Wittenberg University’s women’s golf standouts Rachel Steiner, class of 2015 from Hamilton, Ohio, Nicole Waers, class of 2015 from Canton, Ohio, and Carolyn Wong, class of 2015 from Naperville, Ill., were recently honored by the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) with All-American Scholar awards.
After finishing third in the 2012 North Coast Athletic Conference Championship Series, freshman Rachel Steiner (Hamilton, Ohio/Lakota West) earned a spot on the All-NCAC honor roll.
The Wittenberg women's golf team put the finishing touches on a long but tremendously successful 2011-12 season with a third-place finish in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Championship Series.
Playing in miserable weather conditions over two days at the Country Club of Meadville, the Wittenberg women's golf team checked in at No. 3 in the six-team North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Championship Series #1, hosted by Allegheny.
The Wittenberg men and DePauw women emerged as favorites in the 2012 North Coast Athletic Conference men's and women's pre-championship golf polls, respectively, based on balloting from league coaches.
The Wittenberg women's golf team has picked the perfect time to peak. The Tigers placed second in a 15-team field at The Bump Invitational, hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University at Mill Creek Golf Club.
Wittenberg freshman Nicole Waers (Canton, Ohio/Perry) broke the 36-hole round school record with 152 strokes to finish 10th at the Washington (Mo.) Spring Invite, including a 73 on day two, which was two strokes better than the previous single-round school record.
A tournament that included no less than six nationally ranked NCAA Division III teams offered an opportunity for the Wittenberg women's golf team to make a statement.
Competing against primarily scholarship programs, the Wittenberg women's golf team opened the final leg of the 2011-12 season with a solid performance in the Northern Kentucky Spring Invitational, finishing 12th in a loaded 20-team field at Perry Park Golf Club.
The Wittenberg women's golf team kicked off the spring portion of the 2011-12 season with a solid performance at the Pirate Invitational, hosted by Armstrong Atlantic University at Savannah Quarters Country Club in Pooler, Ga.
It wasn't the finish that the Wittenberg Tigers envisioned after a school-record performance on the opening day of the Pat Clouse Invitational, but Head Coach Jeff Roope will certainly take a third place finish in the strong 18-team field.
For the second straight week, the Wittenberg women's golf team ran into inclement weather conditions. Like the DePauw Small College Classic, the Allegheny Invitational was shortened to 18 holes due to rain as the Tigers placed fourth in the 10-team field.
The Wittenberg Tigers finished a deceptively solid fifth in the eight-team field assembled at the DePauw Small College Classic, which was shortened to 18 holes by rain on the second day.
The Wittenberg Tigers turned in a strong finish against a large and talented field at the Illinois Wesleyan Invitational, placing ninth in a 27-team field that included multiple nationally ranked NCAA Division III teams and multiple NAIA and NCAA Division II scholarship programs.
The Wittenberg Tigers rolled out a new-look line-up to open the 2011-12 season and the dividends were almost immediate as they claimed fourth place in the 13-team field assembled at the NCAA Division III Fall Preview, hosted by Trine University.
Wittenberg University women's golf standout Jenna Gentner, class of 2014 from Rocky River, Ohio, was recently honored by the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) with an All-American Scholar award.
After the finest season in the relatively brief history of the Wittenberg University women's golf program, a trio of scholar athletes continued their strong play by performing well in the 2011 Cincinnati Metropolitan Women's Amateur Championship.