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(June 29, 2010)

Softball Standout Brooke Boswell Earns All-Region Honors

Brooke Boswell, class of 2010 from Hamilton, 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 ...

(June 28, 2010)

Women's Golf Standout Anne Busam Wins City Amateur Tournament

For the second straight year, a Wittenberg women's golfer stands atop the local amateur links community after Anne Busam, class of 2012 from Cincinnati, Ohio, rallied for a three-shot victory in the 29th Springfield Women's City Amateur Golf Tournament on Sunday, June 28. Read More ...

(June 22, 2010)

Men's Track and Field Standout Earns Academic All-America Honors

Wittenberg University men's track and field standout Tim Uher, class of 2010 from Granville, Ohio, capped his collegiate career with second-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors. The award recognizes the combination of a student-athlete's athletic and academic accomplishments. Read More ...

(June 8, 2010)

Men's Track Standout Uher Claims Academic All-District Honors

Wittenberg University men's track and field standout Tim Uher, class of 2010 from Granville, Ohio, 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 ...

(June 3, 2010)

Football Ranked In Top 10 In Pair Of National Preseason Polls

The Wittenberg University football team, which returns 14 starters from last year's 12-1 team, once again has experts believing it has the talent to make a run at a national championship. The publishers of Lindy's 2010 College Football Preview ranked the Tigers ninth in their NCAA Division III preseason poll, while publishers of The Sporting News ranked the Tigers eighth in their NCAA Division III preseason poll. Read More ...

(May 25, 2010)

Women's Lacrosse Standout Joelle Ghanem Earns All-Region Honors

After leading the Wittenberg women's lacrosse team to just its second nine-win season in 20 years, midfielder Joelle Ghanem, class of 2010 from Dublin, Ohio, has earned second-team Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association All-West Region honors. Read More ...

(May 21, 2010)

Field Hockey, Swimming Standouts Earn Academic All-District Honors

Field hockey standout Kelley Herde, class of 2011 from Louisville, Ky., and swimming and diving standout Rachel Lee, class of 2012 from Hickory, NC, have been recognized for the combination of their athletic and academic accomplishments with first- and second-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors, respectively. Read More ...

(May 20, 2010)

Volleyball Team Prepares For Educational Trip To Spain

Wittenberg University's volleyball team annually travels the country in search of the best competition, a practice that has contributed to 14 straight NCAA Division III Tournament berths. For the third time in the last seven years, Head Coach Paco Labrador and his nationally ranked squad will take their game overseas with a 12-day trip to Spain. Read More ...

(May 14, 2010)

Three Men's Golf Standouts Earn All-Region Honors

After leading the Wittenberg Tigers to their first North Coast Athletic Conference championship since 1992 and their first NCAA Division III Tournament appearance since 1993, three student-athletes have earned PING All-Great Lakes Region honors from the Golf Coaches Association of America. Read More ...

(May 11, 2010)

Wittenberg Claims Second North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports Trophy

Showing tremendous balance across its 23 varsity intercollegiate athletics teams and enjoying consistent success through the fall, winter and spring sports seasons, Wittenberg University's athletics program has emerged victorious in the race for the 2009-10 North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports championship. Read More ...

(May 11, 2010)

Men's Golf Standout Jordan Millice Earns Prestigious NCAA Elite 88 Award

Wittenberg University men's golf standout Jordan Millice, class of 2012 from Cable, Ohio, was hoping for big things at the 2010 NCAA Division III Tournament. Before he and his teammates had even teed off, however, Millice received perhaps the most significant individual honor scheduled to be awarded this week. Read More ...

(May 10, 2010)

Men's Lacrosse Earns First-Ever NCAA Division III Tournament Berth

For the first time ever, there will be postseason play for the Wittenberg University men's lacrosse team, which earned the opportunity to compete in the 2010 NCAA Division III Tournament. Read More ...

(May 9, 2010)

Softball Standout Cameron Catalfu Earns Academic All-District Honors

Wittenberg University softball standout Cameron Catalfu, class of 2010 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 ...

(May 4, 2010)

Don Henderson '54 And Frank Shannon '40 Inducted Into Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame & Museum

Wittenberg University's illustrious athletics history continues to gain statewide notoriety as Don Henderson, class of 1954, and Frank Shannon, class of 1940, become the fourth and fifth former Tiger standouts to gain entry into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame & Museum. Read More ...

