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Wittenberg University Basketball Teams Host Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic Dec. 28-29
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Wittenberg University men's and women's basketball teams welcome an outstanding field of eight teams for the 2007 Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic. The competition is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 28, and Saturday, Dec. 29, 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 Ranked 21st Among More Than 430 NCAA Division III Athletics Programs In All-Sports Standings
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University ended the fall sports season ranked 21st among more than 430 NCAA Division III schools in the Sports Academy Directors' Cup standings, administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). Read More ...

Wittenberg Soccer Teams Cap 2007 Season With Regional/National Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – For the first time in more than a decade, Wittenberg University is home to an All-American soccer player. It wasn't just one player who broke through, however – an unprecedented one-year total of three standouts from the men's and women's teams earned national honors from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Read More ...

Wittenberg Women's Soccer Team Earns Academic Award
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Wittenberg University women's soccer team has reached unprecedented levels of success the last two years on the field. Echoing the NCAA Division III model of student–athlete, the dedication and intensity it took for the team to win back-to-back North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) championships can also be seen in the classroom. Read More ...

Wittenberg Takes Lead In Fall NCAC All-Sports Standings
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Wittenberg won three championships and claimed two additional top-four finishes in the seven fall sports to take the lead in the race for the 2007-08 North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports championship. Read More ...

Wittenberg Volleyball Standout Emily Bell Earns National Academic Award
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 second-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division honors. Read More ...

Thirty-Six Wittenberg Student-Athletes And Coaches Earn Fall 2007 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 Boo Vernon Earns All-America Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – After leading her team and the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) in seven of nine offensive statistical categories, Wittenberg field hockey standout Boo Vernon, class of 2011 from Lake Bluff, Ill., was rewarded with third-team Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFCHA) Division III All-America honors. Read More ...

Wittenberg Volleyball Student-Athletes, Head Coach Earn More Postseason Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Three Wittenberg University volleyball standouts and Head Coach Paco Labrador have earned postseason awards from the American Volleyball Coaches Association after their record-breaking undefeated regular season. Read More ...

Wittenberg Volleyball Standout Emily Bell Earns Academic Award
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 first-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors. Read More ...

Wittenberg Field Hockey Lands Trio Of Freshmen On All-Region Team
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – After a thrilling season in which the Wittenberg field hockey team finished with a 12-7 overall record, finished in a three-way tie for regular season North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) champion, and earned runner-up in the NCAC tournament, three players have been recognized with Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFCHA) Division III All-Great Lakes Region honors. Read More ...

Wittenberg Football Standout Andy Vanover Earns Academic Award
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg football standout Andy Vanover, class of 2008 from Tipp City, Ohio, has been recognized for his special combination of athletic and academic accomplishments with CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine College Division Academic All-District IV honors. Read More ...

Wittenberg Swimming and Diving Teams Earn Academic Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University's men's and women's swimming and diving teams made waves both in and out of the pool during the 2006-07 school year. These dedicated student-athletes spent most of the season ranked in the national NCAA Division III polls in recognition of their athletic prowess, and they recently earned accolades from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) for their academic performance. Read More ...

Wittenberg Women's Soccer Standout Amanda Farrell Named First-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 first-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors. Read More ...

Wittenberg Honors Memory of Beloved Head Coach Pam Evans Smith With Naming of HPERC Arena
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – During its Oct. 19-20 meeting, the Wittenberg University Board of Directors unanimously resolved to name the arena, located inside the campus' Health, Physical Education and Recreation Center (HPERC), in memory of Pam Evans Smith, legendary women's head basketball coach, who passed away in June following a long battle with cancer. Read More ...

Wittenberg Assistant Coach Chronicles Final Years Of Muskingum County Basketball Tournament
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – A great college basketball story finally has a conclusion, thanks to Wittenberg men's basketball assistant coach Randy Lincicome. A Tri-Valley High School graduate who currently works as a teacher at Mechanicsburg High School in nearby Champaign County, Lincicome published a book titled The Last Eight Years. Read More ...

Top-Ranked Wittenberg Volleyball Hosts No. 2 Juniata As Part of Fall Classic
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The No. 1 ranked Wittenberg University volleyball team will put the finishing touches on the 2007 regular season with the greatly anticipated Wittenberg Fall Classic on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and 27, in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) Center. The event highlight is a rare match-up of No. 1 against No. 2 in the nation when defending national champion Juniata takes on Wittenberg at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. Read More ...

