INTRODUCTION Intro
Season Review
Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2013-14 Season Review . . . . . . . . 29
President's Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2013-14 Season Statistics . . . . . . . 30
Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Presidents’ Athletic Conference . 32
Season Outlook
PAC Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Alphabetical Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Team History
2014-15 Season Preview . . . . . . . . . 7
Postseason Accolades . . . . . . . . . 35
Waynesburg Wrestling Room . . . . 9
Year-By-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Waynesburg Invitational . . . . . . . 10
Waynesburg University
Wrestler Profiles
Waynesburg Overview . . . . . . . . .39
Wrestler Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Coaching Staff Head Coach Ron Headlee . . . . . 26 Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
www.waynesburgsports.com
CREDITS Editor Bobby Fox, ‘04 Graphics/Cover Design Creg Milko, ‘16
Photography ADM Photography, Darlington, Pa. Dawn Yates Printing/Final Production Bethel Park Printing, Bethel Park, Pa. 1
QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Name............................ Waynesburg University Location.................................Waynesburg, Pa. Founded...................................................... 1849 Affiliation.................................. NCAA Division III Conference....................... Presidents’ Athletic Enrollment.................................................. 2,500 Colors....................................... Orange & Black Nickname...................................Yellow Jackets Facility................................... Marisa Fieldhouse Capacity.................................................... 1,350 President................................... Douglas G. Lee Director of Athletics....................Larry Marshall Athletics Phone......................... (724) 852-3477
SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director............. Bobby Fox E-mail............................ rfox@waynesburg.edu Office.......................................... (724) 852-3334 Fax............................................... (724) 627-7602 Mailing Address
51 West College Street
Waynesburg, PA 15370
Athletics Web Site.. www.waynesburgsports.com
COACHING STAFF Head Coach............................... Ron Headlee Alma Mater/Year........................Messiah/1982 Record at Waynesburg/Years.......62-38-1/7th Career Record/Years.....................62-38-1/7th Wrestling Office Phone............. (724) 852-3338 E-mail Address.......rheadlee@waynesburg.edu Assistant Coach............................Jeff Havelka
www.waynesburgsports.com
Grad. Assistant..............Anthony Bonaventura Volunteer Assistant.......................... John Yates
TEAM INFORMATION 2013-14 Overall Record.............................. 15-6 2012-13 PAC Record/Finish....................2-0/1st Starters Returning/Lost..................................6/4 Wrestlers Returning/Lost............................15/14 Newcomers..................................................... 11 2
2014-15 SCHEDULE
Date Opponent 11/1/14 O/B WRESTLE-OFFS 11/8/14 at Wash. & Jeff. Open 11/12/14 WEST LIBERTY 11/16/14 The College of N.J.! 11/16/14 at York! 11/16/14 Shippensburg! 11/22/14 at Mount Union@ 11/22/14 Lycoming@ 11/22/14 John Carroll@ 11/22/14 Baldwin Wallace@ 12/6/14 ONU Invitational 12/17/14 MUSKINGUM 12/20/14 Gator “Boots” Duals 1/3/15 WAYNESBURG INVIT. 1/10/15 at North-South Duals 1/17/15 at East-West Duals 1/21/15 WASH. AND JEFF.* 1/29/15 PSU DUBOIS 1/30/15 at Thiel* 2/7/15 Summa Mem. Tourn. 2/13/15 PAC Championships 2/20/15 ALDERSON BROADDUS 2/28/2015 D III Mideast Reg.
Time 11 A.M. 9 a.m. 7 P.M. 12 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 11 a.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 5 p.m. 9 a.m. 7 P.M. 8 a.m. 9 A.M. 9 a.m. 11 a.m. 7 P.M. 7 P.M. 7 p.m. 10 a.m. 5 p.m. 7 P.M. TBA
! - York Quad, @ - Mount Union Duals, HOME MATCHES IN ALL CAPS, * - PAC opponent
2013-14 RESULTS
Date Opponent 11/2/13 O/B WRESTLE-OFFS 11/9/13 at W&J Invitational 11/13/13 at West Liberty 11/16/13 YORK COLLEGE 11/16/13 MERCYHURST 11/23/13 John Carroll@ 11/23/13 Mount Union@ 11/23/13 Lycoming@ 11/23/13 Gettysburg@ 12/7/13 at ONU Invitational 12/13/13 SETON HILL 12/17/13 at Muskingum 12/21/13 Luther& 12/21/13 Central Florida& 12/21/13 Loras& 12/21/13 Chicago& 1/3/14 ELIZABETHTOWN 1/4/14 WAYNESBURG INVIT. 1/10/14 at Wash. and Jeff.* 1/18/14 PENN STATE DUBOIS 1/18/14 MESSIAH 1/18/14 HEIDELBERG 1/22/14 OHIO VALLEY 1/31/14 THIEL 2/8/14 Summa Mem. Tourn. 2/14/14 PAC Championships 2/19/14 at Alderson-Broaddus 3/2/2014 D III Mideast Reg. 3/14-15/14 NCAA Champs.
Results O41-B16 3rd/15 L 18-24 W 24-15 L 6-36 W 22-13 L 13-22 W 25-9 W 42-9 6th/12 W 28-12 W 45-3 L 7-26 W 34-6 L 12-24 W 32-9 W 32-9 1st/12 W 34-9 W 50-0 L 13-27 W 18-16 W 32-12 W 18-15 1st/9 1st/3 W 31-14 3rd/17 19th/65
@ - Mt. Union Duals, &- Gator “Boots Duals, HOME MATCHES IN ALL CAPS, * - PAC opponent
PRESIDENT’S LETTER Whether you’re a parent, an athlete, a member of the media or a spirited spectator, I am pleased to welcome you to our Yellow Jacket community and look forward to cheering on the Jackets with you! As a member of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC), Waynesburg University offers 18 NCAA Division III varsity sports for our hundreds of student-athletes. While the reasons for participation in these sports are many, all of our athletic programs are aimed at helping our student-athletes grow spiritually, intellectually and athletically during their collegiate experience. During the 2013-14 academic year, 133 Waynesburg University student-athletes earned recognition on the PAC fall and President Douglas G. Lee spring Academic Honor Rolls. That combined total was the highest of all 10 PAC schools, an impressive achievement that illustrates the caliber of student-athletes at Waynesburg. Our goal is to provide our student-athletes with the best possible education and experiences that will prepare them to lead lives of purpose. We actively recruit student-athletes with high academic standards who will pursue excellence in the classroom and community while competing at the highest level in their chosen sport. On behalf of Waynesburg University students, faculty and staff, I would like to thank you for your interest in our athletic programs. I hope that you enjoy another great year of athletic competition at Waynesburg University!
www.waynesburgsports.com
Douglas G. Lee President
3
MEDIA INFORMATION • Requests are honored from sports editors and writers of daily and weekly newspapers, and sports directors of radio and television stations of both Waynesburg and the opposing team.
