2009 News
Field hockey standout Kelley Herde, class of 2011 from Louisville, Ky., and swimming and diving standout Rachel Lee, class of 2012 from Hickory, NC, have been recognized for the combination of their athletic and academic accomplishments with CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division All-District IV honors, respectively.
Hannah Scheckelhoff, class of 2011 from Columbus, Ohio, has shown excellence on the field for three years as a standout for the Wittenberg University field hockey team. Following the publication of her first nationally published article in Library Media Connection (LMC) in October 2009, co-written with her mother, Terrie Scheckelhoff, her fine writing skills are also on display.
One of the most successful fall sports seasons in Wittenberg history was capped by a tremendous haul of postseason awards from the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC).
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg University field hockey standout Boo Vernon, class of 2011 from Lake Bluff, Ill., was rewarded for her outstanding 2009 season with third-team All-America awards from the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) and womensfieldhockey.com.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Five Wittenberg University field hockey student-athletes were rewarded for their outstanding 2009 season with All-Great Lakes Region awards from the National Field Hockey Coaches Association.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wooster senior Amanda Artman and Wittenberg junior Meredith Price have been named Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year to highlight the 2009 All-North Coast Athletic Conference field hockey selections. Five Tigers earned first-team honors and one player was selected to the second team.
The Wittenberg Tigers were unable to write a fairy tale ending to their fine 2009 season, dropping a first round NCAA Division III Tournament game at Lebanon Valley by a score of 9-0.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — For the first time since 2004, the Wittenberg University field hockey team has earned the opportunity to play in the NCAA Division III Tournament.
For the first time in 2009, the Wittenberg Tigers were held without a goal, and the result was a 1-0 overtime loss to Ohio Wesleyan in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament semifinals.
he Wittenberg Tigers sent their two seniors - defensive backs Tori Vogelgesang (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Ursula) and Bonnie Kenney (Lutherville, Md./Park School) - out on a high note with an emphatic 6-0 victory over visiting Oberlin.
Only one game remains in the North Coast Athletic Conference field hockey regular season, and the Wittenberg Tigers are in a dead heat with the College of Wooster for first place, both picking up wins Wednesday night and both owners of 9-2 NCAC records.
Non-conference opponent Houghton brought the Wittenberg field hockey team's five-game winning streak to an end Monday night, as the Tigers fell by a final score of 3-2.
The Wittenberg field hockey team won their fifth-straight game and their seventh-straight North Coast Athletic Conference match with a 3-2 edging of Kenyon to soar to 8-2 in league action and 10-3 overall.
The Wittenberg field hockey team powered past the Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops by a final score of 4-2, capping off their fourth-straight North Coast Athletic Conference and overall win to move to 9-3 overall and 7-2 in the NCAC.
Already on a two-game conference win streak, the Wittenberg field hockey team shutout North Coast Athletic Conference-leader the College of Wooster by a final margin of 2-0 Saturday afternoon.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — With first place in the 2009 North Coast Athletic Conference field hockey standings on the line, a friend of the university has issued a challenge to Wittenberg students. If at least 400 students attend the Tigers' key NCAC game against defending champion Wooster, which is scheduled to start at noon Saturday, Oct. 10, at historic Edwards-Maurer Field, the friend of the team will make a $500 donation to the university's Department of Athletics and Recreation.