The Wittenberg University men's and women's swimming and diving program continues to show improvement despite competing in the rugged North Coast Athletic Conference, and 2002-03 was another step in the right direction.
The 2002-03 swimming and diving season was another one of firsts for the Wittenberg program, and it ended with two fantastic performances at the NCAA Division III Championship meets.
Another banner winter sports season came to a conclusion recently as three Wittenberg student-athletes earned All-America designations for their outstanding performances in NCAA Division III competition.
A banner winter sports season has reaped tangible rewards for 25 Wittenberg University athletes and two coaches who earned All-North Coast Athletic Conference awards. Announcements for men's and women's basketball came in separate releases from the NCAC office last week.
The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams learned last week that junior Steve Rader (Concord, Ohio/Cleveland St. Ignatius) and freshman Rebecca Searcy (Shelbyville, Ky./Shelby County Bloomington) had qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship Meets.
The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams are awaiting word on who has officially qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship Meets scheduled for March 13-15 for the women and March 20-22 for the men.
The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams weren't able to slay the dragons of the North Coast Athletic Conference at last week's championship meet.
After months of hard work, it all comes down to this for the Tiger men's and women's swimming and diving teams. The Tigers head to Canton, Ohio's C.T. Branin Natatorium for the North Coast Athletic Conference championship meet in hopes of qualifying several individuals to next month's NCAA Division III Championship meet in Atlanta, Ga.
The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams finished off the 2002-03 dual meet season on Saturday with a pair of defeats against Case Western Reserve at the HPER Center Natatorium.
The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams put the wraps on a very busy weekend of outstanding competition with matching victories over visiting Transylvania on Saturday at the HPER Center Natatorium.
The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams continue to swim well against some of the top competition in the country. Opening up the stretch run of the 2002-03 season, the Tigers hosted perennial national power Denison on Saturday at the HPER Center Natatorium.
The Tiger men's and women's swimming and diving teams capped off a strong first half of the 2002-03 season at the DePauw Invitational on Dec. 6-7, finishing fourth among the men and third in the women's competitions. The meet featured several top NCAA Division III teams, including the host teams and Washington University.
The fall dual meet season is now in the books for the Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams. The Tiger men fell in their fall finale against NCAC rival Hiram 116-106 while the Tiger women were victors over the Terriers 126-60.
Wittenberg's men's swimming and diving team competed twice and the women took to the pool once last week, all against NCAC opponents. The results were a 122-112 loss for the men against Wabash on Friday and a pair of big wins over Oberlin on Saturday.
Wittenberg competed in back-to-back swimming and diving dual meets last weekend, and performed quite well against quality competition. On Friday the Tigers hosted a tri-meet with Ohio Wesleyan University and Wilmington College.
The Tiger men's and women's swimming and diving teams are off to a strong start with an impressive showing against the College of Wooster this weekend. The men were victorious over the Scots by a 118-113 score while the women were narrowly defeated by a count of 109-126.
The Wittenberg Swimming & Diving teams officially opened the 2002-03 season with a strong showing at the annual NCAC Relays, hosted by Kenyon on Saturday. The diving portion was hosted by Denison, also on Saturday.
The Wittenberg University men's and women's swimming and diving program may have a great deal of youth on their teams in 2002-03, but don't mistake that for inexperience or a lack of talent. The Tigers, while they have now graduated seven of the eight swimmers who made school history at the NCAA Division III meet in 2001, field a deep squad this year capable of big things.