Athletics Press Releases


W&J Women’s Basketball Earns ECAC Tournament Bid	*Mon, February 25 - 6:05 PM*	ECAC Championship Central WASHINGTON, Pa. — Washington & Jefferson College earned the No. 3 seed for the 2013 ECAC Division III Southern Division Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament on Monday. The Presidents (20-8) will host...
Zach Bellhy Earns Second Team All-PAC Honors	*Mon, February 25 - 3:11 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – For the second consecutive season, Washington & Jefferson College senior guard Zach Bellhy (McDonald, Pa./Fort Cherry) was named to the All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Second Team. Bellhy...
Apke Leads All-Conference Basketball Selections	*Mon, February 25 - 12:27 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College junior forward Chelsea Apke (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon) was named to the All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference First Team, while sophomore center Valerie Dunlap (Hostetter, Pa./Latrobe)...
Nationally-Ranked Division I Teams Defeat W&J At Fluid Four	*Sun, February 24 - 4:03 PM*	BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Washington & Jefferson College women's water polo program was defeated by a pair of Division I nationally-ranked opponents on Sunday at the Indiana University Fluid Four Tournament. The Presidents opened the...
Women's Water Polo Falls In 2013 Opener To Michigan	*Sat, February 23 - 11:14 PM*	BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Thirteen different Wolverines scored as Michigan cruised past Washington & Jefferson 20-1 in women's water polo action Saturday night at the Indiana Fluid Four Tournament. The Presidents (0-1) were held off...
Thomas More Clips W&J To Claim PAC Championship	*Sat, February 23 - 7:31 PM*	CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. – Allison Long scored 25 points, including a pair of clutch second-half three-pointers, to lead seventh-ranked and top-seeded Thomas More College to its seventh-straight Presidents’ Athletic Conference women...
Presidents Give Usaj Victory In His W&J Debut	*Sat, February 23 - 6:27 PM*	GREENVILLE, Pa. -- Senior attacker Joseph Eck (Boise, Idaho/Bishop Kelly) fired in five goals, while adding a pair of assists to lead Washington & Jefferson to a 14-5 men's lacrosse victory over Thiel on Saturday afternoon in the 2013 season...
W&J Stops Saint Vincent; Advances To PAC Finals	*Fri, February 22 - 9:26 PM*	CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. – Washington & Jefferson held off a furious Saint Vincent rally during the final 2:41 and advanced to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championship with a 76-70 semifinal victory over the second-seeded...
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...
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 Women’s Lacrosse Striving For New Heights Under Coyne	*Fri, February 22 - 2:19 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College women’s lacrosse team achieved success almost immediately after becoming a NCAA Division III varsity program in 2008. The Presidents won 50 matches during the first...
Presidents Compete In First-Ever PAC Indoor Invitational; School Records Continue To Fall	*Fri, February 22 - 1:18 PM*	YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Seven different Presidents won titles Thursday night as Washington & Jefferson College participated in the first-ever Presidents’ Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Invitational at Youngstown State...
Presidents Compete In First-Ever PAC Indoor Invitational; School Records Continue To Fall	*Fri, February 22 - 1:18 PM*	YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Seven different Presidents won titles Thursday night as Washington & Jefferson College participated in the first-ever Presidents’ Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Invitational at Youngstown State...
Saint Vincent Outlasts W&J In PAC Semifinals 85-75	*Thu, February 21 - 11:25 PM*	LATROBE, Pa. – Top-seeded Saint Vincent withstood a spirited effort from fifth-seeded Washington & Jefferson and held on to earn an 85-75 victory in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament semifinals on...
W&J Softball Selected To Finish Eighth In PAC Preseason Poll	*Wed, February 20 - 3:24 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College softball team was picked eighth in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference preseason poll released on Wednesday. The voting was conducted by the league’s head coaches....
W&J Travels To Kentucky For PAC Women's Tournament Final Four	*Wed, February 20 - 3:13 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. - After earning a 59-50 win over Grove City in the quarterfinals, the Washington & Jefferson College women’s basketball team has earned a trip to Crestview Hills, Ky., for this weekend’s Presidents’ Athletic...
Men’s Hoops Set For Semifinal Matchup With Saint Vincent	*Wed, February 20 - 2:18 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – For the sixth time in the last seven seasons, Washington & Jefferson College will make an appearance in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals when facing Saint Vincent on Thursday at 7:00 pm in...
Dunlap Pushes Presidents Into PAC Semifinals	*Tue, February 19 - 10:46 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Sophomore center Valerie Dunlap (Hostetter, Pa./Latrobe) totaled 21 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks to help third-seeded Washington & Jefferson College advance to Presidents’ Athletic Conference Women’s...
Presidents Topple Bison In PAC Quarterfinals	*Tue, February 19 - 9:52 PM*	BETHANY, W. Va. – Fifth-seeded Washington & Jefferson College scored the final 14 points of the game to overcome an eight-point deficit and upset fourth-seeded Bethany 70-64 in the quarterfinal round of the Presidents’ Athletic...
Presidents To Host Wolverines In PAC Women’s Tournament Quarterfinals	*Mon, February 18 - 4:53 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. - For the first time in three years, Washington & Jefferson College will host a quarterfinal-round game in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament when Grove City College travels to the Henry...
W&J Baseball Tabbed To Repeat As PAC Regular Season Champions	*Mon, February 18 - 3:00 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Presidents’ Athletic Conference released its preseason baseball coaches poll on Monday and Washington & Jefferson College was selected to place first. W&J received six-of-nine first-place votes and collected...
W&J Men’s Basketball Faces Bethany In PAC Tournament Quarterfinals	*Mon, February 18 - 2:53 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College and Bethany meet for the second time in four days when the teams face off in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals at Nutting Gymnasium on Tuesday (7:00 pm). W...
Szott Caps Career With Second Diving Title Of Weekend At PAC Championships	*Sun, February 17 - 12:09 AM*	GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Senior John Szott (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) claimed the Presidents' Athletic Conference 3-meter diving title to highlight Washington & Jefferson College on the final night of the three-day championship swimming and...
Szott Caps Career With Second Diving Title Of Weekend At PAC Championships	*Sun, February 17 - 12:09 AM*	GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Senior John Szott (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) claimed the Presidents' Athletic Conference 3-meter diving title to highlight Washington & Jefferson College on the final night of the three-day championship swimming and...
School Records Fall For Presidents At Kent State	*Sat, February 16 - 11:02 PM*	KENT, Ohio -- The Washington & Jefferson College men's and women's track and field squads set a slew of school indoor records on Saturday at the Kent State Last Chance Meet. The meet was unscored for teams and included programs...