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Waynesburg well represented on PAC Academic Honor Roll
Total of 40 winter and spring athletes make the grade for conference academic laurels
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WEXFORD, Pa. (June 25) – A total of 40 Waynesburg University student-athletes were honored as members of the Spring 2010 Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Academic Honor Roll, which was recently released by the conference office. The list honors both winter and spring athletes from this past school year.

 

Men’s track & field and women’s basketball led the way with seven honorees each, while men’s basketball and baseball followed closely behind with six members of their respective teams earning academic laurels. Women’s track & field and softball boasted five honorees a piece, wrestling followed with four, while men’s tennis and men’s golf rounded out the group with one honoree each.

 

Junior Elisha Jones and freshman Kurt Bonnet both earned the honor of being two-sport athletes on the list. Each participated, and saw extensive live competition, in both basketball and track & field.

 

Combined with the 49 Fall honorees, Waynesburg saw a total of 89 student athletes listed on the 2009-10 PAC Academic Honor Rolls, which was the highest full-year total amongst the 10 conference members. In order to qualify for the award, a student-athlete must have maintained a 3.6 GPA throughout their respective season.

 

Conference-wide, 328 student-athletes received the spring academic honor. Westminster sported a PAC-best 53 honorees. For a complete look at the Spring 2010 PAC Academic Honor Roll, click here.

 

Below are all of this year’s Yellow Jacket honorees:

 

Basketball

Men

James Allenby               Criminal Justice

Ben Altmeyer                Biology/Secondary Ed.

Luke Baker                    Business Management

Kurt Bonnet                   Business Management

Patrick Crawford            Forensic Science

Jeff Nairne                     Sports Management

Women

Johnna Deco                 Biology/Pre-Phys. Ther.

Elisha Jones                  Athletic Training

Malaeja Leggett             Computer Forensics

Christy Maloney             Athletic Training

Mary Sallach                 Athletic Training

Emilee Wagner              Sports Management

Callie White                   Accounting

 

Wrestling

Alex Evanoff                  Biblical and Min. Studies

Rich Janicki                   Computer Forensics

Garrett Johnston            Math/Secondary Ed.

Corbin Semple               Info. Technology

 

Baseball

Corey Goeggelman        History

Bryan Leones                Digital Media

Anthony Longo              Wellness

Mike Neckerman            Finance

Ryan Schell                   Biology/Pre-Dental

Andrew Spargur Elementary Ed.

 

Men’s Golf

Kyle Kyper                    Business Management

 

Softball

Shannon Bartley            Early Childhood Ed.

Trisha Klingensmith        Exploring

Bre Kokladas                 Nursing

Rachael Moon               Athletic Training

Elysia Orison                 Elementary Ed.

 

Men’s Tennis

Jeff Canning                   Journalism

 

Men’s Track & Field

Kurt Bonnet                   Bus. Management

Troy Erichsen                Management

Tom Hudson                  Accounting

Bill Moder                      Finance

Domenic Presutti           Marketing

Adam Swingle               History/Secondary Ed.

Jordan Wrask                Marketing

 

Women’s Track & Field

Krystal Baker                Athletic Training

Elisha Jones                  Athletic Training

Alyssa Laird                  Environmental Science

Marybeth Rocco            Marine Biology

Maria Shepas                Biology

 

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Athletes of the Week
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
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...
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.
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.
Going nowhere fast
Waynesburg held Westminster to minus-105 yards rushing in a game in 1967.
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.
TV Football
Waynesburg played in the first televised football game. The Yellow Jackets faced Fordham on Sept. 20, 1939 in Randalls Island, N.Y.
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.
Don Herrman
Former Waynesburg football great Don Herrman played for the New York Giants and New Orleans Saints from 1969 to 1977.
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