The Tigers competed for a final time in 2001 over the weekend and once again proved they could hang with some of the best competition in NCAA Division III. Competing at the DePauw Invitational, the Wittenberg women finished third out of nine teams, just behind national powers DePauw and Washington University, while the men were fourth out of 10 teams, behind national powers Washington, Wabash and DePauw.

For the women, senior Rachel Juergens (Springfield, Ohio/Catholic Central) had the best individual finishes.

An All-American a year ago, Juergens is in fine form already this year, claiming a third-place finish in the 400 Individual Medley, a second in the 1650 free and the Tigers' only title of the weekend in the 500 free. Also scoring big points for the women were senior Paula Hauser (Mason, Ohio/Mt. Notre Dame), who turned in a pair of third-place finishes, sophomore Nicole Kinzeler (Centerville, Ohio/Kettering Alter), who had three fourth-place finishes, and senior Betsy Godin (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown), who wound up third in the 200 butterfly.

On the men's side, senior Jeremy Lazarus (Moens, France/Ferney-Voltaire) was the top inidividual finisher with a second-place finish in the 200 breaststroke and a pair of third-place finishes. Sophomore Steve Rader (Painesville, Ohio/Cleveland St. Ignatius) provided great support with a pair of second-place finishes, in the 100 fly and 200 IM.

Next: 1/18/02 vs. Wright State