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It can be reasonably estimated that Dave Maurer impacted thousands of lives in his nearly 40 years as a coach, administrator and professor at Wittenberg University. In recognition of that fact, the Wittenberg Committee to Honor Dave Maurer has formed to celebrate Dave Maurer Day on Saturday, Nov. 1. Read More ...

When the Wittenberg University women's soccer team kicks off the 2008 season this weekend at Edwards-Maurer Field, the Tigers will take the field with a preseason national ranking for the first time in school history. Wittenberg starts the campaign ranked No. 15 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division III poll a year after posting the best record in school history at 18-3-3. Read More ...

With a reputation as a perennial national title contender burnished by three consecutive runs to the NCAA Division III Tournament semifinals, the Wittenberg Tigers have earned the respect of voters in the 2008 CBS College Sports Network/American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) preseason poll. Wittenberg, which has finished the season ranked in the top five each of the last four years, will start the 2008 campaign ranked No. 4. Read More ...

Wittenberg University women's lacrosse standout Hannah Cupples, class of 2009 from Wooster, Ohio, has been recognized for the combination of her athletic and academic accomplishments with selection to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Association (IWLCA) Academic Honor Roll. Read More ...

Wittenberg University Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell announced that Justin Stuckey has been named the first-ever full-time men's and women's tennis coach in school history. Read More ...

More than 100 young men reported for preseason football practice today, about six weeks after Wittenberg Assistant Football Coach Andy Waddle, class of 2003, traveled to Germany to find a captive audience of 95 high school-aged players at the Kaiserslautern Youth Tackle Football Camp. Read More ...

The Wittenberg University football program was picked to finish first in both the preseason coaches' and media polls at the 25th annual North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Football Media Day, held today at Oakhaven Golf Club in Delaware, Ohio. Read More ...

Coming off two straight North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) championships, the Wittenberg University women's soccer team kicked off the 2008 season with a whirlwind 11-day training trip to Europe. Read More ...

Wittenberg University's volleyball team was one of 353 high school and college programs to earn a 2007-08 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 ...

Six Wittenberg University greats will be inducted into the school's Athletics Hall of Honor during 2008 Homecoming Weekend ceremonies, Oct. 10-12. Bruce Borland '69, Pat Williams Clouse '64, Wendel Donathan '89, David Helm '69, Don Lynam '75, and Jennifer Parsons '94 will join 172 other Wittenberg greats who have previously been inducted into the university’s Athletics Hall of Honor. Read More ...

The Wittenberg University football team, which returns 16 starters from last year's 8-2 team, once again has experts believing it has the talent to make a run at a national championship. The publishers of Lindy's 2008 College Football Preview ranked the Tigers 11th in their NCAA Division III preseason poll. Read More ...

Members of the Wittenberg University and greater Springfield communities will get together on Aug. 8 for the sixth 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 ...

Steve Wilson, Wittenberg class of 2006, may not have former touring professional tennis players coming to Springfield for the launch of the local QuickStart Tennis program, but that may be for the best. After all, Wilson might not have enough room for them with nearly 260 children ages 6-10 signed up to participate in the program at Wittenberg's David and Georgiana Albright Tennis Complex starting Tuesday, June 10. Read More ...

Wittenberg University volleyball standout Erin Slattery, class of 2010 from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and men's lacrosse standout Jeff Capella, class of 2010 from Columbus, Ohio, did some serious work in one of the least serious places in the world. Read More ...

Wittenberg University softball standout Sarah Fetters, class of 2008 from Maumee, Ohio, put the finishing touches on a phenomenal collegiate career with second-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine College Division Academic All-America honors. She becomes just the seventh student-athlete in Wittenberg history to earn more than one Academic All-America accolade. Read More ...

The Wittenberg University women's soccer team is planning its second-ever tour of Europe in August 2008. To raise money for the trip for 24 student-athletes and three coaches/administrators, Head Coach Norm Riker has organized a golf scramble and silent auction on Saturday, June 7, at Windy Knoll Golf Club in Springfield. Read More ...

After helping the Wittenberg women's lacrosse team to a three-game improvement in the 2008 season, defender Hannah Walsh, class of 2011 from Rochester, N.Y., has earned second-team Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) All-West Region honors. Read More ...

After ranking among the national leaders in batting average for much of the 2008 season, Wittenberg University baseball standout Jeremey Fruhwirth, class of 2008 from Beavercreek, Ohio, has earned second-team Rawlings/American Baseball Coaches Association All-Mideast Region honors. Read More ...

A solid 2008 spring sports season has reaped individual rewards for 28 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) teams over the last two weeks. Read More ...

Two years after the 1961 Wittenberg men's basketball team led by Head Coach Ray Mears and star forward Al Thrasher, class of 1964, was collectively inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame & Museum, the Tiger legends will be honored individually at the organization's third annual induction ceremony. Read More ...

Wittenberg University baseball standout Matt Steinke, class of 2008 from Wapakoneta, Ohio, has been recognized for the combination of his athletic and academic accomplishments with second-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors. Read More ...

