching Staff Set For 2006 Season
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The start of the 2006 football season is just weeks away, and Wittenberg Head Coach Joe Fincham’s staff is now completely in place. New faces abound on the staff this year, including offensive coordinator Andy Mitchel, the offensive coordinator for the last three seasons at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, and defensive coordinator Andy Waddle, Wittenberg class of 2003, who returned to his alma mater in 2005 as the team’s defensive backs coach. Read More...

Wittenberg University Hires Kati Robbins As Women's Lacrosse Head Coach
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Four years after graduating from Wittenberg University, Kati Robbins is coming home. Wittenberg Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell announced that Robbins, Wittenberg class of 2002, has been named the university’s new women’s lacrosse head coach. Read More...

Wittenberg Alumnus Kurt Hartfelder Makes All-Star Team In First Professional Baseball Season
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Just three years removed from major arm surgery and one year after feeling the sting of being released from his first professional baseball team, Kurt Hartfelder, Wittenberg class of 2005, is proof positive that persistence really does pay off. Read More...

Wittenberg Men's Soccer Coach Featured In Nationally Distributed Training Video
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg Men’s Soccer Head Coach Steve Dawson has taught the “beautiful game” to thousands of young people in his career. Thanks to 21st century technology and the ingenuity of a former Wittenberg player and his business partners, Dawson is reaching more people than ever before. Read More...



Men's Swimming and Diving Standout Attends NCAA Leadership Conference
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Not surprisingly, Wittenberg University men's swimming and diving standout Ryan Hamilton, class of 2009, thoroughly enjoyed a recent trip to Florida - just not for the usual amusement park reasons. Read More...

Former Wittenberg Men's Basketball Standouts Have Busy Summer Travel Schedule
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — For Daniel Russ of Louisville, Ky., and Kenny Brady of Cincinnati, Ohio, both class of 2006, the ride hasn’t ended. Three months after their whirlwind 2005-06 NCAA Division III men’s basketball season ended with an appearance in the national championship game in Salem, Va., Russ and Brady have received invitations to play in several summer events. Read More...

Wittenberg University Student-Athletes Earn Academic Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — While the Wittenberg University athletic department can boast of a variety of outstanding team and individual athletic accomplishments in the last 12 months, 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...

Thirty Wittenberg Student-Athletes Claim Spring Sport North Coast Athletic Conference Postseason Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A solid spring sports season has reaped individual rewards for 30 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) 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. Individual finishes at conference championship events determined All-NCAC selections in men’s golf and men’s and women’s track and field. Read More...

Wittenberg’s National Championship Basketball Teams Inducted Into Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame & Museum
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The story of small college men’s basketball cannot be told without Wittenberg University. In recognition of that fact, the university’s national championship teams of 1961 and 1977 were among a large group of individual players and teams honored during the inaugural induction ceremony of the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame & Museum on Saturday, May 20. Read More...

Wittenberg Baseball Ironman Caps Outstanding Four-Year Career
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The conclusion of this year’s baseball season was bittersweet for Wittenberg shortstop K.R. Schlievert, class of 2006 of Findlay, Ohio. It was the end to one of the finest careers in school history. Schlievert will go down in the baseball program record books as Wittenberg’s version of Cal Ripken Jr., the famed Baltimore Orioles shortstop who holds the Major League Baseball record for consecutive games started. Read More...

Wittenberg Hosts 2006 North Coast Athletic Conference Men’s Golf Championship Tournament At Windy Knoll
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — For the first time in 12 years, Wittenberg University will play host to the North Coast Athletic Conference Men’s Golf Championship Tournament. For the first time ever, Windy Knoll Golf Club in Springfield will be the site, with play beginning with 8 a.m. tee times Friday, April 28. Read More...

Wittenberg Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Presents First Annual Tiger Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — In an effort to “Recognize Excellence in Sports and Academic Performance” during the 2005-06 school year at Wittenberg University, the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) put together the first annual Tiger Awards banquet. More than 200 student-athletes, representing each of the university’s 23 varsity athletic teams, attended the event on Friday, April 21, in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) Center. Read More...

