2013 News
The Tiger track & field teams turned in their best finishes in years at the NCAC championship meet this weekend.
The votes of the NCAC coaches are in and the Wittenberg men's track & field team is predicted to finish fourth in the upcoming championship meet.
Wittenberg traveled to Denison's Big Red Invitational on Friday to tune-up one last time before the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament in May.
Track & field is in the home stretch of preparations for the NCAC Championships, and the efforts paid off at Cedarville and Ohio State.
Justin Yates broke another school record in the 400-meter dash and both 4x400-meter relays finished in the top five to highlight solid all-around performance.
Wittenberg's men's 4x400-meter relay broke a school record and was one of three times that ranked among the nation's best.
Wittenberg's men and women both competed well against strong field of scholarship programs.
Wittenberg's men placed eighth and the women finished ninth to start the outdoor portion of the campaign.
Wittenberg student-athletes earn all-conference awards in four different events, including a pair of relays at the 2013 NCAC Indoor Championships.
Shelby Kaho broke her own school record in the women's 60-meter hurdles, while the men's 4x400-meter relay broke a school record as well to win in a photo finish.
The NCAC coaches have spoken, and the Wittenberg men's indoor team has been picked to finish fourth, the women seventh in the upcoming league championship meet.
Wittenberg student-athletes excelled at Denison's Last Chance Invitational, while Becah Delp kicked off the conference championships in the pentathlon.
Wittenberg Tigers could be found at three Central Ohio venues as they prep for home stretch of 2013 indoor season.
Justin Yates was a part of two record-breaking runs at the All-Ohio Championships to highlight busy weekend.
Men's indoor track & field sophomore Justin Yates, women's indoor track & field freshman Brea Medlock and women's swimming & diving sophomore Molly Gustafson have earned NCAC Athlete of the Week honors.
The indoor track and field teams traveled to Wooster on Saturday, and while the women finished fifth among five teams, the men made a bit of history with their first event title since 1997.
