|
Adeline Brym
Women's Swimming and Diving (3/5/10): After
missing the first half of the 2009-10 season while studying at
Duke's Marine Biology Lab in North Carolina, Brym rounded right
back into her All-American form, leading the Tigers in individual
points at the 2010 North Coast Athletic Conference championship
meet. Brym placed seventh in the 200-yard backstroke, and her time
in the event the following week moved her into the top-15
nationally. She also swam the anchor leg on a school
record-breaking 200-yard freestyle relay, which finished third and
earned All-NCAC honors for the four swimmers involved. She also
placed 12th in the 500-yard freestyle while becoming one of a
ridiculous 13 swimmers in the event to record an NCAA qualifying
mark. Brym has a total of four NCAA B cuts to her credit in
2009-10, the other two being the 200-yard freestyle relay and the
individual 200-yard freestyle, in which she placed sixth at the
NCAC meet. |
|
Carrie Dyer
Women's Basketball (3/5/10): When the 2009-10
women's basketball season hit the stretch run, senior wing Carrie
Dyer who stepped up to play the best basketball of her collegiate
career. In back-to-back games to close the regular season, Dyer
reached new career highs for scoring, going for 24 points in a loss
to Wooster and 26 points in a win over Earlham as the Tigers
finished with a 15-1 NCAC record and the program's first title
since 2006. Including three NCAC Tournament games, Dyer led the
Tigers in scoring in five of the season's last eight games to boost
her season scoring average to 13.6, second-best on the team. Dyer
was named to the NCAC All-Tournament team and first-team All-NCAC
following the season. |
|
David Nowicki
Men's Basketball (3/5/10): Senior point guard
David Nowicki was a model of consistency for the Tigers, the
catalyst for the program's return to prominence in 2009-10. A
starter in all 28 games, Nowicki led the Tigers in minutes at 26
per game, and he became the first student-athlete since 2001-02 to
top 100 assists in a season. His 105 assists and assist/turnover
ratio of 105/34 were both tops in the North Coast Athletic
Conference and ranked in the top 30 nationally. For the season,
Nowicki averaged 6.5 points per game while hitting nearly 43
percent of his three-pointers and nearly 76 percent of his free
throws. He also tied for the team in steals with 38, while also
contributing 3.2 rebounds per contest. |
|
Chris Culkin
Men's Swimming and Diving (3/5/10): Junior Chris
Culkin capped a tremendous 2009-10 season with a record-breaking
performance at the 2010 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC)
championship meet on Feb. 13 in Canton, Ohio. Culkin posted a time
of 16:34.68 in the 1,650-yard freestyle, which was good for fifth
place and significant team points for the Tigers. En route to the
strong finish, Culkin broke a 23-year-old record in 100-yard
freestyle with a time of 9:53.72. Wittenberg Athletics Hall of
Honor inductee Paul Sutter had held that record since 1987. |
|
Katherine Hueter
Women's Basketball (1/25/10): Wittenberg's women's
basketball team hit the halfway mark of the 2009-10 North Coast
Athletic Conference title chase in first place with a perfect 8-0
record, thanks in no small part to the fine play of junior wing
Katherine Hueter. With her team dragging a bit coming out of an
emotionally draining holiday break, Hueter put the Tigers on her
back with career highs of 29 points and 14 rebounds at defending
NCAC champion Denison on Jan. 5 to earn NCAC Player of the Week
honors. That win jumpstarted a six-game winning streak. For the
season, Hueter was among the team leaders in every key offensive
and defensive statistic - most importantly, through Jan. 25 she led
the Tigers in turnover margin with 42 assists to 37 turnovers. |
|
Chris Sullivan
Men's Basketball (1/25/10): The emergence of
junior guard Chris Sullivan as a consistent perimeter scoring
threat has been perhaps the biggest key to the Tigers' return to
the North Coast Athletic Conference title chase in 2009-10. Through
Jan. 25, Sullivan led the Tigers in scoring at 12.4 per game,
including a 27-point outburst against Ohio Wesleyan on Jan. 6. En
route to that career-high point total, Sullivan hit 8-of-10 shots
from the field, including a phenomenal 7-of-8 from three-point
range. He was named NCAC Player of the Week for his strong
play. |
|
Neil Anderson
Men's Swimming and Diving (1/25/10): A standout
and team leader in the middle distance and butterfly events, senior
