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SIX FROM PAC NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT (5/31/12)
Six PAC student-athletes (four women, two men) have been lauded with
selection to the
2012 Capital One/NCAA Division III Academic All-District IV Cross
Country/Track & Field teams, released today by the
College Sports Information Directors
of America (CoSIDA).
Women's honorees included senior
CJ Corcoran (3.32 GPA, Spanish) and sophomore
Laura Lee (3.86, mathematics) of Washington & Jefferson,
along with the Grove City junior duo of
Mary
Kate Breese (4.0, accounting/finance) and
Ella
Smith (3.52, psychology/exercise science).
Earning recognition on the men's side was W&J junior
Scott Ryan (3.41, business administration) and Saint Vincent
sophomore Chansler Poole (3.69, biology). All six PAC
standouts will now advance to the Academic All-America national
ballot, with teams to be released later in June.
SOWERS, BELL EARN ALL-AMERICA HONORS IN JAVELIN; CORCORAN 19TH ON
FINAL DAY OF NCAA MEET (5/26/12)
Waynesburg sophomore
Megan Sowers and Westminster senior
Ryan Bell each earned All-America honors in the javelin Saturday
(May 26) on the final day of the
2012 NCAA Division III Men's & Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Championships in Claremont, Calif. After being seeded 15th
entering the event, Sowers posted a huge jump at the championship,
finishing fourth in the nation with a toss of 142-4 (43.39m). It was
the highest finish ever by a Waynesburg athlete at the national
meet. Bell
earned his second All-America honor in as many years, as he followed
up on a fourth-place finish in 2011 by placing seventh with a mark
of 209-1 (63.73m) in the men's competition. Also competing on the
women's side was Washington & Jefferson senior
CJ Corcoran,
who finished in 19th place with a throw of 125-7 (38.28m).
LOUCO PLACES ON DAY ONE OF NCAA MEET (5/24/12)
Three PAC track & field athletes competed on Thursday (May 24) on
the opening day of the
2012 NCAA Division III Men's & Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Championships in Claremont, Calif. Leading the way was
Westminster senior
Emily Dolsak, who finished ninth in the nation in the
women's discus with a toss of 143-5 (43.72m), which was just one
centimeter from earning All-America honors. Waynesburg freshman
Byrum Louco did not qualify for the finals in the 400 meter
hurdles, as he placed 16th in 55.60. Finally, Geneva senior
Elizabeth Michalak competed in the first four events of the
women's heptathlon, with the final three events slated for Friday
(May 25). Three PAC athletes - Westminster senior Ryan Bell,
W&J senior CJ Corcoran and Waynesburg sophomore Megan
Sowers - are set to compete in the javelin competition Saturday
(May 26).
PAC SENDING SIX TO NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (5/21/12)
Six
PAC standouts (four female, two male) have qualified to
compete in the
2012 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships,
taking place May 25-27, 2012 at Burns Stadium in Claremont, Calif.
The highest seeded competitor in the conference is on the men's
side, as Westminster senior and 2011 NCAA D-III All-American
Ryan
Bell is seeded fourth in the javelin (66.48m). Also
qualifying for the men's competition is Waynesburg freshman
Byrum Louco, who is seeded 19th in the 400 meter hurdles
(53.39). On the women's
side, Washington & Jefferson senior
C.J. Corcoran is seeded
eighth in the javelin (42.93m), Westminster senior
Emily Dolsak
is seeded 11th in the discus (44.38m), Waynesburg sophomore
Megan Sowers is 15th in the javelin (42.27m) and Geneva senior
Elizabeth
Michalak is seeded 21st in the women's heptathlon (4,340
points).
2012 SPRING TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS (5/18/12)
The PAC has announced the
2012 Spring PAC Team
Sportsmanship Award winners. The PAC Team Sportsmanship Award
program was started in an effort to recognize and encourage positive
sportsmanship among conference teams. The award is sponsored by the
PAC Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC). This is the fourth year
the team sportsmanship awards will be given out in each of the 19
PAC-sponsored varsity sports.
