March 3, 2008
OHIO WESLEYAN CLAIMS WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
MULLER, SHAW, BUTLER NAMED MVPs
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GRANVILLE, Ohio -- The Ohio Wesleyan women won their second straight, and seventh overall, team title at the NCAC Championships, held at
Denison February 29-March 1. The Battling Bishops captured four event titles and eight other top-three finishes to total 154
points and edge Allegheny, which scored 152 points and posted seven first-place finishes. Oberlin compiled 123 points to
match its 2007 third-place finish. Wittenberg finished fourth (53.5).
Women’s Most Valuable Performers:
Women’s Sprint/Hurdles -
Junior Beth Muller (Canton, MA/Canton) defended her conference titles in the 55 meters (7.51 seconds) the 200 meters (26.37), and was second in the 400 meters (1:00.08) at the NCAC Championships to earn Sprinter/Hurdler of the Year honors for the second time.
Women’s Distance - Oberlin senior Clara Shaw (Roseville, MN/Roseville Area) won the 800 meters in NCAA provisional qualifying time (2:16.35). She also took first place in the mile (5:06.43).
Women’s Field - Allegheny sophomore Lauren Butler (New Kensington, PA/Kiski Area) won the shot put with a throw of 41 feet, 9.75 inches. She is the NCAC’s Indoor shot put champion for the second straight year.
Coach of the Year: Oberlin head coach Ray Appenheimer was voted NCAC Women’s Coach of the Year for the second time in two seasons. He has guided the Yeowomen and Yeomen track & field squads for four seasons.