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Jacket wrestlers overwhelmed by Gannon

Johnston's win at 149 highlights Waynesburg's 39-3 loss to fifth-ranked school in Division II

Match Results

ERIE, Pa. (Feb. 3) – With several of its usual starters out for various reasons, the Waynesburg wrestling team was overwhelmed by a powerful Gannon squad on Wednesday. The Golden Knights won nine of 10 bouts and picked up a 39-3 victory.

Gannon, the fifth-ranked team in Division II improved to 5-3 in duals this season, while the Yellow Jackets fell to 6-9.

The Jackets’ lone win on the night came courtesy of sophomore Garrett Johnston, who looked strong in an 8-1 victory over Kevin McElhaney at 149 pounds. Several of Johnston’s teammates wrestled gritty, close matches, including sophomore Chris Pihiou who, in just his second bout of the year, dropped a hard-fought 4-1 contest to seventh-ranked Zack McKendree.

Waynesburg will participate in their final tune-up before the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Championships this Saturday, when they travel to Baldwin-Wallace College to participate in the John Summa Invitational on Saturday. The PAC Championships will be held on Friday, Feb. 12, at Thiel College.

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Athletes of the Week

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.

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.