Tyler Gittins placed third overall, crossing the line with a time of 52.26 seconds at the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships, exceeding all expectations on Saturday, May 27.
Speeding their way to possible NCAA Championship appearances, four Tiger sprinters make strong statements at the Harrison Dillard Twilight Invitational hosted by Baldwin Wallace on Friday night.
The Tigers not only took on the challenge of conference foes as a team, as Wittenberg's Barnes, Gittins, and Shutt also competed individually against top athletes of the midwest at the Jesse Owens Classic.
The Tigers scratched their name into the books as they took top eight finishes in about every single event competed in, as well as by setting multiple meet record times.
Led by junior Tyler Gittins and freshman Tyra Barnes, Wittenberg Men's and Women's Track and Field teams performed well at the Centre Invitational with a number of finishes in top eight positions.
Tiger Track & Field team faced tough competition in Atlanta, Georgia over the weekend, but proved more than capable to take on teams across all three divisions with numerous top performances for both teams.
Tiger track and field competed in the 2017 NCAC Indoor Track and Field Championships over the weekend, as the men finished in fourth place with 87 points, and the women in sixth with 45.5 points.
Wittenberg track and field picked up multiple first place finishes at Denison’s Last Chance meet on Friday afternoon. The Tigers saw success on both sides of action from Granville, as the Tigers return to action as a team next weekend at the 2017 NCAC Championship meet held at Oberlin College.
Competing against nine teams on each side, the Tigers men finished in second place, scoring 83 points, while the women finished in sixth place, scoring 47.50 points. T
Both Tiger track and field programs took their talents to Westerville, Ohio on Saturday to compete in the Division III All-Ohio Championship hosted by Otterbein University.
On the women’s side, the Tigers were lead by Alaina Longshore and Tyra Barnes as the team finished in third, while the men’s program claimed a first place finish at the meet behind seen first place finishes.
The Tigers men’s program scored 78 points at the meet, good enough for a second place finish, while the women’s program scored 48, landing the team in fourth.
D'Anthony Dorsey honored as North Coast Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week for men's field events after his first and second place finishes on Saturday.