The 2013-14 Waynesburg Wrestling Media Guide is a multi-purpose publication for use by the news media, as well as fans and alumni of Waynesburg University. Additional information is available to the media upon request from the Waynesburg Sports Information Office. News releases and photographs will only be made available to members of the news media. Mailing Address Waynesburg Sports Information 51 West College Street Waynesburg, PA 15370 Phone Directory
Sports Information: 724.852.3334 Fax: 724.852.6286 Wrestling Office: 724.852.3338
www.waynesburgsports.com
Credentials All media attending Waynesburg wrestling home matches are requested to notify the Sports Information Office. Credentials for home games are issued for working media only and should be requested as early as possible. • Requests for credentials should be made in advance by e-mail and directed to SID Bobby Fox. • Waynesburg reserves the right to dismiss a media member to ensure a working press row. 4
Radio Radio space for broadcasting wrestling matches is located along the scorer’s table. Waynesburg provides a courtesy line for radio stations wishing to broadcast a game from the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse. The availability for the radio line is apportioned by order of request. Head Coach Ron Headlee Coach Headlee is available for interviews on weekday mornings during the season. Please coordinate all requests for personal interviews with Coach Headlee through the Sports Information Office at (724) 852-3334. Coach Headlee will be available to reporters for interviews approximately 15 minutes after the conclusion of home matches. Wrestlers All wrestler interviews must be coordinated through the Waynesburg Sports Information Office and should be requested at least one day in advance. Wrestlers are available for interviews after each practice, as their schedules permit. Post-match player interviews are conducted in the Marisa Fieldhouse. Press Row Services Sports information will be available for questions regarding the team, and individual and team statistics will be available along with match programs.
TEAM ROSTER NAME Gordan Bieber
Wgt. 125/133
Hgt. Yr. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 5-7 Jr. Butler, Pa. / Slippery Rock
Gennaro Bonaventura
197
5-11 Sr. Commack, N.Y. / Hauppauge
Tristan Buxton
125
5-5 Fr. Washington, Pa. / Trinity
Dom Ciaramella Filippo Crivelli Austin Davidson
141/149 133 174/184
5-5 So. Marysville, Mich. / Marysville 5-8 So. Clinton, Pa / Hopewell 6-0 Fr. Monroeville, Pa. / Gateway
Shane Foster
157
5-8 Sr. Dalton, Ohio / Massillon Perry
DJ Grindle
141
5-9 Fr. Baltimore, Md. / Perry Hall
Sam Guidi
165/174
Derek Hull
165
5-6 Fr. Canonsburg, Pa. / Chartiers-Houston
Patrick Jennings
184
5-11 Sr. Washington, Pa. / Trinity
Abu Kaba
165
5-10 So. Upper Darby, Pa. / Upper Darby
Cody Klempay
197
6-0 So. Washington, Pa. / Canon-McMillan
Greg Kumer
285
5-11 Jr. McDonald, Pa. / Fort Cherry
Chris Little
149
5-8 Jr. Murrysville, Pa. / Franklin Regional
Landon Lohr
5-8 Sr. McDonald, Pa. / Fort Cherry
157/165
5-8 Fr. Somerset, Pa. / Somerset
Luke Lohr
149
5-6 Sr. Somerset, Pa. / Somerset
Shane Lowman
285
6-1 Fr. Pasadena, Md. / Mt. St. Joseph
Dan Mahon
285
6-3 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Fox Chapel
Mike Roberts
125
5-3 So. Ambridge, Pa. / Ambridge
Kyle Seaman
141
5-8 Sr. Olney, Md. / Sherwood
Ryan Shank Hunter Six
165/174
6-0 So. S. Charleston, W.Va. / G. Wash.
285
6-0 Fr. Wadestown, W.Va. / Clay-Battelle
Zach Swarrow
125/133
5-8 R-Fr. Fredericktown, Pa. / Beth-Center
Eric Tuck
157/165
6-2 Sr. Butler, Pa. / Butler
www.waynesburgsports.com
HEAD COACH: Ron Headlee ASSISTANT COACH: Jeff Havelka VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT: John Yates GRAD. ASSISTANT: Anthony Bonaventura
5
2014-15 SEASON PREVIEW The Waynesburg University wrestling team is coming off back-to-back Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) titles and four championships over the past five years. However, if this year’s Yellow Jackets are going to complete a three-peat, they’ll need to replace some major contributors from last year’s squad.
11-8 last year, is one of the lead candidates for the job. He will be challenged primarily by freshman D.J. Grindle, who won over 140 matches over his high school career and placed fourth in the state of Maryland following his senior season. Senior Kyle Seaman brings a veteran element to the depth chart.
While a large, talented recruiting class should help soften the blow of last year’s losses, the PAC continues to get more and more competitive on seemingly a yearly basis. Seventh-year head coach Ron Headlee and his staff is hoping this year’s newcomers, combined with six returning starters, will be enough to overcome a challenging schedule both inside and out of the conference.
149 Pounds Waynesburg’s most decorated wrestler, senior Luke Lohr, is back after winning his third PAC title at 149 pounds and becoming a two-time Division III national qualifier in 2013. He comes into his final season with the Yellow Jackets boasting a 79-18 career record. Lohr may start the season out at 157 pounds, before working his way back down to 149.
