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...
W&J Dept. of Athletics Announces Title IX Girls Field Day	*Tue, March 26 - 11:44 AM*	Washington & Jefferson College Title IX Field Day Information WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College department of athletics has announced that it will celebrate NCAA Division III Week (April 8-14) by hosting a field day for...
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...
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 Wins Fourth PAC Runner Of The Week Award	*Mon, October 15 - 4:56 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – After claiming her third individual title of the fall, sophomore Kristen Galligan (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) was selected as the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Cross Country Runner of the Week on Monday....
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...
Galligan Places 15th in Strong Field At Lehigh’s Paul Short Invite	*Fri, September 28 - 4:31 PM*	BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Competing in a field of runners from all three NCAA divisions, Washington & Jefferson College sophomore Kristen Galligan (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) placed 15th out of 342 runners Friday at the Paul Short...
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...
W&J’s Galligan Earns Division III All-Academic Honor	*Tue, February 14 - 3:22 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. - Washington & Jefferson College freshman Kristen Galligan (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) was recently named to the 2011 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division III All-Academic...
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 - 7:38 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 and Galligan Once Again Pace W&J In Ohio Rumble	*Sat, October 15 - 2:52 PM*	OBERLIN, Ohio – Junior Scott Ryan (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East) placed seventh to lead the Washington and Jefferson College cross country men, while freshman Kristen Galligan (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) earned eighth...