Michelle Kyle
The Wittenberg men's and women's indoor track and field teams
finished fourth and seventh respectively in the March 4-5 North
Coast Athletic Conference indoor championship meet.
For the men, the highlights were primarily provided by senior
Joe Rumschlag (Maumee, Ohio/Toledo Christian), who
was named Indoor Field Events Athlete of the Year for the second
time, fitting nicely alongside hardware claimed as the Outdoor
Field Events Athlete of the Year in 2003.
Rumschlag took All-NCAC honors with second-place finishes in the
200 meters and the triple jump and a first-place in the long jump
for the third straight year, which brings his remarkable record to
five conference titles in the long jump (three indoor and two
outdoor). In addition, Rumschlag was a member of the second-place
800-meter relay and the third-place 1600-meter relay.
Now with a remarkable 23 All-NCAC honors between indoor and outdoor
championships, Rumschlag was the only member of the Tiger men's
team to earn an individual all-conference designation in the indoor
meet. He was joined on the relay events by junior Gregg
Carter (Wellsville, Ohio/Wellsville), freshman
Sean Gouch (Columbus, Ohio/Mifflin) and senior
Lamarr Lewis (Trotwood, Ohio/Madison) in the
800-meter relay and freshman Mike Echols (Springfield,
Ohio/North), Gouch and Lewis in the 1600-meter relay.
On the women's side, freshman Nicole Bailey (Cincinnati,
Ohio/Summit Country Day) was simply outstanding in her
first conference championship event, taking first place in two
events and second in another. She wound up just barely on the
outside looking in at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field
Championships, ranking in the top 20 nationally in the 55-meter
dash with a provisional qualifying time of 7.31, which is also a
school record. She was not among the competitors selected for the
meet, however.
Bailey earned a trio of all-conference honors as she finished
second in the triple jump, first in the long jump and first in the
55 meters. In addition, freshman Michelle Kyle (Ashland,
Ohio/Ashland) reached All-NCAC status with a third-place
finish in the high jump.
Now it's on to the outdoor portion of the 2005 season, starting
with a meet this weekend at the University of Cincinnati.
Next: 3/19 @ U. of Cincinnati