Athletics Press Releases


Watson And Cunningham Homers Power W&J Softball Sweep	*Thu, April 25 - 6:53 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Freshman Emily Watson (Harmony, Pa./Seneca Valley) blasted a walkoff solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift Washington & Jefferson to a key 5-4 Presidents' Athletic Conference softball victory over...
Saint Vincent Clips Presidents 11-8 In Latrobe	*Wed, April 24 - 9:53 PM*	LATROBE, Pa. -- Saint Vincent scored seven times in the second quarter and held off a late Washington & Jefferson charge to defeat the Presidents 11-8 on Wednesday afternoon. The Bearcats (3-8) outshot W&J (4-9) 42-25 overall,...
Fradkin Fires Home Eight Goals To Lead Senior Day Win	*Wed, April 24 - 9:40 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Senior midfielder Brittany Fradkin (Owings Mills, Md./St. Paul’s School for Girls) totaled 10 points with eight goals and two assists to help Washington & Jefferson earn a 15-11 women’s lacrosse victory on...
W&J Women’s Track & Field Enters National Rankings	*Wed, April 24 - 2:50 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College women’s track & field team is ranked 23rd in the latest United States Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association Division III rankings released on Wednesday. W...
W&J Men’s Golf Places Second At PAC Championship Tournament	*Tue, April 23 - 5:14 PM*	BELLE VERNON, Pa. -- Saint Vincent carded 298 strokes Tuesday to hold off Washington & Jefferson and claim the 2013 Presidents’ Athletic Conference Men’s Golf Championship at Cedarbrook Golf Club. The Bearcats, who earn the...
Grove City Edges W&J For 2013 PAC Women’s Golf Title	*Tue, April 23 - 4:57 PM*	BELLE VERNON, Pa. -- Grove City rallied from a 12-stroke deficit to earn the 2013 Presidents’ Athletic Conference Women’s Golf Championship on Tuesday at Cedarbrook Golf Club. The Wolverines shot a four-woman team score of...
W&J Women's Golf Leads PAC Championship; Men Looking For Tuesday Comeback	*Mon, April 22 - 10:36 PM*	BELLE VERNON, Pa. -- The third round of the 72-hole Presidents' Athletic Conference Golf Championship Series was held on Monday at Cedarbrook Golf Club and both Washington & Jefferson College teams are vying for titles. The W&J...
W&J Women's Golf Leads PAC Championship; Men Looking For Tuesday Comeback	*Mon, April 22 - 10:36 PM*	BELLE VERNON, Pa. -- The third round of the 72-hole Presidents' Athletic Conference Golf Championship Series was held on Monday at Cedarbrook Golf Club and both Washington & Jefferson College teams are vying for titles. The W&J...
Sadie Marak Selected PAC Softball Hitter of the Week; Adds ECAC Honor Tuesday	*Mon, April 22 - 3:38 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- After batting .588 last week, Washington & Jefferson College sophomore third baseman Sadie Marak (Butler, Pa./Butler) has been selected as the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Softball Hitter of the Week. On Tuesday...
Presidents Top Saint Vincent 8-4	*Sun, April 21 - 4:17 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson improved to 12-0 at Ross Memorial Park this spring after defeating Saint Vincent 8-4 in Presidents’ Athletic Conference baseball action Sunday afternoon. Junior right-hander Brian O’...
Kirby Posts 18 Saves; Presidents Fall To Mariners 9-6	*Sun, April 21 - 3:51 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The United States Merchant Marine Academy clinched the fourth and final spot in the upcoming Landmark Conference Men’s Lacrosse Tournament after holding off Washington & Jefferson 9-6 on Senior Day Sunday at Alexandre...
W&J Takes Fourth Place At Kravetz Invitational	*Sat, April 20 - 10:38 PM*	ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Playing at the site of the 2013 PGA Championship, Oak Hill Country Club, the Washington & Jefferson College men's golf team shot a team score of 319 Saturday to place fourth of six teams at the University of Rochester'...