Wittenberg Women's Soccer Captures First-Ever NCAC Regular Season Title
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – For the first time in the 22-year history of the program, the Wittenberg University women's soccer team will have a regular season North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) championship trophy to show for its efforts. A 2-1 win at Kenyon yesterday clinched the title outright a year after the Tigers claimed their first NCAC Tournament title following a second-place finish in the regular season. Read More ...

Wittenberg Continues To Expand Athletics Coverage Using Latest Technology
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – As technology continues to change the way people communicate and information is distributed, there are more ways than ever to follow Wittenberg University's varsity athletics teams. From online broadcasts of nearly 100 games during the 2007-08 school year to weekly podcasts to scores delivered to cell phones through a text messaging service, Tiger fans have more ways than ever to keep up with the teams. Read More ...

Wittenberg Volleyball Moves Back To No. 1 In Nation
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – For the second time this season and the third time in school history, the Wittenberg Tigers stand atop the CSTV/American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) NCAA Division III poll. Read More ...

Women's Soccer Standout Meghan O'Rourke Follows In Brother's Record-Setting Footsteps
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Even with a father who played professional football and a brother who is currently a professional soccer player, Wittenberg women's soccer goalkeeper Meghan O'Rourke, class of 2008 from Columbus, Ohio, stands out. After recording her 42nd career shutout in a 1-0 Wittenberg win over Oberlin on Oct. 13 at Edwards-Maurer Field, O'Rourke stands alone atop the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) career shutout list. Read More ...

Wittenberg Men's Soccer Joins Tiger Women In National Rankings
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Wittenberg University men's soccer team is off to its best start in more than a decade with an 8-2-1 record, and voters in the weekly National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division III poll have taken notice. The Tigers broke into the Oct. 2 poll at No. 16, the highest ranking in program history. Read More ...

Wittenberg's Jan Kehres Earns Volleyball National Player of the Week Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – For the ninth time in school history – and second time in the 2007 season – a Wittenberg volleyball player has earned Sports Imports/Division III National Player of the Week from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). The latest honoree is outside hitter Jan Kehres, class of 2008 from Alliance, Ohio, who earned the award on Oct. 1 after leading the Tigers to three straight home victories over the weekend. Read More ...

Wittenberg Women's Soccer Breaks Into National Rankings
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Wittenberg University women's soccer team is off to a fast start to the 2007 season with a 4-1-0 record, and voters in the weekly National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division III poll have taken notice. The Tigers broke into the Sept. 11 poll at No. 18, the highest ranking in program history. Read More ...

Jackie Williams Earns Volleyball National Player of the Week Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – For the eighth time in school history, a Wittenberg volleyball player has earned Sports Imports/Division III National Player of the Week from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). The latest honoree is outside hitter Jackie Williams, class of 2009 from Rocky River, Ohio, who earned the award on Sept. 10 after leading the Tigers to an undefeated weekend at the Washington University National Invitational. Read More ...

Volleyball Hosts Third Border Battle And Volley For The Cure
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Wittenberg University volleyball team, ranked second in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) NCAA Division III poll, hosts its third annual Border Battle Friday and Saturday, Sept. 14-15. Inspired by the life of former Wittenberg women's basketball head coach and associate director of athletics Pam Smith, who died in June after a courageous 17-year battle with cancer, the team has also organized an all-day breast cancer awareness effort on Saturday. Read More ...

Cross Country Teams Host 2007 Invitational Meet
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Wittenberg University men's and women's cross country teams continue the 2007 season with the annual Wittenberg Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Springfield Masonic Home. Read More ...

Wittenberg Names Sarah Jurewicz New Women's Basketball Head Coach
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – A member of the Wittenberg University women's basketball family is returning to her roots as Sarah Jurewicz, class of 1998 and the program's all-time leading scorer, takes the head coaching reins at her alma mater for the 2007-08 season. She replaces one of her mentors, Pam Smith, a 1982 Wittenberg graduate and the university's women's basketball head coach for 21 years who passed away in June after a long bout with cancer. Read More ...

Tiger Teams Prep For 2007 Fall Seasons
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The 2007 fall sports season opens for Wittenberg intercollegiate teams on Friday, Aug. 31, when the nationally ranked Tiger volleyball squad hosts the Wittenberg Invitational. The next day, five of the other six teams kick things off, literally in the case of the Tiger men's soccer team, which is scheduled to host its annual Wittenberg Invitational on Saturday and Sunday at Edwards-Maurer Field in Springfield. Read More ...

