2011 News

Season
Photo by Kate Causbie
Cross Country Standout, Teams Earn Postseason Academic Awards

For the third straight year, Wittenberg cross country standout Mary Pfeifer, class of 2012 from Dublin, Ohio, has been named to the NCAA Division III United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team. In addition, both the Tiger men's and women's cross country squads earned recognition as USTFCCCA All-Academic teams for a fifth consecutive year.

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Cross Country, Track Standout Pfeifer Races To Degree Early

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.

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Pfeifer Posts Best Championship Time En Route To 68th At Nationals

Senior Wittenberg cross country runner Mary Pfeifer (Dublin, Ohio/Coffman) concluded an admirable four-year Tiger career with an equally admirable 68th-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championship Meet on Saturday.

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Pfeifer Earns Third Straight Trip To NCAA Division III Nationals

For the third straight year, the highlight of the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional championship meet for the Wittenberg Tigers was supplied by Mary Pfeifer (Dublin, Ohio/Coffman).

Mary Pfeifer, Molly King Earn All-NCAC Honors
Mary Pfeifer, Molly King Earn All-NCAC Honors

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Wittenberg women's cross country team finished fifth in the 10-team NCAC field, while the men placed ninth. Senior Mary Pfeifer (Dublin, Ohio/Coffman) and sophomore Molly King (Springfield, Ohio/Northeastern) earned first- and second-team All-NCAC honors for their efforts.

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Tiger Teams Place Fifth, Ninth As Hosts Of 2011 NCAC Championships

The Wabash Little Giants took the top spot in the men's race, a feat matched by the Oberlin Yeowomen in the 2011 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Championship meet (Meet Home Page), hosted by Wittenberg University John Bryan State Park.

Tiger Cross Country Teams Picked To Finish Middle Of NCAC Pack
Tiger Cross Country Teams Picked To Finish Middle Of NCAC Pack

For the eighth consecutive season, NCAC coaches predicted that Allegheny will claim the men's cross country title through a pre-championship coaches ballot. Oberlin is the women's favorite for the fourth time in five years. Wittenberg was picked to finish sixth on the women's side and seventh on the men's.

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Tigers Make Noise At Inter-Regional Rumble

The Wittenberg cross country teams finished up a two-meet weekend by making some noise at the Inter-Regional Rumble, hosted by Oberlin College. The men turned in a 17th-place finish among 34 programs while the women finished 14th among 33.

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Tigers Start The Weekend At Wilmington

The Wittenberg cross country teams started a two-meet weekend with a trip to Wilmington, and the women came home with a 15th-place finish among 26 teams in the loaded Wilmington Invitational, while the men finished 23rd of 26.

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Cowgill, Pfeifer Pace Tigers At All-Ohio Meet

The Wittenberg men's and women's cross country teams turned in solid performances at the All-Ohio Championships hosted by Cedarville University on Friday. The women finished 11th of 22 competing schools and the men turned in a 15th-place finish.

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Tigers Impressive At Otterbein Invitational

The Wittenberg women's cross country team continued a strong 2011 season with a fourth place finish among 14 teams at the Otterbein Invitational on Saturday, and the men claimed eighth place among 13 teams.

Tiger Teams Take Top-Three Finishes In Pre-NCAC Invitational
Tiger Teams Take Top-Three Finishes In Pre-NCAC Invitational

The Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops swept to victory in both the men's and women's races of the 2011 Pre-NCAC Invitational, hosted by Wittenberg University at John Bryan State Park.

Wittenberg Cross Country Teams Host 2011 Invitational Meet Sept. 17
Wittenberg Cross Country Teams Host 2011 Invitational Meet Sept. 17

The Wittenberg University men's and women's cross country teams continue the 2011 season by hosting the Pre-NCAC Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 17, at John Bryan State Park in Yellow Springs, Ohio.

Tiger Teams Run Well At Ohio Wesleyan
Tiger Teams Run Well At Ohio Wesleyan

The Wittenberg Tigers turned in a pair of middle-of-the-pack finishes while competing against an outstanding field in the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational.

Tiger Cross Country Opens Season At Dayton
Tiger Cross Country Opens Season At Dayton

The Wittenberg men's and women's cross country teams opened their 2011 campaigns at the University of Dayton's Flyer 5K Invitational with a fourth-place finish for the women and a sixth-place finish for the men.