Despite the seemingly impossible odds of making the National Football League from a Divison III team, linebacker Brent Blacharczyk has more potential to do so than anyone else. According to head coach Chris Smithley, he wouldn’t be surprised if Blacharczyk becomes one of those players. “I think that it’s got to match up with his … Continue reading
Not all journeys in sports are the same, and for Elizabeth Ensminger, a senior math education major, after five years her journey is coming to an end at Waynesburg University. Ensminger started her sports journey as a child in gymnastics, but as junior in high school she joined the tennis team with a friend. “One … Continue reading
Senior Addy Knetzer’s transformation on the women’s basketball team has been nothing short of remarkable; just ask head coach Sam Jones. “Addy is one of my favorite kind of stories because if you were to look at her freshmen year and then tell me her ending stats for her career, I would have laughed in … Continue reading
Sam Nichols wasn’t recruited to play soccer at Waynesburg University. After an ACL injury derailed her senior season in high school, Nichols, who enrolled at Waynesburg mainly due to influence from her brother, Ben, who graduated from Waynesburg in 2016, decided to join the team under first-year head coach Laura Heethuis in her freshman year … Continue reading
Senior Tristan Buxton put together a historic Waynesburg wrestling career at 125-pounds. The four-year standout capped off his four years as the man in second place all-time in career wins as a Yellow Jacket with 127. For Buxton, it didn’t truly hit him how much of an impact his wrestling career had at Waynesburg until … Continue reading
When Adam McKnight arrived at Waynesburg University as a computer technology major four years ago, he did so with intentions of playing a collegiate sport after being brought in by the previous men’s tennis coach. “I actually found Waynesburg because of the fact that [former head coach Ron Christman] was holding a tennis tournament that … Continue reading
The student-athlete experience for senior Mitch Kendra has been anything but typical. Competing with the Waynesburg University football team as a wide receiver and participating in both indoor and outdoor track & field with the Yellow Jackets as a pole-vaulter have made time management a necessity. “I would have practice at 5:30 a.m. for football, … Continue reading
After graduating from Uniontown High School, Julie Gerber decided to attend Waynesburg University to study nursing and to compete in cross country and track & field. But before stepping foot on campus, she was nervous she had made the wrong decision. “I did question myself coming here to Waynesburg, like ‘did I make the right … Continue reading
As a freshman on the Waynesburg University men’s basketball team, Jon Knab came to practice as a talented, 6’4” wing and his coaches knew it. “I think [Knab] had the elements of being a really talented player and we could see that early on,” said head coach Mark Christner. “His work ethic, his coachability – … Continue reading
Last Saturday, April 7, senior pole vaulter Mitch Kendra was not expecting much to happen. 24 hours before the meet he didn’t even expect to compete. Due to the low temperature outside, head track & field coach Michelle Cross opted to bar most of the team from competing at the John Homon Open in Alliance, … Continue reading