125 Pounds Junior Gordan Bieber is back and the leader for the starting job at Waynesburg’s lightest weight. His sophomore season was highlighted by winning his weight at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational, as well as defeating W&J national qualifier Jacob Spearman at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Tournament, where he wound up placing sixth overall. Bieber finished 2014 with a 17-21 overall record.
If he does start the year up a weight class, fellow senior Shane Foster could handle the job for the first part of the season. Foster posted a 14-12 overall mark last season, with his most impressive win coming by way of a 3-1 sudden victory triumph over Division II All-American Jeremy Landowski. Junior Chris Little provides another quality workout opponent and tournament wrestler at this spot.
Along with having Bieber back for his junior campaign, the 125-pound weight class could be one of the deepest on the team. Sophomore Mike Roberts returns as a backup and is joined by true freshman Tristan Buxton and redshirt freshman transfer Zach Swarrow. 133 Pounds Filippo Crivelli made a great first impression on his teammates in 2013-14 by going 24-20 overall and winning a PAC title. The now-sophomore was also featured in the D3Wrestle.com rankings at various points during the latter parts of his freshman campaign.
www.waynesburgsports.com
Swarrow could also help fill in the depth chart at 133. 141 Pounds Last year’s 141-pound champion Jake Vitolo is no longer with the Yellow Jackets and left an unexpected hole in this year’s starting lineup. However, the cupboard is far from bare at this weight and the competition for the starting job should bring out the best in several Waynesburg light weights. Sophomore Dom Ciaramella, who went 6
157 Pounds Lohr and Foster are the leads for this starting spot. Luke Lohr’s younger brother, freshman Landon Lohr and senior Eric Tuck provide some of the best depth on the team at this weight. 165 Pounds Two-year starter Sam Guidi is back for his senior season and is ranked in the national top 10 by both D3Wrestle.com (sixth) and the NWCA (seventh) at 165 pounds. Like Lohr, however, he may start 2014 up a weight at 174 pounds before descending back to this spot. Luckily, Waynesburg has another wrestler with national exposure at the weight, should Guidi compete at 174. Sophomore transfer Ryan Shank, who was an NAIA national qualifier at national powerhouse Lindsey Wilson, is in his first season at Waynesburg and has received plenty of praise from the coaching staff for his work in the preseason. Like 157, 165 has terrific depth behind whoever ends up winning the starting job. Landon Lohr, Tuck, freshman Derek Hull and sophomore Abu Kaba should make for some great competition in the practice room and fill up tournament brackets with Waynesburg names.
2013-14 SEASON PREVIEW Klempay was a star at Western Pennsylvania powerhouse Canon-McMillan High School, where he won the prestigious Powerade Tournament, was a four-time AAA state qualifier and a two-time state place-winner (third and sixth). He also won a pair of WPIAL titles before accepting a wrestling scholarship at the University of North Carolina. Klempay became the Tar Heels’ starting heavyweight as a freshman and notched two pins before leaving UNC. The Jackets are also excited to have senior Gennaro Bonaventura, Anthony’s twin brother, back in the room for a fourth season. This will be his first full year with the team, as he was also a member of the Yellow Jacket football team.
Senior Sam Guidi looks to return to the national championship tournament after qualifying following a regional title during his sophomore season.
174 Pounds Coming into this season, 174 pounds featured Waynesburg’s biggest offseason loss in national runner-up Anthony Bonaventura. However, things got brighter when Bonaventura returned as the team’s graduate assistant coach and Shank transferred. Whoever doesn’t get the job at 165 between Guidi and Shank will likely handle things at 174. Freshman Austin Davidson provides further depth at the weight.
Kumer leads the group after breaking out during his sophomore campaign, his first as the team’s starter. He went 25-16 overall and is currently featured as a “Contender” on the D3Wrestle.com rankings. Joining the junior in this year’s group of 285-pounders are freshman Shane Lowman and senior Dan Mahon. Lowman enjoyed his share of high school success as a prep wrestler in the state of Maryland, while Mahon bumps up from 197 pounds. Mahon provides an interesting challenge to bigger heavyweights with his quickness and solid riding skills from the top position. The Jackets’ heavyweight ranks are expected to grow once football season wraps up and freshman Forrest Six joins the team.
www.waynesburgsports.com
184 Pounds This is a second-straight weight where Waynesburg loses a national qualifier, as last year’s starter Cameron Fine has graduated. Luckily, the Yellow Jackets bring back the man who beat Fine in the 2013 Orange/ Black wrestle-offs, senior Patrick Jennings. Jennings has been the Jackets’ starting 197-pounder for three years, despite dropping down to compete for the 184 job last season. One of this year’s captains, Jennings looks to finally get his shot at the everyday job this year.
285 Pounds Another deep weight class, Waynesburg went from having one true heavyweight last year, albeit a good one in PAC champion Greg Kumer, to as many as four by the time December rolls around.
Davidson appears to be the primary backup at 184. 197 Pounds With Jennings dropping to 184, the 197-pound job is wide open. This weight also features Waynesburg’s most intriguing newcomer: sophomore transfer Cody Klempay. 7
WAYNESBURG WRESTLING ROOM
Prior to the start of the 2011-12 season, the Waynesburg University wrestling team moved into a new wrestling room. The facility is located in the renovated Captain Robert C. Wiley Armory, which used to house the local Army National Guard unit before it was moved to a newer building at 500 EverGreene Drive in Waynesburg. The new home of the Jacket Mat Men features two full-size wrestling mats, five-foot high wall mats, cardio equipment and areas dedicated to stretch band and kettle bell workouts. Head coach Ron Headlee is obviously excited about the future site of his team’s practices and workouts. “We will be able to have our whole team wrestling in the live competition,” Headlee said. “In the old room we had to split into two groups because of space.” As the program’s success has grown, so has its numbers, which further facilitated the need for a larger team facility. The sixth-year head coach believes he should have an estimated 30 athletes in the room, which he described as a “good problem.” The Jacket wrestling team used to hold practices in a much smaller facility in the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse. Obviously, Headlee believes that a brand new, up-to-date practice facility will aid in his already fruitful recruiting efforts.
www.waynesburgsports.com
“Showing our room to new recruits is exciting because I believe we will have one of the nicest rooms in Division III,” Headlee said. “The University has really helped us by giving us this new room to better accommodate the numbers we now have.”
