Athletics

Best Bishops

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April 29, 2013
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Ohio Wesleyan University junior Tamra Londot (Utica) won the highest honor at the ninth annual Dale J. Bruce Scholar-Athlete Awards Dinner, held on Thursday in the Benes Rooms of the Hamilton-Williams Campus Center on the Ohio Wesleyan campus.
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Men’s Basketball to Host St. Vincent in NCAA Tournament

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February 28, 2013
Senior guard Andy Winters was named Most Valuable Player of the NCAC tournament and NCAC Player of the Year. (Photo courtesy of OWU’s Office of Marketing and Communication)

The Ohio Wesleyan University men's basketball team will host St. Vincent (Pa.) in a first-round game of the NCAA Division III tournament at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Branch Rickey Arena, it was announced by the NCAA on Monday.
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Ward to Compete in NCAA Division III Championship Meet

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February 28, 2013
Jessica Ward checks the Meek Center scoreboard after setting a school record in the 100 backstroke. (Photo by Mike Serbanoiu ’15)

Freshman Jessica Ward will compete in three events at the NCAA Swimming and Diving National Championship meet March 20-23 at Conroe Natatorium in Shenandoah, Texas.
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Winters Emerges as NCAC’s Elite

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February 14, 2013
Andy Winters ’13. (Photo by Rachael Carter ’16)

Senior guard Andy Winters’ play this season has helped the Ohio Wesleyan men’s basketball team maintain its position as a North Coast Athletic Conference championship contender despite losing All-American wing Tim Brady ’12 after last season.
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Freet, Jolliff Sprint to Top of National Rankings

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January 25, 2013
Silas Jolliff and Ethan Freet compete in the 400-meter dash at the OWU Triangular. (Photo by Rachael Carter ’16)

Seniors Silas Jolliff and Ethan Freet have been pushing each other almost every week for more than two seasons, and it has culminated in the duo holding the top two spots in the NCAA Division III rankings in the 400-meter dash.
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Bishops’ Watts Receives Regional Coach of Year Award

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January 10, 2013
Members of the Bishop football coaching staff represented Ohio Wesleyan at the AFCA national convention. (Photo by Roger Ingles)

Ohio Wesleyan University head football coach Tom Watts was recognized by the American Football Coaches Association at the AFCA Coach of the Year Dinner, part of the AFCA national convention on Tuesday in Nashville.
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NCAC Coach of the Year, Tom Watts

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December 13, 2012
OWU Football Coach Tom Watts. (Photo by Mark Schmitter '12)

Football head coach Tom Watts earned the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Coach of the Year award while leading the team to its first share of the NCAC title since 1989.
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Back the Red and Black!

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November 8, 2012
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Battling Bishop fans are invited to follow the progress of OWU athletics teams and leave messages to wish them well as they enter NCAA Division III championship competition.
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Ohio Wesleyan Selected to Host 2014 Track & Field Championships

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November 8, 2012
Ohio Wesleyan’s Selby Stadium and George Gauthier Track served as the site for the 2011 NCAA Division III outdoor track & field championships, with nearly 15,000 spectators attending the three-day event. (Photo by Chris Henchey ’14)

Ohio Wesleyan University was selected to host the 2014 NCAA Division III outdoor track & field championships, it was announced by the NCAA on November 1.
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Ohio Wesleyan Women’s Golf is Driving it Home

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October 12, 2012
Annaliese Harvey ’14. (Photo by Sara Blake)

The Ohio Wesleyan women’s golf team has already made significant improvements over last season.
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Red-Letter Running

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September 13, 2012
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It began as a shared vision among friends Bill Burnett ’92 and Jamie Ranney ’91, and in five years the Nantucket Triathlon has flourished into an event that attracts 1,000 athletes a year and has raised more than $35,000 to date for education.
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New Chair Appointed for Men’s Basketball Committee

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August 30, 2012
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Mike DeWitt, Ohio Wesleyan’s men’s basketball coach, was appointed to chair the national Division III Men’s Basketball Committee effective in September. He will help organize the Division III national basketball tournament.
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Rucker Rejoins Ohio Wesleyan Coaching Staff

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August 2, 2012
Keith Rucker ’92 (Photo courtesy of OWU’s Office of Marketing and Communication)

Keith Rucker, a seven-year veteran of the National Football League and a 1992 Ohio Wesleyan University graduate, will return to his alma mater to coach the defensive line, it was announced by head football coach Tom Watts.
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OWU Maintains Exclusive Hold on NCAC’s Top Male Athlete Award

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June 29, 2012
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For the fourth consecutive year, an Ohio Wesleyan athlete has captured the North Coast Athletic Conference’s Don Hunsinger Award as the conference’s top male athlete.
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Bringing Learning and Fun to Kids

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April 19, 2012
Dylan Brown ’09. (Photo by Sara Blake)

One Ohio Wesleyan alumnus and student-athlete has taken his love of the sport from the well-groomed turf of Selby Stadium and brought it to Philadelphia through a program called Cradle Lacrosse. Dylan Brown ’09 has helped the program evolve into to the great success that it is today.
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No Offseason for Bishops’ Londot

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April 19, 2012
Tamra Londot ’14: A three-sport athlete. (Photos by Sara Blake)

Tamra Londot ’14 is part of a rare group of OWU athletes who participates in three sports at the collegiate level. She plays volleyball, basketball, and softball, and is an integral part of each team.
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NCAA Honors the Role of Division III Scholar-Athletes

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April 5, 2012
NCAA Division III Week April 9-15

Student-athletes at Ohio Wesleyan will join more than 172,000 Division III collegiate athletes from across the nation in celebrating the impact of varsity athletics on their respective campuses and communities during NCAA Division III Week, April 9-15.
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Columbus Crew to Honor Ohio Wesleyan Men’s Soccer Team

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March 1, 2012
(Image courtesy of the Columbus Crew)

The Columbus Crew—Ohio’s Major League Soccer team—will recognize the Battling Bishop men’s soccer team at the Crew’s 2012 “First Kick” home opener.
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Before Title IX

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March 1, 2012
February 18, 2012: Women in Sports Ceremony. (Photo by Mike Serbanoiu '15)

The entire gym floor was filled with athletes who contributed to the diversity and prestige of Ohio Wesleyan. Women of all ages gathered to recognize the female athlete’s impact in all sports, especially prior to Title IX.
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Cochlear Connection

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March 1, 2012
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Ohio Wesleyan junior Greg White and eighth grader Eddie Perry are connected by a rare item that has aided both of their lives markedly: a cochlear implant.
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