Athletics Press Releases


Presidents' Wrestling Opens Season At King's Monarch Invitational	*Sat, November 3 - 6:51 PM*	WILKES BARRE, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College wrestling team opened its 2012-13 season on Saturday at the King's College Monarch Invitational. The Presidents took seventh place out of 12 teams with 34.5 points. Cortland...
Three Presidents Ranked In Preseason By D3Wrestle.com	*Fri, October 26 - 2:05 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College junior 149/157-pounder Josh Etzel (Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabeth Forward) will enter the 2012-13 season as the highest-ranked wrestler in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference according to...
2012-13 Presidents' Wrestling Season Preview	*Tue, October 23 - 10:23 AM*	The Washington & Jefferson wrestling team aims to return to the top of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference standings entering the 2012-13 season under second-year Head Coach Tommy Prairie. The Presidents made positive strides during...
Three Presidents Named To CoSIDA Academic At-Large Teams	*Mon, May 21 - 3:45 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Three Washington & Jefferson College student-athletes were selected to the Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Team on Friday. Senior field hockey goalie Shelby Colyer (Oxford, Ohio/Talawanda), junior...
W&J Wrestling Team Wins PAC Sportsmanship Award	*Wed, March 14 - 3:24 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College wrestling team earned the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Team Sportsmanship Award the league announced on Wednesday. The PAC Team Sportsmanship Award program was started during the...
Josh Etzel Suffers Two Setbacks At NCAA Wrestling Championships	*Fri, March 9 - 9:11 PM*	LA CROSSE, Wisc. -- Washington & Jefferson College sophomore 141-pounder Josh Etzel (Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabeth-Forward) suffered a pair of losses on Friday at the 2012 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships at the La Crosse Center. ...
Etzel And Potts Named Scholar All-Americans	*Fri, March 9 - 11:50 AM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College senior Taylor Potts (Wellsburg, W. Va./John Marshall) and sophomore Josh Etzel (Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabeth Forward) were named 2011-12 Division III Scholar All-Americans by the National Wrestling...
W&J’s Etzel Set To Compete At NCAA Wrestling Championships	*Mon, March 5 - 5:18 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The NCAA released the brackets for this weekend’s Division III Wrestling Championship Tournament on Monday. The national championship is being hosted by the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse at the La Crosse Center on...
Josh Etzel Wins 141-Pound Title At Midwest Regional; Heads To NCAA Championships	*Sat, February 25 - 10:25 PM*	CLEVELAND, Ohio – Sophomore Josh Etzel (Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabeth-Forward) {pictured middle of bottom row} became the first Washington & Jefferson College wrestler to win a regional title since 2003 after claiming the 141-pound title...
Thiel Claims PAC Wrestling Title; W&J’s Potts Named MVP	*Fri, February 10 - 10:24 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Thiel College edged Waynesburg University by three points to claim the 2012 Presidents’ Athletic Conference Wrestling Championship on Friday evening at the Henry Memorial Center. Thiel amassed 110 points to narrowly...
W&J Hosts PAC Wrestling Championships On Friday	*Tue, February 7 - 3:03 PM*	Tournament's Live Video Official PAC Preview WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College hosts the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Wrestling Championship Tournament featuring wrestlers from W&J, Thiel and Waynesburg at the...
Dibenedetto Takes 165-Pound Championship At B-W Summa Tournament	*Sat, February 4 - 10:33 PM*	BEREA, Ohio – Washington & Jefferson College sophomore David Dibenedetto (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel) posted a perfect 4-0 record to win the 165-pound championship Saturday at the Baldwin-Wallace John Summa Memorial Tournament. ...
Taylor Potts Named PAC Wrestler of the Week	*Mon, January 30 - 4:58 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College senior heavyweight Taylor Potts (Wellsburg, W. Va./John Marshall) was named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Wrestler of the Week on Monday. Potts posted a 3-0 record at Saturday...