8
WAYNESBURG INVITATIONAL 2015 WAYNESBURG UNIVERSITY INVITATIONAL Jan. 3, 9 a.m. Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse
TEAMS COMPETING/TOP WRESTLERS
Alderson Broaddus/Cody Spinks, So., 174 lb. The Apprentice School/Ian Jones, Sr., 285 lb. Johns Hopkins/Paul Bewak, Sr., 125 lb. Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)/Brandon Buckingham, So.,165 lb. Muskingum/Malachi Blum, Sr., 184 lb. Ohio Northern/Cody Lovejoy, Sr., 285 lb. Penn State Greater Allegheny/Rodjrecko Christian, Fr., 285 lb. Penn State New Kensington/Phil Marra, So., 141/149 lb. Seton Hill/ Mike Soria, Gr., 125 lb. Washington & Jefferson/Nick Carr, Jr., 157 lb.
TOURNAMENT FACTS AND STATISTICS
* Division III national qualifiers - 12: Jesse Gunter 125 (Baldwin Wallace) Paul Bewak 125 (Johns Hopkins), Andrew Taylor 133 (Baldwin Wallace), Luke Lohr 149 (Waynesburg), Nick Carr 165 (Wash. & Jeff.), David Shapiro 165 (Baldwin Wallace), Sam Guidi 165 (Waynesburg, 2013) Cody Lovejoy 285 (Ohio Northern). Division II national qualifier - Zach Voytek 157 (Seton Hill) * Division III All-Americans - 4: Jesse Gunter (3rd), Paul Bewak (7th), Nick Carr (2nd), Cody Lovejoy (7th) * Returning team place winners from 2014 - Waynesburg (1st), Washington & Jefferson (2nd), Baldwin Wallace (4th), Johns Hopkins (5th) * Features 11 schools from five different states www.waynesburgsports.com
* Features teams from NCAA Divisions II and III and NCWA
9
WRESTLER PROFILES GORDAN BIEBER
Jr. | 125 lb. | 5-7 Butler, Pa. | Slippery Rock Psychology
Bieber’s Career Statistics OVER DUAL PINS TECH MAJ 12-13 18-21 7-7 2-3 0-0 3-4 13-14 17-21 6-13 3-0 0-0 0-2 TOTAL 35-42 13-20 5-3 0-0 3-6
QP 2:22 2:27 2:22
2013-14: Went 18-21 overall, including a perfect 3-0 mark in bouts ending in a pin ... Won his first collegiate tournament title by going 4-0 at the W&J Invitational ... Defeated former national qualifier Jacob Spearman of Washington & Jefferson at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Tournament ... Took sixth at regionals ... Mentioned on D3Wrestle.com national rankings ... 2012-13: Won starting 125-pound job and went 18-21 overall ... Won two matches by fall and three by major decision ... Went 3-2 in his first collegiate action, which came at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational ... Took second at the PAC Championships ... Picked up his first collegiate pin by sticking Muskingum’s Ahmad Taylor in 2:22 ... HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestling (4 letters), 2011 Fargo qualifier, 2011 MAWA national qualifier, 2011 section finalist, placed third in freestyle and greco-roman states ... Soccer ... PERSONAL NOTES: Born Dec. 31, 1993 ... Son of Randy and VirLinda Bieber.
GENNARO BONAVENTURA
Sr. | 197 lb. | 5-10 Commack, N.Y. | Hauppauge Sports Management
www.waynesburgsports.com
Bonaventura’s Career Statistics
10
OVER DUAL PINS TECH 10-11 1-7 0-2 0-1 0-0 11-12 --Did Not See Varsity 12-13 4-8 0-0 0-2 0-0 13-14 4-4 3-0 2-0 0-0 TOTAL 9-19 3-2 2-3 0-0
MAJ QP 0-0 -Action-0-1 -0-1 1:30 0-2 1:30
WAYNESBURG: Four-year member of Waynesburg football team ... 2013-14: Went 4-4 overall and did his best work in dual matches, where he went 3-0 with two wins coming by pin ... 2012-13: Put together a combined 4-8 mark at 197 and 285 pounds ... 2011-12: Did not see varsity action ... 2010-11: Went 1-7 overall, including a 1-5 mark at 197 pounds ... Defeated Glen Borton of Mercyhurst Northeast 7-2 for his first collegiate win ... HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestling (3 letters) ... Lacrosse ... Baseball ... Basketball ... Football ... PERSONAL NOTES: Born March 25, 1992 ... Son of Ben and Michele Bonaventura ... Twin brother of graduate assistant Anthony Bonaventura.
WRESTLER PROFILES TRISTAN BUXTON Freshman | 125 lb. | 5-5 Washington, Pa. | Trinity Business Information Science
HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestling (3 letters), section champion ... Personal Notes: Born May 20, 1996 ... Son of Mark and Cherie Buxton.
DOMINIC CIARAMELLA So. | 141/149 lb. | 5-5 Marysville, Mich.| Marysville Small Business Management
Ciaramella’s Career Statistics
OVER DUAL PINS TECH MAJ QP 13-14 11-8 2-0 6-4 0-0 1-3 :24 TOTAL 11-8 2-0 6-4 0-0 1-3 :24
HIGH SCHOOL: Went 11-8 overall, including a 2-0 mark in dual competition ... Posted a 6-4 mark in bouts decided by pin and scored his first collegiate victory by major decision ... HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestling (letter winner), two-time Michigan state qualifier ... Personal Notes: Born Dec. 14, 1994 ... Son of Jan and Russ Caramella.
