A solid 2008 spring sports season has reaped individual rewards for 28 Wittenberg University athletes who were selected to All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) teams over the last two weeks.
The shorthanded Wittenberg Tiger track teams turned in a pair of respectable finishes at the 2008 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Outdoor Championships, hosted by Ohio Wesleyan.
The Wittenberg Track and Field teams continued to impress at the Oberlin Robert Kahn Invitational on Friday, as the men turned in a third-place finish and the women fell on hard luck in an eighth-place finish.
The Wittenberg Tiger men's and women's track and field teams blew up a cloud of dust with solid performances over the weekend at Wilmington. The men finished third and the women turned in a team finish of sixth.
The Wittenberg track and field teams may not have torn up the track as a team at the All-Ohio Invitational at Ohio Wesleyan this weekend, but several individual performances were nothing short of impressive, facing off against a majority of the NCAA Division III schools located in Ohio.
The Wittenberg men's and women's track and field teams both finished 11th of 13 at the Marv Frye Invitational at Ohio Wesleyan University on Saturday, but hard-luck team finishes could not stop several individuals from providing highlights.
The Wittenberg track and field teams made strong showings at Cedarville's Yellow Jacket Collegiate Invitational, the men finishing 4th of 12 teams and the women 6th in a field of 10.
A solid 2007-08 winter sports season wrapped up for the Wittenberg University Tigers over the last two weeks as the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) awarded 17 Wittenberg student-athletes and coaches with postseason honors.
The Wittenberg women's indoor track and field team put together a strong two days at the North Coast Athletic Conference championships to take fourth place, while the men had highlights of their own, finishing in seventh place overall.
It was a record-breaking day for the Tiger men and women of track and field. A successful All-Ohio Invitational delivered a new school record time in both the men's distance medley relay and the men's 800-meter run, making it a banner day for junior Gabe Savage (Lewisburg, Ohio/Tri-County North).
The Wittenberg Tigers on Friday were busy tuning-up for the All-Ohio Invitational Meet at Otterbein on Saturday with a non-scoring meet at Kenyon College.
The women's 4x200 relay and shot put become two Wittenberg first place finishes at the NCAC Relays hosted by Denison University in Granville, Ohio, on Saturday.
The Wittenberg men's and women's indoor track and field teams were bolstered by strong individual performances on Friday, as the men finished 7th and the women 6th at the Rev. Mike Hout Invitational at Capital.
The Wittenberg Tiger men finished sixth and the women seventh in the highly competitive Cedarville University Collegiate Indoor Invitational this weekend.
The Wittenberg Tigers opened the 2008 season at the Capital Purple and White Indoor Meet. A relatively small Wittenberg contingent performed well, led by several outstanding individual performances.