Presidents Split With Golden Tornadoes In Beaver Falls	*Sat, April 20 - 7:53 PM*	BEAVER FALLS, Pa. -- Junior shortstop Kelsey Cunningham (McMurray, Pa./Peters Township) scored five runs and collected four hits, including a pair of home runs, to highlight Washington & Jefferson's PAC softball split at Geneva on...
W&J And Saint Vincent Split PAC Baseball Doubleheader	*Sat, April 20 - 6:02 PM*	LATROBE, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson took advantage of four Saint Vincent errors and halted a four-game Presidents' Athletic Conference losing skid with a 7-2 game one victory of a PAC baseball doubleheader at Bearcat Ballpark...
Fradkin Nets Seven As Presidents Put End To Losing Streak	*Sat, April 20 - 4:00 PM*	DELAWARE, Ohio -- Washington & Jefferson fell behind 2-0, but roared back with a 9-1 spurt that helped the Presidents defeat host Ohio Wesleyan 17-10 in women's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon at Selby Stadium. The Presidents (3-...
W&J Places Seventh At PAC Men's Tennis Championships	*Sat, April 20 - 1:03 PM*	ERIE, Pa. -- For the second consecutive season, Washington & Jefferson placed seventh of eight teams at the Presidents' Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Championships Saturday at the Pennbriar Athletic Club. Grove City earned the...
Presidents In Third After Kravetz First Day	*Fri, April 19 - 10:18 PM*	ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Washington & Jefferson College men's golf team sits in third place among six teams after the opening round of the Kravetz Invitational hosted by the University of Rochester Friday at Irondequoit Country Club. The...
W&J Softball Splits With Grove City After Late Wolverine Rally	*Thu, April 18 - 7:33 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson and Grove City split a pair of one-run Presidents’ Athletic Conference softball games on Thursday at Brooks Park. The Presidents (19-11, 8-4 PAC) came from behind to win game one 2-1, but the...
Presidents Turn In Strong Performances In PAC Championship Tune-Up	*Wed, April 17 - 9:13 PM*	BETHANY, W.Va. -- The Washington & Jefferson College women’s track & field team claimed second place, while the men’s squad notched third place Wednesday at the 2013 Presidents’ Athletic Conference South Quad...
Presidents Turn In Strong Performances In PAC Championship Tune-Up	*Wed, April 17 - 9:13 PM*	BETHANY, W.Va. -- The Washington & Jefferson College women’s track & field team claimed second place, while the men’s squad notched third place Wednesday at the 2013 Presidents’ Athletic Conference South Quad...
Catholic Rallies For 10-9 Win Over W&J In Landmark Game	*Wed, April 17 - 8:57 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Catholic scored the final six goals of the game to earn a 10-9 Landmark Conference men’s lacrosse victory over Washington & Jefferson on Wednesday evening at Alexandre Stadium. The Cardinals (6-8, 1-3) held the...
Presidents Ride Offense Past Chatham	*Wed, April 17 - 7:17 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College scored 18 runs, collected 25 hits and cruised to a PAC softball sweep of Chatham Wednesday at Brooks Park. W&J rolled to a 10-2 triumph in game one and blanked the Cougars 8-0 in...
W&J Drops Doubleheader At Thomas More	*Tue, April 16 - 5:34 PM*	CRESTVIEW HILLS,Ky. – Thomas More rallied for a 7-6 Presidents’ Athletic Conference baseball victory over Washington & Jefferson College at TMC Field Tuesday afternoon during game one of a doubleheader. Two TMC pitchers then...
Amanda Halula Earns PAC Golfer Of The Week Award	*Mon, April 15 - 3:44 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Freshman Amanda Halula (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week on Monday. Halula is the third consecutive President to win the award after...
School Records Fall For Long Distance Runners At Bucknell	*Mon, April 15 - 1:53 PM*	LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College senior Scott Ryan (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East) and sophomore Kristen Galligan (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) both set 10,000-meter school records on Sunday at the...