Tiger Volleyball Opens 2007 Season With Annual Wittenberg Invitational
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Wittenberg University volleyball team, ranked second in the 2007 preseason American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) NCAA Division III poll, hosts its annual Wittenberg Invitational, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, in the HPER Center Arena. Read More ...

Men's Soccer Hosts Annual Invitational Tournament
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Wittenberg University men's soccer team will kick off the 2007 season by welcoming three outstanding opponents to Edwards-Maurer Field this weekend for the annual Wittenberg Invitational. Read More ...

Volleyball Opens 2007 Season Ranked No. 2 In The Nation
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – With their entire starting lineup back in place after two consecutive runs to the NCAA Division III Tournament semifinals, the Wittenberg Tigers have earned the respect of voters in the 2007 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) preseason poll. Read More ...

Pam Evans Smith '82 Memorial Scholarship Established
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Former Women's Basketball Head Coach and Associate Director of Athletics Pam Smith, class of 1982, had a profound impact upon the athletes she coached and the students she taught over an illustrious Wittenberg University career that spanned more than two decades. Read More ...

Travis Schwab Joins Wittenberg Men's Basketball Coaching Staff
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University Men's Basketball Head Coach Bill Brown has announced that Travis Schwab has been selected to be the Tigers' new assistant coach. Schwab, a 2004 graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, comes to Wittenberg after serving last year as the full-time assistant at Kenyon College under current head coach and Wittenberg Athletics Hall of Honor member Matt Croci. Read More ...

Football Picked To Finish Second In 2007 North Coast Athletic Conference Title Chase
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Wittenberg University football program was picked to finish second in both the preseason coaches’ and media polls at the 24th annual North Coast Athletic Conference Football Media Day, held today at Granville Golf Course in Granville, Ohio. Read More ...

Men's Soccer Team Heads To England For Training Trip
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – With the 2007 season fast approaching, Wittenberg's men's soccer team is taking its preseason training regimen to a different, international level. On Aug. 6, 18 Wittenberg men's soccer student-athletes and Head Coach Steve Dawson will travel to England for an 11-day trip filled with educational opportunities and plenty of soccer, including four games against top-flight British competition. Read More ...

Volleyball Earns Seventh Team Academic Award
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University's volleyball team was one of 303 high school and college programs to earn the 2006-07 GamePlan/American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award. The award, initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, annually 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 or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale during the school year. Read More ...

Wittenberg University Announces Athletics Hall Of Honor Class of 2007
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Seven Wittenberg University greats will be inducted into the school's Athletics Hall of Honor during 2007 Homecoming Weekend ceremonies, Oct. 19-21. Earl Fry '58, Jim Ingledue '56, Jim Kincaid '84, Jodi Bennyhoff Orr '90, Verna Tullis Rees '52, Alex Turner '66 and Steve Whitman '76 will join 165 other athletes who have previously been inducted into the university's Athletics Hall of Honor. Read More ...

Men's Volleyball Club Team Makes Mark Against Top Competition
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – While the Wittenberg University varsity women's volleyball program has reached elite status with back-to-back Final Four appearances the last two years, they have company – on their own campus. The Wittenberg club men's volleyball program may not be on par with their female compatriots on a national scale, but the Tigers have made plenty of noise on a regional level recently. Read More ...

Jeff Roope Selected As New Head Coach For Men's And Women's Golf
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – For the first time ever, Wittenberg University will have one coach for both the men's and women's golf programs. Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell announced that Jeff Roope, previously an assistant at nearby Otterbein College, has been selected for the position. Read More ...

Women's Basketball Head Coach And Associate Director Of Athletics Pam Smith Passes Away
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio &ndash Wittenberg University Women’s Basketball Head Coach and Associate Director of Athletics Pam Smith, class of 1982 and architect of the most successful women's basketball program in North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) history, has passed away after a long battle with cancer. She was 47. Read More ...

AUDIO EXTRA: Wittenberg Women's Sports Pioneer Betty Dillahunt Reflects Upon 60-Year Career
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Betty Dillahunt, Wittenberg University class of 1946, doesn't describe herself as a women's sports pioneer. In many ways, her career speaks for itself. The 1985 Wittenberg Athletics Hall of Honor inductee was a groundbreaking student-athlete, successful amateur and semi-professional athlete, legendary coach and, most importantly, an educator who made an impact upon thousands of students in a four-decade teaching career. Read More ...

