Wrestling trio remains in national rankings

Byerly, Garber and Semple listed in latest d3wrestle.com rankings

Junior Nick Garber continues to be ranked in the national top 10 rankings at 141 pounds.

WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Nov. 30) – The Waynesburg University wrestling team continues to have a strong presence on the d3wrestle.com national rankings.

The latest listings feature three Yellow Jackets listed as some of the nation’s best. That total is the highest amongst Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) schools.

Junior Nick Garber remained in the top 10 at 141 pounds by receiving a sixth-place ranking. He is currently 11-2 on the year, with six wins coming by way of a pin.

Though they were both unable to compete at the recent home quad-match, junior Corbin Semple and sophomore Jesse Byerly remained on the d3wrestle.com listings.

Semple remained high on the “Contender” listings and is currently 6-3 on the year with three wins coming by fall. Byerly moved up several spots in the “Honorable Mention” listings. He currently sports a 3-2 mark.

All three wrestlers are undefeated in dual match competition.

For a complete look at the most recent d3wrestle.com rankings, click here.

Semple and Byerly are expected to be back with their teammates on Saturday, Dec. 5, when the team ends a two-week break by competing at the Rochester Institute of Technology (R.I.T.) Invitational.

Sport:

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Wrestling vs PAC Tournament

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...

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.

Going nowhere fast

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

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.

Unbreakable record

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

Don Herrman

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

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.

TV Football

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

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.

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