2009-10 News Archive
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Wittenberg Softball Standout Brooke Boswell Earns All-Region Honors
June 29, 2010Brooke 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. -
Wittenberg Women's Golf Standout Anne Busam Wins City Amateur Tournament
June 28, 2010For 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.
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Wittenberg Men's Track and Field Standout Earns Academic All-America Honors
June 22, 2010Wittenberg 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.
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Wittenberg Men's Track and Field Standout Earns Academic All-District Honors
June 08, 2010Wittenberg 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.
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Football Ranked In Top 10 In Pair Of National Preseason Polls
June 03, 2010The 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.
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News Release: Joelle Ghanem Caps Career With All-Region Honors
May 25, 2010After 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.
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Field Hockey, Swimming Standouts Earn Academic All-District Honors
May 21, 2010Field 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 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors, respectively.
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Wittenberg Volleyball Team Prepares For Educational Trip To Spain
May 20, 2010Wittenberg 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.
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Three Wittenberg Men's Golf Standouts Earn All-Region Honors
May 14, 2010After leading the Wittenberg Tigers to their first North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) 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.
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Wittenberg Claims Second North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports Trophy
May 11, 2010Showing 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 (NCAC) All-Sports championship.
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Wittenberg Men's Golf Standout Jordan Millice Earns Prestigious NCAA Elite 88 Award
May 11, 2010Wittenberg 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.
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Wittenberg Men's Lacrosse Earns First-Ever NCAA Division III Tournament Berth
May 10, 2010Springfield, Ohio — 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.
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Wittenberg Softball Standout Cameron Catalfu Earns Academic All-District Honors
May 09, 2010Wittenberg 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.
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Former Tiger Basketball Standouts Inducted Into Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame & Museum
May 04, 2010Wittenberg 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.
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Wittenberg University Student-Athletes Earn Academic Honors
April 27, 2010While 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.
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Wittenberg Welcomes Kelley Hubbell As New Field Hockey Coach
April 22, 2010After 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.
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Kyle Lohrman Named South Team Defensive MVP In OhioCollegeFootball.com Senior Bowl
April 20, 2010Four 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.
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Wittenberg Hosts Third Annual Pam Evans Smith 5K Memorial Walk/Run May 1
April 15, 2010The 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.
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Tiger Football Organizes Team Competition To Benefit Wittenberg Relay For Life Event
April 13, 2010The 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.
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12th Annual Wittenberg Football Golf Outing Set For June 11
April 03, 2010For 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. Lunch and registration begin at noon.
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Wittenberg Tennis Teams To Host Free Youth Clinics
March 23, 2010Wittenberg 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.
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Women's Basketball Standout Stephanie Boardman Earns All-America Honors
March 19, 2010Wittenberg 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 (WBCA).
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Women's Basketball Standout Stephanie Boardman Earns First-Team All-Region
March 16, 2010Wittenberg University women's basketball standout Stephanie Boardman, class of 2010 from Cincinnati, Ohio, has earned first-team All-Great Lakes Region honors from d3hoops.com.
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Wittenberg Leads Conference All-Sports Standings After Winter Season
March 15, 2010A 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.
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Wittenberg Cross Country Standouts Earn Postseason Academic Awards
March 09, 2010Following a 2009 season that established new standards for the program, Wittenberg cross country standouts Darcy Dubuc, class of 2012 from Grand Haven, Mich., Anna Henry, class of 2012 from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Mary Pfeifer, class of 2012 from Dublin, Ohio, and Kevin Frick, class of 2011 from Columbus, Ohio, were recently named to the NCAA Division III United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team.
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Wittenberg Swimming And Track Standouts Earn NCAA Division III Bids
March 08, 2010The 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, class of 2013 from Urbana, Ohio, and women's swimming and diving standout Adeline Brym, class of 2010 from Mansfield, Ohio, have earned invitations to compete in NCAA Division III Championship meets.
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Tiger Women Swimming And Diving Earn CSCAA Academic Award
March 04, 2010Springfield, Ohio — 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.
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Field Hockey Standout Co-Authors National Magazine Article With Mother
March 02, 2010Hannah 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 (LMC) in October 2009, co-written with her mother, Terrie Scheckelhoff, her fine writing skills are also on display.
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Women's Basketball Standout Stephanie Boardman Named Finalist For National Player Of The Year Award
March 02, 2010Wittenberg 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.
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Wittenberg Women's Basketball Helps Raise Funds For Service Projects In Lesotho, Africa
February 25, 2010The Wittenberg University women's basketball team, regular season champions of the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) 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.
