Waynesburg University Athletics - Wrestling team lauded as one of nation's best

Wrestling team lauded as one of nation's best

Yellow Jacket grapplers receive no. 28 ranking by NWCA

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Under the guidance of first-year coaches Ron Headlee (right) and John Yates (left), the Waynesburg University wrestling team has wrestlled well enough to receive a national top 30 ranking from the NWCA.

WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Feb. 11) – The Waynesburg University wrestling team was rewarded for their unbelievable turnaround from last season to this one as they received a national top 30 team ranking by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) on Wednesday.

It is the first time in recorded team history that the team has been ranked since joining the NCAA in 1990. The NWCA rankings are the same ones that appear on the NCAA’s official website.

The Yellow Jackets, who finished the regular season with a 10-4 record and a 7-0 mark against Division III opponents, were ranked 28^th by the NWCA following an upset win over Division II Shippensburg and a strong showing at the John Summa Invitational, which was hosted by Baldwin-Wallace College this past week.

The Jackets joined Loras (Iowa) College as new additions to the weekly rankings.

The feat was made even more impressive by the fact that they were coming off of a combined one win over the last two seasons.

However, this latest honor is the last thing on the Yellow Jackets’ minds as they are currently preparing for Saturday’s Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Championships, which will be held at Washington and Jefferson College. The first bout is scheduled to get underway at 4 p.m.

For a complete look at this week’s NWCA rankings, click here.

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Amanda Baughman

Softball

Baughman drilled a three-run double in the third inning of Waynesburg's 4-2 win over Trine to break up a scoreless tie and give the Jackets a 3-0 lead. When she was in the field, the native of Washington, Pa. allowed just two hits and a walk, while picking up a pair of strikeouts. She didn’t allow a hit through the first three innings of the seven-inning affair. She was also named PAC Pitcher and Hitter of the Week.

Nick Garber

Wrestling

Garber beat some of the best Division III wrestlers in the country on his way to finishing seventh at this year’s Division III National Wrestling Championships this past weekend in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. After losing his opening match, Garber bounced back by beating Paul Marcello of Johns Hopkins 8-7 and picking up a dominating 13-6 upset win over fourth-seeded Sean White of Augsburg. The Waynesburg native then secured seventh place by beating Corey Brown of Thiel 13-6. He also became the school's first wrestling All-American since 2001.