PAC 60th anniversary team (Men's Outdoor Track & Field)

The Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC), formally organized in 1955 by charter members Case Institute of Technology, Western Reserve University, John Carroll University and Wayne State University, is celebrating its 60th anniversary throughout the 2014-15 academic year. The PAC will be recognizing 60 of its outstanding student-athletes that have competed as members of both present, and past, league-affiliated institutions in 19 championship sports with the creation of 60th anniversary celebratory teams.

Sixteen of the PAC’s past and present members are participating in the yearlong celebration project. All 10 of the PAC’s current members were automatically included, while past league members must have had at least a 10-year affiliation with the conference to participate.

Both past and present PAC members receive “automatic” selections on the 60th anniversary teams based on the institution’s membership time. Each school also has the opportunity to nominate a limited number of additional “at-large” student-athletes for consideration.

Sport-specific advisory committees, made up of five-six past and present PAC coaches and administrators, determine additional “at-large” student-athletes to be recognized in order to reach 60 student-athletes on each celebratory team.

Name	School	Years Competed	Hometown/High School
Andy Apisa	Thiel College	1995-99	Mineral Ridge, Ohio/Mineral Ridge
A four-year letter winner, Apisa was a major player on Thiel’s PAC championship teams in 1996 and 1998. He was named PAC MVP in 1998 after earning first-place finishes in the hammer, shot and discus and a second-place finish in the javelin. He holds three Thiel indoor records today, including the 35-pound weight throw (45-3), discus (113-3) and shot put (46-11.5). Apisa also holds Thiel’s outdoor record in the hammer throw (161-3).
Nick Arminio	Bethany College	1982-86	Toms River, N.J./Toms River
Arminio, a 1997 inductee into the Bethany College Athletic Hall of Fame, was a two-time national qualifier in the javelin. He posted a third-place finish as a sophomore at the PAC Championships in 1984, finishing with a throw of 177-09. In the following two seasons, he earned NCAA Championships qualifying marks. In 1985 he finished with a throw of 207-09, which still stands as the Bethany all-time record. As a senior in 1986, Arminio once again found his way to the national championships, posting a throw of 196-02 at the PAC Championships.
Don Ashton	Bethany College	1959-63	West Leisenring, Pa./West Leisenring
Ashton, a 1982 inductee into the Bethany College Athletic Hall of Fame, was an anchor member of one of the first great Bison teams. During his tenure, the Bison captured a PAC title (1961) and finished second twice to Wayne State in 1962 and 1963. Ashton was a seven-time PAC champion, which included winning both the 100-yard and the 220-yard title in 1962 and 1963. In 1963, he ran the 100-yard dash in 9.7 seconds, which was, at the time, a conference record. He also competed in the relay events, helping the Bison to conference championships in the 880 relay (1961, 1962) as well as the 440 relay in 1963.
Luke Baum	John Carroll University	1982-86	Wilmette, Ill./Loyola Academy
Baum became the second track and field athlete to be inducted into the John Carroll University Athletic Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 1999. He was honored twice as the MVP at the PAC Championships and is a four-time letter winner and two-time national qualifier. In his career, Baum won PAC titles in the triple jump (1985) and long jump (1984-85). At the time of his induction, his name remained beside a pair of indoor records and one outdoor record.
Richie Beckett	Bethany College	1991-95	Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park
A 2012 inductee into the Bethany College Athletic Hall of Fame, Beckett qualified for the 1993 NCAA Division III National Championships in the 110 hurdles, finishing ninth at the Championships. As a senior in 1995, he won conference championships in the 110 hurdles, the 4x100 and 4x400 relays, finishing his career with 10 All-PAC honors. His name remains in the Bethany records books as a member of the 4x400 relay (3:20.64) and held the 4x100 relay record until it was broken in 2014.
Ryan Bell	Westminster College	2009-12	New Wilmington, Pa./Wilmington
Bell was a two-year letter winner and javelin standout for the Titans, earning All-America accolades twice in his career. As a junior, Bell finished fourth at the NCAA Division III Championships with a throw of 206 feet. That same season, he also became the only javelin All-American and national qualifier in the event in Westminster history. Bell ranked fourth in the country with a school-record 218-1 mark as a senior. His 209-1 toss at the 2012 Division III Championships placed him seventh and earned him his second All-American honor. Bell is the only Titan to accomplish the feat. He also won the event at the PAC Championships in 2012 (217-11).
