PAC TRIO EARNS ACADEMIC HONORS FROM NWCA (3/12/10)
PAC wrestling standouts Corbin Semple of Waynesburg, Brandon Sansom of Washington & Jefferson and Corey Brown of Thiel have each receive Scholar-Athlete recognition from the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA). Semple, who was 27-7 this season, holds a 3.80 GPA majoring in information technology. Sansom, 18-18 in the 2009-10 season, possesses a 3.59 GPA with a double major in environmental science and biology. Brown holds a 3.81 GPA majoring in criminal justics. The Thiel squad also earned team honors with a 3.255 team GPA, the 16th-highest in the nation in NCAA Division III.

GARBER, BROWN FINISH 7-8 AT 133, BOTH D-III ALL-AMERICANS AT 2010 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (3/6/10)
The 2010 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships concluded with a pair of PAC stalwarts earning All-America status at 133 pounds. Nick Garber of Waynesburg fell 16-2 to William Livingston of Centenary to open the day, while Corey Brown of Thiel dropped a 3-2 decision to Aliamain Sterling of Cortland State. The two PAC rivals then met in the 7th place match, with Garber recording the final 11 points to record a come-from-behind 13-6 win over Brown. With the seventh place finish, Garber became the first Yellow Jacket All-American since Shawn Whyte in 2001. With his eighth-place finish, Brown is now a two-time All-American (sixth-place finish in 2009). Final brackets are now online.

BROWN, GARBER EARN ALL-AMERICA STATUS, SEMPLE ELIMINATED ON DAY 1 OF NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (3/5/10)
The first day of the 2010 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships saw a pair of PAC wrestlers clinch All-America status while advancing to Saturday competition, while another was eliminated with a 1-2 record. At 133 pounds, both PAC champion Corey Brown of Thiel and Midwest Regional champion Nick Garber of Waynesburg went 2-1 Friday to clinch at least a Top-8 finish entering Saturday's matches. Brown became a two-time All-American after rebounding from an 8-4 loss to #4 seed Sean White of Wartburg to defeat Drew Hinschberger of Coe 6-2 and #6 seed Munkhbaater Baatar of St. Johns 10-7. Garber followed a similar track in the other half of the 133-lb. bracket, losing his opener to #3 Paul Bjorkstrand of Augsburg 10-6, then posting victories over Paul Marcello of Johns Hopkins (8-7) and White by a 13-6 score. With the wins, he becomes the first All-American wrestler at Waynesburg since 2001. Yellow Jacket 184-pounder Corbin Semple posted a 1-2 mark Friday. After a 5-2 loss to Josh Wake of SUNY-Oneonta, Semple pinned Nic Barclay of Luther in 4:25 before being eliminated by top seed Tyler Burkle of Coe 9-3 in the nightcap. Complete brackets are now online.

PAC TRIO READY TO ROLL AT D-III CHAMPIONSHIP (3/4/10)
Three PAC wrestling standouts will attempt to bring home a national title this weekend at the 2010 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The complete brackets are now online. A pair of 133-pounders - PAC champion Corey Brown of Thiel and Midwest Regional champion Nick Garber of Waynesburg - open with tough matches. Garber, who is unseeded going into the event, must first face third-seeded Paul Bjorkstrand of Augsburg in the opening round, while Brown, who is also unseeded, is matched against fourth-seed Sean White of Wartburg. PAC and Midwest Regional 184-pound champion Corbin Semple of Waynesburg is seeded seventh and will open against unseeded Josh Wake of SUNY College at Oneonta. Waynesburg will be providing live online updates, as well as regular radio updates on WCYJ-FM throughout the weekend.

GARBER, SEMPLE PACE PAC AT NCAA REGIONALS (2/20/10)
Waynesburg University wrestling standouts Nick Garber and Corbin Semple each captured weight class titles to pace a group of nine PAC wrestlers with top four finishes at the 2010 NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championship, hosted by Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, Pa. Garber topped Thiel's Corey Brown 6-0 in an All-PAC final at 133 pounds, while Semple posted a 10-5 decision over Nicholas Kraus of Trine in the 184-pound final. In addition to Brown, Zach Crown of Waynesburg also finished second at 125 pounds. Third-place finishes went to Zach Cecchetti (125) and Stefen Firmstone (184) of W&J and Jesse Byerly (141) of Waynesburg. Posting fourth-place finishes were W&J wrestlers Dominick Demor (157) and Robbie Mies (197). In team competition, Waynesburg finished fourth in the 10-team field with 87 points, while W&J was seventh (74.5) and Thiel was ninth (33). Complete tournament brackets for all weight classes are now online. Following the meet, it was announced that Garber, Semple and Brown have all advanced to the NCAA Division III National Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa next month.

WAYNESBURG EDGES THIEL FOR 2010 PAC TITLE (2/12/10)
The Waynesburg Yellow Jackets captured their first-ever PAC wrestling title by edging perennial PAC power Thiel in the 2010 PAC Wrestling Championship, hosted by the Tomcats at the Rissell-Beeghly Gym in Greenville. The championship came down to the final match at 285 with Waynesburg holding a half-point lead. Yellow Jacket senior Melvin Warrick then clinched the victory with a 6-2 win. With the victory, the Yellow Jackets snapped Thiel’s 10-year hold (2000-09) on the conference title and earned the first conference crown for Waynesburg in any sport in five years. Following the meet, Waynesburg swept both major individual awards, as freshman 125-pounder Alex Crown was voted PAC Most Outstanding Wrestler, while second-year Yellow Jacket mentor Ron Headlee garnered PAC Coach of the Year laurels.