2016-17 News
Women's Track & Field named USTFCCCA All-Academic team, making the list with a 3.27 average GPA.
Two Tiger track and field athletes were named All-Great Lakes Region by the USTFCCCA.
Wittenberg made numerous all-conference finishes among their top-eights over the Friday and Saturday, including the success of junior Tyler Gittins.
Although rain cut the meet short, Wittenberg Track & Field had good results in preparation of the upcoming conference championship.
The Tigers not only took on the challenge of conference foes as a team, as Wittenberg's Barnes, Gittins, and Shutt also competed individually against top athletes of the midwest at the Jesse Owens Classic.
The Tigers traveled to Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday to compete against the other NCAA Division III schools across the state of Ohio.
The Tigers scratched their name into the books as they took top eight finishes in about every single event competed in, as well as by setting multiple meet record times.
In the 800 meter run, Alexis Grey topped the charts for the Tigers, coming in first overall at 2:19.47, claiming herself a meet record time as well.
Led by junior Tyler Gittins and freshman Tyra Barnes, Wittenberg Men's and Women's Track and Field teams performed well at the Centre Invitational with a number of finishes in top eight positions.
Tiger Track & Field team faced tough competition in Atlanta, Georgia over the weekend, but proved more than capable to take on teams across all three divisions with numerous top performances for both teams.
The Tigers dual meets featured both programs showing well, as the Tigers saw multiple first place finishes on both sides.
Tiger track and field competed in the 2017 NCAC Indoor Track and Field Championships over the weekend, as the men finished in fourth place with 87 points, and the women in sixth with 45.5 points.
The pre-championship poll has the women finishing fifth and the men finishing third in the 2017 championship at Oberlin.
Wittenberg track and field picked up multiple first place finishes at Denison’s Last Chance meet on Friday afternoon. The Tigers saw success on both sides of action from Granville, as the Tigers return to action as a team next weekend at the 2017 NCAC Championship meet held at Oberlin College.
Competing against nine teams on each side, the Tigers men finished in second place, scoring 83 points, while the women finished in sixth place, scoring 47.50 points. T
Both Tiger track and field programs took their talents to Westerville, Ohio on Saturday to compete in the Division III All-Ohio Championship hosted by Otterbein University.
