W&J claims first-ever PAC Men’s Cross Country title

W&J claims first-ever PAC Men’s Cross Country title

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All-PAC honors
PAC Sportsmanship Team
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WAYNESBURG, Pa. (pacathletics.org)--Washington & Jefferson College secured its first-ever Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Men’s Cross Country team title Saturday afternoon.

The conference’s 61st annual, eight-kilometer championship race was hosted by Waynesburg University and held at the Greene County Airport. It marked Waynesburg’s first time hosting the PAC Championships since October 30, 2010.

W&J totaled 33 points after placing all five of its scoring runners in the top 12 of the nine-team, 95-runner field.

Seven-time PAC champion Saint Vincent College was the runner-up with 49 points. Last year’s PAC champion, Grove City College, finished third with 102 points.

Geneva College was fourth (104) and was followed by host Waynesburg in fifth (111), Chatham University in sixth (130), Bethany College in seventh (219), Westminster College in eighth (220) and Thiel College in ninth (269).

W&J senior Harley Moyer (Akron, Ohio | Firestone) earned the event’s individual title and PAC Runner of the Year honors for the second-straight year after posting a winning time of 26 minutes, 07.85 seconds (5:15/mile).

Geneva senior Josh Duffie (Canton, Ohio | Glenoak) was the individual runner-up (26:47.99, 5:23/mile) while Grove City senior Ryan Budnik (Grove City, Pa. | Grove City) finished third (26:57.85, 5:25/mile).

W&J first-year head coach Derek Workman was voted the league’s Coach of the Year.

The top seven finishers in both the men’s and women’s races will receive All-PAC First Team recognition, while runners finishing eighth through 14th will earn All-PAC Second Team honors. Runners finishing 15th through 21st will receive All-PAC Honorable Mention recognition.

DeSales University will host this year’s Division III Mideast Region Championships Saturday, November 10 in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. The women’s race is scheduled for 11 a.m. (EST) with the men’s race to follow at 12 p.m. (EST).

The Division III Championships are scheduled for Saturday, November 17 and will be hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh at Lake Breeze Golf Club in Winneconne, Wisconsin. The women’s race will begin at 10 a.m. (EST) with the men’s race to follow at 11 a.m. (EST).
 
2018 All-PAC First Team
Place Time Name School Yr. Hometown | High School
1 26:07.85 Harley Moyer W&J Sr. Akron, Ohio | Firestone
2 26:47.99 Josh Duffie Geneva Sr. Canton, Ohio | Glenoak
3 26:57.85 Ryan Budnik Grove City Sr. Grove City, Pa. | Grove City
4 27:22.31 Grant McCarthy W&J Jr. Harmony, Pa. | Seneca Valley
5 27:42.02 Damon Gall W&J Fr. Canonsburg, Pa. | Canon-McMillan
6 27:53.53 Will Greene Saint Vincent Jr. Westminster, Md. | Delone Catholic
7 27:56.32 Johnny Artinger Chatham Sr. Imperial, Pa. | West Allegheny
 
2018 All-PAC Second Team
Place Time Name School Yr. Hometown | High School
8 28:00.58 Tyler Laughery Saint Vincent Jr. North Huntingdon, Pa. | Norwin
9 28:07.05 Eli Urban Saint Vincent Jr. Julian, Pa. | St. Joseph's Catholic Academy
10 28:10.53 Frankie King Saint Vincent So. Greensburg, Pa. | Greensburg Salem
11 28:18.31 Theo Kioussis W&J Sr. Stewartstown, Pa. | Kennard-Dale
12 28:24.36 Ben Heim W&J So. Washington, Pa. | Washington
13 28:29.73 Rahul Koshy Chatham Fr. Merritt Island, Fla. | Satellite Beach
14 28:32.73 Andrew Domencic Geneva Sr. Beaver Falls, Pa. | Avonworth
 
2018 All-PAC Honorable Mention
Place Time Name School Yr. Hometown | High School
15 28:37.03 Jordan Payne Waynesburg So. Tampa, Fla. | Tampa Prep. School
16 28:38.53 Steve Patterson Saint Vincent So. Butler, Pa. | Butler
17 28:43.81 Zachary Greenspan Grove City Sr. Becket, Mass. | Wahconah (Homeschooled)
18 28:53.56 Andrew Weiss Bethany So. Washington, Pa. | Linsly (W.Va.)
19 28:55.25 Justin Densmore Saint Vincent So. Pittsburgh, Pa. | Upper St. Clair
20 28:59.82 Jonas Wudkwych Saint Vincent So. McDonald, Pa. | Canon-McMillan
21 29:07.56 Josiah Mansell Geneva So. Reading, Pa. | Governor Mifflin
 
2018 PAC Sportsmanship Team
The PAC Sportsmanship Teams were established to recognize student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior and are an ongoing effort to recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship among all PAC teams and student-athletes.
School Name Year Hometown | High School
Bethany Alexander Michalenko Sr. Moon Township, Pa. | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Chatham Rahul Koshy Fr. Merritt Island, Fla. | Satellite Beach
Geneva Micah Reese Jr. Apollo, Pa. | Kiski Area
Grove City Simon DeAngelo Sr. Erie, Pa. | Seneca
Saint Vincent Nick Lee Sr. North Huntingdon, Pa. | Norwin
Thiel Justin Walter Sr. Hermitage, Pa. | Hickory
W&J Brandon Marcucci So. Presto, Pa. | Chartiers Valley
Waynesburg Patrick Hager Sr. Farmington, Pa. | Uniontown
Westminster Andrew Kearney Sr. Cranberry Township, Pa. | Seneca Valley