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Thiel claimed the 2012 PAC wrestling title, topping second-place and two-time defending champion Waynesburg by just three points.


FIVE FROM PAC NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT (5/18/12)
Five PAC student-athletes (three men, two women) have been selected to the 2011-12 Capital One Academic All-District IV Division III At-Large teams, released today by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). On the men's side, Grove City junior tennis standout Caleb Fuller (3.93 GPA, economics) and junior swimmer Eric Fairchild (3.73 GPA, mathematics) were both honored along with W&J sophomore wrestler Josh Etzel (3.62 GPA, chemistry). GCC posted both PAC reps on the women's squad: senior tennis player Megan Bennett (3.98 GPA, finance) and junior swimmer Angela Palumbo (3.71 GPA, mathematics). All five All-District awardees now move to the Academic All-America ballot.

 

NWCA ANNOUNCES SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS (3/13/12)
Eight PAC wrestlers have been named 2011-12 Division III Scholar All-Americans by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA).  All three PAC wrestling teams had individual honorees and also each the NWCA Division III Scholar Team Award. Thiel's Corey Brown and Matt Lowry earned Scholar All-American honors and the Tomcats ranked seventh as a team with a 3.417 grade point average (GPA).  Waynesburg's honorees included Alex Crown, Garrett Johnston, Cody Catalina and Anthony Bonaventure, while the Yellow Jackets as a team were ranked 15th with a 3.32 team GPA. Taylor Potts and Josh Etzel earned the honor for Washington & Jefferson and the Presidents earned the team award with a 3.279 GPA, ranked 20th. 

TC'S COREY BROWN AND W&J'S JOSH ETZEL FINISH SEASON AT NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP (3/10/12)
Thiel senior Corey Brown and Washington & Jefferson sophomore Josh Etzel each concluded their seasons this weekend at the 2012 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships, March 9-10 in LaCrosse, Wisc. Brown went 3-3 overall to finish in eighth place nationally at 133 pounds and become the first four0time All-America in Tomcat wrestling histotry. Etzel, who was the first President to compete at the national championship tournament in nine years, went 0-2 at 141 pounds and finished his season with a 24-5 record. He will take a 31-6 career record into his junior year next winter. Complete tournament information can be found on the NCAA Championships website.

 

PAC PAIR SET FOR 2012 NCAA D-III CHAMPIONSHIP (3/6/12)
A pair of PAC and Midwest Regional wrestling champions are set to compete for national titles this weekend at the 2012 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships, scheduled for March 9-10 in LaCrosse, Wisc. Thiel senior 133-pounder Corey Brown, a three-time All-American for the Tomcats, is seeded second and will face Chad Henle of St. John's (Minn.) in the opening round. Washington & Jefferson sophomore 141-pounder Josh Etzel is unseeded and will battle the #2 seed, Kodie Silvestri of Wartburg, in the first round. Etzel is the first W&J wrestler to compete at the NCAA national meet since 2003. Complete tournament information, including live results and video webcast links, can be found on the NCAA Championships website.

 

WAYNESBURG PLACES SECOND AT NCAA D-III REGIONALS; TC'S BROWN, W&J'S ETZEL WIN WEIGHT TITLES (2/25/12)
Several PAC wrestlers posted strong performances at the 2012 NCAA Division III Midwest Regionals at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland today. Corey Brown of Thiel (133) and Josh Etzel of W&J (141) each captured weight class titles and advanced to compete at the NCAA Division III National Championships in LaCrosse, Wisc., on March 8-10. Waynesburg was second in team standings with 83 pts, followed by 2012 PAC champion Thiel (5th-70.5) and W&J (8th-36.5). Final individual brackets are now online.

 

THIEL CAPTURES 2012 PAC CHAMPIONSHIP (2/10/12)
The Thiel Tomcats ended Waynesburg’s two-year run as conference wrestling  champions, as a win at 197-pounds by Patrick Morris provided the decisive points at the 2012 PAC Wrestling Championship, hosted by Washington & Jefferson College at the Henry Memorial Center in Washington, Pa. The Matcats finished with 110 points to edge Waynesburg (107) and host W&J (66). With the win, Thiel (which had won 10 straight league crowns before the Yellow Jackets captured the crown in 2010 and 11) has now won 11 of the past 13 PAC team titles. The Tomcats and Waynesburg each won four weight classes, with host W&J picking up a pair of weight class titles. Veteran Thiel mentor Craig Thurber was voted 2012 PAC Coach of the Year following the championship, while Washington & Jefferson senior heavyweight Taylor Potts was voted 2012 PAC Most Outstanding Wrestler.

