Tigers Finish Third At Wabash Invitational

Joe Rumschlag Erin Zayicek The Wittenberg men's and women's indoor track teams competed at the Wabash Alumni Invitational last weekend and both finished in third place out of 10 teams.

January 28, 2003

Erin Zayicek

The Wittenberg men's and women's indoor track teams competed at the Wabash Alumni Invitational last weekend and both finished in third place out of 10 teams.

Leading the charge was sophomore Joe Rumschlag (Maumee, Ohio/Toledo Christian), who earned NCAC Sprinter of the Week honors for his performance at Wabash. He finished second in the 55-meter and the 200-meter events while running against several scholarship programs.

While Rumschlag has been competing effectively in a variety of events already this year, junior Skip Ivery (Columbus, Ohio/Groveport-Madison) was victorious for a second straight week in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.95. He was the NCAC indoor and outdoor hurdles champion. Rounding out the top men's performances was junior Joel Drake (Springfield, Ohio/Shawnee), who turned in a personal best throw in the shot put en route to a second-place finish.

On the women's side, the highlight was a school record in the 20-pound weight throw by senior Erin Zayicek (Solon, Ohio/Solon). She finished fifth in the event at Wabash, but she improved upon her own school record by more than three feet.

Also performing well was junior Kristen Mumper (Cincinnati, Ohio/Purcell Marian), who had two second-place finishes. And the distance medley relay foursome of senior Abi Gerstle (Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont), junior Kelly Zilli (Dayton, Ohio/Kettering Alter) and freshmen Rebecca Stewart (Knoxville, Tenn./The Webb School) and Anna Finkelstein (Whitehall, Mich./Reeths-Puffer) turned in a first-place finish. Each also competed well in individual events in the meet.

Next: 2/1 at NCAC Relays
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