WESTMINSTER SWEEPS 2012 PAC TEAM TITLES (4/28/12)
The Westminster Titans swept the men's & women's team championships
at the
2012 Presidents' Athletic Conference
(PAC) Men's & Women's Track & Field Championships,
which took place on April
27-28, 2012 at the Merriman Athletic Complex at Geneva College in
Beaver Falls, Pa. Under the direction of head coach Tim McNeil,
who also swept the 2012 PAC Men's & Women's T&F Coach of the Year
Honors, Westminster captured its second straight men's crown and its
third women's title in the past four years. For individual laurels,
W&J swept the men's awards, as junior distance runner Scott Ryan
captured both the PAC Track MVP and Track & Field MVP awards, while
President senior teammate Taylor Hockman was tabbed as PAC
Field MVP. On the women's side, Westminster sophomore Haley Gabor
was named 2012 PAC Track & Field MVP, with Track MVP honors
going to W&J freshman Kristen Galligan and PAC Field MVP
laurels going to Waynesburg senior Krystal Baker.
Complete individual and relays
results are online, along with a
complete listing
of 2012 All-PAC honorees.
GENEVA TO HOST 2012 PAC CHAMPIONSHIPS (4/25/12)
The Merriman Athletic Complex on the campus of Geneva College in
Beaver Falls, Pa., will be the site of the
2012 Presidents' Athletic Conference
(PAC) Men's & Women's Track & Field Championships on April
27-28, 2012. Action begins at 3 p.m. on Friday and 11 a.m. on
Saturday. Admission is free of charge. Geneva is serving as the host
of the event for the first time in its initial year as an active
member of NCAA Division III and will be among eight schools in
action this weekend competing for the 2012 PAC track & field team
titles. Westminster captured the 2011 conference crown on the men's
side, while Washington & Jefferson won the 2011 women's team title.
The Geneva
meet website (including live results) is now online, as well as
the PAC championship program.
2012 TRACK & FIELD SEASON PREVIEW RELEASED
(3/9/12)
The 2012 season preview for
track & field
is now available online.
EDINGER NAMED PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE (2/15/12)
The PAC has announced that junior men's cross country/track & field
runner
Nick Edinger
of Geneva College has been named
Student-Athlete Advisory
Committee (SAAC) Male Scholar-Athlete of the Month for February
2012.
THREE PAC MEN NAMED USTFCCCA ALL-ACADEMIC (8/7/11)
Washington & Jefferson senior Scott Ryan and
the Westminster duo of junior Ryan Bell and sophomore
Mark Saylor are among 200 Division III men's
track & field athletes nationwide selected to the
2011 Division III
Men's Track & Field All-Academic team by
the United States Track & Field and Cross County Coaches
Association (USTFCCCA). To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic
Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a
cumulative grade point average of 3.30 and have met an NCAA
automatic or provisional qualifying marks in an individual or
relay event.
MAREK TABBED AS NEW W&J HEAD COACH (7/21/11)
Washington & Jefferson
has named Shawn Marek as its new head men's & women's
cross country/track & field coach. He replaces Mark
FitzPatrick, who resigned to take the head coaching job at
Denison. Marek
recently spent two years as the head
coach for both sports at Salem College in Winston Salem, N.C. A
2000 graduate of Saint Bonaventure, Marek was a co-captain for
the Bonnies' NCAA Division I cross country squad.
WESTMINSTER'S RYAN BELL NAMED PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE
MONTH FOR JUNE, 2011 (6/23/11)
The PAC has selected junior track & field
standout Ryan Bell of Westminster as
Student-Athlete Advisory
Committee (SAAC) Male Scholar-Athlete of the Month for June 2011.
Each month, SAAC members at a PAC school nominate a
student-athlete to highlight based on academic and athletic
accomplishments. Honorees must be a varsity member in their
respective sport(s) and in their junior or senior year.
Scholar-Athletes of the Month must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0
or higher and be actively involved on his or her campus
community.
THREE FROM PAC SELECTED TO 2011 ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT CROSS
COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD TEAMS (6/3/11)
Three PAC athletic standouts have been honored with selection to
the 2011 Capital
One Academic All-District II College Division Cross
Country/Track & Field teams, released by the
College Sports Information
Directors of America (CoSIDA).
On the men's side, also earning second team laurels were
Grove City seniors
Garrett
Cichowitz (3.64 GPA, entrepreneurship) and
Kevin
Gallagher (3.86 GPA,policital science/history) along
with Westminster junior
Morgan Hanes (3.89 GPA, political science).
WC'S BELL EARNS D-III ALL-AMERICA HONORS (5/28/11)
Saturday at the
2011 NCAA
Division III Men's & Women's Track & Field Championships
(hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio),
Westminster junior Ryan Bell
became the first Titan in school history to earn NCAA Division
III All-America honors with a fourth-place national finish in
the men's javelin. Bell's best toss was 62.80 meters
(206-0), with the title going to Gary Zack of Moravian
(67.37 meters).