Gil Blount	Western Reserve University	1956-60
Blount was a 10-time PAC champion for three PAC championship teams at Western Reserve University. Scoring more points in PAC competition than any other student-athlete in school history, he won three PAC titles in the 220-yard intermediate hurdles, two in the 120-yard high hurdles, two in the long jump, one in the high jump, one in the 100-yard dash and one in the 220-yard dash. During his performance in 1958 he set a PAC record with a mark of 21 feet, 10.25 inches in the long jump.  He was inducted into CWRU’s Spartan Club Hall of Fame in 1988.
Kurt Bonnet	Waynesburg University	2009-14	Eighty Four, Pa./Canon-McMillan
A two-sport standout in both track and field and basketball, Bonnet was a four-time All-PAC selection in the discus. He earned First Team laurels in 2011 and 2012 after recording a Second Team toss as a freshman in 2010. After missing out on his senior season of 2013 due to injury, Bonnet returned to the team as a graduate student in 2014 and nabbed his second set of Second Team honors.
John Bresnan	Thiel College	1990-94	Greenville, Pa./Greenville
Bresnan was named the PAC MVP in 1992 and 1993 and earned a total of 17 All-PAC honors in outdoor track and field. In 1992, he finished first in the 200 and was part of the Tomcats’ championship 4x100 and 4x400 relays. He also finished second in the 100 and high jump. In 1993, Bresnan won the high jump at the PAC Championships and was part of the championship 4x400 relay. He also finished second in the 200 and 400 and the javelin. In 1994, Bresnan finished first at the PAC Championships in the 200 and the 400. He qualified for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships three times in the decathlon and was an All-American in 1994.
Adam Carswell	Westminster College	2009-13	Painesville, Ohio/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin
Carswell finished his outstanding career in 2013 as one of the most successful sprinters in Westminster history. The four-year letter winner was a four-time All-PAC First Team performer. He ran to three-straight conference titles in the 400 (2011-13) and was a member of the Titans’ winning 4X100 relays in 2012 and 2013. He also aided the winning 4X400 relay in 2010. Carswell’s 400 time of 48.84 seconds in 2013 remains a school record, along with his team’s 4X100 time of 42.45, also set in 2013. The Titans won three PAC titles during his tenure.
Jeff Cass	Grove City College	1985-89	Erie, Pa./Harborcreek
In 1987 Cass was crowned PAC MVP and was an NCAA Division III qualifier in the 200-meter dash. He won five individual conference titles and three additional relay titles to help Grove City to team conference crowns in three of his four years. He finished third in the 100-meter dash and fourth in the 400-meter hurdles as a freshman to help Grove City to its first conference title in 1986. He won the 400-meter dash and ran on the winning 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relays while finishing second in the 200 to help Grove City repeat as conference champions in 1987. Cass won the 100 and the 200 at the 1988 PAC Championships and closed out his career by winning titles in the 100, 200 and 4x100 relay in 1989. Named the 1989 Grove City College Sportsman of the Year, he was a 2008 inductee into the Grove City College Athletic Hall of Fame.
Dorran Coley	Thiel College	2005-09	Kingston, Jamaica/Kingston College
Coley earned PAC MVP honors for three-consecutive seasons (2006-08). A 13-time All-PAC First Team honoree, he was a four-time champion in the 110 hurdles and was part of the Tomcats’ four-time 4x400 relay championship squad. Coley holds current PAC records in the 110 hurdles and is a member of the record-holding 4x100 and 4x400 relays. He qualified for the NCAA Division III Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Championships six times and is a seven-time All-American.
C.B. Crouse	Case Institute of Technology	1964-68	Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg
Crouse was an NCAA champion and three-time PAC champion who scored a total of 40 career points in PAC Championship competition. A member of CWRU’s Spartan Club Hall of Fame, he won PAC titles in the shot put and the discus in 1968 as well as the discus in 1967. On the national stage, he was a two-time All-American with a fifth-place performance in the pole vault in 1966 and earned a national title in the discus in 1968.
