2010-11 News Archive
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Wittenberg University Volleyball Earns 11th Team Academic Award
July 25, 2011Wittenberg University's volleyball team was one of a record 481 high school and college programs to earn a 2010-11 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award. The award, initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, annually honors men's and women's college and high school teams that display excellence in the classroom by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale during the school year. -
Wittenberg Women's Swimming And Diving Team Earns National Academic Award
July 23, 2011Springfield, Ohio — Wittenberg University's women's swimming and diving team recently earned a 2011 College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America Team award after posting a sterling 3.16 cumulative team grade point average.
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Men's Golf Standout Jordan Millice Earns National Academic Award
July 22, 2011Jordan Millice, class of 2012 from Cable, Ohio, has added yet another academic award to his resume after earning recognition from Cleveland Golf/Srixon and the Golf Coaches Association of America as an NCAA Division III All-America Scholar.
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Beth Hemminger Selected As New Women's Lacrosse Head Coach
July 21, 2011Wittenberg Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell has announced the hiring of Beth Hemminger as the university's new women's lacrosse head coach. Hemminger replaces Nichole Johnson, who resigned in May and has since accepted the same position at Savannah College of Art & Design.
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Wittenberg Women's Tennis Standouts Earn National Academic Awards
July 20, 2011Wittenberg University women's tennis standouts Kristin Wright, class of 2013 from Akron, Ohio, Jessica Coggins, class of 2014 from Geneva, Ohio, Jayne Miely, class of 2011 from Columbus, Ohio, and Emma Bilyeu, class of 2014 from Terre Haute, Ind., have earned 2011 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Academic Awards.
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Wittenberg Men's Basketball Standouts Earn National Academic Awards
July 19, 2011Men's basketball standouts Clayton Black, Alex Brandt, Michael Duffy, Sam Gardner and Jacob Weide have been named to the 2010-11 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court in recognition of their athletic and academic accomplishments.
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Wittenberg Women's Golf Standout Earns National Academic Award
July 18, 2011Wittenberg University women's golf standout Jenna Gentner, class of 2014 from Rocky River, Ohio, was recently honored by the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) with an All-American Scholar award.
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Kwame Lloyd Selected As New Wittenberg Women's Soccer Head Coach
July 13, 2011Wittenberg Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell has announced the hiring of Kwame Lloyd as the university's new women's soccer head coach. Lloyd replaces Norm Riker, who resigned in May to take the same position at Connecticut College.
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Wittenberg Baseball Standouts Named To All-Buckeye State Teams
July 09, 2011Six Wittenberg University baseball standouts earned spots on the 2011 Division III All-Buckeye State Baseball Team.
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Wittenberg Announces Athletics Hall Of Honor Class of 2011
July 08, 2011Five Wittenberg University greats will be inducted into the school's Athletics Hall of Honor during 2011 Homecoming Weekend ceremonies, Oct. 21-23. Keith Ayers '60, Dick Fahrney, Steve Hanneman '70, Julien Lazarus '99 and Danielle (Rogers) Good '93 will join 189 other Wittenberg greats who have previously been inducted into the university's Athletics Hall of Honor.
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Three Wittenberg Scholar Athletes Attend NCAA Career In Sports Forum
June 27, 2011Three Wittenberg University scholar athletes with an interest in pursuing professional careers in coaching or athletics administration got a closer look at their chosen fields recently. They were among 303 NCAA scholar athletes selected from more than 1,000 applicants to attend a Career in Sports Forum in Indianapolis, Ind., June 12-16.
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Golf Standouts Excel In Cincinnati Metro Women's Amateur Championship
June 22, 2011After the finest season in the relatively brief history of the Wittenberg University women's golf program, a trio of scholar athletes continued their strong play by performing well in the 2011 Cincinnati Metropolitan Women's Amateur Championship.
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Football Team, Scholar Athletes Earn Mention in National Preseason Publications
June 20, 2011The Wittenberg University football team, which returns nine starters from last year's 10-1 team, once again has experts believing it has the talent to make a run at a national championship.
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Steve Dawson Leads Club Soccer Teams To State Titles, Regional Tourney Berths
June 15, 2011What little "spare" time Wittenberg University Men's Soccer Head Coach Steve Dawson had this summer vanished recently when three youth club teams he coaches qualified for the United States Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) Region II Championships June 24-29 in Fox Cities, Wisc.
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Lacrosse Legend Steve Whitman Inducted Into Ohio Lacrosse Foundation Hall of Fame
June 10, 2011Steve Whitman, Wittenberg University Class of 1976, will become the second Tiger men's lacrosse player to gain entry into the Ohio Lacrosse Foundation Hall of Fame when he is inducted at a dinner and ceremony on Saturday, June 11, at the University Plaza Hotel in Columbus, Ohio.
