Athletics Press Releases


Four Presidents Named To CoSIDA Academic At-Large Teams	*Thu, May 16 - 3:38 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Four Washington & Jefferson College student-athletes were selected to the Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Team on Thursday. The four academic at-large honorees were the most W&J has ever...
Seven W&J Water Polo Players Earn Academic Recognition	*Wed, March 27 - 4:12 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Seven Washington & Jefferson College men’s water polo players recently earned 2012 All-Academic Awards from the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches. To be selected for the award, student-...
Two Presidents Selected To All-America Water Polo Team	*Tue, January 29 - 4:11 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College senior Joey Weiland (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) and sophomore Mike Magdic (Franklin Park, Pa./North Allegheny) were selected to the 2012 Association of Collegiate Water Polo...
W&J Claims Ninth-Place Match at Southern Championships	*Sun, November 4 - 9:04 PM*	LEWISBURG, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College men's water polo team closed its 2012 season with a 10-6 victory over Penn State-Behrend to claim ninth place on Sunday at the 2012 CWPA Southern Championships hosted by Bucknell...
Presidents Fall Twice At Southern Championships	*Sat, November 3 - 3:02 PM*	LEWISBURG, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College men's water polo team dropped a pair of matches to Division I opponents on Saturday at the 2012 CWPA Southern Division Championships hosted by Bucknell University. The Presidents (8-...
Magdic Gains All-Tournament Honors	*Tue, October 23 - 10:15 AM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College sophomore Mike Magdic (Franklin Park, Pa./North Allegheny) was selected to the First Team All-Tournament Team following his performance at the Collegiate Water Polo Association...
W&J Places Fourth At CWPA D3 Easterns	*Sat, October 20 - 6:42 PM*	CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Washington & Jefferson College placed fourth of five teams this weekend at the 2012 Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III Eastern Championships hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. On...
W&J Snaps Losing Skid In West Virginia	*Sun, October 14 - 11:34 PM*	SALEM, W.Va. -- Freshman Ben McGrath (Palos Verdes Peninsula, Calif./Loyola) fired in four goals to lead Washington & Jefferson to a 17-11 men's water polo victory at Salem International on Sunday. The win snapped a five-match losing...
Mercyhurst Starts Quick; Holds Off W&J	*Fri, October 12 - 8:51 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Mercyhurst opened the match with eight first-quarter goals and defeated the Washington & Jefferson College men’s water polo team by a score of 19-11 on Friday night at the Henry Memorial Natatorium. Sophomore...
W&J Wraps Up West Coast Swing With Nationally-Ranked Losses	*Sat, October 6 - 6:41 PM*	LA VERNE, Calif. -- Washington & Jefferson dropped a pair of matches featuring nationally-ranked opponents on Saturday at the Gary Troyer Men's Water Polo Tournament. The 10th-ranked Presidents lost to second-ranked Cal Lutheran 21-7...
Magdic Nets Four; Presidents Drop 11-10 Decision On West Coast	*Fri, October 5 - 10:27 PM*	CLAREMONT, Calif. -- Washington & Jefferson College sophomore Mike Magdic (Franklin Park, Pa./North Allegheny) fired in four goals, but the 10th-ranked Presidents were nipped by Occidental 11-10 Friday evening in its second match at the...
W&J Opens Gary Troyer Tournament With 12-8 Victory	*Fri, October 5 - 2:08 PM*	ONTARIO, Calif. – The Washington & Jefferson College men’s water polo team began its four-match California trip with a 12-8 victory over Caltech in the Gary Troyer Tournament on Friday morning. The match was the second all-time...
Gannon Nips Presidents 14-13 In Erie	*Sun, September 30 - 10:28 PM*	ERIE, Pa. -- Three Presidents recorded hat tricks, but Washington & Jefferson ended up on the losing end of a 14-13 decision at Gannon in men's water polo action Sunday morning. 10th-ranked W&J (5-6) received three-goal efforts...
McGrath’s Game Winner Helps W&J Top PS-Behrend 9-8	*Sat, September 29 - 10:11 PM*	ERIE, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College sophomore Mike Magdic (Franklin Park, Pa./North Allegheny) posted his second four-goal game of the day to help the 10th-ranked Presidents hold off Penn State-Behrend 9-8 in men’s water...
W&J Water Polo Falls To Mercyhurst	*Sat, September 29 - 3:08 PM*	ERIE, Pa. – Division II Mercyhurst defeated CWPA Division III's 10th-ranked Washington & Jefferson College men’s water polo team 17-8 on Saturday afternoon in Erie, Pa. Sophomore Mike Magdic (Franklin Park, Pa./North...
W&J Men’s Water Polo Enters CWPA National Rankings	*Thu, September 27 - 12:00 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Collegiate Water Polo Coaches Association (CWPA) released its Division III Varsity Top 10 National Poll on Wednesday evening and Washington & Jefferson College entered the rankings for the first time in 2012 as...
Dunigan Caps Strong Week With CWPA Rookie Award	*Tue, September 25 - 3:16 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College freshman Kevin Dunigan (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) was named the Collegiate Water Polo Association Southern Division Co-Rookie of the Week on Tuesday. Dunigan shares the award with...
W&J Jumps Out To Early Lead; Holds On For 13-11 Triumph	*Sun, September 23 - 1:33 PM*	W&J Jumps Out To Early Lead; Holds On For 13-11 Triumph WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College raced out to a 6-0 first-quarter lead and hung on to defeat Salem International 13-11 in men’s water polo action...
Presidents Hold Off Penn State-Behrend	*Sat, September 22 - 9:29 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College men’s water polo team defeated Penn State-Behrend by a 12-10 margin on Senior Night Saturday at the Henry Memorial Natatorium. Sophomore Mike Magdic (Franklin Park, Pa./North...
Notre Dame (Ohio) Rallies For 9-8 Win Over W&J Water Polo	*Sat, September 22 - 5:45 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Notre Dame (Ohio) scored six of the match’s final seven goals to earn a 9-8 men’s water polo victory over Washington & Jefferson on Saturday afternoon at the Henry Memorial Natatorium. The Falcons...
First Victory Over D-1 Opponent Highlights Water Polo Weekend In Maryland	*Sun, September 16 - 4:59 PM*	ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Washington & Jefferson College men's water polo team posted a 2-2 record this weekend at the Navy Invitational, including Saturday's 13-10 victory over Fordham which marked the Presidents' first-ever win against...
Presidents Drop Water Polo Season Lidlifter 15-7 In Ohio	*Sun, September 9 - 2:16 PM*	SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- Seven different Presidents scored goals; however, Notre Dame College earned a 15-7 men's water polo victory over Washington & Jefferson College on Sunday afternoon. The match marked the Presidents' 2012 season...
2012 W&J Men's Water Polo Preview	*Mon, August 27 - 12:50 PM*	Head Coach Jay O’Neil was selected as the CWPA Division III Women’s Coach of the Year during the spring season and gets his first crack with the Washington & Jefferson College men’s program this fall. O’Neil, the...
Seven Presidents Named To CWPA Men’s Varsity Scholar-Athlete Team	*Fri, March 30 - 10:40 AM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Seven Washington & Jefferson College water polo players were named to the 2011-12 Collegiate Water Polo Association Team Men’s Varsity Scholar-Athlete Team recently. A total of 115 water polo players earned...
Seven Presidents Named To All-Academic Water Polo Team	*Fri, March 9 - 1:17 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Seven Washington & Jefferson College Presidents were named to the 2011-12 Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches Men’s All-Academic Team on Friday. Nearly 250 water polo student-athletes were honored from...