Tigers Eagerly Await Qualification For NCAA Division III Championships

The Wittenberg men's and women's swimming and diving teams are awaiting word on who has officially qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship Meets scheduled for March 13-15 for the women and March 20-22 for the men. Selections for the national competition will be made official later this week.

Junior Steve Rader (Concord, Ohio/Cleveland St. Ignatius) is expected to make his third consecutive appearance in the national meet. Already an All-America honoree several times over, Rader has an NCAA B cut time in the 200-yard Individual Medley after finishing second in the event at the North Coast Athletic Conference meet last week.

Freshman Rebecca Searcy (Shelbyville, Ky./Shelby County Bloomington) has three NCAA B cuts to her credit after improving her times in the 500 free, 1650 free and 400 IM at the NCAC meet. She finished fifth in the 500 free with a time of 5:07.37, fourth in the 1650 free in 17:39.54 and third in the 400 IM in 4:36.63. The latter time was a school record and earned Searcy her first All-NCAC honor.

Next: 3/13-15 NCAA Div. III Champs. at Atlanta, Ga. (Women)
          3/20-22 NCAA Div. III Champs. at Atlanta, Ga. (Men)