W&J CAPTURES 2008 PAC GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2008 PAC Golf Championships concluded on Monday-Tuesday, April 21-22 at Oak Tree Country Club in West Middlesex, Pa., with Washington & Jefferson College capturing both the men's & women's team titles. On the men's side, W&J fired a four-man total of 302-297-599 to top the field and earn the first-ever PAC automatic bid into the NCAA Division III Championships. Saint Vincent, while ineligible for the PAC title due to its NCAA Division III provisional status, fired the low men's team score in the eight-round championship series with 2448, five strokes ahead of W&J. Medalist honors went to Brad Cieslinski of W&J, who edged Tyler Fitch of Grove City in a one-hole playoff for the title. The women's standings saw W&J post a 357-350-707 to easily outdistance second place Westminster. W&J sophomore Leslie Walker earned medalist honors for the second consecutive year, while President first-year head coach Blake Tyson was named 2008 PAC Men's & Women's Golf Coach of the Year.

MCMILLEN HIRED AS NEW THIEL GOLF COACH
Thiel College announced on March 20 that Dan McMillen has been named the new men's and women's head golf coach for the Tomcats. McMillen has been the club and teaching professional at The Greens of Greenville (formerly Greenville Country Club) for the past 17 years.  McMillen is a local product who graduated from Thiel in 1986 with a degree in business administration.  During his college career, McMillen was a four-year letter winner on the Tomcat golf team. 

BLAKE TYSON HIRED AS W&J GOLF HEAD COACH
Blake Tyson was hired as the new head men’s and women’s golf coach at Washington & Jefferson on February 15.  He replaces Pete Coughlin, who resigned to take the head men’s golf coaching job at NCAA D-II California (Pa.). Tyson is a former Division I golfer at Duquesne University (2000-2004). From 2004-2007, Tyson served as an assistant golf professional in his hometown of Chesapeake, Va. 

THIEL TO REINSTATE GOLF PROGRAMS
Thiel College has announced its decision to reinstate both the Tomcat men's and women's golf programs in the fall of 2007.

W&J's GRASSO MISSES CUT, CONCLUDES PLAY  AT 2007 NCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP
Washington & Jefferson College junior Michael Grasso missed the cut and finished in a tie for 122nd place after the first two rounds at the 2007 NCAA Division III Men’s Golf National Championship Tournament, held May 15-18 at the Hawthorns Golf and Country Club and Prairie View Golf Club in Anderson, Ind. Grasso, W&J’s first All-America golfer, was one of five players to earn at-large bids to the national championship event. 

PAC CHAMPIONSHIPS A PRESIDENTIAL AFFAIR; W&J DOMINATES EN ROUTE TO TITLE
For the second consecutive year, the PAC men's golf championship was a Presidential affair, with Washington & Jefferson dominating play en route to the team title. W&J fired a 36-hole total of 309-287-596 to easily outdistance the field, with junior Dave Richards firing a 76-70-146 to edge teammate Michael Grasso (75-71-146) for medalist honors via a scorecard playoff. Earning PAC Coach of the Year laurels was W&J mentor Peter Coughlin.

Washington & Jefferson Presidents
2008 PAC Men's Golf Champions


2008 Medalist Brad Cieslinski of W&J
with Coach of the Year Blake Tyson of W&J


2008 PAC First Team


2008 PAC Second Team