(April 30, 2010)

Wittenberg Hosts Wide Range Of Summer Sports Camps in 2010

As usual, summer will be a busy time around the Wittenberg University athletics complex in 2009. Seven different Wittenberg varsity athletic teams - men's basketball, women's basketball, football, men's soccer, women's soccer, softball and volleyball - are sponsoring summer camps this year. Read More ...

(April 27, 2010)

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. Read More ...

(April 22, 2010)

Wittenberg Welcomes Kelley Hubbell As New Field Hockey Coach

After a collegiate playing and coaching career spent frequently battling against the Wittenberg Tigers, former College of Wooster field hockey and women's lacrosse standout Kelley Hubbell has accepted the field hockey head coaching position at Wittenberg. Read More ...

(April 20, 2010)

Kyle Lohrman Named South Team Defensive MVP In OhioCollegeFootball.com Senior Bowl

Four Wittenberg University football standouts saw action in the first-ever OhioCollegeFootball.com Senior Bowl on Saturday, April 17, at Upper Arlington High School's Marv Moorehead Stadium. When the dust had settled, all had made significant contributions, led by Kyle Lohrman, class of 2010 from Loveland, Ohio, who was named the South team's Defensive Most Valuable Player. Read More ...

(April 15, 2010)

Wittenberg Hosts Third Annual Pam Evans Smith 5K Memorial Walk/Run May 1

The Wittenberg community will come together again to honor the memory of the late Women's Basketball Head Coach and Associate Director of Athletics Pam Evans Smith, class of 1982, with the third annual Pam Evans Smith 5K Memorial Walk/Run Saturday, May 1. Read More ...

(April 13, 2010)

Football Organizes Team Competition To Benefit Wittenberg Relay For Life Event

The Wittenberg football program has more wins than any other NCAA Division III institution, but for one night the Tigers are going head-to-head with the most treacherous of opponents. Read More ...

(April 3, 2010)

12th Annual Wittenberg Football Golf Outing Set For June 11

For the 12th 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. Friday, June 11, at Windy Knoll Golf Club in Springfield. Read More ...

(March 23, 2010)

Wittenberg Tennis Teams To Host Free Youth Clinics

Wittenberg University's men's and women's tennis teams have scheduled free clinics for boys and girls ages 9 to 17 for Sunday, April 25. The clinics will take place from 10-11:30 a.m. and 1-2:30 p.m. at Wittenberg's Albright Tennis Complex. Read More ...

(March 19, 2010)

Women's Basketball Standout Stephanie Boardman Earns All-America Honors

Wittenberg University women's basketball standout Stephanie Boardman, class of 2010 from Cincinnati, Ohio, has capped her illustrious collegiate career with honorable mention All-America honors from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Read More ...

(March 16, 2010)

Women's Basketball Standout Stephanie Boardman Earns First-Team All-Region

Wittenberg women's basketball standout Stephanie Boardman, class of 2010 from Cincinnati, Ohio, has earned first-team All-Great Lakes Region honors from d3hoops.com, the latest in a string of postseason awards, including Jostens Trophy finalist and North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year. Read More ...

(March 15, 2010)

Wittenberg Leads Conference All-Sports Standings After Winter Season

A tremendous fall sports season, followed by a solid winter sports season, has the Wittenberg University athletics program on top of the second installment of the 2009-10 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) All-Sports standings, newly named in honor of the late Dennis Collins, the NCAC's first commissioner who passed away suddenly in June 2009. Read More ...

(March 9, 2010)

Cross Country Standouts Earn Postseason Academic Awards

Following a 2009 season that established new standards for the program, Wittenberg cross country standouts Darcy Dubuc, Anna Henry, Mary Pfeifer and Kevin Frick were recently named to the NCAA Division III United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team. Read More ...

(March 8, 2010)

Swimming And Track Standouts Earn NCAA Division III Bids

The winter sports season has concluded for all of Wittenberg University's teams, but that doesn't mean competition is done for all of the individual student-athletes. Men's track and field standout Josh Colbert and women's swimming and diving standout Adeline Brym have earned invitations to compete in NCAA Division III Championship meets. Read More ...

