Sheila Simon broke new ground during her collegiate career as a student-athlete. Her achievements, both as an All-American high jumper and as a lawyer who has risen to the position of Lt. Governor of the state of Illinois, are being celebrated by the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) throughout the 2012 season.
Wittenberg's women's track and field team collected a total of six All-North Coast Athletic Conference awards at the 2012 NCAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Wittenberg's men's track and field team was picked to finish sixth in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) outdoor championship meet, while the Tiger women were picked to finish seventh. The meet will take place May 4-5 at Allegheny.
Wittenberg's men's and women's track and field teams participated in a final tune-up for the 2012 NCAC Championship meet at the Denison Invitational. The meet did not record team scores. Also during the final weekend of the regular season, Ohio Wesleyan hosted the NCAC decathlon and heptathlon events.
WILMINGTON, Ohio — Wittenberg's men's and women's track and field teams turned in a fine performance at the Wilmington Invitational, taking fourth place and first place, respectively, in matching seven-team fields.
Competing on a wet, windy, cool day, the Wittenberg men's and women's track and field teams performed admirably at the All-Ohio Outdoor Invitational, hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University. The Tiger women placed 12th out of 20 teams, while the men finished 16th in a 21-team field.
The Wittenberg track and field teams hosted their first home meet in four years Saturday and captured some solid performances in a meet that also featured Kentucky State, Otterbein, Capital and Wilmington.
The final day of March offered a mixed bag from Mother Nature, but the Wittenberg men's and women's track and field teams performed quite well at the Cedarville Invitational. The Tiger men, in particular, enjoyed success on a cool, overcast, damp day, finishing third in a 12-team field. Wittenberg's women placed seventh out of 15 teams.
The Wittenberg men's and women's track and field teams opened the outdoor portion of the 2012 season with a pair of strong performances at the Emory Invitational. The men placed ninth in the 14-team field with 39 points. The women placed eighth with an identical point total.
The Wittenberg men's and women's teams each finished sixth at the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Indoor Track & Field Championships Friday and Saturday while racking up 11 all-conference performances, two individual championships and six school records.
Wittenberg's men's track and field team was picked to finish fifth and the women sixth in the 2012 North Coast Athletic Conference Indoor Championships, scheduled for Friday, March 2, and Saturday, March 3, at Wabash College.
GRANVILLE/DELAWARE, Ohio — The Wittenberg track & field teams pushed through the final weekend of regular indoor competition before heading to the North Coast Athletic Conference championships next Friday and Saturday.
he Wittenberg track & field teams continued a strong indoor season with solid finishes at the competitive DePauw Classic on Saturday, following an impressive Friday outing by sophomore Victor Banjo (Sugarland, Texas/Stephen F. Austin) at Ohio State.
DELAWARE/WESTERVILLE, Ohio — Wittenberg track & field turned in a solid weekend with an appearance at the unscored Ohio Wesleyan University Open on Friday before both the men and women finished 12th at the Division III All-Ohio Championships hosted by Otterbein University on Saturday.
A strong indoor season continued for the Wittenberg track & field teams on Saturday with a strong outing at the Fighting Scot Invitational hosted by the College of Wooster. Among five teams, the Tiger men finished second and the women third.
The Wittenberg track & field teams each took second at the Denison Lid-Lifter on Saturday to continue an early run of strong performances in the indoor season. The Tigers brought home eight first-place finishes split evenly between the men and women.
The Tiger track & field teams continued their indoor seasons this weekend at Otterbein, earning second place on the women's side and a fourth-place finish for the men among a variety of individual and team accomplishments.
The Wittenberg track & field teams got the 2012 indoor season off to a solid start at the Capital Challenge with a second-place finish for the women and a third-place finish for the men.
Few runners could beat Wittenberg University's Mary Pfeifer, class of 2012 from Dublin, Ohio, in a cross country or track race over the last four years.
Few runners could beat Wittenberg University's Mary Pfeifer, class of 2012 from Dublin, Ohio, in a cross country or track race over the last four years. Fewer still could beat her in the race for a diploma as the three-time national cross country qualifier recently wrapped up her undergraduate academic career one semester ahead of schedule.