Wittenberg To Host Wide Variety Of Summer Sports Camps In 2006
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — As usual, summer will be a busy time around the Wittenberg University athletic complex. Eight different Wittenberg varsity athletic teams - men's basketball, women's basketball, field hockey, football, men's lacrosse, men's soccer, women's soccer and volleyball - as well as the cheerleading squad, a club sport at Wittenberg, are sponsoring summer camps this year. Read More...

Baseball Head Coach Jay Lewis Breaks School Record For Career Victories
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — There was no pomp, little circumstance and even less ceremony - just a quiet round of applause to open the Wittenberg baseball team's traditional postgame meeting along the rightfield line following the Tigers' 7-6 win over Muskingum on Thursday, April 13, at Carleton Davidson Stadium. Read More...

Wittenberg Senior Earns Prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — While her days as a Wittenberg student-athlete are drawing to a close, a career in the field of athletics is just beginning for Emily Hiscar, class of 2006 of Pataskala, Ohio. She’s off to a fine start after earning a prestigious Ethnic Minority and Women’s Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship for Careers in Athletics from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Read More...

Eighth Annual Wittenberg Football Golf Outing Set For June 10
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — For the eighth 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 a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at Reid Memorial Golf Course in Springfield. Lunch and registration begin at noon. Read More...

Wittenberg Basketball Players, Coach Earn Regional, National Postseason Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg fans were treated to another tremendous basketball season in 2005-06, one that led to a North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season championship for the women and an NCAC Tournament crown and a run to the national title game in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the men. Predictably, regional and even national honors have followed for three individual student-athletes. Read More...

Wittenberg Women's Lacrosse Team Undergoes Coaching Staff Changes
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University women's lacrosse has undergone a coaching change effective immediately, Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell announced. Field hockey head coach Diana Kuser has taken the reins of the team. She will be assisted for the 2006 season by Purnell and Associate Director of Athletics/Senior Woman Administrator Pam Smith. Read More...

Wittenberg Preps For NCAA Division III Tournament Final Four In Salem, Va.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — For an NCAA Division III-record seventh time, the Wittenberg University men's basketball team heads to the NCAA Division III Tournament Final Four, where the Tigers will face Amherst College at 6 p.m. Friday at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Va. A berth in the national championship game, scheduled for 5 p.m. Saturday, also in Salem, is at stake. Read More...

Wittenberg Offers Live Video Broadcasts Of NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Sectional Tournament
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University is hosting a four-team NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Sectional Tournament for the first time in 10 years. In keeping with the times, Wittenberg will offer the latest in Internet technology with live video broadcasts for all three games this weekend. Read More...

Winter Sports Athletes And Coaches Claim 26 Conference Postseason Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — An outstanding 2005-06 winter sports season continues for the Wittenberg University Tigers as the men's basketball team prepares for the sectional round of the NCAA Division III Tournament and a member of the women's swimming and diving team heads to Minnesota for another NCAA Division III Championship meet. While there is more to come for some Wittenberg student-athletes, the North Coast Athletic Conference has put the finishing touches on its winter season. Read More...

Men's Basketball Selected As Host Of NCAA Division III Tournament Sectional March 10-11
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — After defeating Lake Erie College and Baldwin-Wallace College by a combined 54 points in the last two days, the Wittenberg men's basketball team will again have a home court advantage in the sectional rounds of the NCAA Division III Tournament. Wittenberg has been selected to host one of four sectional sites on March 10-11. Read More...

All-Sports Release — The Wittenberg men’s basketball team captured the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament championship with a 71-69 victory over the College of Wooster on Saturday to earn a berth into the 2006 NCAA Division III Tournament. Wittenberg, which will make an NCAA Division III record 24th appearance in the national competition, then was selected as a host site for one of 11 four-team opening round brackets. Read More...

Men's Basketball Wins Conference Title, Earns First-Round Home Game In NCAA Tournament
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — It has been a whirlwind 72 hours for the Wittenberg University men's basketball team, and with today's announcement of the NCAA Division III Tournament brackets the ride isn't going to end too soon. Read More...

