Men's cross country runs at Mideast Regional

Yellow Jackets place 37th with Schaefer leading the way

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (Nov. 14) – The Waynesburg University men’s cross country team finished in 37^th place out of 45 teams at Saturday’s NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Championships.

Sophomore Kam Schaefer was the top finisher for the Yellow Jackets after he crossed the finish line in 28:47.4, good for 185^th place. Junior Bill Moder was the next Waynesburg runner to cross the finish line, as he placed 199^th with a time of 29:09.4.

The Jackets’ top three was rounded out by fellow junior Adam Swingle, who posted a 201^st-place time of 29:11.1.

The top overall individual in the field of 314 runners was Allegheny’s Chris Marker, who finished the race with a time of 24:54.3. He finished just second ahead of teammate Jeramie Parker, who crossed in 25:00.3

Allegheny also took the team title after claiming five of the top 25 individual spots. Carnegie Mellon took second and Haverford placed third.

Sport:

Athletes of the Week

Jessi Drayer

Women's Basketball

Drayer poured in a team-high 21.0 points per game for the 1-1 Yellow Jackets this past week. She was the team’s leading scorer in both games, going for a game-high 23 points against Westminster, before pouring in a contest-best 19 points in a win over Geneva. The Waterford, Ohio native averaged 21 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game this week.

Dan Bruni

Wrestling

Bruni went 3-0 during Waynesburg’s home quad-match against Penn State Greater Allegheny, Penn State Beaver and Penn State Fayette. The sophomore won two matches by major decision and scored a fall in just 31 seconds over Greater Allegheny’s Soham Salvi.

What are you most looking forward to in 2012 when it comes to Waynesburg sports?

Seeing how far the women's basketball team can go in the PAC tournament and beyond.
The wrestling team going for a third-straight PAC team title.
The Jacket softball team playing to get back into the PAC playoffs.
Waynesburg track taking another shot at an elusive PAC team title.
Just being outside when the weather turns warm.

Did You Know...

Jackets own Nittany Lions

The Waynesburg football team is 2-0 all-time against Penn State. The last time they met was in 1932, when the Jackets won 7-6.

Don Herrman

Former Waynesburg football great Don Herrman played for the New York Giants and New Orleans Saints from 1969 to 1977.

Unbreakable record

In 2009, Scott Cree ran an interception back 100 yards for a touchdown, a record that can't be broken.

Headlee's All-American resume

Head wrestling coach Ron Headlee was a three-time NAIA All-American at Messiah College and the school's first NCAA All-American.

The Three Musketeers

Dominick Hunter, Ivan Hawkins and Paul D'Imperio, who rank 1-2-3 in career receptions , all played together from 2002 to 2004.

Going nowhere fast

Waynesburg held Westminster to minus-105 yards rushing in a game in 1967.

TV Football

Waynesburg played in the first televised football game. The Yellow Jackets faced Fordham on Sept. 20, 1939 in Randalls Island, N.Y.

Champions in the classroom

During the 2009-10 school year, no school in the conference boasted more honorees on the PAC Academic Honor Roll than Waynesburg.

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