Athletics Press Releases


W&J Adds Another Trophy To PAC Men’s All-Sports Streak	*Thu, May 16 - 4:11 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College claimed its ninth-straight Presidents’ Athletic Conference Men’s All-Sports Trophy during the 2012-13 academic year after the final standings were released by the conference...
Presidents’ Cross Country Standouts/Teams Named All-Academic	*Fri, February 22 - 5:19 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College senior Scott Ryan (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East) and sophomore Kristen Galligan (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) both earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country...
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...
Scott Ryan Named PAC SAAC Scholar-Athlete For November	*Thu, December 6 - 5:36 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College senior Scott Ryan (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East) was announced Thursday as the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Male Scholar-Athlete...
Galligan Becomes First All-American In W&J Cross Country History	*Sun, November 18 - 10:07 PM*	TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Sophomore Kristen Galligan (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) became the first Washington & Jefferson College cross country runner (male or female) to earn All-America honors Saturday after claiming 12th place at...
Galligan And Ryan Set To Compete At Cross Country National Championships	*Tue, November 13 - 5:16 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- For the second-straight year senior Scott Ryan (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East) and sophomore Kristen Galligan (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) will be competing at the NCAA Division III Cross Country National...
Galligan and Ryan Among Top Finishers At NCAA Mideast Regional; Heading Back To National Championships	*Sat, November 10 - 11:23 PM*	CARLISLE, Pa. – Sophomore Kristen Galligan (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) earned a runner-up finish, while senior Scott Ryan (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East) placed 13th to lead Washington & Jefferson College Saturday at...
W&J Cross Country Duo Makes History At PAC Championships	*Sat, October 27 - 6:33 PM*	BETHANY, W.Va. – Washington & Jefferson College senior Scott Ryan (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East) and sophomore Kristen Galligan (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) swept the individual titles Saturday at the 2012 Presidents...
Galligan Claims Another Cross Country Title For Presidents	*Sat, October 13 - 6:40 PM*	(Photo courtesy of Brian Hodgkin, Oberlin College photographer) OBERLIN, Ohio – Washington & Jefferson College sophomore Kristen Galligan (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) recorded another cross country championship on Saturday...
Galligan and Ryan Claim PAC Honor	*Tue, October 9 - 1:54 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – For the third time this fall, sophomore Kristen Galligan (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) and senior Scott Ryan (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East) were named Presidents’ Athletic Conference Runners of the...
Galligan’s First-Place Finish Leads W&J At CMU Invitational	*Mon, October 8 - 1:34 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Sophomore Kristen Galligan (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) claimed the third individual victory of her career to highlight the Washington & Jefferson College cross country teams at the Carnegie Mellon...
Ryan Paces W&J Men At Paul Short Invitational	*Fri, September 28 - 4:07 PM*	BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Senior Scott Ryan (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East) finished in second place to lead the Washington & Jefferson College cross country team on Friday at Lehigh University’s Paul Short Invitational held at the...
W&J Runners Earn Second-Straight PAC Honor	*Tue, September 18 - 10:04 AM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College senior Scott Ryan (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East) and sophomore Kristen Galligan (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) were named as the Presidents’ Athletic Conference...
Ryan and Galligan Earn Top Three Showings At SRU	*Fri, September 14 - 11:10 PM*	SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Sophomore Kristen Galligan (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) claimed second place in the women's race, while senior Scott Ryan (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East) earned third place in the men's race on...
W&J Cross Country Sweeps PAC Weekly Awards; Ryan Adds ECAC Honor	*Tue, September 11 - 4:14 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College senior Scott Ryan (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East) and sophomore Kristen Galligan (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) were selected as the season’s first winners of the...
Ryan Claims Second-Straight Waynesburg Title; Galligan Captures Women’s Race	*Sat, September 8 - 7:11 PM*	WAYNESBURG, Pa. – For the second consecutive year, Washington & Jefferson College senior Scott Ryan (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East) won the Waynesburg University Cross Country Invitational individual title on Saturday at the...
2012 W&J Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Season Preview	*Wed, August 29 - 2:09 PM*	The Washington & Jefferson College cross country squads sent runners to the NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Championships for the first time in history in 2011 and hope to repeat the feat during the 2012 season. Senior Scott Ryan...
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...
Cross Country Earns National Academic Team Awards	*Thu, February 16 - 5:03 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. - The Washington & Jefferson College cross country squads sent runners to the NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Championships for the first time in history in 2011 and the honors continued to roll in recently as...
Scott Ryan Named to Division III All-Academic Squad	*Thu, February 9 - 3:02 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. - Washington & Jefferson College junior Scott Ryan (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East) was selected to the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association 2011 Division III All-Academic Cross Country...
Galligan and Ryan First Presidents To Run In NCAA Cross Country Championship	*Sat, November 19 - 8:21 PM*	OSHKOSH, Wisc. - Junior Scott Ryan (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East) and freshman Kristen Galligan (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) became the first W&J cross country runners to race in the NCAA Division III Cross Country...
W&J Cross Country Duo Headed To National Championships; First Presidents To Ever Earn Invitations	*Sun, November 13 - 6:45 PM*	Course Map Lake Breeze Golf Course WASHINGTON, Pa. – The participants for the 2011 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships were announced on Sunday afternoon and for the first time in school history, Washington & Jefferson College...
Galligan-Ryan W&J Cross Country Duo Places 13th At NCAA Mideast Regional	*Sat, November 12 - 7:39 PM*	CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Junior Scott Ryan (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East) and freshman Kristen Galligan (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) both earned 13th-place finishes Saturday at the 2011 NCAA Division III Mideast Cross...
Ryan and Galligan Finish Second At PAC Championships	*Sat, October 29 - 4:49 PM*	New Wilmington, Pa. – Junior Scott Ryan (Williamsville, N.Y./East Williamsville) earned his second-straight, runner-up finish and freshman Kristen Galligan (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) placed second on the women’s side to...
Ryan Earns Third PAC Cross Country Honor	*Tue, October 18 - 10:47 AM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson junior cross country runner Scott Ryan (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East) was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference Runner of the Week for the third time in 2011 after his seventh-place...