With coaches, teammates watching, Wingeart ready to hit the national stage

For the first time in her college career, Aubrey Wingeart will be running alone. As Waynesburg University’s only national qualifier, Wingeart will fly the flag for the Jackets at tomorrow’s NCAA Division III national tournament. Wingeart won’t be running alongside any of her teammates, but she’ll have plenty of support both in Greene County, and … Continue reading

Women’s XC places 13th, Wingeart qualifies for nationals

Sophomore becomes fourth Jacket runner in five years to qualify for national tournament

For the fourth time in five years, Waynesburg University’s women’s cross country program will send a runner to the national tournament.  Sophomore Aubrey Wingeart, two weeks removed from taking first at the 2019 Presidents’ Athletic Conference championships, took 10th place at Saturday’s NCAA Division III Mideast Regional tournament.  Before the race, head coach Chris Hardie … Continue reading

XC teams look to meet goals at regionals

Both cross country teams accomplished their objectives at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships two weeks ago. The women came into Westminster looking for their fourth straight conference title and got it. The men had more modest expectations, looking for a top-three finish, and they too fulfilled their goal, placing in third.  After two weeks away … Continue reading

Column: Women’s cross country’s run of dominance far from over

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

Four in a row: Women’s cross country once again PAC champions

Jackets edge upstart Geneva squad for fourth consecutive championship

If any team was going to stop Waynesburg University from winning a fourth straight Presidents’ Athletic Conference women’s cross country championship, Geneva would have been a good bet.  Before the season, the Golden Tornadoes were picked to finish third in the preseason poll behind the Yellow Jackets and Grove City. During the season, Geneva competed … Continue reading

Women’s senior class overcomes setbacks, now on the brink of fourth conference championship

Freshman year feels like an eternity ago for senior women’s cross country runner Mary Beth Cunningham. “Four years is a whirlwind in my head,” the Grayson County, Virginia, native said. Indeed, four years is a long time for a college student to grow, whether it’d be academically, athletically, or socially. Cunningham and classmates Katie Jones, … Continue reading

Going for four: Women’s cross country looks to defend Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship again

Race scheduled for Saturday

Entering this year’s Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championship meet, the women’s cross-country team will look to defend its title for the third straight year. This year, albeit successful, hasn’t been the easiest as far as competition goes. In several meets this year, Waynesburg has not always been the top representative from the PAC. On more than … Continue reading

Cross Country teams head to Oberlin for last meet before conference championship

Jackets will compete at Presidents' Athletic Conference championships Nov. 2

For the Waynesburg University women’s and men’s cross-country squads, this weekend’s trip to Oberlin, Ohio served as a late season bonding experience, but also one final tune-up as the teams ran at the Oberlin-Inter-Regional Rumble in the final regular season meet, with Presidents’ Athletic Conference championships upcoming Nov. 2. Before running Saturday, the teams bussed … Continue reading