Wittenberg University softball standouts Sarah Fetters, class of 2008 from Maumee, Ohio, and Nicole Ottavi, class of 2008 from Columbus, Ohio, have been recognized for the combination of their athletic and academic accomplishments with first-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors. Read More ...

Sarah Fetters, class of 2008 from Maumee, Ohio, did it all for the Wittenberg softball team over the last four years, and she was recently accorded yet another award from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) with third-team All-Central Region honors. Read More ...

Less than a year after one of her mentors, Pam Smith, passed away, women's basketball standout Rachel Dixon, class of 2009 from West Liberty, Ohio, was joined by field hockey standout Whitney Marshall, class of 2009 from Barre, Mass., as the first recipients of awards from the Pam Evans Smith '82 Memorial Scholarship fund. Read More ...

The third annual Tiger Awards, recognizing excellence in athletic and academic performance by Wittenberg University student-athletes during the 2007-08 school year, were handed out during a banquet on April 27 in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) Center. Read More ...

Wittenberg Hosts Wide Range Of Summer Sports Camps in 2008
As usual, summer will be a busy time around the Wittenberg University athletics complex in 2008. 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 Softball Hosts Strike Out Cancer Event April 26
The Wittenberg University softball team hosts its regular season North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) finale at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 26, against Allegheny, and the Tigers will be focused on more than just the opponent in the other dugout. Read More ...

To identify a possible bone marrow donor, all it takes is a swab on the cheek by a trained professional. For Mark LaForce, Wittenberg University class of 1975, this simple act may mean the difference between life and death for his teenage son, Blake. Read More ...

Wittenberg Men's And Women's Golf Programs To Host Fund-raiser April 27
The Wittenberg University men's and women's golf teams will host an event – appropriately enough, a golf outing – to raise funds for the program. The first annual Alumni, Family and Friends Fund-raising Golf Outing is scheduled for a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 27, at Windy Knoll Golf Club in Springfield. Lunch and registration begin at noon. Read More ...

Wittenberg University Student-Athletes Earn Academic Honors
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, too, has been exceptional again this year. Read More ...

Softball Head Coach Becky Hall Picks Up 200th Career Victory
Fittingly, Wittenberg Softball Head Coach Becky Hall reached a landmark Saturday, March 29, surrounded by family and friends on the field she has called home for more than a decade. Read More ...

Wittenberg Hosts Pam Evans Smith 5K Memorial Walk/Run To Benefit Scholarship Program
Members of the Wittenberg community will come together again to honor the memory of former Women's Basketball Head Coach and Associate Director of Athletics Pam Evans Smith, class of 1982, with the first Pam Evans Smith 5K Memorial Walk/Run on Saturday, April 5. Read More ...

Field Hockey Team Earns Academic Awards
Following a successful 2007 season in which the Wittenberg University field hockey team tied for first place in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) before falling in the conference tournament championship game, the performance of five student-athletes in the classroom has also been recognized. Read More ...

Tenth Annual Wittenberg Football Golf Outing Set For June 14
For the 10th 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 14, at Reid Memorial Golf Course in Springfield. Lunch and registration begin at noon. Read More ...

Tiger Volleyball Featured In CBS Sports Segment
The Wittenberg Tiger volleyball team was recently documented in a CBS feature on NCAA sports. This portion, from the Division III segment, features Head Coach Paco Labrador and senior second-team All-American Emily Bell in short interviews about the NCAA Division III Volleyball Final Four. View Clip ...

Wittenberg Stands Second In NCAC All-Sports Standings After Winter Season
Ohio Wesleyan claimed four top-five finishes in the six winter sports to move into first place in the race for the 2007-08 North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports championship. Ohio Wesleyan has compiled 94 total points for the year and holds a slim one and one-half point lead over second-place Wittenberg. The Tigers, who topped the standings after the fall season, also finished the winter with four top-five finishes for 39.5 points, highlighted by second-place (tie) finishes in men's and women's basketball. Read More ...

Wittenberg Winter Sports Student-Athletes And Coaches Claim 17 Conference Postseason Awards
A solid 2007-08 winter sports season wrapped up for the Wittenberg University Tigers over the last two weeks as the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) awarded 17 Wittenberg student-athletes and coaches with postseason honors. Read More ...

Cross Country Teams Earn Coaches Association Academic Awards
The Wittenberg University men's and women's cross country teams have been rewarded for their outstanding work both on the course and in the classroom with NCAA Division III United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team honors. Read More ...

Wittenberg Names Sarah Jurewicz Permanent Women's Basketball Head Coach
Sarah Jurewicz, class of 1998, led an injury-riddled Wittenberg women's basketball team to a share of second place in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) regular season and runner-up honors in the NCAC Tournament in 2007-08. Jurewicz can now make plans for even bigger and better things as the team's permanent head coach after a year in an interim capacity. Read More ...

