Waynesburg University Athletics - Jones, Byerly named Waynesburg Athletes of the Week

Jones, Byerly named Waynesburg Athletes of the Week

Junior forward and sophomore grappler lauded for athletic excellence

WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Feb. 2) – Congratulations go out to the latest Waynesburg Athletes of the Week, sophomore wrestler Jesse Byerly and junior women’s basketball player Elisha Jones.

Byerly picks up the award after upsetting one of the top 149-pounders in Division II. During the Yellow Jackets’ recent match with West Liberty State, Byerly gritted out a 6-5 win over Mitch Smith, who was ranked second in Division II going into the match. Byerly has now won his last three matches and has been victorious in six of his last seven bouts.

Jones picks up this week’s award after averaging a team-best 19 points per game for the Jacket women during a pair of tilts this past week. During a hard-fought 66-62 loss to Bethany, the native of Russell, Pa. poured in a game-high 22 points. That total is the highest single-game output for a Waynesburg player this season.

Jones also recorded a team-best seven blocks over those games and averaged three rebounds per contest.

The Waynesburg wrestlers return to the mats on Wednesday when they travel to face another highly-ranked Division II program in Gannon. The Jacket women hoopsters will also be in action on Wednesday, as they travel to Westminster to face the Titans in a Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) showdown.

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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.