Athletics Press Releases


Washington & Jefferson College Takes Third At PAC Swimming/Diving Championships	*Sat, February 18 - 11:58 PM*	GROVE CITY, Pa. – Washington and Jefferson College seniors Bethany Haver (Akron. Ohio/Harvey S. Firestone) and Justin Weifenbach (Corapolis, Pa./Montour) completed a Presidents’ sweep of the diving events to highlight W&J on Saturday...
Presidents In Third Place After Day Two Of PAC Swimming/Diving Championships	*Fri, February 17 - 11:10 PM*	GROVE CITY, Pa. – The Washington and Jefferson College men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams both sit in third place following Friday night’s action at the 2012 Presidents’ Athletic Conference Swimming &...
W&J Women 2nd; Men 3rd After First Day of PAC Swimming/Diving Championships	*Thu, February 16 - 11:57 PM*	GROVE CITY, Pa. – Senior Bethany Haver’s (Akron, Ohio/Harvey S. Firestone) sixth career conference diving title highlighted Washington & Jefferson College Thursday in the first day of action at the 2012 Presidents’ Athletic...
PAC Swimming & Diving Championship Begins Wednesday	*Tue, February 14 - 2:27 PM*	Washington, Pa. -- The Presidents’ Athletic Conference Swimming & Diving Championship opens Wednesday at the James E. Longnecker Pool. The championship is hosted by Grove City College and will run through Saturday. The events...
W&J Ends Dual-Meet Portion Of Season With Split In Wheeling	*Sat, February 4 - 10:31 PM*	WHEELING, W.Va. – The Washington and Jefferson College women’s swimming & diving team concluded its 2011-12 dual-meet schedule with an 11-1 record as the Presidents split with Wheeling Jesuit Saturday in West Virginia. The W...
Presidents Sweep Hiram To Land Orstein His 400th Win At W&J	*Sat, January 28 - 8:02 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College swimming and diving teams closed their 2011-12 home schedules with a dual-meet sweep of Hiram College on Senior Day Saturday at the Henry Memorial Natatorium. The W&J men (4-5...
W&J Swimmers Sweep PAC Weekly Awards	*Mon, January 23 - 4:54 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College seniors Michael Boutwell (Winchester, Va./John Handley) and Brittany Vogel (Butler, Pa./Butler) were awarded the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Swimmer...
Pool Records Fall For W&J During Split With PS-Behrend	*Sat, January 21 - 5:56 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College women’s swimming and diving team set a pair of pool records Saturday during its 149-100 victory over Penn State-Behrend at the Henry Memorial Natatorium. The PSB men earned...
Grove City Women Snap W&J’s 23-Meet Win Streak	*Sat, January 14 - 9:58 PM*	GROVE CITY, Pa. – The Washington and Jefferson College women’s swimming & diving team saw its streak of 23 consecutive dual meet wins come to an end on Saturday following a 151-137 loss to Grove City on Saturday afternoon. ...
W&J Diving Duo Qualifies For National Championships In Double-Dual Sweep	*Wed, January 11 - 10:10 PM*	Washington, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College seniors Bethany Haver (Akron, Ohio/Harvey S. Firestone) and Abbey Woodward (Beaver, Pa./Beaver) both qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships Wednesday night during the Presidents...
W&J Swimming Duo Earns PAC Weekly Awards	*Mon, January 9 - 5:58 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College seniors Jonathan Weeks (Donora, Pa./Ringgold) and Brittany Vogel (Butler, Pa./Butler) were selected as the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Swimmers of the Week on Monday. Vogel earns...
W&J Swimming/Diving Collects Sweep Of Saint Vincent	*Sat, January 7 - 5:07 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Senior Brittany Vogel (Butler, Pa./Butler) and freshman Michael Magdic (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) led Washington & Jefferson College to a Presidents’ Athletic Conference swimming and diving sweep of Saint...
W&J Swimming & Diving Claims GCC Invitational Title	*Sun, December 4 - 12:05 AM*	GROVE CITY, Pa. – The Washington and Jefferson College women’s swimming & diving team won its first Grove City Winter Invitational title since the 2007-08 season on Saturday evening. The Presidents ran away with the...
Women’s Swimming & Diving Leads Day One Grove City Invitational Standings	*Fri, December 2 - 11:20 PM*	GROVE CITY, Pa. – The Washington and Jefferson College women lead the day one standings, while the Presidents’ men are third following Friday’s action at the 2011 Grove City College Swimming & Diving Winter Invitational....
Women’s Swimming Cruises Past York; Men Edged Late By Spartans	*Sat, November 19 - 7:47 PM*	YORK, Pa. - The Washington & Jefferson women’s swimming team breezed York (Pa.) by 157-97, while the men’s swimming team was edged out in the final race by the Spartans 132-130 at the York Invitational on Saturday afternoon. ...
Woodward Finishes First At CMU Diving Invitational	*Sat, November 19 - 2:36 PM*	PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Senior Abbey Woodward (Beaver, Pa./Beaver) finished in first place on the 1-meter board to lead the Washington & Jefferson College diving team at the Carnegie Mellon University Diving Invitational. Woodward's...
Meyers Earns PAC Swimmer Of The Week	*Tue, November 15 - 12:12 PM*	Washington, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College freshman swimmer Jake Meyers (Richboro, Pa./Council Rock North) was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Week on Monday. Meyers was victorious in three events against...
Presidents Sweep Baldwin-Wallace In Ohio	*Sat, November 12 - 8:00 PM*	Washington, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College senior Brittany Vogel (Butler, Pa./Butler) and freshmen Jessica Sweitzer (Laurel, Md./Seton Keough) and Jake Meyers (Richboro, Pa./Council Rock North) were all triple winners in the...
W&J Women’s Swimming Opens With Victory; Men Fall To W. Va. Wesleyan	*Sat, November 5 - 4:10 PM*	Washington, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College women’s swimming and diving team began its 2011-12 season with a 134-92 win over West Virginia Wesleyan, while the W&J men fell 161-84 on Saturday afternoon at the Henry...
2011-12 Swimming & Diving Season Preview	*Tue, October 25 - 3:50 PM*	Few athletic programs in Washington & Jefferson College history have matched the consistent success that the Presidents’ swimming and diving teams have achieved the past two decades. This winter, the W&J women are searching for their...
W&J Teams Honored By CSCAA For Academics	*Wed, October 12 - 2:02 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams were both honored Thursday as NCAA Division III Scholar All-America Teams for the 2010-11 academic year by the College Swimming...
W&J Men Claim Third Place At 2011 PAC Championships	*Wed, October 12 - 1:56 PM*	GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College women claimed second place, while the men's squad placed third at the 2011 Presidents' Athletic Conference Swimming & Diving Championships following the final day of action...