Tigers Finish Strong In Season Opening Dual Meet Against Wooster
The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams posted strong finishes in a season-opening dual meet against national powerhouse and NCAC rival Wooster last Saturday.
Jonathan Newcomer
The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams
posted strong finishes in a season-opening dual meet against
national powerhouse and NCAC rival Wooster last Saturday. The
results were a 145-95 win for the Tiger men and a 134-107 defeat
for the Tiger women against a team that finished fifth in the
nation a year ago.
Individually, the men's team posted a large number of first-place
finishes. Senior Steve Rader (Concord, Ohio/St.
Ignatius) posted wins in the 200-yard freestyle and the
100-yard backstroke, senior Alex Berger (Findlay,
Ohio/Findlay) took first in the 100-yard breaststroke and
100-yard freestyle, freshman Sean Wolf (White Lake,
Mich./Walled Lake Central) claimed the top spot in the
1000-yard freestyle and 1500-yard freestyle, freshman Cody
Nicely (Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden) captured a pair of
victories in the one-meter and three-meter diving events and senior
Kyle Dunaway (Warren, Ohio/Howland) hit the wall
first in 200-yard Individual Medley. In addition, the 200-yard
freestyle relay quartet of Rader, Wolf, Berger and senior
Scott Olmsted (Castle Rock, Colo./Cherry Creek)
finished first.
The team's swimmer of the week award was handed out to junior
Jonathan Newcomer (Valencia, Pa./Mars Area), who
didn't win his race but recorded his best in-season time in the
100-yard backstroke. He broke through the one-minute barrier
earlier than he has in past seasons.
On the women's side, sophomore Becca Searcy (Shelbyville,
Ky./Shelby County) took a first place finish in the
200-yard IM and freshman Mary Workman (Medina,
Ohio/Cloverleaf) captured both diving events. Many other
quality times were turned in throughout the meet as the Tigers got
their first dual meet look at one of the top competitors in the
conference and national title races in 2003-04.
The Tigers are back in the pool this weekend with a pair of meets.
First up is a tri-meet at Wilmington with Ohio Wesleyan. Then on
Saturday, perennial powerhouse DePauw comes calling on the HPER
Center Natatorium at 1 p.m.
Next: 11/7 at Wilmington with Ohio Wesleyan, 6
p.m.