Men's cross country places sixth at home invitational

Junior Adam Swingle is team's top finisher

WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Sept. 12) – The annual Waynesburg Invitational was held at the Greene County Airport under cool, dreary conditions on Saturday morning, perfect for cross country runners.

On the men’s side, the Yellow Jackets placed sixth out of the seven teams competing.

Junior Adam Swingle led the team with a 28^th-place finish after crossing the finish line in 29:39.4. Freshman Kyle Edwards was Waynesburg’s next finisher after finishing in 30:13.7. Rounding out the top three for the Jackets was freshman Matt Crawford, who crossed in 30:33.8.

Carnegie Mellon easily won the men’s team title with a perfect score of 15. J.P. Allera, Matt Jacob, Dario Donatelli, Nate Bussiere and Chris Rizzo swept the top five spots for the Tartans.

Below are the complete team results:

1. Carnegie Mellon 15

2. Geneva 82

3. Washington & Jefferson 93

4. Muskingum 94

5. Point Park 115

6. WAYNESBURG 144

Inc. Pitt-Greensburg N/A

Waynesburg returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 26, when they will compete in the Saint Vincent College Invitational.

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...

Going nowhere fast

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

TV Football

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

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