Ohio Wesleyan University
2012 NCAC champions!
Jerry Moore
Katie Helfrich
Andrew Diehl
Brooke Nethers
Ryan McMahon
Natalie Fisher
Thursday, May 17
Men's Track & Field
at North Central Gregory Invitational
Naperville, Ill.
Women's Track & Field
at North Central Gregory Invitational
Naperville, Ill.
Friday, May 18
Men's Track & Field
at North Central Gregory Invitational
Naperville, Ill.
Women's Track & Field
at North Central Gregory Invitational
Naperville, Ill.
Athletes of the Week
Did You Know...
Conference Champions!
Ohio Wesleyan has won 16 North Coast Athletic Conference championships in men's track & field (9 indoor, 7 outdoor).  The Bishops' longest runs have been 4 straight indoors (1999-2002) and 3 straight outdoors (twice).
Conference Champions!
Ohio Wesleyan has won 9 North Coast Athletic Conference championships in women's soccer.  The Battling Bishops' longest run was 4 in a row from 1999-2002.
SportsCentury Selects Rickey
Branch Rickey, named by ESPN as the most influential figure of the 20th century in sports, was a 1904 Ohio Wesleyan graduate.
Conference Champions!
Ohio Wesleyan has won 23 conference championships in men's golf.  The Battling Bishops have 3 different runs of 4 consecutive conference championships:  1969-72, 1986-90, and 2001-05.
Academic All-Americans
Ohio Wesleyan has had 79 Academic All-America® selections as of fall 2011, which is tied for 14th among all NCAA Division III schools.
NCAC Championships
Ohio Wesleyan won the first 4 North Coast Athletic Conference championships in men's basketball.
Conference Champions!
Ohio Wesleyan has won 27 conference championships in men's soccer.  The Battling Bishops' longest run was 5 in a row, from 1998-2002.
Conference Champions!
Ohio Wesleyan has won 2 North Coast Athletic Conference championships in volleyball.  The Battling Bishops defeated Wittenberg in the title match in 1996, winning 3 games by a score of 16-14.
National Champions!
Ohio Wesleyan has had 11 individual national champions in men's track & field.  Keith Rucker won 4 national titles in the shot put and discus, and Tyler Stillman won 2 national crowns in the 400-meter dash.
NCAA Division III tournament
Ohio Wesleyan ranks second among NCAA Division III institutions with 26 NCAA playoff appearances in men's lacrosse.  The Battling Bishops have reached the national championship game 4 times.
National Champion!
Chad Poling won the NCAA Division III individual championship in men's golf in 2004.
Conference Champions!
Ohio Wesleyan has won 3 North Coast Athletic Conference championships in softball.  The Battling Bishops won back-to-back titles in 2004-05.
All-Sports Champions
Ohio Wesleyan has won 9 North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports titles.  The Battling Bishops won 6 in a row from 1988-94 and 3 straight from 2006-09.
National Champion!
Quentin Brelsford won the 1946 NCAA cross country championship, then one race encompassing all divisions, to become Ohio Wesleyan's first national champion in cross country.
Titletown
Ohio Wesleyan teams have won 5 national championships:  2 in men's soccer (1998 and 2011), 2 in women's soccer (2001 and 2002), and 1 in men's basketball (1988).
Conference Champions!
Ohio Wesleyan has won 2 North Coast Athletic Conference championships in women's lacrosse.  The Battling Bishops won the only NCAC title to be decided in overtime, a 14-13, triple-overtime thriller in 2005.
Conference Champions!
Ohio Wesleyan has won 23 conference championships in men's lacrosse.  The Battling Bishops' longest run was 7 straight conference titles from 1987-93.
Walter Byers Scholarship
David Gatz, a 2010 Ohio Wesleyan graduate, was awarded a 2011 Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship.  Gatz also won an NCAA postgraduate scholarship, was a Rhodes Scholar semifinalist (final 32), and was a 3-time Academic All-America® selection.
Women's Golf
Women's golf became Ohio Wesleyan's 23rd varsity sport in April 2010, with intercollegiate competition beginning in the 2010-11 season.
NCAA Division III playoffs
Ohio Wesleyan leads all NCAA Division III institutions with 34 NCAA playoff appearances in men's soccer.  The Battling Bishops have reached the national semifinals 9 times, and won national championships in 1998 and 2011.
Conference Champions!
Ohio Wesleyan has won 5 North Coast Athletic Conference championships in women's basketball. The Battling Bishops' longest run was 3 in a row from 1998-2001.
Football Firsts
Ohio Wesleyan was the visiting team in the first football games in Ohio Stadium and Michigan Stadium.
NCAC Champ of Champs!
Ohio Wesleyan has won 133 North Coast Athletic Conference championships -- more than any other NCAC member institution -- since the conference began competition in the 1984-85 academic year.
Final Four!
The Ohio Wesleyan women's basketball team advanced to the NCAA Division III national semifinals in 2001, finishing third in the nation that year.
National Record!
The Ohio Wesleyan women's soccer team set an NCAA Division III record with a 60-game winning streak from 2001-03, including a 24-0 mark en route to the 2002 NCAA Division III national championship.
Conference Champions!
Ohio Wesleyan has won 21 North Coast Athletic Conference championships in women's track & field (11 indoor, 10 outdoor).  The Bishops have won the last 6 indoor titles and the last 4 outdoor crowns.
Stagg Bowl
The Ohio Wesleyan football team played in the 1971 Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, then the NCAA College Division Western Regional title game.
NCAC Champions!
The Battling Bishop field hockey team won 7 consecutive North Coast Athletic Conference titles from 1987-93, and added another in 1995 to extend its string to 8 championships in 9 years.
Atop the Career Victories List
Jay Martin is the winningest coach in the history of college men's soccer, breaking the all-time victories record in the 2011 national championship game.
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