Complete championship results are now online.
PAC AWARDS TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP HONORS (5/26/11)
The PAC has announced the 2011 Spring PAC Team
Sportsmanship Award winners. The sportsmanship awards are sponsored by the
members of the PAC Student-Athlete-Advisory Council (SAAC), in
an effort to recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship
among the conference teams. The SAAC is a committee comprised of
student-athletes from each member institution assembled to
provide insight on the student-athlete experience.
WESTMINSTER'S BELL QUALIFIES FOR NATIONALS (5/22/11)
Westminster junior track & field standout
Ryan Bell has qualified to compete in the
javelin at the
2011 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships,
hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio on May
26-28. He is seeded seventh in the country with a throw of 64.87
meters. Bell is just the second Westminster men's track and
field athlete to qualify for the NCAA meet since the Titans
joined NCAA Division III in 2002-03. A
full listing of men's national qualifiers is now online.
FITZPATRICK RESIGNS AS W&J HEAD COACH (5/10/11)
Six-time PAC cross country/track & field Coach of the Year
Mark FitzPatrick
resigned from Washington & Jefferson today to accept the head
men's and women's track & field position at Denison University.
FitzPatrick, who guided the W&J women's track & field team to
its third PAC title two weeks ago, spent eight years as the head
coach for the Presidents' cross country and track & field
programs. A national search for the Presidents' new head cross
country/track & field coach begins immediately.
GROVE CITY HIRES GREGG FULL-TIME (5/10/11)
Grove City College has
hired Matt
Gregg as a full-time faculty member of its Department of
Physical Education and Athletics, effective July 1, 2011.
This spring, Gregg spent his first season as an assistant
track and field coach at the College, working specifically with
the throwing squads.
WESTMINSTER MEN CAPTURE PAC T&F TITLE (4/30/11)
The Westminster men captured the track & field team title at
the
2011 PAC Men's & Women's Track & Field Championship,
hosted by Bethany College at Bison Stadium in Bethany, WV. The
Titan men recorded 129 points to pass second-place Washington &
Jefferson (119). Winning coach Tim McNeil of Westminster
was lauded as PAC Men's Coach of the Year, respectively. The
overall Men's Track & Field MVP award, which is given to the
highest point scorer in the meet, was awarded to W&J junior
Taylor Hockman.
Complete results are now online, along with a
complete list of All-PAC performances
and other award winners.
BETHANY TO HOST PAC MEET THIS WEEKEND (4/27/11)
Bethany College will serve as the site of the 2011 PAC
Men's & Women's Track & Field Championship this
Friday-Saturday, April 29-30. This year marks the first time the
PAC has conducted its championship over two days, with action
beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday and 11 a.m. on Saturday. Admission
is free of charge. The Washington & Jefferson men and
Westminster women are defending conference champions. The
Bethany track & field championship website is online.
THIEL MEN EARN T&F ACADEMIC HONORS (8/7/10)
The Thiel College men's team and Waynesburg University
women's team were each named All-Academic teams by the
United States Track & Field
and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for having
a team grade-point average (GPA) on 3.1 or higher. The Tomcats
(3.14 GPA)
were one of 68 Division III men's teams honored, while the
Yellow Jackets (3.10 GPA)
were one of 106 women's teams lauded.
KRUSE NAMED ESPN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN (6/22/10)
Recent Grove City graduate Derek Kruse
earned
College Division Third Team Academic All-America honors for
cross country/track and field Tuesday from
ESPN The Magazine and the College Sports Information
Directors of America (CoSIDA). Kruse earned four letters in
track and field for Grove City and helped the Wolverines capture
three PAC titles. In 2010, Kruse took second in both the high
jump, 1500-meter run and 1600-meter relay at the PAC
Championships. He earned the squad's MVP honor for the 2010
season. Kruse achieved a 3.93 cumulative grade-point average
while majoring in molecular biology.
EIGHT FROM PAC NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT (6/3/10)
Eight standout PAC student-athletes (five men, three women)
have been selected to the
2010 ESPN The Magazine College Division Academic
All-District II cross country/track & field teams, released
today by the College Sports
Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Of the eight,
three garnered first team honors and will now advance to the
Academic All-America national ballot.