Track And Field Standout Manoach Lamarre Named 2007 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – In recognition of his academic and athletic accomplishments at Wittenberg University, Manoach Lamarre, class of 2009 from Miami, Fla., has been named a 2007 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar by Black Issues in Higher Education. Read More ...

Wittenberg Men's Basketball Coaching Legend Ray Mears Passes Away
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Ray Mears, the man credited with bringing Wittenberg men's basketball into national prominence, has passed away at the age of 80. Also the winningest coach in University of Tennessee men's basketball history, Mears passed away at NHC Health Care Center in Knoxville, Tenn. Read More ...

2007 Rosy's Golf Outing Proceeds To Benefit Wittenberg And ALS Association Research
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Members of the Wittenberg University and greater Springfield communities will get together on Aug. 3 for the fifth annual Rosy's Golf Outing to honor the legacy of former Tiger student-athlete, coach and athletics department administrator Bob Rosencrans, class of 1958. Release link includes entry form and tee-box sponsorship form. Read More ...

Track And Field Standout Allison Walker Attends NCAA Leadership Conference
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University women's track and field standout Allison Walker, class of 2008 from Columbus, Ohio, did more than just hang out with Mickey, Minnie and friends at Walt Disney World last week. She gained new perspectives on her life as a student-athlete at a leadership conference. Read More ...

Women's Lacrosse Standout Beth Vonderbrink Earns All-Region Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Wittenberg women's lacrosse team took some small steps forward in the 2007 season. Individually, defender Beth Vonderbrink, class of 2009 from Cincinnati, Ohio, took even more significant steps forward to earn second-team All-West Region honors. Read More ...

Softball Standout Sarah Fetters Earns Academic All-America Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University softball standout Sarah Fetters, class of 2008 from Maumee, Ohio, has been recognized for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments with second-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine College Division Academic All-America honors. Read More ...

Volleyball Team Prepares For Educational Trip To Spain
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University's volleyball team has won four of the last five NCAA Division III Great Lakes Region championships, so perhaps it's time to take the Tigers' game to another level. Head Coach Paco Labrador and his nationally ranked squad will do just that in a 12-day trip to Spain. Read More ...

Twenty-Seven Wittenberg Student-Athletes Claim Spring Sport North Coast Athletic Conference Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – A solid spring sports season has reaped individual rewards for 27 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) teams over the last two weeks. Read More ...

Softball Standout Sarah Fetters Earns Academic All-District Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University softball standout Sarah Fetters, class of 2008 from Maumee, Ohio, has been recognized for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments with first-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors. Read More ...

Two Softball Players Earn All-Region Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Following a tremendous 2007 season, the Wittenberg Tigers placed two players on the recently announced National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Central Region teams. Read More ...

Men's And Women's Soccer Players Earn 2006 All-Ohio Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – It may be closer to the start of the 2007 soccer season than it is to the end of the 2006 campaign, but that does nothing to diminish the recently announced All-Ohio awards given to five members of the Wittenberg women's soccer team and one player on the Wittenberg men's soccer team. Read More ...

Wittenberg Hosts Wide Range Of Summer Sports Camps in 2007
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – As usual, summer will be a busy time around the Wittenberg University athletics complex in 2007. Twelve different Wittenberg varsity athletic teams - men's basketball, women's basketball, field hockey, football, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, men's soccer, women's soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball, are sponsoring summer camps this year. Read More ...

Wittenberg Women's Golf Head Coach Pat Clouse Retires On A High Note
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – She didn't end her college coaching career with a Super Bowl ring, but retiring Women's Golf Head Coach Pat Clouse, Wittenberg class of 1964, still got a ceremonial ice bath at the conclusion of last weekend's Wilmington Invitational. Read More ...

Student-Athletes Hand Out Second Annual Tiger Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The second annual Tiger Awards, recognizing excellence in sports and academic performance by Wittenberg University student-athletes, were handed out on during a banquet April 22 in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) Center. More than 200 student-athletes, representing each of the university's 23 varsity athletic teams, were in attendance. Read More ...

Numerous Student-Athletes Earn Academic Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – While the Wittenberg University department of athletics can boast of a variety of outstanding team and individual athletic accomplishments again this academic 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 ...