Matt Cruse	Bethany College	2006-10	Naples, Fla./Barron Collier
Bethany’s first-ever two-time All-American, Cruse qualified for the NCAA Division III National Championships on four separate occasions, including qualifying for both the 110 and the 400 hurdles during the Spring of 2008. He first earned All-American status in the 55 hurdles during the indoor season in 2007, finishing with a time of 7.60. He followed that performance in the Spring of 2008 by earning All-American status in the 110 hurdles by notching a seventh-place mark (14.56). In the prelims of the event, he set the Bethany record, posting a time of 14.49, a school record that still holds today. Along with his Division III Championship honors, Cruse earned All-PAC honors four times and took home the 400 hurdles title as a freshman in 2007 (54.82).
Kevin Cureton	Carnegie Mellon University	1979-83
Cureton was part of four PAC team championships during his time at Carnegie Mellon. He was named the PAC’s MVP twice (1982, 1983), and in both years was a three-time individual champion, winning the 100 and 200 while competing as a member of the 4x400 relay.
Brian Dickman	Bethany College	1991-95	Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park
Dickman, a 2011 inductee into the Bethany College Athletic Hall of Fame, earned PAC MVP honors at the 1994 and 1995 conference championship meets. He was the PAC champion in the 100 in 1993 and earned conference titles in the 100, 400 hurdles, 4x100 and 4x400 relays at the 1995 championships. Dickman qualified for the 1994 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 400 hurdles and, at the time of his graduation, owned Bison records in the 400 (49.04), 400 hurdles (53.14), 4x100 relay (42.74) and 4x400 relay (3:20.64).
Alex Eaton	Thiel College	2006-10	Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep
Eaton was a nine-time All-PAC First Team honoree during his four years at Thiel, earning PAC MVP honors in 2009. He won the 400 four times and the 200 twice. He was also a part of the Tomcats’ 4x400 relay that finished first at the PAC Championships for four-straight years (2006-09). Eaton was a six-time NCAA Division III All-American and won the national championship in the 400 in 2010.
Nick Edinger	Geneva College	2009-13	Mars, Pa./Mars
Edinger proved to be one of the most talented distance runners in Geneva history. As a junior he placed third in the 5,000 (15.23.62) at the PAC Championships, and in 2013, set school records in the 5,000 (14:48.26) and 10,000 (31:27.90). He concluded his career by winning an individual title in the 5,000 (15:11.28) and finishing second in the 10,000 (32:31) at the 2013 conference championships.
William Edwards	Hiram College	1975-79	Cleveland, Ohio
Edwards was a three-time NCAA Division III All-American, placing sixth in the 100 at the national championships in 1978 and finishing second in the 100 and fourth in the 200 in 1979. Recognized as the finest sprinter in the Hiram’s history, he was a nine-time PAC champion, winning both the 100 and 200 for three-consecutive seasons (1977-79). He also anchored the winning 4x100 relay teams in each of those seasons. Edwards was named the PAC Most Valuable Performer at the 1978 conference championships. His time of 21.8 seconds in the 200, set at the 1979 PAC Championships, stood as the conference meet record for over 30 years. He received the Campbell Award in 1979 as Hiram’s Male Student-Athlete of the Year and was inducted into the William H. Hollinger Athletic Hall of Fame at Hiram in 1993.
Phil Feinberg	Thomas More College	2009-12	Tempe, Ariz./Corona Del Sol
Feinberg won the 2012 PAC title in the high jump with a mark of 6-6. He also claimed Second Team All-PAC honors in the long jump at the 2012 Championships, posting a jump of 21-07.5. He holds Thomas More outdoor records in both the long jump (22-11.50) and high jump (6-08.75).
Larry Fortner	Wayne State University	1959-63	Marshall, N.C.
