WAYNESBURG WOMEN EARN ACADEMIC HONORS (8/7/10)
The Thiel College men's team and Waynesburg University women's team were each named All-Academic teams by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for having a team grade-point average (GPA) on 3.1 or higher. The Tomcats (3.14 GPA) were one of 68 Division III men's teams honored, while the Yellow Jackets (3.10 GPA) were one of 106 women's teams lauded.

BODO NAMED 6/10 PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE (6/23/10)
The PAC has announced that track & field standout Jodi Bodo of Bethany College has been named PAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Female Scholar-Athlete of the Month for June 2010.

EIGHT FROM PAC NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT (6/3/10)
Eight standout PAC student-athletes (five men, three women) have been selected to the 2010 ESPN The Magazine College Division Academic All-District II cross country/track & field teams, released today by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Of the eight, three garnered first team honors and will now advance to the Academic All-America national ballot. On the men's side, Grove City senior Derek Kruse (3.92 grade-point average (GPA), molecular biology) and Westminster senior Jeremiah Patterson (3.91, broadcast communications) were tabbed, while second team honorees were the GCC junior duo of Garrett Cichowitz (3.60, entrepreneuship/Christian thought) and Kevin Gallagher (3.88, political science/history) and W&J sophomore Josh Buckley (3.44, biology). The women's team was led by first team senior Jodi Bodo (3.82, communication) of Bethany and a pair of second teamers from Westminster in senior Abbey Basta (3.79, English) and sophomore Emily Dolsak (3.94, exploratory).

TMC HIRES HILL AS FIRST TRACK & FIELD COACH (5/28/10)
Thomas More has hired Jeff Hill as the first-ever head coach of the Saint track & field program, which will be a club sport in 2010-11 before a planned move to varsity status in the 2011-12 academic year. Hill comes to Thomas More from local rival Mount St. Joseph, where he was an assistant track & field coach for the past five seasons

WU'S JONES EARNS 2ND ALL-AMERICA HONOR (5/27/10)
Waynesburg junior Elisha Jones made school history Thursday at the 2010 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. Jones became the first Yellow Jacket to earn two Division III All-American awards after placing sixth in the javelin. The third-year standout placed second in her flight and sixth overall with a throw of 43.61 meters (143’ 1”). She placed seventh as a freshman when she became the school’s first outdoor track & field All-American. Also in the javelin, Yellow Jacket sophomore Marybeth Rocco placed ninth overall and fourth in her flight with a throw of 40.18 meters (131’ 10”).

PAC QUARTET TO COMPETE AT NCAA NATIONALS (5/26/10)
Four PAC track & field standouts have qualified to compete at the 2010 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by Baldwin-Wallace College on Thursday-Saturday, May 27-29, in Berea, Ohio. Thiel College senior Alex Eaton is the lone men's representative from the conference, as he will compete in the 400 meter run after posting the second-fastest time in the nation this year. On the women's side, three Waynesburg athletes will compete, with junior Elisha Jones and sophomore Marybeth Rocco each participating in the javelin throw, while sophomore Krystal Baker competes in the triple jump.

FOUR FROM PAC RECEIVE USTFCCCA HONORS (5/25/10)
Four PAC individuals have been honored as 2010 Mideast Region Award winners by the Unites States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Tuesday. Waynesburg sophomore Krystal Baker was named the Mideast Region Women's Field Athlete of the Year. She was also named PAC Women's Field Athlete of the Year after winning league titles in both the high jump and long jump. In addition, Yellow Jacket head coach Jason Falvo and assistant coach Chris Hardie were lauded as Mideast Region Women's Head Coach and Women's Assistant Coach of the Year, respectively. W&J assistant Jessica Cooper was also honored as Men's Assistant Coach of the Year in the region.

GIBSON TO HEAD GCC TRACK & FIELD PROGRAM (5/5/10)
Grove City College announced today that Todd Gibson will take over as the college's head men's and women's track and field coach, while also still fulfilling his duties as assistant football coach. He takes over for head coach Dr. Allison Williams, who will continue her role as assistant chair for the Department of Physical Education and Athletics. Gibson, a Champion, Ohio native and Grove City alum, just completed his second season as an assistant coach, working primarily with distance runners. During his time in the position, four distance runners have set new school records.

WESTMINSTER WOMEN CAPTURE PAC T&F TITLE (5/1/10)
The Westminster women captured the team title today at the 2010 PAC Men's & Women's Track & Field Championship, hosted by Grove City College at Robert E. Thorn Field in Grove City, Pa. The Titans recorded 173 points to easily outdistance second-place Waynesburg (126), giving Westminster its third straight PAC women's crown. Winning coach Tim McNeil of Westminster was lauded as PAC Women's Coach of the Year, respectively. Other year-end MVP awards went to Waynesburg sophomore Krystal Baker (women's field) and Grove City junior Emily Pierce (women's track). Complete results are now online, along with a complete list of All-PAC performances.

GROVE CITY TO HOST 2010 PAC CHAMPIONSHIP (4/28/10)
Robert E. Thorn Field on the campus of Grove City College in Grove City, Pa., will be the site of the 2010 PAC Men's & Women's Track & Field Championships, scheduled for this Saturday (May 1) beginning at 11 a.m. The Grove City men and Westminster women are the defending conference champions at the event. Performance lists and heat sheets for the event are now online, while complete results and standings will be available here on Saturday night.

THIEL'S MCAFEE HONORED BY PAC SAAC (1/20/10)
Senior PAC student-athlete Sarah McAfee of Thiel College have been named PAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Month for January 2010.

WU'S JONES HONORED BY PAC SAAC (10/20/09)
The PAC has announced that Samantha Greenwood of Chatham University and Elisha Jones of Waynesburg University have been named Scholar-Athletes of the Month by the PAC Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) for October, 2009.

STEVE CARR NAMED HEAD COACH AT THIEL (8/11/09)
Thiel College has hired Steve Carr as its new head men's & women's track & field coach. Carr, who replaces Ricardo Franklin, is a 13-year collegiate assistant who most recently spent three years as assistant coach at Wheaton (Mass.) College. Carr is a 1995 graduate of Allegheny College, where he was a four-year conference champion in the pole vault.