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Waynesburg boasts 38 on spring honor roll
Yellow Jackets see 38 student-athletes honored with conference's top academic accolade
WEXFORD, Pa (June 22) – Waynesburg University continued its string of strong showings on the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Honor Roll, as the 2008 Spring edition was released on Monday. Waynesburg had 38 student-athletes on the list that included 300 men and women between the conference’s schools.
Washington & Jefferson and Westminster all led the PAC with 40 student-athletes honored for their academic work in the spring. Grove City had 39 honorees.
Waynesburg was most represented by the junior and freshman classes, which both placed 10 a piece on the list. The senior class placed nine and sophomore class placed six.
Honorees must earn a 3.6 grade point average (GPA) or higher on a 4.0 scale during the semester. Since the fall of 2001, Waynesburg has placed a total of 525 student-athletes on the Academic Honor Roll (fall, spring).
Following Waynesburg on the list was Saint Vincent (32), Thiel (27), Geneva (24), Bethany (22), Thomas More (22) and Chatham (19).
Listed below are the Spring 2009 honorees from Waynesburg on the PAC Academic Honor Roll:
Baseball (7)
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Name
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Yr.
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Major
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Hometown/ High School
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Chris Dittmar
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Fr.
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History
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Strabane, Pa./ Canon-McMillan
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Kasey Eutsey
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Jr.
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Social Science/Pre-Law
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Connellsville, Pa./ Connellsville
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Steve Hubsch
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So.
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History
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Pittsburgh, Pa./ Brentwood
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Bryan Leones
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Jr.
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Digital Media
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Gibsonia, Pa./ Pine-Richland
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Nick Miller
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Sr.
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Forensic Chemistry
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Conneaut Lake, Pa./ Conneaut Lake
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Ryan Schell
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Jr.
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Biology/ Pre-Dental
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Cochranton, Pa./ Conneaut Lake
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Andrew Spargur
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Jr.
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Elementary Education
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Indian Head, Pa./ Connellsville
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Men’s Basketball (3)
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Name
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Yr.
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Major
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Hometown/ High School
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James Allenby
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Fr.
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Criminal Justice
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Chardon, Ohio/Chardon
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Ryan Courneen
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Jr.
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Finance
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Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley
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Colby Grubich
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Sr.
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Criminal Justice
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Eighty Four, Pa./ Ringgold
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Men’s Golf (4)
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Name
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Yr.
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Major
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Hometown/ High School
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Sean Call
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Sr.
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Athletic Training
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Mt.Pleasant, Ohio/ Buckeye Local
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Kyle Kyper
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So.
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Management
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Huntingdon, Pa./ Huntingdon
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Anthony Monahan
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So.
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Business Management
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Belle Vernon, Pa./ Belle Vernon
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Zach Van Camp
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Sr.
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Accounting
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Washington, Pa./ Trinity
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Men’s Tennis (1)
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Name
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Yr.
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Major
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Hometown/ High School
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Jeff Canning
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Jr.
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Journalism
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Cambridge, Ohio/ Cambridge
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Men’s Track and Field (2)
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Name
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Yr.
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Major
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Hometown/ High School
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Tom Hudson
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Jr.
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Accounting
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Canfield, Ohio/ Canfield
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Adam Swingle
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So.
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History
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Mont Clair, Va./ Forest Park
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Softball (2)
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Name
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Yr.
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Major
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Hometown/ High School
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Autumn Minor
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Sr.
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Biology/Pre-Med
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Waynesburg, Pa./ Waynesburg Central
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Lauren Minor
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Fr.
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Biology/Pre-Med
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Waynesburg, Pa./ Waynesburg Central
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Women’s Basketball (2)
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Name
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Yr.
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Major
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Hometown/ High School
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Hannah Hunter
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Fr.
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Digital Media
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Hopewell, Pa./ Hopewell
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Elisha Jones
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So.
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Athletic Training
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Russell, Pa./ Eisenhower
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Women’s Golf (1)
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Name
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Yr.
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Major
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Hometown/ High School
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Rachel Phillips
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Jr.
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Exercise Science
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Sycamore, Pa./ West Greene
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Women’s Track and Field (13)
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Name
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Yr.
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Major
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Hometown/ High School
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Janet Carson
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Jr.
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Elementary Education
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Portersville, Pa./ Lincoln
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Melissa Cox
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Jr.
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Elementary Education
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Waynesburg, Pa./ Jefferson-Morgan
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Melody Cox
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Fr.
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Eng./Second. Education
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Waynesburg, Pa./ Jefferson-Morgan
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Ashley Dodd
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Sr.
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Elementary Education
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Upper St. Clair, Pa./ Upper St. Clair
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Michelle Gottschalk
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Fr.
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Nursing
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Prosperity, Pa./ McGuffey
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Megan Grover
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Sr.
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Biology/Pre-Dental
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Arvada, Colo./Faith Christian
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Elisha Jones
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So.
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Athletic Training
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Russell, Pa./Eisenhower
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Tonya Lewis
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Sr.
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Biology
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Finleyville, Pa./ Ringgold
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Jackie Musillo
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Sr.
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Elementary Education
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South Park, Pa./ South Park
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Michelle Naymick
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Fr.
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Digital Media
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Uniontown, Pa./ Uniontown
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Marybeth Rocco
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Fr.
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Marine Biology
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N. Cambria, Pa. / N. Cambria
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Carly Schubert
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Fr.
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Elementary Education
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Enon Valley, Pa./ Mohawk
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Amanda Staudt
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Sr.
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Nursing
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Cochranton, Pa./ Cochranton
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Wrestling (3)
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Name
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Yr.
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Major
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Hometown/ High School
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Rich Janicki
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Jr.
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Computer Forensics
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Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabeth-Forward
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Jared Roberts
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Fr.
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Elementary Education
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Washington, Pa./ Trinity
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Corbin Semple
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So.
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Information Tech.
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Waynesburg, Pa./Waynesburg Cent.
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Women’s Lacrosse (3) *
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Name
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Yr.
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Major
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Hometown/ High School
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Amanda Jo Morgan
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Sr.
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Management
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Perryopolis, Pa./ Frazier
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Heather Quinlisk
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Jr.
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Elementary Education
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Bethel Park, Pa./ Bethel Park
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Steph Strauser
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Sr.
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Psychology
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McVeytown, Pa./ Belleville Menn.
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* - These women met the requirements from the PAC Academic Honor Roll, but were not listed, as women’s lacrosse is not an officially sponsored sport by the conference.
Athletes of the Week
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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.
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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.
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Did You Know...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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