Trio Of Tigers Earn Weekly Awards From North Coast Athletic Conference
Maggie Smith and Mark David Wright excelled on the golf course for the Tigers, while Dustin Holmes piled up career-high 16 tackles.
Mark David Wright
NCAC — Men's Golf (Oct. 6, 2015)
Wittenberg junior Mark David Wright fired a six-under par 210 (69-72-69) to finish third out of 60 golfers at the highly competitive Gordin Classic, played last week at the par-72, 7,010-yard Columbus Country Club in Ohio. The event featured 10 teams currently ranked in the top-25 in the most recent GCAA Bushnell Golfweek Div. III Coaches’ Poll, including Wittenberg which ranked third in the most recent poll. As a team, the Tigers finished third overall with 863 strokes (289-287-287), behind only ninth-ranked Berry (854) and top-ranked Methodist (862).
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Dustin Holmes
NCAC — Football (Oct. 6, 2015)
Wittenberg junior linebacker Dustin Holmes made a career-high 16 tackles (4 solo, 12 asst.) in the 24-0 Homecoming win over Wooster. He also racked up 1.5 tackles-for-loss, which included a half a sack, to go along with one pass breakup and an interception that led to the Tigers’ final score in the fourth quarter.
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Maggie Smith
NCAC — Women's Golf (Oct. 6, 2015)
Wittenberg senior Maggie Smith became the third different Tiger to earn medalist honors in an event this season after topping the 58-golfer field last weekend at Wooster’s Eva Shorb Weiskopf Invitational, played at the par-72, 5,802-yard Wooster Country Club. She carded matching rounds of 77 to finish with a 154, which was four strokes better than junior teammate Macy Hubbard (Mason, OH/Mason).
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