Three North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) men's basketball players eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau in league action on Wednesday evening. Denison senior Larry Farmer (Gurnee, IL/Warren Twp.) reached the milestone in the Big Red's 70-56 victory over Oberlin, and is now the 19th player in DU history to reach the mark. Wittenberg senior Clayton Black (Lancaster, OH/Lancaster) and DePauw senior Sean Haseley (Zionsville, IN/Zionsville) also reached the milestone on the same court last evening. Black led Wittenberg to the 66-62 victory over DePauw with 19 points to become the 32nd player in Wittenberg history to surpass 1,000 points, while Haseley led DePauw with 14 points, becoming the 24th player in DPU history to reach 1,000 points.

Kenyon senior Alisa Vereshchagin (Solon, OH/Solon) and junior Curtis Ramsey (Wilmington, DE/Charter School of Wilmington) were named the NCAA Div. III men's and women's Counsilman Hunsaker Swimmers of the Week, respectively, by CollegeSwimming.com, it was announced on January 24th.

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Allegheny men's and women's tennis Head Coach Jared Luteran was named the 2011 USTA Allegheny Mountain District Collegiate Coach of the Year earlier this month. The USTA Allegheny Mountain District Collegiate Coach of the Year honor is given to one college coach in the Pittsburgh, Western Pennsylvania, and Wheeling, West Virginia area who exemplifies the spirit of tennis both on and off the court.

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The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) has three basketball squads ranked among the nation's top squads.  The DePauw women remained sixth in both the WBCA USA Today/ESPN Top 25 and the D3hoops.com Top 25, while a pair of men's teams represent the conference on the D3hoops.com Top 25.  Wooster moved up five spots to No. 19 and Wabash dropped seven spots to No. 23. Wittenberg dropped out of the Top 25, but still appeared in the receiving votes portion of the D3hoops.com Poll along with DePauw. 

Read More:  D3hoops.com Top 25 Polls -- WBCA USA Today/ESPN Top 25

Sue Penicka will step down as an Assistant Director after 13 years of service with the North Coast Athletic Conference, effective January 31st, while Dan Rolinc has been named Assistant to the Executive Director of the NCAC, effective January 22th.

Men’s basketball action in the North Coast intensified this past week as first-place Wittenberg (7-1, 13-4) suffered its first conference loss of the season, while five other teams remain within three games of the conference lead. DePauw (6-2, 14-3) and Wabash (6-2, 14-3) are tied for second place and remain one game out of first. Ohio Wesleyan (5-3, 13-4) and Wooster (5-3, 14-3) are tied for fourth place and trail by only two games, while Hiram (4-4, 11-6) remains three games off the pace.

The North Coast regular-season schedule continues this week with four games each on Wednesday and Saturday.  Highlighting play on Wednesday is a matchup between DePauw (8-0, 15-1) and Wittenberg (4-3, 8-7).  On Saturday, Allegheny (7-1, 12-5) and Kenyon (6-3, 13-5) face off in a battle between the second-and third-place teams in the conference standings. 

North Coast swimming & diving squads are wrapping up the regular season portion of their schedules and beginning to prepare for the 2012 NCAC Swimming & Diving Championships, which will be held at Branin Natatorium in Canton, OH, February 15-18.

The Indoor Track & Field season resumes this week in the North Coast with meets scheduled for both Friday and Saturday. Denison and Wooster will both be hosting home meets on Saturday, while Allegheny, Oberlin and Wabash are all set to compete on the road this weekend.

The North Coast Athletic Conference has four basketball squads ranked among the nation's top squads. The DePauw women elevated one spot to No. 6 in both the WBCA USA Today/ESPN Top 25 and the D3hoops.com Top 25, while three men's teams represent the conference on the D3hoops.com Top 25. Wabash dropped two spots to No. 16, Wooster dropped eight spots to No. 24 and Wittenberg returned to the Top 25 at No. 21. In addition, both the Ohio Wesleyan and DePauw men's squads appear in the receiving votes portion of the D3hoops.com Poll.

Read More: D3hoops.com Top 25 Polls -- WBCA USA Today/ESPN Top 25