PAC SWIMMERS CLOSE NCAA D-III CHAMPIONSHIPS: WC'S LEHBERGER, GUTMANN AND GCC 400 FREE RELAY ARE NCAA ALL-AMERICANS (3/20/10)
The 2010 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships came to a close at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis tonight, with swimmers from both Grove City and Westminster again posting All-America performances. For the Wolverines, the Grove City 400 freestyle relay team placed fifth in 3:28.09 to garner All-America recognition. They were joined by the Westminster duo of sophomore Caitlin Lehberger and senior Ben Gutmann, who finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the 200 breaststroke to also clinch NCAA All-America recognition. Earning CSCAA All-America status on the final night with Top 16 performances were junior Courtney Herdt (13th, 200 breast) of Westminster and freshman Angela Palumbo (15th, 100 free) of Grove City. In team competition, the Wolverine women placed 11th overall with 86 points, while Westminster was 21st with 57 points. The Titan men finished in 35th place overall with 16.5 points.

GENEVA MEN'S BASKETBALL PLACES FIFTH AT NCCAA TOURNEY (3/20/10)
The Geneva College men's basketball team posted a 2-1 record to finish in fifth place at the 2010 National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) National Tournament in Oakland City, Ind. from March 18-20. After opening the eight-team tournament with a 79-57 loss to second-seeded Mid-Continet, the seventh-seeded GTs rebounded with wins over Mid-American Nazarene (79-76) and Palm Beach Atlantic (71-68). Geneva closed the 2009-10 season with an 18-12 overall record.

WC'S LEHBERGER PLACES FOURTH IN 100 BREAST; GCC 800 FREE RELAY PLACES FIFTH ON DAY 3 OF NCAA D-III SWIM CHAMPIONSHIPS (3/19/10)
The All-America honors continued to roll in for PAC swimmers on the third day of competition at the four-day NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships, taking place at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minn. Westminster sophomore Caitlin Lehberger earned her second NCAA All-America laurel in as many events by placing fourth in the 100 breaststroke in a school-record time of 1:03.79. Joining her in earning NCAA All-America status was the Grove City 800 freestyle relay team, which finished fifth overall in 7:30.03. In addition, Titan junior Courtney Herdt, WC senior Ben Gutmann and GCC freshman Kaitlin Riesmeyer all earned CSCAA All-America recognition with Top 16 individual finishes. The Grove City and Westminster Day 3 recap articles are now online with complete information.

GCC RELAY HIGHLIGHTS DAY TWO OF NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (3/18/10)
The Grove City women's swimming and diving team produced several outstanding efforts Thursday night in the second day of action at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships at the University of Minnesota. Grove City's 200 free relay squad earned All-America honors by placing seventh overall. The team of freshman Jenny Ryan, junior Lauren Baur, junior Sarah Page and freshman Angela Palumbo posted a school-record time of 1:35.35. Ryan's leadoff time of 24.04 is also the fastest 50-yard free time in program history. All three Westminster swimmers were off Thursday and return to action on Friday. The Grove City Day 2 recap is now online.

NABC HONORS GCC'S O'KEEFE, LAMIE FOR REGIONAL HONORS (3/18/10)
The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) honored Grove City College head men's basketball coach Steve Lamie and senior center Andy O'Keefe in recognition of their respective efforts during the 2009-10 season. Lamie earned Great Lakes Co-Coach of the Year while O'Keefe is a First Team All-Great Lakes honoree.

W&J BASEBALL, TMC SOFTBALL LEAD PAC PRESEASON POLLS (3/18/10)
The Washington & Jefferson College baseball team and the Thomas More College softball squad have each been picked to repeat as champions of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC), according to a preseason poll of the conference's head coaches.

WC'S LEHBERGER, GCC RELAY TEAM EARN ALL-AMERICA HONORS ON DAY 1 OF 2010 NCAA D-III SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS (3/17/10)
The first day of the 2010 NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving National Championships in Minneapolis is in the books, with Westminster sophomore Caitlin Lehberger and the Grove City women's 200 medley relay team each earning All-America recognition. Lehberger placed fourth in the 200 individual medley with a school-record time of 2:04.15 to become the first-ever NCAA All-American for the Titans, and the first All-American women's swimmer overall at the school since 1993. The GCC women's 200 medley relay team, consisting of freshmen Jenny Ryan, Angela Palumbo, and Kaitlin Riesmeyer and junior Sarah Page placed 16th in that event with a time of 1:48.51 to earn CSCAA All-America recognition. Several other PAC swimmers competed on day one, with complete Grove City and Westminster recaps now online.

PECK, MCKEEHAN TABBED PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETES (3/17/10)
Grove City's Michelle Peck and Thomas More's Daniel McKeehan were named PAC Scholar-Athletes of the Month for March by the conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). Peck, a molecular biology major with a 3.74 GPA, is a senior member of the Wolverine soccer and golf teams. McKeehan, a business administration/economics major with a 4.0 GPA, is a senior member of the Saint basketball team.

FOUR FROM PAC NAMED ECAC BASKETBALL ALL-STARS (3/17/10)
The PAC has placed four conference basketball standouts on the 2009-10 ECAC Division III South All-Star teams for men's basketball and women's basketball. On the men's side, 2010 PAC MVP Andy O'Keefe was a first team honoree, while Westminster senior F Ryne Murray was a second team selection. Washington & Jefferson placed a pair of players on the women's squads, with 2010 PAC MVP Kennan Killeen earning first team recognition and teammate Maggie Gibson being tabbed to the third team.

SEVEN FROM PAC NAMED TO D3HOOPS.COM ALL-REGION TEAMS (3/16/10)
Seven PAC basketball standouts (four men, three women) have been named to the 2010 NCAA Division III All-Great Lakes Region Teams by the D3Hoops.com website. On the men's side, 2010 PAC MVP Andy O'Keefe of Grove City joins fellow seniors Daniel McKeehan of Thomas More and Joe Testa of Bethany on the second team, while Thiel freshman Blair Rozenblad was a third team honoree and was also tabbed as the Region Freshman of the Year. The women's slate saw 2010 PAC MVP Kennan Killeen of Washington & Jefferson earn second team recognition, while W&J senior teammate Maggie Gibson and Thomas More junior C Nicole Dickman were each named to the third team.

PAC ANNOUNCES 2009-10 TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDEES (3/16/10)
The PAC has announced the 2009-10 Winter PAC Team Sportsmanship Award winners. This award is sponsored by the members of the PAC Student-Athlete-Advisory Council (SAAC), in an effort to recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship among the conference teams.