After having a weekend off, the Waynesburg University women’s cross country team was back in action. This past Saturday, the Yellow Jackets competed in the DeSales Invitational in Center Valley. The team placed fifth out of 27 teams. Head coach Chris Hardie was happy with the team’s performance as whole. “The team ran really good … Continue reading
After hosting their first home meet in five years, the Waynesburg University women’s cross country team had this past week off to prepare for the DeSales Invitational. Despite having early success in the year, the cross country team has been facing roadblocks of its own. Injuries to top runners have been affecting the team since … Continue reading
Prior to this past weekend, the Waynesburg University women’s cross country team had not competed at their home course in five years. The Yellow Jackets ended that streak and hosted the Waynesburg University Invitational at the Greene County Airport, where they took first place out of 11 teams that competed. Head coach Chris Hardie was … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University women’s cross country team competed in the Allegheny Classic in Meadville this past weekend. They placed in the middle of the pack, coming in fourth out of seven teams in the field. The Jackets faced strong completion this past weekend that featured Allegheny College, Carnegie Mellon University and Case Western University, who … Continue reading
This past weekend, the Waynesburg University women’s cross country team participated in the Bethany College Invitational in West Virginia, and despite resting most of their top runners, the Yellow Jackets finished ninth out of 17 teams. The Jackets came into this season as the two-time defending Presidents’ Athletic Conference champions. Despite losing key runners and … 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
Malarie Yoder has two uniforms: one for Waynesburg University cross country, the other for the U.S. Army. As a member of Waynesburg University’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and a standout for the women’s cross country team, practice is never truly over for her. Multiple times a week Yoder travels to West Virginia University, completes an … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University women’s cross country team concluded its 2017 season on Saturday, Nov. 11, when it placed seventh at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Meet, scoring 264 points in the race. The programs highest goal of the season was to have the entire team qualify for the Women’s NCAA Division III Cross Country … Continue reading
To close out the 2017 season, the Waynesburg University women’s cross country team finished in seventh place at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Cross Country Championships Saturday, Nov. 11 out of the 49-team event. Coming off the program’s second consecutive Presidents’ Athletic Conference title, the team entered the regional meet with the goal of … Continue reading
As the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships have come and gone, the women’s cross country team has been preparing for the next meet of the postseason – regionals. The women will compete at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Meet Saturday, Nov. 11. In the preseason poll, the women were seeded at fifth in the Mideast … Continue reading