Former Tiger Football Standouts Sign With Professional Indoor Team
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – As it turns out, former Wittenberg University football standouts Tim Funke, class of 2007 from Indianapolis, Ind., and Tristan Murray, class of 2006 from New Carlisle, Ohio, are not done with their football careers. Read More ...

Men’s Lacrosse Game To Be Broadcast By New Television Network
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – A new television network has chosen the men’s lacrosse game between North Coast Athletic Conference rivals Wittenberg University and Denison University for its first-ever broadcast of a collegiate sporting event. Read More ...


Ninth Annual Wittenberg Football Golf Outing Set For June 9
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – For the ninth 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 9, at Reid Memorial Golf Course in Springfield. Lunch and registration begin at noon. Read More ...

Men's Basketball Standout Dane Borchers Earns Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Capping a phenomenal collegiate career that included one North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season championship, two NCAC Tournament titles and three NCAA Division III Tournament appearances, Dane Borchers, class of 2007 from Russia, Ohio, earned third-team All-America honors from d3hoops.com. Read More ...

Cheerleading Tryouts For 2007-08 School Year Scheduled For April 12-14
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Cheerleading tryouts for the 2007 football season and 2007-08 basketball season are scheduled for April 12-14 in the HPER Center Gymnasium. Read More ...



Field Hockey Team Earns Academic Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – On the field, the Wittenberg University field hockey team enjoyed a successful season, placing second in the North Coast Athletic Conference before falling in the conference tournament semifinals. However, it was the team's performance in the classroom that really made this team remarkable. Read More ...

Swimming and Diving Teams Earn Academic Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University's men's and women's swimming and diving teams made waves both in and out of the pool this season, dedicating themselves both physically and mentally to embody the true definition of the collegiate student-athlete. Read More ...

Winter Sports Student-Athletes Claim 19 Conference Postseason Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – A solid 2006-07 winter sports season wrapped up for the Wittenberg University Tigers over the last two weeks as the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) awarded 19 Wittenberg student-athletes with postseason honors. Five Wittenberg student-athletes were selected to the men's and women's basketball All-NCAC teams, while another 14 claimed their awards based on individual finishes at championship events for men's and women's swimming and diving (Feb. 8-10) and men's and women's indoor track and field (March 2-3). Read More ...

Women's Basketball Head Coach Pam Smith Wins 400th Career Game
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – As she has so many times in her illustrious Wittenberg career, women's basketball Head Coach Pam Smith shook a few hands and received some pats on the back following Thursday's 55-39 victory over Kenyon College. Read More ...

Basketball Games Postponed Due To Winter Storm
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – A men's and women's basketball doubleheader scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 14, at Wittenberg University's Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) Center has been postponed due to the lingering effects of a major winter storm that struck Ohio late Monday night. Read More ...

Basketball Standouts Earn Academic All-District Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University basketball standouts Kathy Hittle, class of 2007 from Noblesville, Ind., and Patrick Denbow, class of 2007 from Louisville, Ky., have been recognized for the combination of their athletic and academic accomplishments with second-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors. Read More ...

Tiger Football Players Earn Regional, National Honors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – After a solid football season that included the university's eighth North Coast Athletic Conference title in 17 years in the league and the program's 12th berth in the 34-year history of the NCAA Division III Tournament, Wittenberg placed four different players on postseason all-region and all-america award lists. Read More ...

Wittenberg Offers Live Internet Video Broadcasts Of Men's And Women's Basketball Games
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The power of the Internet is once again being harnessed through a partnership between Wittenberg University's Department of Athletics and Recreation and the Office of University Communications. To ensure that interested parties throughout the world can not only tune in to hear upcoming basketball games but actually see the Tigers in action, Wittenberg will offer live video broadcasts of five upcoming men's and women's basketball games on the World Wide Web. Read More ...

Softball Head Coach Becky Hall Awarded Four-Star Master Coach Recognition
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University Softball Head Coach Becky Hall was recently awarded the distinction of Four-Star Master Coach by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Hall was one of 19 coaches from across the country who completed all eight courses of the association's National Fastpitch Coaches College (NFCC) to earn the distinction. Read More ...

Wittenberg Ranked 17th Among 430 NCAA Division III Athletics Programs In National All-Sports Standings
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Wittenberg University ended the fall sports season ranked 17th among more than 430 NCAA Division III schools in the Sports Academy Directors' Cup standings, administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). Read More ...