 

W&J TO HOST 2012 PAC CHAMPIONSHIP FRIDAY (2/7/12)
The Henry Memorial Center in Washington, Pa. will serve as the site of the 2012 PAC Wrestling Championships, hosted by Washington & Jefferson College this Friday, Feb. 10, beginning at 5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for non-W&J students, while Washington & Jefferson students are admitted free with a valid college ID. Two-time defending PAC champion Waynesburg University will look to defend its conference crown, but will face stiff competition from 2011 runner-up Thiel College and the host Presidents. In addition to the conference championship preview, a W&J preview is also available.

 

TC'S BROWN NAMED PAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE (12/15/11)
The PAC has announced that senior All-American wrestler Corey Brown of Thiel College has been named Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Male Scholar-Athlete of the Month for December 2011.

 

2011-12 WRESTLING PREVIEW RELEASED (10/28/11)

The Waynesburg wrestling team will work for the three-peat in 2011-12 under the guidance of  two-time reigning PAC Coach of the Year Ron Headlee and with seven starters returning to lead this year's squad. Thiel enters the 2011-2012 wrestling season under ninth-year head coach Craig Thurber who brings back 19 upperclassmen, including a seasoned group of eight seniors to help lead the way.  The Washington & Jefferson wrestling team looks to return to the top of the PAC standings as it enters the 2011-12 season with a new leader at the helm of the program, Tommy Prairie. Prairie will look to improve on the team's 6-3-1 dual meet record and third-place showing at the PAC Championships last season. The complete 2011-12 wrestling preview is now available online.

 

TOMMY PRAIRIE NAMED HEAD COACH AT W&J (4/15/11)

Washington & Jefferson College has hired Tommy Prairie as its new head wrestling coach. Prairie who replaces Jay Robison, comes to W&J after spending four seasons as the head wrestling coach at Plymouth State University (N.H.).  This past winter, he helped the Panthers to their best finish (4th) at the New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Championships since 2003. Prairie is a 2005 graduate of Williams College (Mass.).

 

CROWN, BROWN EARN D-III ALL-AMERICA HONORS (3/12/11)
A pair of PAC wrestlers earned All-America honors this weekend at the 2011 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships in Lacrosse, Wisc. Leading the way was sophomore Waynesburg 125-pounder Alex Crown, who recovered from an opening round loss to finish in fourth place and earn All-America status. It is the highest finish by a PAC wrestler since Thiel's Chad Beach also placed fourth in 1993. Joining Crown as an All-American was Thiel senior 133-pounder Corey Brown, who became the first three-time All-American in school history with his second straight eighth-place finish after placing sixth as a freshman. Rounding out  the PAC contingent were two WU grapplers: 141-pounder Nick Garber was 2-2, while 285-pounder Brandon Fedorka was 0-2.

 

BRACKETS ANNOUNCED FOR NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP (3/8/11)
The weight class brackets  for the 2011 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championship in Lacrosse, Wisc., this Friday and Saturday (March 11-12) has been released. The PAC will have four conference qualifiers (Alex Crown (WAY)-125, Corey Brown (THI)-133, Nick Garber (WAY)-141, Brandon Fedorka (WAY)-285) attempting to capture a Division III national title this weekend.

 

ROBISON RESIGNS AS HEAD COACH AT W&J (3/8/11)
Washington & Jefferson College head wrestling coach Jay Robison recently announced his resignation to pursue other interests. Robison has served as the Presidents’ head coach for the past six seasons. The 2008 PAC Coach of the Year coached 12 PAC champions. 

 

PAC AWARDS WINTER SPORTSMANSHIP HONORS (3/3/11)The Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) has announced the 2010-11 Winter PAC Team Sportsmanship Award winners. The PAC Team Sportsmanship Award was started in the 2008-09 sports season, and is an effort to recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship among conference teams. The award is sponsored by the PAC Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC).
 

FOUR PAC WRESTLERS EARNED REGIONAL TITLES (2/26/11)
Four PAC wrestlers captured weight class titles today at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championships at Wabash. With the wins, the Waynesburg trio of Alex Crown (125), Nick Garber (141) and Brandon Fedorka (285) along with Thiel's Corey Brown (133) advance to the NCAA D-III National Championships. In team competition, PAC champion Waynesburg (112.5) finished third in a nine team field, followed by W&J (sixth, 88 points) and Thiel (seventh, 67.5).

 

BROWN NAMED PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE (2/15/11)
The PAC today named wrestling standout Corey Brown of Thiel College as the PAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Male Scholar-Athlete of the Month for February 2011.