Forter earned a pair of letters (1962-63) with Wayne State men's track and field team. During his two years as a Tartar, Fortner garnered All-America honors twice and was named the PAC champion in three different events. He earned First Team All-America honors both years and was also named to the All-PAC First Team in 1962 and 1963 along with helping Wayne State to PAC team titles both seasons. In 1962, Fortner broke Wayne State’s Tartar Field record in the pole vault with a 14 foot, 6 inch mark. However, 1963 proved to be his best season as he won the PAC championship in the pole vault with a 14-6 mark. He also won the high jump with a 6-5 mark while running the anchor leg of Wayne State's championship mile relay team. Fortner then competed in the prestigious Penn Relays, where he placed second in the 1963 pole vault by bettering his previous career mark to 14-10. In addition, he broke the AAU indoor championship record in the pole vault with a 14-11 mark in 1963. After graduating from Wayne State in 1963 with a bachelor's degree in biology and a minor in physical education, Fortner continued his education at WSU. He received his master's degree in one year in physical education in 1964. He was inducted into the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.
Rick Freeburg	Thiel College	1971-75	Waterford, Pa.
Freeburg competed as a member of the Tomcats’ track and field team from 1971-75, earning four letters. He was the top point-earner and team MVP in each of his four seasons while also being elected team captain during his junior and senior seasons. Freeburg won the PAC title in the javelin three times, and at the 1975 championships, won the long and triple jump while finishing second in the high jump.
Greg French	Washington & Jefferson College	2008-12	Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East
French was a key member of W&J’s first-ever PAC championship team in 2010. He captured four PAC individual titles throughout his career, including a pair of 110 high hurdle crowns. He placed among the top three finishers at the conference meet 11 different times. French still owns a pair of W&J records.
Tyler French	Geneva College	2009-13	Bessemer, Pa./Mohawk
French was a major contributor during his time with the Golden Tornadoes. He concluded his career as a four-time top-five place winner at the PAC Championships. In 2012 he finished third in the discus and fifth in the shot put and in 2013 he won the PAC title in the shot put while finishing fourth in the discus.
Todd Fry	Washington & Jefferson College	1999-2003	Hannibal, Ohio/River
Fry was named the PAC MVP following the 2000 and 2001 seasons. As a freshman he won the long jump and helped the 4x100 relay claim the conference crown, while finishing as the runner-up in four other events. He was the PAC champion in four events (100, 110 hurdles, 200, long jump) as a sophomore, and during his junior year, he placed ninth in the long jump at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships. Fry was also an all-conference wide receiver for W&J’s football team.
Joe Goldcamp	Carnegie Mellon University	1977-81
Goldcamp was named the PAC MVP following the 1981 Championships. During the meet, he finished first in the 400 hurdles and 110hurdles while finishing second in the javelin. During the 1980 PAC Championships, Goldcamp won an individual title in the 400 hurdles. In his four years, the Tartans claimed three PAC team championships.
Adam Hadbavny	Westminster College	2002-06	Westmoreland City, Pa./Norwin
Hadbavny was a field standout and four-year letter winner during his time at Westminster. He captured six PAC first-place finishes between the discus and the shot put (2004-06). He earned a qualifying spot in the 2006 NCAA Division III Championships, where he finished 13th in the discus (156-0). His 168 foot, three inch discus toss as a senior is remains a school record. He also holds the Titans' indoor shot put record (48-7.25).
Shawn Harding	Thiel College	1996-2000	Coraopolis, Pa./Montour
Harding is a former PAC Co-MVP, sharing the honor with teammate Archie White in 1996. In 1996, he won the 800, 1,500 and the 5,000 at the conference championships. He also ran a leg on the second-place 4x400 relay in 1996. In 1998, Harding won the 1,500. He holds three Thiel records, including the 800 and 1,500 and the 3,000 steeplechase. Harding was inducted into the Thiel College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.
Bill Hartz	Allegheny College	1975-79	Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair
Thirty-five years after graduating, Hartz remains the premier hurdler in Allegheny program history. He earned a total of seven PAC individual titles, as he won the 400 intermediate hurdle championship in each of his four years, while also taking the 110 hurdles championship in 1977, 1978 and 1979. Named the PAC MVP in both 1978 and 1979, he was a two-time All-American, finishing fifth in the 110 hurdles at the 1978 Division III National Championship before taking third a year later in the 400 hurdles. He still owns the Allegheny school record in both events, with a time of 14.64 seconds in the 110 hurdles in 1978 and 52.34 in the 400 hurdles in 1979. Hartz was inducted into the Allegheny Hall of Fame in 1992.