Cheerleading To Host Tryouts For 2008-09 April 10-12
Wittenberg cheerleading will host its annual tryouts April 10-12 in the HPER Center Gymnasium. Read More ...

Wittenberg Plays Host To 2008 NCAC Swimming And Diving Championships In Canton, Ohio
The lights will remain on at Wittenberg University’s HPER Center this week, but many of the individuals who run the show on a day-to-day basis will take up residence nearly 175 miles away in Canton, Ohio. That is because Wittenberg is hosting the 24th annual North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Swimming and Diving Championships Feb. 14-16 in the Northeast Ohio city. Read More ...

Ticket Information For Much-Anticipated Men's Basketball Game At Wooster Feb. 16 Released
The Wittenberg University Tigers and the College of Wooster Fighting Scots, North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) men's basketball co-leaders at the start of the week, will renew their spirited rivalry at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, and tickets for the game at Timken Gymnasium in Wooster's Armington Physical Education Center are in high demand. Read More ...

Men’s Lacrosse Standout Selected To Play For England In 2008 U-19 World Games
Wittenberg men's lacrosse standout Matt Lord, class of 2011 from Pickerington, Ohio, has been to England just once in his life. It was so long ago that he doesn't remember much about the trip, but he will get a much better world view this year after being selected to play for England's U-19 National Team after a tryout in Philadelphia last month. Read More ...

Women's Basketball Hosts Think Pink Night Feb. 13 To Promote Breast Cancer Awareness
When the Wittenberg University women's basketball team hosts North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Ohio Wesleyan at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, the Tigers will be playing for more than just a shot at the 2008 regular season championship. Read More ...

Men's Basketball Head Coach Bill Brown Wins 400th Career Game
Wittenberg University Men's Basketball Head Coach Bill Brown reached another milestone with Saturday's 91-85 victory over host Hiram College. Now in his 21st season as a head coach and his 15th directing his alma mater's men's basketball program, Brown earned his 400th career victory. Read More ...

Wittenberg Community Celebrates Pam Evans Smith At Arena Dedication Ceremony
Hundreds of Wittenberg University community members came together to celebrate Saturday as the arena in the campus's Health, Physical Education and Recreation Center (HPERC) was officially dedicated to the memory of Pam Evans Smith, class of 1982. Read More ...

AUDIO EXTRA: Wittenberg Coaching Legend Dave Maurer Reflects On 50 Years As A Tiger
Wittenberg coaching legend Dave Maurer may have retired years ago, but make no mistake, Maurer continues to embody the spirit and intensity of a 20-year-old Tiger student-athlete competing for a national championship. The 1987 Wittenberg Athletics Hall of Honor inductee simply lights up a room, captivating visitors with stories about his years as a member of the Tiger athletics family. Read More ...

Women's Basketball Hosts National Girls And Women In Sports Day
The Wittenberg University women's basketball team will host a sports expo and a postgame meet and greet/autograph session with its players as part of a celebration of National Girls And Women In Sports Day (NGWSD) on Feb. 2. Read More ...

Wittenberg To Dedicate Pam Evans Smith Arena Feb. 2
Nearly eight months after Wittenberg University lost one of its most respected coaches, administrators and faculty members, the arena in the campus's Health, Physical Education and Recreation Center (HPERC) will officially be dedicated to the memory of Pam Evans Smith, class of 1982, in a ceremony at noon Saturday, Feb. 2. Read More ...

Soccer Teams Pick Up Impressive Haul Of 2007 All-Ohio Awards
The last set of 2007 men's and women's soccer postseason awards has been released, and once again the Wittenberg Tigers collected more than their fair share of accolades. A total of nine Wittenberg soccer student-athletes earned NCAA Division III All-Ohio awards from the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA). Read More ...

Ticket Information For Much-Anticipated Wittenberg Men's Basketball Game On Jan. 19 Released
Wittenberg University and the College of Wooster, which currently share first place in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) men's basketball standings, will renew their spirited rivalry at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19. Tickets for the game at Pam Evans Smith Arena in Wittenberg's Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) Center are in high demand, resulting in changes to Wittenberg's normal ticketing policies. Read More ...

Assistant Baseball Coach Rick Gold Inducted Into Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall Of Fame
Before Rick Gold joined the Wittenberg University baseball coaching staff in 2004, he was a tremendously successful high school coach. On Friday, Jan. 18, Gold will be recognized by his peers when he is one of four coaches inducted into the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association (OHSBCA) Hall of Fame. Read More ...

Committed To A Cure - Student-Athlete Takes Action To Fight ALS
While studying physiology with Professor of Psychology Jo Wilson as a freshman at Wittenberg University, Erin Berger, class of 2010 from Louisville, Ky., had a revelation. After learning more about neurological diseases, including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, Berger, who carries a 4.0 grade point average, realized she could make a difference. Read More ...

Women's Soccer Standout Amanda Farrell Earns Coaches Association Scholar All-America Honors
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 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Scholar All-America College Division honors. Read More ...