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2008 PAC MEN'S TRACK & FIELD
SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Saturday,
April 19, 2008
Bethany,
Grove
City,
Westminster at
Westminster Invitational -
unscored
Geneva, Saint
Vincent, Washington & Jefferson, Waynesburg at
IUP
Invitational - Indiana, Pa. - unscored
Thiel
at
Baldwin-Wallace Sparky Adams Invitational - Berea,
Ohio - unscored
Saturday,
April 26, 2008
2008 PAC Track & Field Championships
Cameron Stadium - Washington & Jefferson College
Washington, Pa. - 10 a.m.
Men
1. Grove City - 212.5
2.
Thiel - 205.5
3. Washington & Jefferson - 68
4.
Bethany - 50
5. Waynesburg - 30
6.
Westminster - 22
Geneva,
Saint Vincent - unscored |
PAC RECORDS FALL AS GROVE CITY CAPTURES 2008 PAC TRACK & FIELD
CHAMPIONSHIPS
A total of 13 conference records were broken at the
2008 PAC Men's & Women's Track & Field
Championships, which took place on Saturday, April 26, 2008
at Washington & Jefferson's Cameron Stadium in Washington, Pa. On
the men's side, Grove City used a strong performance in the field
events to narrowly hold off Thiel and give the Wolverines their
fourth consecutive league men's crown. A new champion was crowned on
the women's side, as Westminster outlasted defending champion W&J.
Thiel swept the men's awards, with junior Dorran Coley named
Track MVP, freshman Josh Jones being tabbed Field MVP, and
Clyde Morgan earning Coach of the Year recognition. Westminster
took all three women's awards, as junior Megan Harding was
Track MVP, senior Jessica Cooper was Field MVP, and Tim
McNeil was Coach of the Year.
All-Conference performances are listed online.
THIEL'S JONES CAPTURES INDOOR HIGH JUMP TITLE; BC'S CRUSE, TC'S
COLEY ALL-AMERICANS
A contingent of PAC student-athletes posted strong finishes on
March 15 at the
2008 NCAA
Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by Ohio
Northern University in Ada, Ohio. Leading the way was Thiel College
freshman Josh Jones,
who captured the national title in the high jump with a leap of
6-11 (2.11 m) while becoming the first national champion in school
history. Also, a pair of PAC hurdlers earned All-American honors in
the
55 meter hurdles, as Bethany sophomore Matt Cruse placed
fourth in 7.60, followed closely by
Thiel junior Dorran Coley in sixth place in 7.61.
W&J, WESTMINSTER TRACK TEAMS HONORED
The
Washington & Jefferson and
Westminster
men's & women's track & field programs have been named 2007 All-Academic Track & Field
Teams by the United States Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches
Association (USTFCCCA). To be nominated, a team must carry a minimum
3.00 cumulative GPA.
The W&J women posted a 3.240 GPA, while the Westminster women had a
3.197 GPA. On the men's side,
the Titans posted a team 3.248 GPA while W&J checked in with a 3.160
GPA. Four PAC athletes were also named to the 2007 USTFCCCA
Women's All-Academic Team after posting a minimum 3.25 cumulative
GPA while obtaining an NCAA qualifying mark in their respective
event. Awardees were Kelli Gee, Lauren Weinheimer and
Summer Baumgard of W&J and Kristen Van Sickel of
Westminster.
MCNEIL NAMED WESTMINSTER
TRACK/XC COACH
Westminster College announced
the hiring of Tim McNeil
as head men's and women's track and field coach and head men's and
women's cross country coach on June 9. In a newly-created
position within the athletic department, McNeil becomes
Westminster's first full-time coach responsible for coaching both
sports. A 1996 Westminster graduate and former Titan track & field
and football standout, McNeil's coaching experience includes six
years as the head boys and girls track and field coach at John F.
Kennedy High School in Warren, Ohio, where he served as the school's
assistant principal from 2000-06.
LEUENBERGER NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN
Recent Grove City College graduate Andrew Leuenberger has
earned
Men's Cross Country/Track and Field College Division First Team
Academic All-America honors from ESPN The Magazine and
the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). It is
Leuenberger's second straight Academic All-America citation. He
earned Third Team Academic All-America honors as a junior in 2006.
