Dual Meet Offers Mixed Results As Tigers Split At Oberlin

OBERLIN, Ohio - The Wittenberg Tigers closed out a busy weekend with a dual meet split at North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Oberlin. In a reversal from the previous night's results at home against Ohio Northern, the Tiger men beat Oberlin 175-123 but the Tiger women dropped a 163-133 decision.

The results left the Tigers with dual meet records of 4-2 for the women and 3-3 for the men. Wittenberg will focus on training over the next three weeks before closing out the first half of the 2015-16 season with a trip to the Transylvania Invitational Dec. 5-6.

Wittenberg's women boasted a pair of double-winners against Oberlin, starting in the diving well as sophomore Kaitlyn Black (Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead) was first in the 1-meter and 3-meter events. Sophomore Samantha Petruzzi (Medina, Ohio/Medina) touched the wall ahead of the field in both the 100-yard and 200-yard butterfly events.

Also taking first place individually for Wittenberg were junior Amy Schulz (Waterloo, Ill./Waterloo) in the 100-yard breaststroke and senior Madeline Kraft (Cape Elizabeth, Maine/Cape Elizabeth) in the 200-yard breaststroke.

For the men, the leading scorer was senior Steve Stuthers (Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic), who finished first in the 200-yard butterfly, 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard Individual Medley. Freshman Sam Bott (Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling) was a double-winner, as he captured the top spot in the 1000-yard and 500-yard freestyle events. Freshman Collin Taylor (Ann Arbor, Mich./Dexter) placed second in both events.

Additional first-place finishes were turned in by senior Sean Oberschlake (Columbus, Ohio/Grandview) in the 200-yard freestyle, freshman Paul Salay (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South) in the 100-yard backstroke, and junior Nick Rittenhouse (Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead) in the 200-yard backstroke.

Written By: Ryan Maurer