 

WU CAPTURES SECOND STRAIGHT PAC TITLE (2/11/11)
The Waynesburg Yellow Jackets captured their second consecutive conference  wrestling title at the 2011 PAC Championship, hosted by the Yellow Jackets at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse in Waynesburg. The Yellow Jackets captured six of the 10 weight class championship en route to the victory, led by junior 174-pounder Jared Roberts, who was named PAC Most Outstanding Wrestler following the meet. Third-year Yellow Jacket mentor Ron Headlee garnered PAC Coach of the Year laurels for the second consecutive year.
 

WAYNESBURG TO HOST 2011 PAC CHAMPIONSHIP (2/11/11)
The 2011 Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Wrestling Championships will take place at the Rudy Marisa Gymnasium on the campus of Waynesburg University in Waynesburg, Pa., this Friday, February 11, 2011, beginning at 5 p.m. The Waynesburg Yellow Jackets will be looking to defend their PAC wrestling title after edging perennial PAC power Thiel in the 2010 PAC Championships last year in Greenville. All the links, including our free video webcast (courtesy of Waynesburg student TV station WCTV-TV) are available on the Waynesburg PAC Championship page.

 

PAC WRESTLERS NAMED IN 2010-11 RANKINGS (9/21/2010)
The first preseason d3wrestle.com rankings were recently released and nine PAC wrestlers were listed amongst the nation's best. Waynesburg's Nick Garber and Thiel's Corey Brown are ranked third and fourth at 133 pounds. Waynesburg's Alex Crown is ranked as a contender at 125 pounds. W&J's Zach Cecchetti, Dominick Demor, Stefen Firmstone, and Robbie Mies along with Waynesburg's Jesse Byerly and Thiel's Patrick Morris are all ranked as honorable mentions.

 

PAC TRIO EARNS ACADEMIC HONORS FROM NWCA (3/12/10)
PAC wrestling standouts Corbin Semple of Waynesburg, Brandon Sansom of Washington & Jefferson and Corey Brown of Thiel have each receive Scholar-Athlete recognition from the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA). Semple, who was 27-7 this season, holds a 3.80 GPA majoring in information technology. Sansom, 18-18 in the 2009-10 season, possesses a 3.59 GPA with a double major in environmental science and biology. Brown holds a 3.81 GPA majoring in criminal justics. The Thiel squad also earned team honors with a 3.255 team GPA, the 16th-highest in the nation in NCAA Division III.

 

GARBER, BROWN FINISH 7-8 AT 133, BOTH D-III ALL-AMERICANS AT 2010 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (3/6/10)
The 2010 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships concluded with a pair of PAC stalwarts earning All-America status at 133 pounds. Nick Garber of Waynesburg fell 16-2 to William Livingston of Centenary to open the day, while Corey Brown of Thiel dropped a 3-2 decision to Aliamain Sterling of Cortland State. The two PAC rivals then met in the 7th place match, with Garber recording the final 11 points to record a come-from-behind 13-6 win over Brown. With the seventh place finish, Garber became the first Yellow Jacket All-American since Shawn Whyte in 2001. With his eighth-place finish, Brown is now a two-time All-American (sixth-place finish in 2009). Final brackets are now online.

 

BROWN, GARBER EARN ALL-AMERICA STATUS, SEMPLE ELIMINATED ON DAY 1 OF NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (3/5/10)
The first day of the 2010 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships saw a pair of PAC wrestlers clinch All-America status while advancing to Saturday competition, while another was eliminated with a 1-2 record. At 133 pounds, both PAC champion Corey Brown of Thiel and Midwest Regional champion Nick Garber of Waynesburg went 2-1 Friday to clinch at least a Top-8 finish entering Saturday's matches. Brown became a two-time All-American after rebounding from an 8-4 loss to #4 seed Sean White of Wartburg to defeat Drew Hinschberger of Coe 6-2 and #6 seed Munkhbaater Baatar of St. Johns 10-7. Garber followed a similar track in the other half of the 133-lb. bracket, losing his opener to #3 Paul Bjorkstrand of Augsburg 10-6, then posting victories over Paul Marcello of Johns Hopkins (8-7) and White by a 13-6 score. With the wins, he becomes the first All-American wrestler at Waynesburg since 2001. Yellow Jacket 184-pounder Corbin Semple posted a 1-2 mark Friday. After a 5-2 loss to Josh Wake of SUNY-Oneonta, Semple pinned Nic Barclay of Luther in 4:25 before being eliminated by top seed Tyler Burkle of Coe 9-3 in the nightcap. Complete brackets are now online.

