Athletics Press Releases


W&J Indoor Track & Field Squads Place Fourth At Baldwin-Wallace	*Sat, January 19 - 12:03 AM*	BEREA, Ohio -- Junior Mara Spina's (Stockdale, Pa./Charleroi) high jump victory led Washington & Jefferson College Friday night at the Baldwin-Wallace University Mid-January Meet at Harrison Dillard Indoor Track. Both Presidents'...
Three Presidents Win Titles At Marietta Ice Breaker	*Sat, January 12 - 11:50 PM*	MARIETTA, Ohio -- Three Washington & Jefferson College Presidents won events Saturday at the Marietta College Indoor Track & Field Ice Breaker on Saturday afternoon. The Presidents' women took second place in the four-team field...
W&J Athletics -- Top 10 Moments Of 2012	*Mon, December 31 - 4:05 PM*	For the second-straight year, the W&J sports information office has produced a list of what we believe are the top 10 moments for Presidents' athletics during the 2012 calendar year. Relive the best moments from 2012 below, including...
Cross Country/Track & Field Trio Named Capital One Academic All-District	*Thu, May 31 - 3:40 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College senior C.J. Corcoran (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton), junior Scott Ryan (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East) and sophomore Laura Lee (Spartansburg, Pa./Spartansburg) were all selected to the...
C.J. Corcoran Places 19th At NCAA Championships	*Sat, May 26 - 11:21 PM*	CLAREMONT, Calif. -- Washington & Jefferson College senior C.J. Corcoran (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) placed 19th on Saturday in the women's javelin event at the 2012 NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships at Burns Track on the...
C.J. Corcoran Earns Spot In NCAA Javelin Championship Field	*Sun, May 20 - 4:03 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The NCAA Division III Women’s Track and Field Committee announced the participants for the 2012 national championships on Sunday and Washington & Jefferson senior C.J. Corcoran (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) was selected...
W&J Track & Field Teams Compete At ECAC Championships	*Fri, May 18 - 5:16 PM*	TROY, N.Y. -- Washington & Jefferson College had 12 student-athletes in competition Thursday and Friday at the 2012 ECAC Division III Track & Field Championships hosted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The men's squad placed...
Corcoran Wins Javelin At Swarthmore; Jumps Into Nation’s Top 10	*Tue, May 15 - 6:46 AM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College senior C.J. Corcoran (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) won the women’s javelin event at the Swarthmore Last Chance Meet on Monday and put herself into position to earn a second-...
W&J Track & Field Competes At Allegheny Friday	*Sat, May 12 - 10:49 AM*	MEADVILLE, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College was one of 60 teams competing at the 2012 Allegheny College Gator Invitational on Friday. The meet was unscored. The Presidents were led by third-place finishes from senior C.J....
12 W&J Athletes Set To Compete At ECAC Championships	*Wed, May 2 - 10:30 AM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Twelve Washington & Jefferson College track & field athletes have qualified to compete at the Division III ECAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Troy, N.Y. (May 17-18). Senior Taylor Hockman (...
Men Take Second, Women Third At PAC Track & Field Championships	*Sat, April 28 - 7:02 PM*	BEAVER FALLS, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College men’s track & field team finished as the runner-up, while the women claimed third place at the 2012 Presidents’ Athletic Conference Track & Field...
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...
C.J. Corcoran Named PAC Field Athlete Of The Week	*Wed, April 11 - 11:22 AM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College senior C.J. Corcoran (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) earned the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Week Award on Tuesday. The award is the first weekly track & field...
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 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 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...
W&J’s C.J. Corcoran Named PAC SAAC Student-Athlete of Month	*Wed, February 15 - 2:44 PM*	Washington, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College senior swimmer/track & field athlete C.J. Corcoran (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) was selected as the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)...
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...