GCC'S BREESE NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN (6/19/12)
Grove City College cross country/track & field standout
Mary Kate Breese
has been named to the
2012 Capital
One/NCAA Division III Academic All-America Women's Cross
Country/Track & Field team, released today by the
College Sports Information Directors
of America (CoSIDA). Breese, a junior from Mercer, Pa.,
currently maintains a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade-point average
(GPA) majoring in accounting/finance. Earlier, Breese earned her
second straight Academic All-District First Team honor. She is a
three-time All-PAC selection in cross country, earning first team
honors in 2009 and 2011 and second team laurels in 2010. Last fall,
Breese finished fifth individually at the PAC championships. Breese
earned her first track & field letter this spring, competing as a
distance specialist. She finished in third place in both the 5,000
and 10,000 meter runs at the 2012 PAC Championships, earning All-PAC
honorable mention recognition.
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).
GC'S MICHALAK PLACES 21ST IN HEPTATHLON (5/25/12)
Day two of the
2012 NCAA Division III Men's & Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Championships in Claremont, Calif., saw Geneva senior Liz
Michalak finish in 21st place in the women's heptathlon.
Michalak finished the seven-event competition (four on Thursday,
three on Friday) with 4,173 points. She is the first-ever Geneva
student-athlete to qualify for the NCAA Division III Track & Field
Championships. 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).
DOLSAK 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.
CORCORAN NAMED PAC SAAC
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE (2/15/12)
The PAC has announced that women's swimming & diving/track & field
standout
C.J. Corcoran
of Washington & Jefferson College has been named
Student-Athlete Advisory
Committee (SAAC) Female Scholar-Athlete of the Month for
February 2012.
FOUR FROM PAC NAMED
USTFCCCA ALL-ACADEMIC (8/5/11)
Four standout track & field athletes from the PAC -
Waynesburg senior Elisha Jones and the
W&J trio of CJ
Corcoran, Katelynd McElhany and Michelle Wuenstel - are among
328 Division III females nationwide named to the
2011 Division III Women'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.
FINLEY LAUDED AS PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE (6/23/11)
The PAC has selected senior multi-sport
athlete Desiree Finley of Bethany as
Student-Athlete Advisory
Committee (SAAC) Female 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.
FOUR PAC STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED TO 2011 ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
CROSS COUNTRY/T&F TEAMS (6/3/11)
Four PAC athletic standouts have been honored with selection to
the 2011 Capital
One Academic All-District II College Division Women's Cross
Country/Track & Field teams, released by the
College Sports Information
Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Leading the way for the women was the lone first team
selection, Grove City sophomore
Mary Kate
Breese (4.0 cumulative grade-point average (GPA),
majoring in accounting). With the selection, Breese now advances
to the national Academic All-America ballot. Three other PAC
women garnered second team recognition: Grove City senior
Emily Pierce
(3.83 GPA, sociology/Christian thought) and the Washington &
Jefferson senior duo of
Katelynd McElhany (3.51 GPA, international business) and
Michelle Wuenstel (3.68 GPA, environmental studies).
W&J'S WUENSTEL EARNS ALL-AMERICA HONORS (5/28/11)
Two PAC qualifiers from Washington & Jefferson completed
action Saturday at the
2011 NCAA
Division III Women's Track & Field Championships (hosted by
Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio), with two earning
All-America recognition. President senior Michelle Wuenstel
garnered All-America recognition with a sixth-place finish
in the women's 400 meter dash. Wuenstel, who was seeded seventh
following the prelims on Friday night, finished the championship
heat in 56.67. The individual title went to Nevada Morrison
of Wartburg (54.74). In addition, W&J junior C.J.
Corcoran finished in 16th place in the women's javelin
competition with a throw of 39.85 meters (130-9).
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.
W&J DUO QUALIFIES FOR NCAA NATIONAL MEET (5/22/11)
The
Washington & Jefferson women's duo of senior Michelle
Wuenstel (400 meter dash) and junior C.J. Corcoran
(javelin) have been tabbed to compete at the
2011 NCAA Division III Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Championships, hosted by Ohio
Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio on May 26-28. Wuenstel is
seeded fifth out of 23 competitors overall in the 400, while
Corcoran is seeded 18th in the javelin.
Wuenstel and Corcoran are the first President females to compete
at the outdoor national championships since Summer (Baumgard)
Spencer in 2008. The
complete women's D-III qualifiers are also available 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.
W&J WOMEN CAPTURE PAC T&F TITLE (4/30/11)
The Washington & Jefferson women captured the team title at
the
2011 PAC Men's & Women's Track & Field Championship,
hosted by Bethany College at Bison Stadium in Bethany, WV. The
Presidents finished with 156 points to edge the Westminster
Titans (146). Winning coach Mark FitzPatrick of W&J was
lauded as PAC Women's Coach of the Year, respectively. The
overall Women's Track & Field MVP award, which is given to the
highest point scorer in the meet, was awarded to W&J senior
Katelynd McElhany. 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.
URBANSKI
NAMED PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE (4/19/11)
Track & field
athlete
Julia Urbanski of Geneva has been named one of two
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Scholar-Athletes of the Month
for April 2011.
BAKER NAMED PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE (10/20/10)
The Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) has track & field
standout
Krystal Baker of Waynesburg has been named one of two
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Female
Scholar-Athletes of the Month for October 2010.
DOLSAK NAMED PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE (9/15/10)
The PAC announced that
women's basketball/track & field standout
Emily Dolsak
of Westminster
has been named
Student-Athlete
Advisory Committee (SAAC) Female Scholar-Athlete of the Month for
September 2010.
WAYNESBURG WOMEN EARN 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.
BODO NAMED 6/10 PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE (6/23/10)
The PAC has announced that track & field
standout Jodi Bodo of Bethany College has been named
PAC Student-Athlete Advisory
Committee (SAAC) Female Scholar-Athlete of the Month for
June 2010.
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).
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.
WU'S JONES EARNS 2ND ALL-AMERICA HONOR (5/27/10)
Waynesburg
junior
Elisha Jones made
school history Thursday at the 2010
NCAA
Division
III
Outdoor Track & Field Championships,
hosted by Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio.
Jones became the first
Yellow Jacket
to earn two Division
III
All-American awards
after placing sixth in the javelin. The third-year standout
placed
second in her flight and sixth overall with a throw of 43.61
meters (143’ 1”). She placed seventh as a freshman when she
became the school’s first outdoor track & field All-American.
Also in the javelin,
Yellow Jacket sophomore
Marybeth Rocco
placed ninth overall and fourth in her flight with a throw of
40.18 meters (131’ 10”).
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.
WESTMINSTER WOMEN CAPTURE PAC T&F TITLE (5/1/10)
The Westminster women
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 Titans
recorded 173 points to easily outdistance second-place
Waynesburg (126), giving Westminster its third straight PAC
women's crown. Winning coach Tim McNeil of Westminster
was lauded as PAC Women's Coach of the Year, respectively. Other year-end MVP
awards went to Waynesburg sophomore Krystal Baker
(women's field) and Grove City junior Emily Pierce
(women's track). Complete results
are now online, along with a complete list of All-PAC
performances. |