Ivan Hawkins	Waynesburg University	2003-06	Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg South
Hawkins was the Yellow Jackets’ first male NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field national qualifier since Waynesburg reinstated varsity track and field in 2005. He qualified for the 2006 national championships in the 200-meter dash. Hawkins won PAC titles that same year in both the 100-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay, while also finishing second in the 200. Prior to his work on the track, Hawkins was a four-year standout with the Yellow Jacket football team and is regarded as one of the greatest wide receivers in school history.
Tom Held	Allegheny College	1979-83	Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep
Also a member of the PAC’s 60th Anniversary Cross Country team, Held remains one of the top mid-distance runners in Allegheny track and field history. He is an eight-time PAC champion, sweeping both the 800 and 1,500 in each of his four years. In 1982, he set a still-standing PAC record in the 1,500 with a winning time of 3:55.00, while the next season, he broke a conference mark in the 800 with a time of 1:55.20. Held was a two-time All-American in the 1,500, as he took second at the 1982 Division III National Championships and finished seventh in 1983. He was also the first Allegheny track and field athlete to earn Academic All-America Honors, doing so following his 1983 senior campaign.
Brian Herrick	Grove City College	1983-87	Greenville, Pa./Greenville
Herrick, one of Grove City’s first conference champions, won three individual titles and a relay title during his  time with the Wolverines. He finished second in the 800 meters in Grove City’s first PAC Championships appearance as a sophomore before winning the 1500 meters and finishing second in the 800 to help Grove City to its first PAC title in 1986. Herrick repeated as conference champion in the 1500 and also added titles in the 800 and the 4x400-meter relay to lead Grove City to its second-straight conference crown in 1987. He still holds Grove City’s school record in the 800 (1:55.61) and also held the 1500 record until 2009. The 1987 Grove City College Sportsman of the Year, Herrick was a 2015 inductee into the Grove City College Athletic Hall of Fame.
Taylor Hockman	Washington & Jefferson College	2008-12	Martinsburg, W.Va./Hedgesville
Hockman also played football for the Presidents, and while competing as a member of the track and field squad, became the first President in 10 years to earn a spot at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships, placing 11th nationally in the long jump in 2012. He was twice selected as the PAC Field Athlete of the Year (2011, 2012), and as a senior, was voted the PAC MVP after claiming long jump and triple jump titles. His 2010 long jump title helped W&J win its first-ever PAC men’s track and field team championship.
David Jones	John Carroll University	1974-78
Jones was a two-sport athlete at John Carroll, participating as a member of the football and track and field squads. He was the PAC MVP in 1976 and 1977, helping John Carroll to a conference title in 1977 with 113 points. Jones earned the best time in the 100-yard dash (10.0), the 220-yard dash (22.4) and recorded the top mark in the long jump (20-6) during the 1976 championships. During the 1977 season, he posted a PAC best in the triple jump (44-9.5) and again in the long jump (22-8). When inducted into the John Carroll University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987, Jones held five school records, and today he still holds the school record in the triple jump (45-2.5), which was recorded during the 1977 season.
Tony Lamosek	Waynesburg University	2009-13	Latrobe, Pa./Latrobe
Lamosek was a three-time All-PAC honoree in the discus. He won a PAC title in the event as a senior in 2013, qualifying for the ECAC Championships in the event that same season.
Jack Larimer	Western Reserve University	1959-63
Larimer was a five-time PAC champion and seven-time All-PAC performer for Western Reserve University. Scoring a total of 68 career points at the PAC Championships, he swept the 100-yard dash, 120-yard high hurdles and 220-yard intermediate hurdles in 1961 before winning PAC titles in the 120 HH and 220 IM hurdles in 1962. During his career, Larimer set three PAC records.
John Lischner	Thiel College	1993-97	Denton, Md.
Lischner was the 1995 NCAA Division III champion in the javelin after his throw of 220 feet, 6.5 inches defeated defending national champion and current Division III record holder Kris Theriault of Fitchburg State College. Thiel’s second-ever track and field national champion, Lischner was also the school's first four-time Division III All-American, finishing seventh in 1994, third in 1996 and sixth in 1997. He was also a three-time PAC javelin champion.