FILIPPO CRIVELLI Crivelli’s Career Statistics
OVER DUAL PINS TECH 13-14 24-20 11-10 2-4 0-0 TOTAL 24-20 11-10 2-4 0-0
MAJ QP 2-1 4:28 2-1 4:28
2013-14: Started every match at 133 pounds as a true freshman ... Started all 21 dual matches ... Won the PAC title at 133 pounds ... Mentioned in D3Wrestle.com national rankings ... HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestling (4 letters), 131 career wins, four-time WPIAL qualifier, section champion, two-time team captain ... PERSONAL NOTES: Born Nov 1, 1994 ... Son of Ugo and Annamarie Crivelli ... Brother Marco wrestles at Thiel College.
www.waynesburgsports.com
So. | 133 lb. | 5-8 Clinton, Pa.| Hopewell Exercise Science
11
WRESTLER PROFILES AUSTIN DAVIDSON
Fr. | 174/184 lb. | 6-0 Monroeville, Pa. | Gateway Criminal Justice
HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestling (4 letters), WPIAL qualifier, two-time All-Allegheny County, section runner-up ... Football ... Honor roll ... PERSONAL NOTES: Born June 19, 1995 ... Son of Rob and Kim Davidson.
SHANE FOSTER
Senior | 149/157 lb. | 5-8 Dalton, Ohio | Massillon Perry (Mercyhurst) Engineering Foster’s Waynesburg Statistics
OVER DUAL PINS TECH MAJ QP 12-13 12-6 1-0 6-0 0-0 2-1 0:43 13-14 14-12 5-6 0-0 0-0 5-0 -TOTAL 26-18 6-6 6-0 0-0 7-1 0:43
www.waynesburgsports.com
2013-14: Went 14-12 overall and appeared in 11 dual matches ... Defeated Mercyhurst’s Division II AllAmerican Jeremy Landowski 3-1 in overtime of a dual ... Went a perfect 5-0 in bouts determined by major decision ... 2012-13: Posted a 12-6 overall record after joining the team at the beginning of the spring semester ... Went 6-0 in matches determined by pin and 2-1 in bouts decided by major decision ... Defeated Division I opponents from the University of Maryland and Drexel University at the Messiah Open ... PAC Wrestler of the Week ... Member of PAC Academich Honor Roll ... MERCYHURST: Spent year with the Division II Lakers and went 20-10 overall with a 14-5 mark in dual competition ... Led the team in takedowns with 54 ... Placed fourth at the PSAC Tournament and sixth at the Super Region 1 Championships ... High School: Ohio state runner-up ... Placed fifth at the Ironman tournament.
12
D.J. GRINDLE
Fr. | 141 lb. | 5-9 Baltimore, Md. | Perry Hall Criminal Justice High School: Wrestling (letter winner), three-time Maryland state qualifier, fourth-place at Maryland states, two-time county finalist, regional finalist, two-time Parkville Tournament finalist, more than 100 victories, Most Improved Wrestler as a junior ... Personal Notes: Born June 6, 1996 ... Son of Stephanie and Dennis Grindle.
WRESTLER PROFILES SAM GUIDI
Senior | 165/174 lb. | 5-8 McDonald, Pa. | Fort Cherry Exercise Science Guidi’s Career Statistics
OVER DUAL PINS TECH MAJ QP 11-12 7-8 0-1 2-1 0-0 1-2 2:51 12-13 28-11 8-4 4-0 3-0 2-1 2:45 13-14 27-10 14-4 9-2 0-0 1-3 :49 TOTAL 62-29 22-9 15-3 3-0 4-6 :49
2013-14: Mentioned in both the D3Wrestle.com and NWCA national rankings ... PAC runner-up at 165 pounds ... Went 4-0 against a loaded field at the Mount Union Duals ... Won the 165-pound title at the Waynesburg Invitational ... Won 10-straight matches and went undefeated in the month of January ... Named PAC Wrestler of the Week ... 2012-13: Qualified for the NCAA Division III National Championships after going 4-0 and winning the 165-pound title at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Championships ... Posted a 2-2 mark at nationals after nearly upsetting the top seed in a 6-4 overtime match ... Posted a 28-11 overall record, all at 165 pounds ... Posted an 8-0 mark in wins decided by pin, scored eight victories by major decision and one more by techincal fall ... Defeated Wisconsin-Steven Point’s Jordan Schulte by 4-0 decision, when Schulte was ranked eighth in the country... 2011-12: Went 7-7 overall, mostly in tournament action ... Made it to the finals of the Mount Union Invitational, before losing in overtime to teammate Sam Lombardo in overtime ... Picked up a pin and a win by major decision ... HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestling (4 letters), four-time section champion, two-time WPIAL champion, AA Southwest Regional Champion, four-time state qualifier, two-time AA state place-winner ... PERSONAL NOTES: Born June 28, 1993 ... Son of Monty and Heather Guidi.
www.waynesburgsports.com 13
WRESTLER PROFILES DEREK HULL
Freshman | 165 lb. | 5-6 Canonsburg, Pa. | Chartiers-Houston Environmental Science HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestling (letter winner), PIAA state qualifier ... Football ... Personal Notes: Born Dec. 5, 1995 ... Son of Jim and Jan Hull.
PATRICK JENNINGS
Senior | 184 lb. | 5-11 Washington, Pa. | Trinity Math and Social Studies Education Jennings’ Career Statistics OVER DUAL PINS TECH MAJ 11-12 18-18 7-8 3-5 0-0 4-4 12-13 13-20 2-7 3-7 0-1 1-4 13-14 21-20 10-10 2-8 0-1 4-2 TOTAL 52-58 19-25 8-20 0-2 9-10
QP 2:22 3:22 5:18 2:22
www.waynesburgsports.com
2013-14: Manned the starting 197-pound job for a third-straight season and set personal highs for overall wins (21) and dual victories (10) ... 2012-13: Spent his second-straight year as the team’s starter at 197 pounds ... Posted a 13-20 overall record, all at 197 pounds ... Scored three wins by pin and one more by major decision ... His pin of Jake Trillow in 4:37 clinched Waynesburg’s 24-9 dual match win over Thiel... PAC Wrestler of the Week ... 2011-12: After taking some time to adjust to collegiate competition, Jenning turned in a very solid freshman season, in which he went 18-18 overall, placed second at the PAC Championships and third at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championships ... Picked up three wins by fall and four more by major decision ... HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestling, (letter winner) third at Tri-CADA Tournament, third at North Coast Tournament, third at sectionals, WPIAL qualifier ... PERSONAL NOTES: Born May 15, 1993 ... Son of Kathi and Ken Jennings.