Leuenberger recently graduated with a cumulative 3.98 grade-point
average while majoring in molecular biology,
PAC PLACES 11 ON ESPN THE MAGAZINE/CoSIDA ACADEMIC
ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS
Eleven PAC student-athletes have been honored on the 2007 ESPN
The Magazine Academic All-District II College Division Men's &
Women's Cross Country/Track & Field teams, released on June 7 by the
College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The
highlight came on the two women's teams, as nine of the 20 athletes
honored (45 percent) represent PAC schools. First team honorees were
seniors Sarah Bray (3.93 cumulative grade-point average
(GPA), business management) and Cara Pierce (3.91 GPA,
English/Spanish) of Grove City, junior Kelli Gee (3.92 GPA,
biology) of Washington & Jefferson, and sophomore Megan Grover
(3.96 GPA, biology) of Waynesburg. The second team included the
Westminster duo of junior Leanna Stitt (3.96 GPA, English)
and sophomore Kristen Van Sickel (3.89 GPA, biology), junior
Mary Majchrowicz (3.81 GPA, marketing/management) and
sophomore Julia Seward (3.95 GPA, English) of Grove City, and
junior Lauren Weinheimer (3.76 GPA, business administration)
of W&J. On the men's side, two Grove City runners - seniors
Andrew Leuenberger (3.98, molecular biology) and Andrew Kloes
(3.89 GPA, history) were also first team selections. The six first
team honorees now move to the Academic All-America ballot.
TC's COLEY LEADS PAC CONTINGENT WITH
SECOND PLACE IN 110 HURDLES AT 2007 NCAA OUTDOOR TRACK
& FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Thiel College sophomore Dorran Coley
earned All-America honors after finishing second in the nation
in the 110 meter high hurdles at the
2007 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships,
which took place May 24-26 at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Coley
advanced to the championship finals after posting a time of
14.51 in the preliminaries. He then finished second in the
championship finals with a time of 14.83, trailing only national
champion Jonathan Garcia of UMass-Dartmouth (14.58). Grove
City senior
Bob
Perri of Grove City
joined Coley as an All-American after
placing eighth in the shot put with a toss of 51-11 (15.82m). Also
in the 110 high hurdles, Bethany freshman Matt Cruse
did not qualify for the championship finals despite breaking the
Bethany school record while posting a preliminary time of 14.71.
On the women's side,
Summer Baumgard of Washington & Jefferson
placed in a tie for 11th place in the high jump with a mark of
5-2 1/2 (1.59m), while
Ashley Dodd of Waynesburg
finished in a tie for 14th place in the pole vault after
clearing 11-4 1/2 (3.47m).
GROVE CITY COLLEGE MEN CAPTURE 2007
PAC TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Grove City College men repeated as team champions at the
2007 PAC Track & Field Championships,
hosted by Grove City at Robert E. Thorn Field in Grove City, Pa., on
April 28. MVP honors went to Thiel sophomore Dorran Coley,
while Coach of the Year laurels went to Stan Keehlwetter of
Grove City. Complete results are
now online.
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Grove City Wolverines
2008 PAC Men's Track & Field Champions
2008 PAC Men's Track MVP
Dorran Coley, Thiel
2008 PAC Men's Field MVP
Josh Jones, Thiel
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Quick
Hits |
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Track & Field
Composite Schedule
Track & Field
Release
Track & Field
Championship
Track & Field All-Conference Honors |
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2008 Athletes of the Week |
March 23
Track: Josh Jones, Thiel
Field: Doug Orloski, Westminster
March 30
Track: Matt Cruse,
Bethany
Field: Sean Domer, Grove City
April 6
Track: Dorran Coley, Thiel
Field: Sean Domer, Grove City
April 13
Track: Matt Cruse,
Bethany
Field: Josh Jones, Thiel
April 20
Track: Dorran Coley, Thiel
Field: Doug Melton, Wash. & Jeff. |
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