(March 4, 2010)

Women's Swimming and Diving Team Earns Academic Award

Not only did the Wittenberg University's women's swimming and diving team do a fine job in the pool during the 2009-10 season, finishing fourth in the challenging North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) championship meet last month as six swimmers met or exceeded NCAA Division III provisional qualifying standards, the Tigers put up strong numbers in the classroom as well. Read More ...

(March 2, 2010)

Women's Basketball Standout Stephanie Boardman Named Finalist For National Player Of The Year Award

Wittenberg University women's basketball standout Stephanie Boardman, class of 2010 from Cincinnati, Ohio, has been named one of 12 finalists for the prestigious Jostens Trophy, a national award that honors the most outstanding player in the country based on basketball ability, academic prowess and community service. Read More ...

(Feb. 25, 2010)

Women's Basketball Helps Raise Funds For Service Projects In Lesotho, Africa

The Wittenberg University women's basketball team, regular season champions of the North Coast Athletic Conference and host of the 2010 NCAC Tournament Friday, Feb. 26 and Saturday, Feb. 27, is joining forces with the Witt-In-Africa project to benefit children of the impoverished African kingdom of Lesotho. Read More ...

(Feb. 22, 2010)

Field Hockey Standout Collaborates With Mother To Publish Article in National Magazine

Hannah Scheckelhoff, class of 2011 from Columbus, Ohio, has shown excellence on the field for three years as a standout for the Wittenberg University field hockey team. Following the publication of her first nationally published article in Library Media Connection in October 2009, co-written with her mother, Terrie Scheckelhoff, her fine writing skills are also on display. Read More ...

(Feb. 9, 2010)

Football Head Coach Joe Fincham Finishes Third In Ohio College Football Coach of the Year Balloting

After leading his team to a North Coast Athletic Conference championship, an undefeated regular season and the NCAA Division III Tournament quarterfinals in 2009, Wittenberg University Football Head Coach Joe Fincham finished third in balloting by coaches for the Columbus Dispatch Ohio College Football Coach of the Year award. Read More ...

(Feb. 8, 2010)

Women's Basketball Hosts Annual Pink Zone Event Feb. 13 To Raise Breast Cancer Awareness

Wittenberg University's women's basketball team has made a habit of winning basketball games over the last 20 years - more than any other North Coast Athletic Conference program, in fact. However, Wittenberg team members and coaches know that breast cancer is a much more significant battle from which not enough people emerge victorious. Read More ...

(Feb. 7, 2010)

Football Standouts Selected To Play In First-Ever OhioCollegeFootball.com Senior Bowl

Less than two months after playing key roles in the Wittenberg football team's return to national prominence during a storybook 2009 season, quarterback Aaron Huffman, linebacker Kyle Lohrman, cornerback Brandyn Brown, and wide receiver Patrick Williams, will compete for the South team in the first-ever OhioCollegeFootball.com Bowl at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 17. Read More ...

(Feb. 5, 2010)

Women's Basketball Standouts Stephanie Boardman, Carrie Dyer Earn Academic All-District Awards

Wittenberg University women's basketball standouts Stephanie Boardman, class of 2010 from Cincinnati, Ohio, and Carrie Dyer, class of 2010 from Copley, Ohio, have been recognized for the combination of their athletic and academic accomplishments with second- and third-team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors, respectively. Read More ...

(Jan. 22, 2010)

Wittenberg Hosts Bone Marrow Registry Drive To Support Track And Field Coach In Need Of Transplant

In January 2009, Dennis Robinson learned that he was suffering from Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), a blood disease that requires a bone marrow or stem cell transplant. One year later, members of the Wittenberg University community, who benefit from Robinson's tireless work as an assistant track and field coach, are rallying in support. Read More ...

(Jan. 19, 2010)

Ticket Information For Wittenberg Men's Basketball Game Against Wooster Jan. 23 Released

The Wittenberg University Tigers and the College of Wooster Fighting Scots, two of most successful men's basketball programs in all of NCAA Division III, will renew their spirited North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rivalry at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, in Wittenberg's Pam Evans Smith Arena, and tickets are once again in demand. Read More ...

(Jan. 8, 2010)

Wittenberg Hosts Sports Expo For National Girls And Women In Sports Day

The Wittenberg University Department of Athletics will host a day-long celebration of National Girls And Women In Sports Day, starting at noon Saturday, Jan. 30, in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Center Gymnasium. Read More ...

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