Just one year after Filippo Crivelli set the standard for wins as a Waynesburg University wrestler with 121, two of his former teammates have surpassed that mark. Junior 285-pounder Jake Evans and senior 125-pounder Tristan Buxton, in a matter of two weeks, have rolled to 127 wins and 122 wins, respectively, to place them first … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University wrestling team captured the 2018 Presidents’ Athletic Conference Wrestling Championship on Saturday, becoming back-to-back conference champions. The Yellow Jackets had seven wrestlers complete in finals matches, three of which took home first place. In the 125-pound weight class, senior Tristan Buxton defeated Thomas More freshman Brady Wells in the semi-final, before going … Continue reading
This Saturday is the Presidents’ Athletic Conference wrestling championship, and for head coach Ron Headlee his focus is winning this weekend even through injuries, expectations and wrestlers changing weight classes. “This has been our goal ever since [we were picked to win],” said Headlee. “It’s never easy when you’re picked to win it, but we … Continue reading
Nick Garber remembers what the Waynesburg University wrestling program was before Ron Headlee took over as head coach in 2008. After graduating from Waynesburg Central High School, where Headlee guided him as an assistant coach, Garber began his college wrestling career in 2007. Garber had planned on attending a bigger school before he was ruled … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University wrestling team finished its last invitational of the season this past Saturday at Baldwin Wallace University. In preparation for the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships this weekend, head coach Ron Headlee rested several key contributors. Headlee rested senior 125-pound 2017 PAC champion Tristan Buxton, sophomores Dan Verhovsek and 197-pound 2017 PAC champion Ken … Continue reading
With the recent slew of injuries on the Waynesburg wrestling team this season, people may begin to wonder if this will affect the team drastically down the road and potentially stop it from grabbing its second consecutive Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championship. Well, here’s the deal as things stand right now: It won’t make much of … Continue reading
Unfortunately, in sports, injuries are a part of every game as the actually play itself. Athletes get injured all the time in their respective sports, some injuries are minor and the athlete can get through them, but other times they are significant enough for them to miss games or matches for extended periods of time. … Continue reading
Last Friday, the Yellow Jacket wrestling team concluded its regular season home schedule with a Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) win against a familiar opponent in the Thiel Tomcats, 40-6. “It was one of our goals at the beginning of the year, we thought that with our team we had a pretty good dual meet team … Continue reading
Senior 125-pounder Tristan Buxton and junior heavyweight Jake Evans headlined a Waynesburg wrestling team that finished third out of 16 teams at its home invitational this past Saturday, as the duo notched individual titles at their respective weight classes. Buxton managed a pin, major decision and 12-6 decision en route to the championship bout, where … Continue reading
Coming off a third place finish this past weekend at the Messiah Petrofes Invitational, the Waynesburg University wrestling team will have a busy couple of days. After facing off against Muskingum on Thursday in New Concord, Ohio, the Yellow Jackets (3-2) will host The Apprentice School, Baldwin Wallace and Penn State Behrend for the Waynesburg … Continue reading
