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Match Results


PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Jan. 9) – The Waynesburg University wrestling team traveled to the University of Pittsburgh for a rare opportunity to face some of the best grapplers in the country. Though the Yellow Jackets weren’t able to pick up a win, several individuals were able to claim victories on the day. Waynesburg squared off with Columbia, Eastern Michigan and the University of Pittsburgh, which came into the day as the 21st-ranked team in the country.

 

Junior Corbin Semple and sophomore Jesse Byerly led the way with two wins each at 184 and 141 pounds, respectively. Junior Nick Garber moved down from 141 pounds to 133 before going 1-1 on the day, and freshman 125-pounder Alex Crown picked up a technical fall victory.

 

Garber got the first win of the day for the Jackets by pinning Andrew Grabfelder of Columbia in 4:00. Waynesburg actually took an 12-4 lead over the Lions after Byerly received a forfeit. Though Columbia was able to put the match away by the time Semple came to the mat, the Waynesburg native got the Jackets one more win by beating Cary Aldrich 7-0.

 

The Yellow Jackets next squared off with EMU and Crown got the match started right with an 18-2 technical fall victory over Greg Egbert that put Waynesburg ahead 5-0. Semple added a win by fall in 5:40 over Phillips Joseph at 184.

 

Waynesburg’s final match of the day came against the host Panthers. There only victory of the match came courtesy of Byerly, who edged Pitt’s Victor Konnon 8-4. Semple nearly had a perfect day, but dropped a 5-2 decision to Zac Thomusseit, who went 3-0 on the day and is now 8-3 on the year in dual matches.

 

Byerly also just missed out on a 3-0 trip when he lost a heart-breaking 3-2 match to EMU’s David Pienaar.

 

Waynesburg returns to action on Wednesday, Jan. 13, when they travel to McDaniel.

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Athletes of the Week
Jessi Drayer
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
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.
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Did You Know...
TV Football
Waynesburg played in the first televised football game. The Yellow Jackets faced Fordham on Sept. 20, 1939 in Randalls Island, N.Y.
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.
Going nowhere fast
Waynesburg held Westminster to minus-105 yards rushing in a game in 1967.
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.
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.
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.
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