2010-11 News Archive
Wittenberg 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.
Springfield, 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.
Jordan 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.
Wittenberg 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.
Wittenberg 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.
Men'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.
Wittenberg 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.
Wittenberg 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.
Six Wittenberg University baseball standouts earned spots on the 2011 Division III All-Buckeye State Baseball Team.
Five 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.
Three 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.
After 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.
The 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.
What 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.
Steve 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.
The 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.
