Men's cross country opens 2010 schedule

Yellow Jackets run in tri-meet against Thiel and Geneva

Shot of men's cross country runners for Oct. 10 release

BEAVER FALLS, Pa. (Sept. 1) – Freshman Jonathan Blatt got his collegiate running career off to a good start by leading the Waynesburg University men’s cross country team at a tri-meet with Geneva and Thiel on Wednesday.

Blatt led the Yellow Jackets with a team-best eighth place finish (18:19) at the race, which was hosted by Geneva. Junior Kam Schaefer turned in the next best time on the team by crossing the finish line in 18:37. Freshman Justin Angoti finished closely behind with a time of 18:40.

The Jacket men placed third out of three teams at the event and return to competition on Saturday, Sept. 4, when they head to Greensburg to take part in the SHU Griffin Classic, which is hosted by Seton Hill.

Sport:

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Unbreakable record

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

TV Football

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

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