Athletics Press Releases


W&J Men's Track & Field Captures PAC South Quad	*Wed, April 18 - 11:06 PM*	BETHANY, W.Va. -- The Washington & Jefferson College men's track & field team captured first place, while the women's squad notched second on Wednesday at the 2012 Presidents' Athletic Conference South Quad Meet hosted by Bethany...
Presidents Earn Seventh-Place Team Finishes At Westminster Invitational	*Sun, April 15 - 4:48 PM*	Presidents Earn Seventh-Place Team Finishes At Westminster Invitational NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. – Senior C.J. Corcoran (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) and junior Benjamin Kopchick (Clarksburg, Pa./Saltsburg) both won events Saturday to lead...
W&J Track & Field Squads Compete At CMU Quad	*Sat, April 7 - 9:36 PM*	PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College women's track and field team placed third, while the men's squad placed fourth Saturday at Carnegie Mellon's Quad Meet at Gesling Stadium. The host Tartans won the men's meet...
W&J Men’s Track & Field Earns Regional Ranking	*Wed, April 4 - 2:06 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College men’s track & field team is ranked ninth in the latest USTFCCA Division III Mideast Region rankings released on Wednesday. Salisbury (Md.) took the top spot in the poll, followed by...
W&J Track & Field Standouts Earn PAC Weekly Awards	*Mon, April 2 - 5:11 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College senior Taylor Hockman (Hedgesville, W.Va./Martinsburg) and freshman Kristen Galligan (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) were both selected Monday by the Presidents’ Athletic...
W&J Posts Four Winners At Home Invite	*Sat, March 31 - 8:17 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College hosted its annual track & field invitational Saturday at Cameron Stadium. The Presidents placed second in both team competitions. Carnegie Mellon won the men's team title,...
W&J Opens Outdoor Season In North Carolina	*Sat, March 17 - 7:08 PM*	WINSTON SALEM, N.C. -- The Washington & Jefferson College men's and women's track & field teams opened their outdoor seasons this weekend at the storm-shortened Wake Forest Open. The meet was unscored and consisted of teams...
Taylor Hockman Places 11th At NCAA Indoors	*Fri, March 9 - 9:25 PM*	GRINNELL, Iowa -- Washington & Jefferson College senior Taylor Hockman (Martinsburg, W.Va./Hedgesville) placed 11th of 13 long jump competitors on Friday evening at the 2012 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships at...
Taylor Hockman Qualifies For NCAA Indoor Championships	*Mon, March 5 - 11:56 AM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College senior Taylor Hockman (Martinsburg, W. Va./Hedgesville) has qualified to compete in the NCAA Division III Indoor Long Jump National Championship at Grinnell College (Iowa) on Friday, March 9....
Taylor Hockman Takes Second In Long Jump At ECAC Indoors To Lead W&J	*Sat, March 3 - 7:04 PM*	NEW YORK, N.Y. – Senior Taylor Hockman (Martinsburg, W.Va./Hedgesville) took second place out of 31 competitors in the long jump to lead Washington & Jefferson College this weekend at the 2012 ECAC Division III Indoor Track & Field...
Presidents’ Track & Field Looking To Repeat Success In 2012	*Wed, February 29 - 3:04 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- As the indoor season winds down, the Washington & Jefferson College track & field teams are eager to open the 2012 outdoor season. First-year Head Coach Shawn Marek inherits a women’s team coming off its...
Five W&J Track & Field Athletes Qualify For ECAC Indoor Championships	*Mon, February 27 - 3:29 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Five track & field athletes from Washington & Jefferson College have qualified to compete in the ECAC Division III Indoor Championships on March 3-4. The event will be held at the New York Armory in New...
Mangold Earns Two Victories For W&J Track & Field At Fred Wilt Memorial	*Mon, February 27 - 12:26 PM*	ANDERSON, Ind. -- Sophomore Cheyenne Mangold (Boerne, Texas/Texas Military Institute) claimed victories in the women’s 200- (26.95) and 400-meter (59.63) races to highlight the Washington & Jefferson College track & field...
Presidents Claim Two Top-Five Team Finishes In Columbus	*Sat, February 18 - 10:44 PM*	COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Washington & Jefferson College women’s indoor track & field team captured second place, while the Presidents’ men took fourth Saturday at the 13-team Capital Classic. Otterbein claimed the women...
Galligan and Hockman Win Indoor Events At Mount Union	*Sat, February 4 - 11:11 PM*	ALLIANCE, Ohio – Washington & Jefferson College senior Taylor Hockman (Martinsburg, W.V./Hedgesville) and freshman Kristen Galligan (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) both won events Saturday at the University of Mount Union’s...
W&J Track & Field Wins Seven Events At B-W Indoors	*Sat, January 21 - 4:13 PM*	BEREA, Ohio -- Washington & Jefferson College won seven events Friday evening at the Baldwin-Wallace Mid-January Indoor Track & Field Invitational. Both President squads placed third out of eight teams. Baldwin-Wallace...
W&J Track & Field Trio Wins Titles At Marietta	*Sat, January 14 - 10:49 PM*	MARIETTA, Ohio – Senior Taylor Hockman’s (Martinsburg, W.Va./Hedgesville) long jump title, sophomore Cheyenne Mangold’s (Boerne, Texas/Texas Military Institute) 400-meter crown and freshman Kristen Galligan’s (Frederick...
Presidents’ Indoor Track & Field Opens Season In Morgantown	*Mon, December 5 - 12:18 PM*	MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Washington & Jefferson College senior Taylor Hockman (Martinsburg, W.Va./Hedgesville) won the long jump title to highlight the Presidents at the indoor track & field season-opening WVU Holiday Classic hosted...
Scott Ryan's ECAC Title Highlights W&J at Moravian	*Thu, July 14 - 3:21 PM*	BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Sophomore Scott Ryan (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East) won the 10,000 meters title to highlight Washington & Jefferson College at the two-day ECAC Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships which wrapped...
W&J Track & Field Continues Spring Season at Allegheny	*Thu, July 14 - 3:19 PM*	MEADVILLE, Pa. -- Three Washington & Jefferson College athletes won individual titles on Friday at the Allegheny College Gator Invitational. The meet was unscored. The women's senior duo of Katelynd McElhany (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-...