 

PAC TRIO READY TO ROLL AT D-III CHAMPIONSHIP (3/4/10)
Three PAC wrestling standouts will attempt to bring home a national title this weekend at the 2010 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The complete brackets are now online. A pair of 133-pounders - PAC champion Corey Brown of Thiel and Midwest Regional champion Nick Garber of Waynesburg - open with tough matches. Garber, who is unseeded going into the event, must first face third-seeded Paul Bjorkstrand of Augsburg in the opening round, while Brown, who is also unseeded, is matched against fourth-seed Sean White of Wartburg. PAC and Midwest Regional 184-pound champion Corbin Semple of Waynesburg is seeded seventh and will open against unseeded Josh Wake of SUNY College at Oneonta. Waynesburg will be providing live online updates, as well as regular radio updates on WCYJ-FM throughout the weekend.

 

GARBER, SEMPLE PACE PAC AT NCAA REGIONALS (2/20/10)
Waynesburg University wrestling standouts Nick Garber and Corbin Semple each captured weight class titles to pace a group of nine PAC wrestlers with top four finishes at the 2010 NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championship, hosted by Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, Pa. Garber topped Thiel's Corey Brown 6-0 in an All-PAC final at 133 pounds, while Semple posted a 10-5 decision over Nicholas Kraus of Trine in the 184-pound final. In addition to Brown, Zach Crown of Waynesburg also finished second at 125 pounds. Third-place finishes went to Zach Cecchetti (125) and Stefen Firmstone (184) of W&J and Jesse Byerly (141) of Waynesburg. Posting fourth-place finishes were W&J wrestlers Dominick Demor (157) and Robbie Mies (197). In team competition, Waynesburg finished fourth in the 10-team field with 87 points, while W&J was seventh (74.5) and Thiel was ninth (33). Complete tournament brackets for all weight classes are now online. Following the meet, it was announced that Garber, Semple and Brown have all advanced to the NCAA Division III National Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa next month.

 

WAYNESBURG EDGES THIEL FOR 2010 PAC TITLE (2/12/10)
The Waynesburg Yellow Jackets captured their first-ever PAC wrestling title by edging perennial PAC power Thiel in the 2010 PAC Wrestling Championship, hosted by the Tomcats at the Rissell-Beeghly Gym in Greenville. The championship came down to the final match at 285 with Waynesburg holding a half-point lead. Yellow Jacket senior Melvin Warrick then clinched the victory with a 6-2 win. With the victory, the Yellow Jackets snapped Thiel’s 10-year hold (2000-09) on the conference title and earned the first conference crown for Waynesburg in any sport in five years. Following the meet, Waynesburg swept both major individual awards, as freshman 125-pounder Alex Crown was voted PAC Most Outstanding Wrestler, while second-year Yellow Jacket mentor Ron Headlee garnered PAC Coach of the Year laurels.


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Wrestling Composite Schedule

Wrestling Release
Wrestling Championship

FINAL 2011-12 STANDINGS

School

PAC

 

Overall

Waynesburg 2-0   10-8
Thiel 1-1   6-6
Washington & Jefferson 0-2   3-7

 

PAC WRESTLING SCHEDULE/RESULTS

Friday, February 10, 2012
2012 PAC Wrestling Championships

at Washington & Jefferson College

Final Team Standings
1. Thiel - 110

2. Waynesburg - 107
3. Wash. & Jeff. - 66

 

 

Saturday, February 25, 2012

NCAA Division III Midwest Regionals
(at Case Western Reserve - Cleveland, OH)

Final Team Standings (10 teams)

2. Waynesburg - 83
5. Thiel - 70.5

8. Wash. & Jeff. - 36.5

Final Brackets

 

 

Friday-Saturday, March 9-10, 2012

NCAA Division III Championships
(at Wisconsin-LaCrosse - LaCrosse, Wisc.)

Corey Brown (THI) - 3-3 at 133 lbs.

Josh Etzel (W&J) - 0-2 at 141 lbs.
Championship Brackets
Live Results
Video Webcast

 

 

November 7
Corey Brown
, 133 lbs., Thiel

 

November 14

Sam Lombardo, 165 lbs., Waynesburg
 

November 21
Garrett Johnston
, 157 lbs., Waynesburg

 

December 5
Corey Brown, 133 lbs., Thiel

 

December 12

Sean Byham, 141 lbs., Thiel

 

January 9

Garrett Johnston, 157 lbs., Waynesburg

 

January 17

Corey Brown, 133 lbs., Thiel

 

January 23

Josh Etzel, 149 lbs., Wash. & Jeff.

 

January 30

Taylor Potts, 285-lbs, Wash. & Jeff.

 

February 6
Garrett Johnston
, 157 lbs., Waynesburg