Athletics Press Releases


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...
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...
Washington & Jefferson Places Eighth At Mercyhurst	*Sun, April 14 - 10:16 PM*	HARBORCREEK, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College women's golf team took eighth place this weekend at eight-team, two-day Mercyhurst Spring Invitational at Dowling Golf Club (Par 72 - 5,601 yards). The Presidents carded 836...
W&J Softball Splits With FSU In Maryland	*Sun, April 14 - 6:59 PM*	FROSTBURG, Md. -- Washington & Jefferson was limited to one base hit in a 2-0 loss to Frostburg State in Sunday's non-conference softball opener, but bounced back to defeat the host Bobcats 7-4 in the second contest. The...
Jones, Straub Win Titles At Westminster Invitational	*Sat, April 13 - 10:36 PM*	NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- Senior Jared Jones (Glenshaw, Pa./Shaler) and junior Harley Straub (Richfield, Pa./Juniata) both won events Saturday at the Westminster Track & Field Invitational at Burry Stadium. The Presidents earned fifth place...
Jones, Straub Win Titles At Westminster Invitational	*Sat, April 13 - 10:36 PM*	NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- Senior Jared Jones (Glenshaw, Pa./Shaler) and junior Harley Straub (Richfield, Pa./Juniata) both won events Saturday at the Westminster Track & Field Invitational at Burry Stadium. The Presidents earned fifth place...
Thiel Takes Two From W&J In Greenville	*Sat, April 13 - 6:32 PM*	GREENVILLE, Pa. – Thiel halted Washington & Jefferson College’s eight-game winning streak by sweeping a Presidents’ Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader Saturday at Tomcat Park. TC rallied for a 5-4 victory in the opener...
Presidents Earn Softball Sweep Of Saint Vincent	*Sat, April 13 - 5:53 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson collected 15 hits and claimed a 12-4 victory over Saint Vincent in the opener of a Presidents’ Athletic Conference softball doubleheader at Brooks Park Saturday. The Presidents then...
Presidents Claim Third Place At CWPA D3 Championships	*Sat, April 13 - 4:10 PM*	NEW LONDON, Conn. – Senior goalie McKenzie Graf (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg) produced eight saves in her final collegiate match to help Washington & Jefferson College defeat Carthage (Wisc.) 6-5 and claim third place Saturday...
Eck Nets Six Goals To Lead Presidents Win Over Mount Union	*Sat, April 13 - 3:58 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Senior attacker Joseph Eck (Boise, Idaho/Bishop Kelly) totaled nine points with six goals and three assists to help Washington & Jefferson men’s lacrosse snap a five-match losing streak after defeating Mount Union 14-10...
Presidents Fall In CWPA D3 Championship Semifinals	*Fri, April 12 - 10:01 PM*	NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Isabelle Baneux scored with 43 seconds left to give host Connecticut College an 8-7 victory over Washington & Jefferson College Friday night in the semifinals of the CWPA Division III Women's Water Championship...
W&J Outlasts Thiel 9-6	*Fri, April 12 - 6:39 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Aided by a six-run third inning, Washington & Jefferson College recorded a 9-6 Presidents’ Athletic Conference baseball victory over Thiel on Friday at Ross Memorial Park. Thiel (13-10, 7-2) got on the board...
W&J Opens CWPA D3 Championships With Lopsided Win	*Fri, April 12 - 2:49 PM*	NEW LONDON, Conn. – Sophomore Sara Boldt (Grand Haven, Mich./East Kentwood) scored four goals to lift Washington & Jefferson to a 14-4 victory over Utica (N.Y.) Friday in the opening round of the 2013 CWPA Division III Women’s...