Jim McElhaney	Grove City College	1982-86	Butler, Pa./Butler
McElhaney was a two-time PAC Field MVP (1985, 1986) and five-time NCAA Division III All-American. He won six individual conference titles in the throws in 1985 and 1986, Grove City’s first two seasons in the league. He won titles in the discus, javelin and shot put in 1985 and went on to earn NCAA All-America honors in both javelin and shot put. McElhaney repeated as conference champion in all three events in 1986 and earned three All-America citations after finishing as national runner-up in the discus, fifth in the javelin and 10th in the shot put at the 1986 Division III Championships. He played a key role in helping the Wolverines earn their first PAC team title in 1986. His winning mark of 53-06.25 in the shot put at the 1986 PAC Championships still stands as the PAC Outdoor Championship meet record. McElhaney owns College records in both the shot put and the javelin while his discus record stood for 24 years. He was a 2008 inductee into the Grove City College Athletic Hall of Fame.
Doug Melton	Washington & Jefferson College	2004-08	Cleveland, Ohio/Midpark
Melton placed eighth in the discus at the 2008 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships to become W&J’s first-ever male track and field All-American. Melton, who also played football for the Presidents, claimed the 2008 PAC discus championship. He is also a member of W&J’s school-record 800 (indoor) and 1,600 (outdoor) relay teams.
Trale Merz	Waynesburg University	2007-11	Shaler, Pa./Shaler
Merz is considered one of the finest Yellow Jacket sprinters and hurdlers since Waynesburg reinstated its track program in 2005. He is a three-time All-PAC honoree in the 400 hurdles, including a First Team performance in 2010. He also collected Honorable Mention All-PAC applause in the 110 hurdles in 2010 and was part of both the Yellow Jackets' PAC champion 4x100 and PAC Honorable Mention 4x400 relays. That same season he qualified for the ECAC Championships in the 400 hurdles and as a member of the 4x100 relay.
Leo Miller	John Carroll University	1983-87
Miller was a five-time letter winner for John Carroll, with four of those letters coming in track and field. He was John Carroll’s first national champion in track and field, winning the NCAA Division III high jump title at the 1987 NCAA Indoor Championships. Miller was awarded All-PAC 10 times, was a conference champion five times and held three school records upon his graduation. He holds the all-time John Carroll record in the high jump with a top mark of 6-11, set during the 1987 season. He is a 1997 inductee in the JCU Athletic Hall of Fame.
Daryl Moore	Thiel College	2001-05	Pittsburgh, Pa./Westinghouse
Moore earned 2004 and 2005 PAC MVP honors and was a 14-time All-PAC honoree. He scored 36.5 points for Thiel at the 2005 PAC Championships, winning the 110-meter hurdles and competing as a member of the Tomcats’ championship 4x400-meter relay team. He also finished second in the 400, long jump and triple jump. In 2004, he won the 110-meter hurdles, the triple jump and was part of the conference championship 4x400-meter relay team. In 2003, he won titles in the long jump and as part of the 4x400-meter relay team.
Clyde Morgan	Thiel College	1996-2000	Youngstown, Ohio/Chaney
Morgan competed as a member of both the track and field and football squads (1996-1999), lettering in all four of his four seasons with each program. He captained the track and field squad in 1997, 1998 and 1999 and was a member of both the 1996 and 1998 PAC Championship teams, competing in the 110-meter and 400-meter hurdles as well as the 1,600-meter relay. He was the first Thiel athlete to win individual conference championships in the 110 hurdles in three-straight years (1996-1998). Morgan provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in the 400 hurdles in 1996 and earned three all-PAC First Team selections.
Ed Niehaus	Hiram College	1973-77	Barberton, Ohio/Barberton
Niehaus was a seven-time PAC champion, winning the 400-meter dash title four years in a row from 1974 to 1977, and was undefeated in conference dual meet competition in that event. He also anchored three conference championship 4x400-meter relay teams during those years. An all-around athlete, Niehaus was also an All-PAC performer in both cross country and basketball, and ended his Hiram career with 12 varsity letters. He received the Campbell Award in 1977 as Hiram’s Male Student-Athlete of the Year, and upon graduation he was awarded a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship to further his education. Niehaus was inducted into the William H. Hollinger Athletic Hall of Fame at Hiram in 1992.
