Tigers Finish Dual Meet Season With When They Visit Case Western

The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams will put the wraps on a fine 2003-04 dual meet season this weekend when they travel to Case Western Reserve University on Saturday. Last weekend, the Tigers dropped their dual meet home finales against NCAA Division I Wright State on Friday, but came back strong in a tri-meet at the University of Kentucky on Saturday. Wittenberg defeated host Transylvania decisively and competed well in losses to national powerhouse Emory. With a 1-2 weekend, the Tiger men are now 5-6 in duals in 2003-04, while the Tiger women are now 6-4.

Winners for the men in the tri-meet included the 200-yard medley relay quartet of junior Jonathan Newcomer (Valencia, Pa./Mars Area) and seniors Alex Berger (Findlay, Ohio/Findlay), Kyle Dunaway (Warren, Ohio/Howland) and Scott Olmsted (Castle Rock, Colo./Cherry Creek), who finished with a time of 1:43.85 and the 200-yard freestyle relay foursome of freshman Sean Wolf (White Lake, Mich./Walled Lake Central), sophomore Dan McGuire (Elyria, Ohio/Elyria), Newcomer and Olmstead in a time of 1:32.51. Individually, senior Steve Rader (Concord, Ohio/St. Ignatius) claimed first place in the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 1:47.52 and the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 4:52.91.

In addition, Berger and junior Blake Troxel (Bluffton, Ind./Norwell) took the top two spots in the 100-yard breaststroke.

On the women's side, the highlight of the weekend was provided by freshman Jenny Mulligan (Cheyney, Pa./Delaware Valley Friends), who reached an NCAA B Cut while winning the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:00.41. She was joined in the winner's circle by sophomore Amy Conner (Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville) in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:10.79 and sophomore Betany Yeakley (Wilmington, Ohio/Wilmington) in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:00.36.

In addition, the 200-yard freestyle relay finished first in a time of 1:43.86. Yeakley was joined on that relay by senior Jessica Forsberg (Wickliffe, Ohio/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin), freshman Hillary Clark (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) and senior Nicole Kinzeler (Centerville, Ohio/Kettering Alter).

The NCAC Championship meet is scheduled for Feb. 11-14 in Canton, Ohio. Wittenberg is hoping to improve upon its finishes of 2003 - fifth place for the men and fourth for the women.

Next: 1/31 at Case Western, 1 p.m.