captain Neil Anderson is once again a threat to claim All-North
Coast Athletic Conference honors and qualify for the NCAA Division
III Championships. A national championship provisional qualifier in
each of his first three years at Wittenberg, Anderson has the
team's top times in the 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle,
100-yard butterfly and 200-yard butterfly heading into the home
stretch of the 2009-10 season. |
|
Keaton Hannon
Women's Swimming and Diving (1/25/10): A standout
and team leader in the butterfly and individual medley events,
sophomore Keaton Hannon is primed to build upon her All-North Coast
Athletic Conference performances of a year ago. A national
championship provisional qualifier as a freshman, Hannon has the
team's top times in 100-yard butterfly, 200-yard butterfly and
200-yard individual medley. Her time in the 100-yard butterfly has
meet the NCAA Division III B Cut standard. |
|
Mary Pfeifer
Women's Cross Country (12/15/09): In just two
years, the Wittenberg women's cross country program has reached the
greatest heights in program history, moving all the way up to third
in the NCAC and seventh in the Great Lakes Region in 2009, both
representing the best finishes in school history. This has been
accomplished with an extraordinarily young team, including
sophomore Mary Pfeifer, who became just the second Wittenberg
runner (male or female) to qualify for the NCAA Division III
Championships. A first-team All-NCAC standout in each of her first
two years of collegiate cross country, Pfeifer added all-region
honors and then placed 67th in the 2009 national championships, the
second-best finish in program history. |
|
Erin Slattery
Volleyball (12/15/09): After winning every NCAC
regular season match in her four years, senior setter Erin Slattery
capped her illustrious collegiate career with first-team
all-conference, first-team all-region and honorable mention
All-America honors. She also picked up third-team CoSIDA/ESPN The
Magazine Academic All-District IV honors, in recognition of her
athletic and academic achievements, as well as her leadership as a
2009 team captain. Slattery ranked among the NCAC leaders with 555
assists on the season, in addition to a team-leading 26 aces and
181 digs, which ranked fourth on the team. Slattery ranks fifth in
school history in career assists. |
|
Eddie Vallery
Football (12/15/09): The 2009 season will go down
in the annals of Tiger football history as one of the best in
school history. Individually, the performance of junior defensive
end Eddie Vallery clearly ranks as one of the best - if not the
best - in the illustrious history of the winningest small college
program in history. Vallery was named first-team All-America by
d3football.com, the American Football Coaches Association and the
Associated Press, becoming the first Tiger to make the latter team
since 1998. He was named Defensive Player of the Year by the NCAC
and d3football.com for the Great Lakes Region and all of NCAA
Division III after recording 73 tackles, including 22 for loss. His
16.5 tackles for loss were a school record. |
|
Gregg Hill
Men's Basketball (12/15/09): The Tigers got off to
a hot start on the hardwood in the 2009-10 season, winning four
straight out of the gates (including a tournament title at
Gettysburg) and compiling a 5-2 record through Dec. 15. The team
leader was unquestionably senior guard/wing Gregg Hill, highlighted
by his 34-point outburst on Nov. 24 against Capital. That was the
third-highest point total in a decade for a Wittenberg men's
basketball player, accomplished with maximum offensive efficiency.
Hill hit 10-of-16 from the field, including 5-of-8 from three-point
range, and 9-of-10 from the free throw line. |
|
Kimmie Dyer
Volleyball (10/30/09): In her first season as a
starter at the all-important outside hitter position, Kimmie Dyer
was a consistent bright spot for the nationally ranked Tigers. In
helping the Tigers to records of 24-8 overall and 16-0 in the NCAC
regular season - and, more importantly NCAC regular season and
tournament titles and the 15th NCAA Division III Tournament
appearance in program history - Dyer finished as the team leader
with 221 kills, while also ranking second in service aces and digs
and fifth in blocks. |
|
Jenny Schaafsma
Field Hockey (10/30/09): The Wittenberg field
hockey team struggled through the first third of the 2009 season,
falling to 1-2 in the NCAC after a 7-2 loss to Wooster on Sept. 19.