14
WRESTLER PROFILES ABU KABA
Sophomore | 165 lb. | 5-10 Upper Darby, Pa. | Upper Darby Pre-Physical Therapy Kaba’s Career Statistics OVER DUAL PINS TECH MAJ QP 13-14 3-6 0-0 0-5 0-0 0-0 -TOTAL 3-6 0-0 0-5 0-0 0-0 --
2013-14: Went 3-6 in his first year with the Jackets, with all of his action coming in tournament competition ... Picked up his first collegiate victory by beating Washington & Lee’s Josh Weldon 13-6 at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational ... HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestling ... Football ... 3.9 cumulative GPA ... PERSONAL NOTES: Born Sept. 30, 1994 ... Son of Sita and Sarah Kaba.
CODY KLEMPAY
Sophomore | 197 lb. | 6-0 Washington, Pa. | Canon-McMillan Criminal Justice Prior to Waynesburg: Spent 2012-13 season at the University of North Carolina, won the starting heavyweight job as a freshman, won two matches by pin, competed in the prestigious Midlands Championships ... High School: Wrestling (4 letters), four-time section champion, two-time WPIAL champion, two-time PIAA place-winner (third and sixth place), three-time Powerade Tournament finalist, Powerade Tournament champion, 151-24 overall record ... Football ... Personal Notes: Born March 11, 1994 ... Son of Paul and Glenda Klempay.
GREG KUMER
Jr. | 285 lb. | 5-11 McDonald, Pa. | Fort Cherry Environmental Science
2013-14: Enjoyed a breakout season as the Yellow Jackets’ starting heavyweight ... Won his first PAC title at 285 pounds ... Mentioned in D3wrestle.com national rankings ... 2012-13: Posted an 11-11 overall record after splitting time at 197 and 285 pounds ... Went 3-2 at the season-opening Washington & Jefferson Invitational ... Started two dual matches at heavyweight ... HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestling (3 letters), three-time section champion, three-time WPIAL place-winner, including winning the 2012 220-pound WPIAL title, placed eighth at 2012 PIAA Class AA state tournament ... Football ... Track & field ... PERSONAL NOTES: Born July 27, 1993 ... Son of Sherri and Greg Kumer.
www.waynesburgsports.com
Kumer’s Career Statistics OVER DUAL PINS TECH MAJ QP 12-13 11-11 0-3 5-6 0-0 0-2 0:19 13-14 25-16 12-6 3-4 0-0 2-1 :24 TOTAL 36-27 12-9 8-10 0-0 2-3 0:19
15
WRESTLER PROFILES CHRIS LITTLE
Jr. | 149 lb. | 5-8 Murrysville, Pa.| Franklin Regional (John Carroll) Criminal Justice Little’s Waynesburg Statistics OVER DUAL PINS TECH MAJ QP 13-14 4-10 1-2 2-4 0-0 1-3 6:22 TOTAL 4-10 1-2 2-4 0-0 1-3 6:22
2013-14: Went 4-10 overall in his first season with the Yellow Jackets ... Three of his victories came with bonus points, including two by pin ... Made his dual meet debut at the Mount Union Duals ... Picked up his first dual win with the Jackets by pinning Lycoming’s Walter Fox at the Mount Union Duals ... Prior to Waynesburg: Wrestled for John Carroll before transferring to Waynesburg, went 1-7 during his only season at JCU ... HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestling (letter winner), three-time WPIAL qualifier, Westmoreland County All-Star Team member, 89-40 career record ... PERSONAL NOTES: Born July 12, 1992 ... Son of Edward and Debra Little.
LANDON LOHR
Freshman | 157/165 lb. | 5-8 Somerset, Pa. | Somerset Exploring
www.waynesburgsports.com
High School: Wrestling (4 letters), two-time PIAA Class AA state qualifier ... Personal Notes: Born Sept. 13, 1995 ... Son of Scott Lohr and Kris Naas; Brother of senior teammate Luke Lohr.
16
WRESTLER PROFILES LUKE LOHR
Senior | 149 lb. | 5-6 Somerset, Pa. | Somerset Exercise Science
Lohr’s Career Statistcs
OVER DUAL PINS TECH 10-11 34-5 14-1 9-1 2-0 11-12 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 12-13 15-5 0-0 2-0 0-0 13-14 30-8 12-4 9-1 0-0 TOTAL 80-18 26-5 20-2 2-0
MAJ QP 6-2 1:47 0-0 -4-2 5:20 9-2 2:11 19-6 1:47
2013-14: Went 30-8 overall and qualified for his second-straight trip to the NCAA Division III National Championships ... Went 1-2 at nationals and came one win short of earning his second-straight AllAmerican honor ... Pinned Dylan Thorsen of the College of New Jersey at nationals ... Took third at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Tournament ... Won his third PAC title at 149 pounds ... Also won individual titles at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational and the John Summa Memorial Invitational ... Featured in both the D3Wrestle.com and NWCA national rankings ... Named PAC Wrestler of the Week ... 2012-13: After missing most of the season with an injury, Lohr bounced back to make his first trip to the NCAA Division III National Championships ... After qualifying for nationals following a third-place showing at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Championships, Lohr earned All-American laurels by placing seventh at 149 pounds ... The Somerset native went 3-2 with upset wins over the third and fourth seeds on his way to the podium ... Won his second PAC title ... Went 15-5 overall with two wins by pin and four more by major decision ... 2011-12: Missed almost all of the season with an injury ... Won his only match of the year by decision over Lake Erie’s Mitchell Porter ... 2010-11: Became one of the biggest stories of the season after being inserted in the starting lineup following a preseason injury to Jesse Byerly ... Finished fourth out of all Division III freshmen in wins after going 34-5 overall ... Finished sixth out of all Division III 149-pounders in wins ... Went 14-1 in dual matches ... Won 17-straight matches during the season, including the 149-pound PAC title ... Placed fourth at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Tournament after going 2-2 with losses to a defending national champion and a two-point decision to a national qualifier ... Won individual titles at the Waynesburg Invitational and John Summa Memorial Tournament ... Placed third at the Messiah Invitational with a 6-1 record and the Ohio Northern Invitational ... Spent time as an “honorable mention” on the d3wrestle.com national rankings ... PAC Wrestler of the Week ... HIGH SCHOOL: Holds Somerset record for wins (117) and wins by pin (58), District 6 champion, state qualifier, two-time freestyle national qualifier ... National Honor Society ... PERSONAL NOTES: Born June 21, 1992 ... Son of Scott and Kris Lohr; Brother of freshman teammate Landon Lohr.
www.waynesburgsports.com 17
WRESTLER PROFILES SHANE LOWMAN
Freshman | 285 lb. | 6-1 Pasadena, Md. | Mt. St. Joseph Criminal Justice HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestling (letter winner) ... Three-time Maryland state place-winner, All-MIAA, secondteam All-State ... Football ... Track & field ... Honor roll ... PERSONAL NOTES: Born Jan. 4, 1996 ... Son of Steven and Sharon Lowman.