Les Niehaus	Hiram College	1972-76	Barberton, Ohio/Barberton
Niehaus earned NCAA Division III All-American honors in 1976, placing fourth at the national championships in the 110 hurdles. He was a six-time PAC champion, twice winning the 110 hurdles, once winning the 400 intermediate hurdles and three times as a member of the winning 4x400 relay. Niehaus also competed in field events, twice taking the conference runner-up spot in the triple jump. A versatile athlete, he also won three letters in swimming and was an All-PAC performer on Hiram’s medley relay team. Niehaus was inducted into the William H. Hollinger Athletic Hall of Fame at Hiram in 1992.
Bob Perri	Grove City College	2004-08	Washington, Pa./Trinity
Perri, a two-time PAC champion in the shot put (2007-2008), claimed NCAA Division III All-America honors in the shot put after finishing eighth at the 2007 Division III Championships. He also finished third in the discus at the PAC Championships in both 2007 and 2008. He was the fourth-place finisher in the shot put at both 2004 and 2006 conference championships.
Jim Phibbs	Grove City College	1993-97	Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard
Phibbs, a 1994 NCAA Division III All-American in the high jump, won three PAC titles and added three more runner-up finishes. He claimed conference titles in both the high jump and the 110 hurdles as a freshman in 1994, qualifying for the Division III Championships in the high jump with a regular-season jump of 6-10 that still stands as the College record. He won the high jump and finished second in the 110 hurdles in 1995 and finished second in both events in 1996. Phibbs helped the Wolverines win conference team titles in both 1994 and 1995.
Rory Phillips	Grove City College	2000-04	Kane, Pa./Kane
Phillips was the runner-up in the javelin at the 2004 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships. He finished 10th at the Division III Championships in the javelin in 2003. Phillips was a three-time PAC champion in the javelin (2002-04) after finishing as conference runner-up as a freshman.
Chansler Poole	Saint Vincent College	2010-14	Harrison City, Pa./Penn-Trafford
Poole was the first-ever harrier in Bearcat history to earn All-America status from the NCAA, garnering the honor in both 2013 and 2014. In 2013 as a junior, he finished seventh overall in the 1,500 at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships, and followed in 2014 with an eighth-place finish. He was also a two-time PAC champion in the 1,500 (2013-14). As a senior he finished second at the PAC Championships in the 800. He left SVC as the school’s record holder in the 1,500.
Jamie Rogerson	Bethany College	1989-93	Glendale, W.Va./John Marshall
Rogerson, a 2005 inductee into the Bethany College Athletic Hall of Fame, was a two-time PAC MVP, winning league accolades in 1990 and 1993. He won seven PAC titles during his tenure, capturing first place in the 110 hurdles in 1990, 1991 and 1993 while crossing first in the 400 hurdles from 1991-93. He also earned Second Team All-PAC honors three times and set the school record in the 200, a mark that stood for 14 years until it was broken in the Spring of 2006.
Jaisyn Ross	Thiel College	1992-96	Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin
Ross claimed three individual PAC championships during his time with the Tomcats, winning triple jump titles in 1992 and 1993 and the long jump title in 1995. He also added runner-up honors in the long jump in 1992 and 1993 and in the high jump in 1995 while posting third-place finishes in the 100 in 1992 and the long jump in 1996. He also ran on PAC-winning 4x100 relays in 1992 and 1993. A two-time national qualifier, Ross earned All-America honors at the 1995 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the long jump with his sixth-place finish (23-04.50).
Scott Ryan	Washington & Jefferson College	2009-13	Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East
Ryan qualified for the 2013 NCAA Division III 10,000 national championship field after claiming his third-straight PAC title in the event. He also claimed a pair of ECAC 10,000 championships. In 2012, Ryan was named the PAC MVP as a junior after claiming the 5,000 and 10,000 titles. He concluded his career by establishing eight school records.
Mark Saylor	Westminster College	2010-13	West Middlesex, Pa./West Middlesex
During his three-year career at Westminster, Saylor proved to be one of the top pole vaulters in school history. The West Middlesex, Pa. native captured the PAC pole vault crown in 2011 (15-1), 2012 (15-1) and 2013 (15-3). His 15 foot, 3 inch jump in 2012 also set a stadium record. He was a three-year letter winner for the Titans.
