Tigers Compete Well At DePauw

The Wittenberg Tigers picked up several solid individual performances at the DePauw Tiger Invitational.

February 5, 2011

GREENCASTLE, Ind. — The Wittenberg Tigers picked up several solid individual performances at the DePauw Tiger Invitational.

The men's team did not have a large contingent of student-athletes participating in the event, so the Tigers scored eight points to place 11th out of 12 teams in the final standings. The Tiger women also had a relatively small portion of their 2011 indoor roster on hand, finishing seventh in the 12-team field.

The highlight of the meet on the women's side was provided by junior Darcy Dubuc (Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven). She covered the 1-mile distance in 5:38 to win the event by just over one second.

Two other student-athletes scored points for the women's team. Junior Kari Domiano (Dublin, Ohio/Jerome) finished fifth in the 55-meter dash, seventh in the 400-meter dash and fifth in the 200-meter dash, while sophomore Shawnquaya Johnson (Uhrichsville, Ohio/Claymont) added a seventh-place finish in the 200 meters.

On the men's side, junior Ryan Hagen (Grand Island, NY/Grand Island) was the top individual finisher, placing third in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:57, which broke a school record. The other two points were scored by freshman Chris Frierson (Cedar Hill, Texas/DeSoto) with an eighth-place finish in the 400 meters and the Tigers' 4x400-meter relay team, which placed 10th overall, but Vincennes had B and C units that did not count toward the final standings.

The Tigers get back in action with a pair of meets next weekend, starting with Cedarville on Friday, Feb. 11. Wittenberg is also entered in the All-Ohio Invitational at Otterbein the following day.