Waynesburg track teams appear in regional ranking

Yellow Jackets wrap up indoor portion of season, preparing to head outdoors

WAYNESBURG, Pa. (March 4) – The Waynesburg University men’s and women’s track & field teams both showed up in the latest NCAA Division III dual meet regional rankings.

The Yellow Jacket women were ranked ninth in the Mideast Region, while the men picked up the 12^th-place spot.

The Jackets recently wrapped up the indoor portion of their schedule and will get their outdoor schedule underway on March 27, when they travel to Wheeling Jesuit.

Sport:

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Women's Track & Field at West Virginia University (Indoor)

Athletes of the Week

Elaine Hasek

Women's Basketball

Hasek posted her first collegiate double-double by pouring in 19 points and 10 rebounds in Waynesburg’s 74-66 win over Saint Vincent, including 15 points on five-of-six shooting from three-point range. The first-year starter averaged 13.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game over a pair of PAC victories for the Jackets.

Garett Johnston

Wrestling

Johnston scored the only fall on the night of Waynesburg’s PAC rivalry match at Thiel this past week. However, his pin of Ryan Carson in 2:44 not only gave the Jackets six crucial points, but also provided the tie-breaking criteria that turned a 17-17 tie into an 18-17 victory. Johnston is 29-3 on the year with 13 wins by fall and he’ll ride an 18-match winning streak into Friday’s PAC Championships. He was also honored with his third PAC Wrestler of the Week award this season.

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...

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.

TV Football

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

Unbreakable record

In 2009, Scott Cree ran an interception back 100 yards for a touchdown, a record that can't be broken.

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.

Going nowhere fast

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

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