On the men's side, Grove City senior
Derek Kruse
(3.92 grade-point average
(GPA), molecular biology) and
Westminster senior
Jeremiah Patterson (3.91, broadcast communications) were
tabbed, while second team honorees were the GCC junior duo of
Garrett Cichowitz (3.60, entrepreneuship/Christian thought)
and
Kevin Gallagher (3.88, political science/history) and
W&J sophomore
Josh Buckley (3.44, biology).
The women's team was led by first team senior
Jodi Bodo
(3.82, communication) of Bethany and a pair of second
teamers from Westminster in senior
Abbey Basta (3.79, English) and sophomore
Emily Dolsak (3.94, exploratory).
THIEL'S EATON CAPTURES NATIONAL TITLE IN 400
(5/29/10)
For the first time since 1997,
the Presidents' Athletic Conference boasts a NCAA Division III
outdoor track & field national champion. The
historic milestone was reached on Saturday afternoon, when Thiel College senior
Alex Eaton
posted a
school- and stadium record time of 46.79 to
capture national championship honors in the event. With the
victory, he concluded his stellar Tomcat track & field career as
a six-time All-American. Eaton had
advanced to the finals of the 400 meter dash at the NCAA
Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Friday in
Berea, Ohio, as his advancing time of 48.15 registered as the
fourth fastest time of the day. In other final day action,
Waynesburg sophomore Krystal Baker placed 16th in the
triple jump with a mark of 36-7 1/2.
TMC HIRES HILL AS FIRST TRACK & FIELD COACH (5/28/10)
Thomas More has hired Jeff Hill
as the first-ever head coach of the Saint track & field program,
which will be a club sport in 2010-11 before a planned move to
varsity status in the 2011-12 academic year. Hill comes to
Thomas More from local rival Mount St. Joseph, where he was an
assistant track & field coach for the past five seasons.
PAC QUARTET TO COMPETE AT NCAA NATIONALS (5/26/10)
Four PAC track & field standouts have qualified to compete
at the
2010 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships,
hosted by
Baldwin-Wallace College on Thursday-Saturday, May 27-29, in
Berea, Ohio. Thiel College senior Alex Eaton is the lone
men's representative from the conference, as he will compete in
the 400 meter run
after posting the second-fastest time in the nation this
year. On the women's side,
three Waynesburg athletes will compete, with junior
Elisha Jones and sophomore Marybeth Rocco each
participating in the javelin throw, while sophomore Krystal
Baker competes in the triple jump.
FOUR FROM PAC RECEIVE USTFCCCA HONORS (5/25/10)
Four PAC individuals have been honored as 2010 Mideast Region
Award winners by the
Unites States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches
Association (USTFCCCA) on Tuesday. Waynesburg sophomore
Krystal Baker was named the Mideast Region Women's Field
Athlete of the Year. She was also named PAC Women's Field
Athlete of the Year after winning league titles in both the high
jump and long jump. In addition, Yellow Jacket head coach
Jason Falvo and assistant coach
Chris Hardie were
lauded as Mideast Region Women's Head Coach and Women's
Assistant Coach of the Year, respectively. W&J assistant
Jessica Cooper was also honored as Men's Assistant Coach of
the Year in the region.
GIBSON TO HEAD GCC TRACK & FIELD PROGRAM (5/5/10)
Grove City College announced today that
Todd
Gibson will take over as the college's head men's and
women's track and field coach, while also still fulfilling his
duties as assistant football coach. He takes over for head coach
Dr. Allison Williams, who will continue her role as
assistant chair for the Department of Physical Education and
Athletics. Gibson, a Champion, Ohio native and Grove City alum,
just completed his second season as an assistant coach, working
primarily with distance runners. During his time in the
position, four distance runners have set new school records.
W&J MEN CAPTURE 2010 PAC T&F TITLE (5/1/10)
The Washington & Jefferson men captured the team title today at the
2010 PAC Men's & Women's
Track & Field Championship, hosted by Grove City College
at Robert E. Thorn Field in Grove City, Pa. The Presidents
finished with 165 points to edge the host Wolverines (147.3) and
end GCC's five-year run as conference champions. Winning coach Mark FitzPatrick
of W&J was lauded as PAC Men's
Coach of the Year. Other year-end MVP awards went to W&J sophomore Josh Buckley
(men's field for second straight year) and Bethany senior Taylor McNeil (men's
track). Complete results
are now online, along with a complete list of All-PAC
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