By: Erin Onderko For the Yellow Jacket While all of our athletes’ seasons may look different this year because of the Coronavirus pandemic, they are still doing what they can to be involved with their teams and prepare for whatever the season holds, to the best of their ability. Like every athlete, Sophomore cross country … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University women’s cross country team has emerged as a dynasty in recent years. The Jackets have been so dominant that it’s easy to forget that there was once a time when they had never won a Presidents’ Athletic Conference title, but that was the case entering the 2016 season. It took the arrival … Continue reading
Expect anything different? In what’s become a yearly ritual around the late-October/early-November time of the year, the Waynesburg University women’s cross country team won the Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship, edging out a scrappy Geneva squad by four points. Although the 2019 PAC Championships just ended, and the cross country season is still going on for … 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
Collegiate athletes graduating in the class of 2025 faced a unique challenge in high school: COVID-19. During their junior year, the pandemic struck, disrupting any chance of a normal recruiting process. As a result, recruiting was reduced, leading to smaller graduating classes. This was exactly the case for solo senior, Jaylene Mundorff. “Coming in as … 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
