2010-11 News

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Gustafson Earns All-America Honors In 100 Breaststroke
Gustafson Earns All-America Honors In 100 Breaststroke

Wittenberg freshman swimmer Molly Gustafson (West Hartford, Conn./Conard) became the Tigers' newest and perhaps most improbable All-American with a seventh-place finish in the 100 breaststroke Friday evening at the NCAA Division III Women's Swimming & Diving Championship Meet.

B Cut Relay Highlights Wittenberg Performances At Last Chance Meet
B Cut Relay Highlights Wittenberg Performances At Last Chance Meet

For most of the members of the Wittenberg Tiger swimming and diving teams, the end of the 2010-11 season came a week ago at the North Coast Athletic Conference Championship meet.

Tiger Teams Finish Strong On Final Day Of 2011 NCAC Championship Meet
Tiger Teams Finish Strong On Final Day Of 2011 NCAC Championship Meet

CANTON, Ohio — The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams closed a fine 2010-11 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Championship meet with a pair of strong team finishes.

Tiger Teams Hang Tough On Day 2 Of 2011 NCAC Championship Meet
Tiger Teams Hang Tough On Day 2 Of 2011 NCAC Championship Meet

CANTON, Ohio — The second day of the 2011 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Swimming and Diving Championships featured several outstanding individual performances as both the men's and women's teams remained within striking distance of a coveted third-place finish.

Tiger Teams Solid On Day 1 Of 2011 NCAC Championship Meet
Tiger Teams Solid On Day 1 Of 2011 NCAC Championship Meet

CANTON, Ohio — The Wittenberg swimming and diving teams got off to an outstanding start to the 2011 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Championship meet.

Tigers Cap Dual Season With Loss At Kenyon
Tigers Cap Dual Season With Loss At Kenyon

GAMBIER, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers put the finishing touches on the 2010-11 dual meet season with a solid performance at Kenyon College.

Wittenberg Swimming And Diving Coach Tops 100 Career Dual Meet Wins
Wittenberg Swimming And Diving Coach Tops 100 Career Dual Meet Wins

Springfield, Ohio — With the Wittenberg University men's and women's swimming and diving teams' sweep of visiting Centre College on Senior Recognition Day on Jan. 22, Head Coach Natalie Koukis became just the second individual in program history with 100 career dual meet victories.

Tigers Celebrate Seniors By Beating Centre
Tigers Celebrate Seniors By Beating Centre

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams sent their seniors out on a high note with a pair of victories over Centre in the 2010-11 home dual meet finale.

Big Wins Over Visiting Hiram For Tigers
Big Wins Over Visiting Hiram For Tigers

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams won all but one event to sweep Hiram out of the HPER Center Natatorium by scores of 192-81 for the men and 199-77 for the women.

Tiger Teams Turned Back By Denison
Tiger Teams Turned Back By Denison

GRANVILLE, Ohio — The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming & diving teams took to the road and resumed their dual meet schedule at Denison.

Tiger Swimmers Place Second At DePauw Invitational; Divers Strong At Rose-Hulman
Tiger Swimmers Place Second At DePauw Invitational; Divers Strong At Rose-Hulman

GREENCASTLE/TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The Wittenberg Tiger swimming and diving teams fared well in a pair of invitationals hosted by NCAA Division III rivals in the state of Indiana.

Wittenberg Swimmer Named Semifinalist For Coach Wooden Citizenship Award
Wittenberg Swimmer Named Semifinalist For Coach Wooden Citizenship Award

Springfield, Ohio — Even before Conor O'Rourke, class of 2011 from Mendham, N.J., arrived at Wittenberg University, he had discovered a passion for helping citizens of the impoverished Caribbean nation of Haiti. O'Rourke's on-going volunteer and fundraising efforts for the Haitian people, in combination with his athletic pursuits as a swimmer at Wittenberg, earned him a place on the list of semifinalists for the 2010 Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup.

Tiger Swimming And Diving Teams Raise Awareness, Money For Cancer Research
Tiger Swimming And Diving Teams Raise Awareness, Money For Cancer Research

Springfield, Ohio — Wittenberg University's men's and women's swimming and diving teams joined hundreds of other college, high school and club teams across the country to raise awareness and much-needed funds for cancer research recently as part of the fifth annual "Ted Mullin Leave it in the Pool, Hour of Power Relay."

Tigers Sweep Second Home Double Dual Meet Of The Season
Tigers Sweep Second Home Double Dual Meet Of The Season

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg swimming and diving teams hosted Baldwin-Wallace and North Coast Athletic Conference opponent Oberlin in a double dual meet Saturday, sweeping both teams on the men's and women's sides to go 4-0 on the day and move to 7-2 overall for the men and 6-3 for the women in the dual meet schedule.

Busy Weekend Starts With Loses To Ohio Northern
Busy Weekend Starts With Loses To Ohio Northern

ADA, Ohio — The Wittenberg swimming and diving teams opened a busy weekend at Ohio Northern on Friday night, but came away with a pair of losses.

Tigers Sweep Double Dual Hosting Wilmington, Transylvania
Tigers Sweep Double Dual Hosting Wilmington, Transylvania

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University men's and women's swimming and diving teams swept a double dual meet Saturday, hosting Wilmington and Transylvania in the HPER Center Natatorium.