Women's Basketball Captures North Coast Athletic Conference Championship
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University women's basketball team put the finishing touches on the 2005-06 North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championship Saturday with a 59-46 home victory over Wooster. Read More...

All-Sports Release — The Wittenberg women's basketball team needed some time in the 2005-06 season to find the right player combinations. That has worked out quite well, thank you, and the result is a North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championship. Read More...

Women's Basketball Standout Kathy Hittle Named Second-Team Academic All-District
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University women’s basketball standout Kathy Hittle of Noblesville, Ind., class of 2007, has been recognized for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments with second-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors. Read More...

Swimming and Diving Teams Rake In Awards, Break Records At Conference Meet
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — It may not sound like much to those uninformed in the ways of NCAA Division III swimming and diving, but the one-place improvement by Wittenberg University's men's and women's teams in last week's North Coast Athletic Conference championship meet was significant. The third-place finish by the Tiger women's team was the best since Wittenberg joined the NCAC in 1989 - in the process aligning itself with perennial powerhouse programs Denison and Kenyon. Read More...

Director Of Athletics And Recreation Garnett Purnell Named To NCAA Diversity Committee
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Diversity is a popular buzzword these days. In hopes of giving the concept more than lip service, the NCAA Office for Diversity and Inclusion has assembled a group of approximately 40 athletics administrators, coaches and representatives of coaching organizations, including Wittenberg Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell, to examine diversity issues within the membership. Read More...

Wittenberg Student Makes Most Of Unexpected Turn As Girls Basketball Coach
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — When he arrived at Wittenberg almost four years ago, Jonathan Scruggs of Maryville, Tenn., class of 2006, had great expectations of success on the basketball court. Indeed, he has enjoyed basketball success during his collegiate career – just not exactly what he envisioned as an 18-year-old freshman. Read More...

Wittenberg to Host Historic Men's Basketball Showdown Against Arch-Rival Wooster
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — In the long and storied history of the Wittenberg University men’s basketball program, there have been many “big” games. A program doesn’t record 28 regular season conference championships, 18 conference tournament championships, six NCAA Tournament semifinal appearances and two national championships without competing in – and winning – its fair share of such games. Read More...

Ticket Information For Much-Anticipated Wittenberg Men's Basketball Game On Feb. 4 Released
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — It is quite rare for the top two teams in the nation - according to the d3hoops.com national poll each of the last two weeks - to play a regular season game against one another. Predictably, tickets for the game between No. 1 Wittenberg and No. 2 Wooster on Saturday, Feb. 4, in Wittenberg's HPER Center are in demand. Read More...

All-Sports Release — The Wittenberg men's basketball team has turned the corner in the 2005-06 North Coast Athletic Conference title chase, and now they are headed for home riding an 11-game win streak. The No. 1 ranked team in all of NCAA Division III, Wittenberg stands at 17-1 overall and 8-1 in the NCAC after wins at Allegheny and at home against Wabash in the last week. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Top-Ranked Tiger Men’s Basketball On Nine-Game Win Streak; Track Teams Open 2006 Season As Swimming and Diving Teams Hit Home Stretch
The Wittenberg men’s basketball team is rolling along with a nine-game win streak, a run that has pushed the Tigers to the No. 1 ranking in the last two d3hoops.com national weekly polls. At 15-1 overall and 6-1 in the North Coast Athletic Conference, the Tigers are firmly established as a contender on a national scale in 2006. Read More...

Wittenberg Men's Basketball Ascends To No. 1 Ranking In National Weekly Poll
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — For the first time in more than a decade and the third time since 1990, the Wittenberg University men's basketball team has made it to the top of the national rankings. The Tigers took over the No. 1 position in a weekly national poll administered by d3hoops.com, a Web site dedicated to NCAA Division III men's and women's basketball coverage, on Monday evening. Read More...

All-Sports Release — Tiger Basketball Teams In Thick Of Conference Title Races; Track And Field Teams Prep For Promising 2006 Indoor Season
The Wittenberg men's basketball team has now reeled off six straight wins since its only loss of the season, and as the Tigers head into the heart of North Coast Athletic Conference play they appear to be making significant improvement. Read More...