DAN MAHON
Senior | 285 lb. | 6-3 Pittsburgh, Pa. | Fox Chapel Accounting Mahon’s Career Statistics OVER DUAL PINS TECH MAJ 11-12 10-10 0-1 3-5 0-0 1-0 12-13 5-10 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-1 13-14 2-7 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 TOTAL 15-20 0-1 5-9 0-0 1-1
QP 3:31 4:52 -3:31
2013-14: Went 2-7 overall and 2-5 in dual competition ... All nine of his matches were decided by decision, including his first collegiate dual victory, which came against Gettysburg’s Camden Stoops ... 201213: Posted a 5-10 overall record while competing at 197 pounds ... Scored two wins by fall ... 2011-12: Went 10-10 during his first season with the Yellow Jackets ... Picked up three wins by fall and another by major decision ... HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestling, fourth in sections, fifth in Allegheny County Tournament ... PERSONAL NOTES: Born March 24, 1993 ... Son of Janice and Daniel Mahon.
www.waynesburgsports.com
MIKE ROBERTS
18
Sophomore | 125 lb. | 5-3 Ambridge, Pa. | Ambridge Athletic Training Roberts’ Career Statistics OVER DUAL PINS TECH MAJ QP 13-14 1-14 0-2 1-13 0-1 0-0 2:00 TOTAL 1-14 0-2 1-13 0-1 0-0 2:00
2013-14: Went 1-14 overall and made two dual starts for the Yellow Jackets ... Scored his first collegiate victory when he pinned Thiel’s Justyn Angellotti at the Ohio Northern Invitational ... HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestling (letter winner), 2012 MAC Championship winner, second place at HIckory Tournament ... PERSONAL NOTES: Born April 19, 1995 ... Son of Rosemary and Jim Roberts.
WRESTLER BIOS KYLE SEAMAN
Senior | 141 lb. | 5-8 Olney, Md. | Sherwood English Seaman’s Career Statistics OVER DUAL PINS TECH MAJ QP 11-12 1-2 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 -12-13 --Did Not See Varsity Action-13-14 1-8 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-3 1:30 TOTAL 2-10 0-0 1-5 0-0 0-3 1:30
2012-13: Went 1-8 overall in tournament and exhibition action ... Scored a pin over Samuel Jones of Division II Alderson Broaddus ... 2012-13: Did not see varsity mat time ... 2011-12: Went 1-2 during his first year with the Yellow Jackets ... HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestling, fifth in 4A West Region ... PERSONAL NOTES: Born Jan. 27, 1993 ... Son of Douglas and Pamela Seaman.
RYAN SHANK
Sophomore | 165/174 lb. | 6-0 South Charleston, W.Va. | George Washington Psychology Prior to Waynesburg: Wrestled for one year at NAIA school Lindsey Wilson, 2010 NAIA national qualifier ... High School: Four-time regional finalist, regional champion, four-time state qualifier, two-time state placewinner ... Personal Notes: Born Aug. 6, 1991, Son of Lynne Homan and John Shank.
Freshman | 285 lb. | 6-0 Wadestown, W.Va. | Clay-Battelle Mathematical Engineering Waynesburg: Member of the Yellow Jackets football team ... Appeared in two games on the offensive line for the Jackets ... High School: Wrestling (4 letters) ... Football ... Baseball ... Personal Notes: Born Aug. 2, 1996, Son of Frederick and Bobbie Six.
www.waynesburgsports.com
HUNTER SIX
19
WRESTLER BIOS ZACH SWARROW
Redshirt Freshman | 125/133 lb. | 5-8 Fredericktown, Pa. | Beth-Center Criminal Justice Prior to Waynesburg: Spent one year at Division II Pitt Johnstown, where he redshirted ... High School: Wrestling (4 letters), two-time PIAA Class AA state place-winner ... Honor Roll ... Personal Notes: Born Aug. 28, 2014 ... Son of William and Dana Swarrow.
ERIC TUCK
Senior | 157/165 lb. | 6-2 Butler, Pa. | Butler Pre-Physical Therapy
www.waynesburgsports.com
Tuck’s Career Statistics OVER DUAL PINS TECH MAJ 11-12 8-10 0-0 5-2 0-0 1-1 12-13 7-8 0-0 5-2 0-0 0-1 13-14 11-10 0-1 6-1 0-2 1-2 TOTAL 26-28 0-1 16-5 0-2 2-4
20
QP :44 1:15 :32 :32
2013-14: Posted personal bests in overall wins (11) and pins (six) as a junior ... Made his dual match debut against West Liberty ... 2012-13: Posted a 7-8 overall record while competing at 157 pounds ... Scored five victories by pin ... Went 3-2 and placed fifth at the John Summa Memorial Tournament, which was hosted by Baldwin-Wallace ... 2011-12: Went 8-10 during his first season with the Yellow Jackets ... Notched five victories by fall ... HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestling, section champion, placed sixth at King of the Mountain, three-time WPIAL qualifier ... PWCA All-Academic Honorable Mention... PERSONAL NOTES: Born July 8, 1993 ... Son of Gary and Eileen Tuck.