The Tigers caught fire after that, going 9-2 the rest of the way in
the regular season, largely thanks to a much-improved defense. The
catalyst was sophomore goalkeeper Jenny Schaafsma, who posted five
shutouts and finished with a 9-4 record in 15 games, 11 of them
starting assignments. |
|
Aaron Huffman
Football (10/30/09): The Wittenberg football squad
didn't just win games during the 2009 regular season, it dominated
in a way not seen at Edwards-Maurer Field in nearly a decade. While
the Tigers have been stellar in all phases of the game, the offense
has made the biggest improvement from 2008, thanks in no small part
to the play of senior quarterback Aaron Huffman. By the end of the
regular season, Huffman broke a 45-year-old school record for
career passing yards, moving past National College Football Hall of
Famer Charlie Green. |
|
Matt Erenpreiss
Men's Swimming and Diving (10/30/09): The
Wittenberg men's swimming and diving team is off to a 5-1 start to
the 2009-10 dual meet season, and one of the most significant
reasons is the performance of its divers. Senior Matt Erenpreiss,
in particular, started strong with a second-place finish in the
three-meter event at the NCAC Relays and has never looked back. A
week later, he won the one- and three-meter events against Wooster,
compiling 277.7 points in the one-meter to set school and pool
records and also earn provisional qualification for the NCAA
Division III Championships. |
|
Boo Vernon
Field Hockey (9/30/09): The Wittenberg field
hockey Tigers are off to a 5-3 start to the 2009 season, thanks in
large part to the work of junior forward Boo Vernon. Already a
two-time all-conference honoree, Vernon has 11 goals, six assists
and 28 total points, all tops on the team and among the best in the
North Coast Athletic Conference. Among her 11 goals, three have
been credited as game-winners. Vernon isn't just an offensive demon
- she has one of Wittenberg's 12 defensive saves on the
season. |
|
Melissa Gartner
Women's Soccer (9/30/09): Freshman goalkeeper
Melissa Gartner has stepped between the pipes for the Tigers and
has been rock solid. In 10 starts, she has been a part of nine
shutouts, including a string of seven in a row to open the 2009
season, which tied a school record for consecutive shutouts. In
nearly 900 minutes of action, Gartner has allowed just two goals -
both in a 2-0 loss to Capital - and has made 15 saves in helping
Wittenberg to a 6-1-3 overall record. Her 0.21 goals against
average leads the North Coast Athletic Conference and ranks among
the best in all of NCAA Division III. |
|
Bleu George
Men's Golf (9/30/09): The first-ever NCAC Golfer
of the Week, junior Bleu George made quite an impact on the Tigers
in his first month in the Red & White. He opened with a
blistering 66 in the first round of the Denison Fall Classic, the
lowest round shot by a collegiate golfer at Granville Golf Club in
at least a decade and the best-ever round for a Wittenberg golfer
(male or female). He went on to win that tournament with a
two-round total of 136, also a school record, as the Tigers won the
competition with a two-day total of 587, another program best.
George leads the Tigers, ranked nationally for the first time in
more than a decade after winning three of the first four
tournaments of the fall season, with a stroke average of 74.0. |
|
Eddie Vallery
Football (9/30/09): Through the first three games
of the 2009 season, junior defensive end Eddie Vallery has
spearheaded the top-ranked defense in all of NCAA Division III. He
has accumulated 23 total tackles, including eight for loss (63
yards), and he is on pace to shatter the Wittenberg record for
sacks in a season, having amassed seven through less than one-third
of the campaign. Vallery, who also has four passes broken up, a
forced fumble and a blocked kick, has earned NCAC Defensive Player
of the Week honors and has been named to the D3football.com Team of
the Week twice. |