John Scheid	John Carroll University	1969-72
Scheid was instrumental in helping John Carroll win its first PAC track and field title in 1969, as the Blue Streaks edged Case Tech by just three points. Over the course of his four years, Scheid earned All-PAC honors a total of 11 times, winning five league titles. On an individual level, he won the 100-yard dash in 1969 and the 220-yard dash in both 1969 and 1970. He was also a member of the PAC champion 440-yard relays in both 1969 and 1972. In Scheid's four years as a letter winner, the JCU track and field program won one PAC title and finished as conference runner-up twice. He graduated from JCU as a school outdoor record holder in the 100- and 220-yard dash and as a member of the 440-yard relay.
Jeb Schreiber	Grove City College	1999-2003	Oil City, Pa./Oil City
Schreiber claimed PAC MVP honors at the 2002 conference championships. He won five individual conference titles and added eight other top-five finishes at PAC Championship events while leading the Wolverines to four-straight PAC team titles. Schreiber finished third in the 400 meters as a freshman, and as a sophomore in 2001, won the 400 and the 400-meter hurdles while taking second in the high jump. He earned conference MVP honors in 2002 after winning the 400 and 400 hurdles and taking second in the high jump, third in the triple jump and fourth in the 110-meter hurdles. He won his third straight 400 hurdles title in 2003 while taking fourth in the high jump and 110 hurdles, fifth in the triple jump and sixth in the 400.
Scott Sukits	Grove City College	1998-2002	Prospect, Pa./Slippery Rock
Sukits won five individual PAC titles and added another four top-three finishes in the jumping events at the PAC Championships, helping the Wolverines to four straight conference titles. He finished as the conference runner-up in the long jump as a freshman in 1999 and was the runner-up in both the long jump and high jump as a sophomore in 2000. Sukits won conference titles in the high jump and triple jump as a junior while finishing third in the long jump. He saved his best for last, sweeping all three jumping crowns as a senior in 2002.
Brian Sullivan	Washington & Jefferson College	1990-94	Bethel Park, Pa.
Sullivan earned five All-PAC finishes during his three-year career with the track and field team. Inducted into the W&J Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010, he saved perhaps his best for his final season, as he captured conference championships in both the 5,000 and 10,000. He was honored with the squad’s Pete Kimmel Award and voted to the 1993 GTE/COSIDA Academic All-District team.
Jeff Tanchon	Case Western Reserve University	1970-74
Tanchon was a four-time PAC champion and eight-time All-PAC performer for four PAC championship teams. He won a pair of individual PAC titles in the mile run as well as one in the 880-yard run. Tanchon scored 72 career points in PAC championship competition and held school records in the mile and three-mile runs. Tanchon was inducted into the Spartan Club Hall of Fame in 1995.
John Telford	Wayne State University	1953-57	Detroit, Mich./Denby
Telford was a four-year letter winner in track and field from 1954-57. His top achievement was being ranked fourth in the World during the 1957 season. Telford set the Wayne State 440-yard record with a time of 46.8 seconds, becoming the first Michigan runner to eclipse the 47 second mark. He was also a co-captain of the 1957 PAC Championship squad and was also a key contributor on the 1956 PAC Championship team. He finished second in the 440-yard dash at both the NCAA Championship meet as well as the AAU National Championships. In the NCAA meet, both Telford and Bob McMurray of Morgan State finished in 46.80 with a photo finish used to determine the champion. He was inducted into the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1978. A 1958 Wayne State graduate with a bachelor's degree in English, he later earned a master's degree from WSU in 1961 and a doctorate degree in 1968.
Matt Wurtzler	Thomas More College	2010-14	Cincinnati, Ohio/Roger Bacon
Wurtzler ran to the 10,000 title (32:39.54) at the 2014 PAC Championships. He holds school indoor records in the 3,000 (9:23.27), 5,000 (16:20.20) and as a member of the Saints’ distance medley relay (11:28.44). He holds outdoor school records in both the 5,000 (15:40.21) and 10,000 (32:29.58).