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Wittenberg Golfers, Assistant Coach Earn Spots In Ohio Amateur
June 09, 2011The 2010-11 Wittenberg University men's golf season may have recently ended, but for team members and coaches alike the competition is just heating up.
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Men's Golf Standout Jordan Millice Earns Academic All-America
June 07, 2011Wittenberg University men's golf standout Jordan Millice, class of 2012 from Cable, Ohio, has capped his 2010-11 school year with third-team Capital One Academic All-America College Division honors.
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Men's Lacrosse Standouts Cap Careers With All-America Honors
May 25, 2011Wittenberg University men's lacrosse standouts Mark DeOliveira, class of 2011 from East Hanover, NJ, and Matt Lord, class of 2011 from Pickerington, Ohio, have put the finishing touches on their record-breaking collegiate careers with honorable mention All-America honors from the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA).
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Men's Lacrosse Standouts Mark DeOliveira, Matt Lord Invited To Play In All-Star Game
May 23, 2011Mark DeOliveira, class of 2011 from East Hanover, NJ, and Matt Lord, class of 2011 from Pickerington, Ohio, established new standards as teammates on the Tiger men's lacrosse team over the last four years. They continue to break new ground even after celebrating their graduation during last week's 166th Commencement Exercises.
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Men's Golf Standout Jordan Millice Earns Academic All-District Honor
May 20, 2011Jordan Millice, class of 2012 from Cable, Ohio, has been recognized for the combination of his athletic and academic accomplishments with first-team Capital One Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors.
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Men's Golf Standout Craig Osterbrock Earns Third-Team All-America Honors
May 14, 2011For a second straight year, Craig Osterbrock, class of 2013 from Wilmington, Ohio, has earned third-team PING All-America honors from the Golf Coaches Association of America.
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Jeremy Block Gains Membership In National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
May 13, 2011Jeremy Block, class of 2011 from Pittsburgh, Pa., is one of 671 student-athletes from 241 schools who qualified for induction into the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society.
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Men's Golf Standout Craig Osterbrock Earns Second Straight All-Region Honor
May 12, 2011Craig Osterbrock, class of 2013 from Wilmington, Ohio, has earned PING All-Great Lakes Region honors from the Golf Coaches Association of America.
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Men's Golf Standout Jordan Millice Earns Second Straight NCAA Elite 88 Award
May 10, 2011For the second year in a row, Wittenberg University men's golf standout Jordan Millice, class of 2012 from Cable, Ohio, kicked off the NCAA Division III Men's Golf Tournament by earning perhaps the most significant individual honor scheduled to be awarded this week.
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Wittenberg Men's Lacrosse Earns First-Ever NCAA Division III Tournament Home Game
May 09, 2011A year of firsts continued Sunday when the Wittenberg University men's lacrosse team was awarded a home game against Adrian College to start its second straight NCAA Division III Tournament.
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Wittenberg Men's Golf Team Earns 18th NCAA Division III Tournament Berth
May 04, 2011For the second straight year and the 18th time in program history, the Wittenberg University men's golf team has earned the opportunity to compete in an NCAA Tournament.
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Wittenberg Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Hosts Sixth Annual Tiger Awards
May 02, 2011The sixth annual Tiger Awards, recognizing excellence in athletic and academic performance by Wittenberg University student-athletes during the 2010-11 school year, were handed out during a banquet on May 1.
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Wittenberg Softball Hosts Strike Out Cancer Event April 30
April 27, 2011The Wittenberg University softball team hosts its regular season North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) finale at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 30, against Oberlin, and the Tigers will be focused on more than just the opponent in the other dugout.
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Eddie Vallery Named Defensive MVP Of Ohio Army National Guard Senior Bowl II
April 25, 2011A year after former Wittenberg football standout Kyle Lohrman earned Defensive Most Valuable Player honors in the inaugural OhioCollegeFootball.com Senior Bowl, Eddie Vallery, class of 2011 from South Solon, Ohio, duplicated the feat in the 2011 edition of the game.
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Men's Soccer Team Hosts England Training Trip Fund-raiser Golf Outing June 3
April 19, 2011As the Wittenberg men's soccer team puts the finishing touches on the spring "non-traditional" portion of its annual schedule, Head Coach Steve Dawson is already preparing for a summer training trip to his native England. The first step is raising money for trip, which is scheduled Aug. 5-15. To offset some of the costs, the team is hosting a fund-raiser golf outing on Friday, June 3.
