Waynesburg University Athletics - Men's cross country opens season at Salisbury

Men's cross country opens season at Salisbury

Swingle leads Jacket runners in Maryland

SALISBURY, Md. (Sept. 5) – The Waynesburg University men’s cross country team placed fifth out of six teams at the Seagull Opener, which was hosted by Salisbury University.

The Yellow Jackets were led by junior Adam Swingle, who placed a team-best 26^th out of 81 individuals with a time of 28:24. Fellow junior Bill Moder placed 35^th (28:54) and freshman Matt Crawford made a solid debut with a 54^th-place finish (30:30).

Messiah won the men’s overall championship and boasted the top two overall individual finishers in Tyler Newhook (26:18) and Peter Shenk (26:27).

The Jackets will be back in action on Saturday, Sept. 12, when they host the annual Waynesburg Invitational at 10 a.m.

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Athletes 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.

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.