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
The Waynesburg University wrestling team traveled to Alliance, Ohio this past Saturday to take part in the Mount Union Duals. The 24th ranked Yellow Jackets went 3-1 on the day, defeating Alma College, Greensboro College and Heidelberg University before falling to 22nd ranked Mount Union in the final match of the day. For head coach … Continue reading
Last year, the Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets were the wrestling champions of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference, then they became one of the best in the region and ultimately recognized at the national level. Last Saturday, the Jackets continued last year’s PAC success, placing first of 14 teams at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational. This year … Continue reading
The first meet of the year is an opportunity to judge where a team is with their players, where they need improvement and who the starters will be. For this year’s Waynesburg University wrestling team, things have already seemingly fallen into place as the team won the PAC championship last year and will be returning … Continue reading