Potts Posts Three Pins, Including Clincher Against Mercyhurst NE	*Sat, January 28 - 5:07 PM*	GREENVILLE, Pa. -- Senior heavyweight Taylor Potts (Wellsburg, W.Va./John Marshall) recorded falls in all three of his matches, including a victory-clinching pin against Mercyhurst Northeast, to lead Washington & Jefferson Saturday at Thiel...
Josh Etzel Earns PAC Wrestler of the Week	*Mon, January 23 - 4:46 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College sophomore wrestler Josh Etzel (Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabeth Forward) was named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Wrestler of the Week on Monday. Etzel earned a victory by pinfall against...
Josh Etzel Captures 149-Pound Title At Messiah	*Sun, January 22 - 12:26 AM*	GRANTHAM, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College sophomore Josh Etzel (Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabeth-Forward) recorded four victories to win the 149-pound championship Saturday at the Messiah Wrestling Open. Sophomore 165-pounder David...
Trio Of Falls Lifts Presidents To 34-16 Triumph At PS-DuBois	*Fri, January 20 - 10:56 PM*	DUBOIS, Pa. – Senior heavyweight Taylor Potts (Wellsburg, W.Va./John Marshall) and sophomores 149-pounder Josh Etzel (Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabeth-Forward) and 165-pounder David Dibenedetto (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel) all recorded falls to help...
Three Presidents Claim Third At Ursinus Invitational	*Sat, January 14 - 10:18 PM*	COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Seniors Zach Cecchetti (Apollo, Pa./Kiski Area) and Taylor Potts (Wellsburg, W.Va./John Marshall) and sophomore Roja Stephenson (Boyds, Md./Clarksburg) all took third place Saturday at the Ursinus Will Abele Wrestling...
Waynesburg Defeats W&J 36-6 In PAC Wrestling	*Wed, January 11 - 9:49 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Waynesburg used three victories by fall to record a 36-6 Presidents’ Athletic Conference wrestling victory over Washington & Jefferson on Wednesday evening at the Henry Memorial Center. The Yellow Jackets (5-7, 1-0...
Potts Posts Perfect 3-0 Mark At Gettysburg Duals	*Sat, January 7 - 11:15 PM*	GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- Senior heavyweight Taylor Potts (Wellsburg, W.Va./John Marshall) collected a 3-0 record, but Washington & Jefferson dropped all three of its matches Saturday at the Gettysburg Wrestling Duals. The Presidents suffered...
Presidents Compete At 79th Annual Wilkes Open	*Wed, December 28 - 10:49 PM*	WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Four Washington and Jefferson College wrestlers competed in the 79th Annual Wilkes Open Wednesday at the Marts Center. A total of 15 schools competed from NCAA Division I, III and III programs. The Presidents recorded...
W&J Falls To Thiel In PAC Dual	*Fri, December 9 - 10:42 PM*	GREENVILLE, Pa. -- Three Presidents earned victories, but Thiel recorded a 33-9 Presidents' Athletic Conference wrestling victory over Washington & Jefferson on Friday evening at Beeghly Gymnasium. The match started at heavyweight and...
Potts’ Fifth-Place Finish Highlights Mercyhurst Laker Open	*Sat, November 19 - 8:07 PM*	ERIE, Pa. - Senior Taylor Potts (Wellsburg, W.Va./John Marshall) earned a fifth-place finish in the 285-pound bracket for the Washington & Jefferson College wrestling team at the Mercyhurst Laker Open on Saturday. Potts earned a 4-1 record at...
Etzel’s Second-Place Finish Highlights W&J At Own Wrestling Open	*Sat, November 12 - 8:14 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College sophomore 141-pounder Josh Etzel (Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabeth-Forward) notched a second-place finish to lead the Presidents at the 2011 W&J Wrestling Open at the Henry Memorial Center. ...
W&J Opens Home Wrestling Schedule With 26-17 Win; Prairie Earns First Victory as Presidents’ Head Coach	*Fri, November 11 - 10:33 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College junior 149-pounder Chris Leva’s (Perrineville, N.J./Notre Dame) victory by fall helped the Presidents defeat Manchester 26-17 on Friday evening in non-conference wrestling action at the...