By: Erin Onderko For the Yellow Jacket Cross Country runners are very special athletes. They put more stress and strain on their bodies in one season than some of us will in an entire year because of how intense their training and meets are. However, to some people, running just comes naturally to them. This … Continue reading
Sometimes, a picture can speak louder than words. That is the case for a memory held dear by Ryan Brownfield, senior business management major and cross country runner at Waynesburg University. Brownfield’s brother, Eric, also competed for Waynesburg’s cross country team. During Eric’s final collegiate race at the 2017 PAC Championships, the elder Brownfield … Continue reading
In Waynesburg University men’s cross-country history, 60 men have run the 8K under 30 minutes. After this past weekend at the Lock Haven Invitational, freshman Aidan McGee became the 61st athlete to break that mark. “After running sub-30, I hope to improve my time by possibly breaking 29 minutes,” McGee said. “The main goal is … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University men’s and women’s cross-country teams traveled to West Virginia for the Bethany Invitational meet this past Saturday. The men took the hilly race head on with two of Waynesburg’s freshmen leading the group. Ethan Wilson crossed the finish line first, placing58 out of the 100 runners. Following Wilson, Aiden McGee followed to … Continue reading
The men’s and women’s cross-country teams traveled to New Castle, PAa this past Saturday for the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Preview Meet. The goal of this meet is to give each team in the conference a chance to run on the championship course and to see the competition within the other schools. The men’s team ran … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University cross country team wrapped up its season, and now it’s time to take a look back at the season. There were noteworthy placings by both the men and the women individually this season, as well as good team placings. Head Coach Chris Hardie was pleased with the progress both teams made this … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University cross country teams ran their last race of the season on Saturday, Nov. 11, running in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships. The Yellow Jackets men’s team placed the highest it has in over 15 years, taking 18th overall, while the women placed 16th Head Coach Chris Hardie shared his thoughts about the … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University cross country team ran in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday, Nov. 4. The men’s team finished sixth overall out of ten teams, while the women’s team finished seventh out of 11 teams. Head Coach Chris Hardie talked about who he was surprised by on the men’s and women’s teams, giving … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University cross country teams has wrapped the regular season up. They raced in the Aubrey Shenk Invitational Friday, Oct. 19, and Saturday, Oct. 20. The women placed 12th out of 28 teams and the men finished 11th out of 26 teams. This was another massive race, as there were 267 men racing, and … Continue reading
The Yellow Jackets took part in the Dickinson Pre National Meet on Saturday, Oct. 7. In this race they ran individually, which would be a first for this season, as well as the biggest race they have run this year. The women’s race had 359 runners, while the men’s race had 377. Since it was … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University cross country team ran its fourth race of the season this past Friday. The men’s team had two runners finish in the top five, and had a freshman finish in the top-20. The women’s team had a senior, who has yet to place top-25, run ‘run a personal best in her college … Continue reading
The men’s and women’s cross-country team traveled to Thiel College this weekend, for the Tomcat Rumble meet. The women placed fourth out of nine teams and the men placed fourth out of seven teams. Heading into this meet, both the men and women were coming off a race at Lock Haven University. The women placed … Continue reading
