2001-02 Women's Swimming & Diving News
The Wittenberg University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams put together another outstanding season in 2001-02.
The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams were represented at the NCAA Division III championship meets, hosted by the College of Wooster at Miami University March 14-16 (women) and 21-23 (men), by senior Rachel Juergens (Springfield, Ohio/Catholic Central) and sophomore SteveRader (Painesville, Ohio/Cleveland St. Ignatius).
Two Tiger swimmers have qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship Meet, both for a second year in a row.
The Wittenberg swimming and diving teams are now officially in the home stretch of the 2001-02 season, and with just the NCAA Division III Championship Meet remaining, several swimmers are still awaiting word on their postseason fates.
The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams posted extremely strong finishes at the North Coast Athletic Conference championship meet last week at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio.
The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams put thefinishing touches on another solid season on Feb. 2 at Case Western Reserve. Heading into the North Coast Athletic Conference championship meet Feb.14-16 at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio, the Tiger men were 6-4 and the women were 4-5-1 against a very challenging 2001-02 dual meet schedule.
The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams have done everything they can to prepare for the final stretch. The dual meet season wrapped up last weekend with losses for both teams at Case Western Reserve, dropping the Tiger men to 6-4 on the season and the women to 4-5-1.
The Wittenberg swimming and diving teams travelled to the University of Kentucky last Saturday and turned in another strong performance in a tri-meet with NCAA Division III powerhouses Emory and Transylvania.
The Wittenberg swimming and diving teams plunged into the second half of their seasons last weekend, taking on Division I rival Wright State on Friday at home and hitting the road to face perennial national title contender Denison on Saturday.
The Wittenberg swimming and diving teams returned from a training trip in Florida last weekend and now prepare for the second half of their schedule.It won't be easy to continue the success the teams enjoyed in the first part of the season, as the competition and the stakes rise considerably.
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.
The new season continued to be fruitful for the Tigers, who defeated visiting Oberlin in a dual meet at the HPER Center on Saturday. The men's victory, by a 133-75 score, improved the team to a sparkling 5-0 in duals.
The Tigers are off to fast starts to the new season, as the men won three times over the weekend to run their record to 4-0 in early season dual meets and the women went 2-0-1 against three foes to run their dual mark to 2-1-1 overall.
A week after making an outstanding debut under new coach Leslie Ramsey, the Tigers were back at it on Saturday, turning in another fine performance in the first dual meet of the 2001-02 season.
It was a fine debut for the Tigers and new coach Leslie Ramsey. In the season-opening NCAC Relays, an event that involves a variety of relay competitions and the opportunity to get every swimmer into the pool, Wittenberg finished fourth in both the men's and women's competitions.