WC WOMEN REPEAT AS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPS
The Westminster College women repeated as team champions at the 2009 PAC Track & Field Championships, hosted by Westminster at Harold Burry Stadium in New Wilmington, Pa. The Titan women scored 143 points to finish ahead of Thiel and Waynesburg, who tied for second (123). Two Thiel athletes earned MVP honors: Cara Riffe (women's track) and Kim Stitt (women's field). Coach of the Year laurels went to Jason Falvo of Waynesburg. Complete individual results are now online.

W&J'S BAUMGARD NAMED INDOOR ALL-AMERICAN
Washington & Jefferson College senior Summer Baumgard became the second female student-athlete in school history to earn All-America track & field honors on Friday after tying for seventh place in the high jump at the 2009 NCAA Division III Indoor Championships hosted by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. 

PAC TEAMS, ATHLETES EARN USTFCCCA HONORS
Four track & field teams and seven student-athletes from the PAC have earned academic honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Waynesburg (3.44 GPA), Westminster (3.171 GPA) and Washington & Jefferson (3.10 GPA) were each named All-Academic Women's Teams for maintaining a team grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. In addition, six PAC individuals were tabbed to the All-Academic Women's team by posting a 3.25 GPA while meeting an NCAA Division III automatic or provisional qualifying standard: Jessica Cooper, Abbey Basta and Jill Diamond of Westminster; Ashley Dodd and Elisha Jones of Waynesburg; and Kelli Gee of W&J. On the men's side, Westminster (3.035) was the lone men's team represented, while Virgil Marshall of W&J was the lone male individual honored.

PAC PLACES 10 ON COSIDA/ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT II XC/T&F TEAMS
A total of 10 PAC athletes (eight women, two men)bhave been named to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II College Division Cross Country/Track & Field teams for men and women, announced on June 5 by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Five of the honorees were first team selections who now will move on to the Academic All-America ballot, with teams scheduled to be announced later in the month. Both men's honorees - seniors Tim Monaghan on Waynesburg and Virgil Marshall of W&J - were first team honorees. Women's first team selections were W&J senior Kelli Gee, Waynesburg junior Ashley Dodd, and Grove City junior Julia Seward. Second team laurels went to the Waynesburg duo of senior Michelle Cross and sophomore Melissa Cox, W&J senior Lauren Weinheimer, Westminster senior Leanna Stitt, and Bethany sophomore Jodi Bodo.

RECORD SEVEN PAC ATHLETES EARN ALL-AMERICA HONORS AT 2008 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
A conference-record seven PAC student-athletes (five men, two women) earned All-America honors at the 2008 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which took place May 22-24 at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Leading the way on the men's side was Thiel freshman Josh Jones, who finished second in the nation in the high jump. Jones, the 2008 NCAA indoor high jump national champion, cleared 6-11 1/2 (2.12m), the same as national champion Cody Stelzer of Whitworth who won due to fewer jumps. Two PAC athletes earned A-A honors in the 110 meter high hurdles, as Thiel junior Dorran Coley placed third (14.39) while Bethany sophomore Matt Cruse was seventh (14.56). Tomcat senior Alex Eaton finished seventh in the 400 (48.02), while W&J senior Doug Melton was eighth in the discus (162-8, 49.59m) to round out the honorees. Thiel placed in a tie for 19th in the men's team race with 16 points. On the women's side, leading the way was Westminster senior Jessica Cooper, who placed third in the high jump (5-5 3/4, 1.67m), while freshman Elisha Jones of Waynesburg also earned All-America recognition in the javelin with a toss of 138-6 (42.22m). Westminster placed in a tie for 44th (6 points) in team competition. A complete recap of all 16 PAC men's & women's performers is online.

RECORD 16 PAC STUDENT-ATHLETES QUALIFY FOR NCAA D-III OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
A conference-record 16 PAC student-athletes (11 women, five men) have qualified and been selected to compete at the 2008 NCAA Division III Men's & Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships, scheduled for May 22-24 in Oshkosh, Wisc. Leading the men's qualifiers will be freshman Josh Jones of Thiel, the 2008 NCAA Division III indoor national champion in the high jump, who will look to capture the outdoor title as well. He is joined by Tomcat teammates Dorran Coley (110 high hurdles) and Alex Eaton (400) as well as Bethany's Matt Cruse (110 & 400 hurdles) and W&J's Doug Melton (discus). On the women's side, Westminster's Megan Harding (100) will join the qualifying Titan 4x100 relay team (Abbey Basta, Jill Diamond, Seun Olarewaju), while Patrice Page (400) headlines the Thiel 4x100 qualifying team (Kate DeGeorge, Chavonne Green, LaToya Locke). Locke will also compete in the triple jump at the national meet. Other PAC female qualifiers included Jessica Cooper of Westminster (high Jump) and the Waynesburg duo of Elisha Jones (javelin) and Ashley Dodd (pole vault).

WU'S JONES, W&J'S MELTON CAPTURE TITLES
AT 2008 ECAC OUTDOOR  CHAMPIONSHIPS
A pair of PAC athletes captured event titles at the 2008 ECAC Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by Springfield College in Springfield, Mass., on May 15-16. Waynesburg freshman Elisha Jones captured the women's javelin with a toss of 41.71 meters (136-10), while Washington & Jefferson senior Doug Melton won the men's discus with a mark of 46.45 meters (152-5).