HEAD COACH RON HEADLEE
Record at Waynesburg: 62-38-1 Career Record: 62-38-1 4-time PAC Coach of the Year Since coming to Waynesburg before the 2008-09 season, Ron Headlee has guided the Yellow Jacket wrestling program through one the most amazing turnarounds in school athletic history. Last year’s record-setting 15-6 overall record is part of a 62-38-1 overall mark posted by Headlee. He has also led the Jackets to the best Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) dual record (11-1) over that same stretch of any conference program. During his first six years with the squad, he guided the Jackets to their first four PAC team titles in program history and has helped develop four different All-Americans, including 2014 graduate Anthony Bonaventura, who placed second at 174 pounds. For his efforts, Headlee has been named PAC Coach of the Year on four separate occassions. This past winter, Waynesburg won its fourth PAC team title and qualified three wrestlers for the national championships, including Bonaventura, 2013 All-American Luke Lohr and senior Cameron Fine. The Jackets also claimed team titles at their home invitational and Baldwin Wallace’s John Summa Memorial Tournament. The Orange and Black went on to place third at the 17-team NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Tournament aned 19th at the national championships. After taking over a team that went 0-11 in dual matches during the 2007-08 season, Headlee, along with primary assistant John Yates, rebuilt the the team from the ground up and that year’s Yellow Jackets to a 10-4 season. Included in those 10 dual wins were victories over PAC rivals Thiel and Washington & Jefferson. It was the first time in recorded conference history that that Jackets had completed the sweep as they went a perfect 7-0 against Division III opponents. The Jackets also upset Shippensburg, which was ranked 19th in the country at Division II. By the time the regular season ended, the Jackets were ranked 28th in the D-III rankings by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA). However, the Jackets’ accomplishments weren’t limited to just those of a team variety.
Semple then joined then-sophomore Nick Garber in winning individual titles at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championships. The pair then went on to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to compete at the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament. Both grapplers earned an upset win over a fifth-ranked opponent, while posting identical 1-2 records at the event. For his efforts, Headlee was nominated for rookie head coach of the year at the Division III National Championships and was also inducted into the Washington/Greene Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
Before turning the Jackets around, Headlee spent 13 years as a head and assistant high school coach. Most recently, Headlee was an assistant varsity and junior high coach at Waynesburg Central High School, where he worked with his now assistant head coach John Yates, who was the head coach of the Raiders until 2007. Prior to his stint with WCHS, Headlee spent nine successful years as the head coach of the JeffersonMorgan Rockets (1988-1997). While there, Headlee helped guide along a man who many consider the greatest high school wrestler in the state of Pennsylvania, Cary Kolat. Under Headlee’s guidance, Kolat went undefeated all four years that he wore a Rocket singlet. While with the Rockets, Headlee compiled an impressive 111-25-1 record and won five Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) team championships. Headlee also coached a total of 24 WPIAL champions, 15 state place-winners and seven state champions. Prior to his coaching days, Headlee enjoyed tremendous success on the mats as a competitor. After graduating from Waynesburg Central High School in 1978, Headlee moved on to Messiah College, from which he graduated in 1982 with a degree in health and physical education. While wrestling for the Falcons, Headlee produced an impressive record of 101-14-1, a then-record, which ranks him ninth on the school’s current career wins list. He was an NAIA all-American for his first three years at Messiah, and was the school’s first NCAA Division III All-American in 1982 after placing fifth at the national tournament. In 1996, Headlee was inducted into the Messiah Athletics Hall of Fame. Before shining with the Falcons, Headlee was a three-time section champion, a WPIAL runner-up and a PIAA state qualifier for WCHS. Headlee is employed by the Jefferson-Morgan School District as a teacher and resides in Waynesburg with his wife Karen. The couple has two sons, Drew and Ethan. Drew is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh where he was a four-year letterman on the wrestling team, who went on to find success on the national and international competition levels as a freestyle wrestler. He is also an assistant coach at Division I powerhouse Lehigh University. Ethan was a four-year letterman for Pitt and a national qualifier to the NCAA Division I Championships.
www.waynesburgsports.com
At the annual PAC Championships, then-freshman Alex Evanoff and then-first-year grappler Corbin Semple won conference titles at 165 and 197 pounds, respectively.
In all, Headlee’s wrestlers have earned eight NCAA Division III Midwest individual titles, won 26 PAC Wrestler of the Week Awards, 16 PAC individual titles and taken home two PAC Outstanding Wrestler awards (Jared Roberts in 2011 and Anthony Bonaventura in 2013). Among those honorees is 2011 graduate Garber, who was a three-time Midwest Regional champion and three-time national qualifier.
21
ASSISTANT COACHES JEFF HAVELKA
Assistant Coach
A familiar face returned to Ron Headlee’s staff prior to the 2014-15 season as former graduate assistant Jeff Havelka came back to the Yellow Jackets as the team’s new assistant coach. After spending two years with the team as its GA, Havelka spent one year as the head coach at Chartiers-Houston High School, a traditionally strong program in nearby Washington County. During the 2013-14 season, Havelka led the Buccaneers to the WPIAL team tournament and sent two of his wrestlers all the way to the prestigious PIAA state championships in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Before taking his first position with the Yellow Jackets, Havelka was a standout student-athlete at the University of Findlay (Ohio).
During his time with the Oilers, he was a two-time NCAA Division II national qualifier, most recently at 184 pounds in 2010, a four-year letter-winner and a two-time captain. He also excelled in the classroom and was a three-time NCAA Academic All-American. Havelka earned his Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education in 2010 from the University of Findlay and completed a master’s degree in Special Education from Waynesburg University in 2012. Before heading to Findlay, Havelka was a excellent wrestler at Burgettstown High School. During his time with the Blue Devils, he racked up 119 wins and qualified for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) championships.
ANTHONY BONAVENTURA
www.waynesburgsports.com
Graduate Assistant
22
Anthony Bonaventura joins the Waynesburg University wrestling staff after spending four years as a member of the Yellow Jackets. After spending two years as a backup and tournament competitor, Bonaventura burst onto the scene during his junior season. He went 28-14 as the team’s starting 174-pounder, was named Outstanding Wrestler at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Championships and qualified for the NCAA Division III National Championships after taking third at the Mideast Regionals. Bonaventura blew past that first season as a starter, when he put together one of the greatest individual efforts in Jacket program history. The Commack, N.Y. native went 39-5 overall and won titles at the W&J Invitational, Waynesburg Invitational and John Summa Memorial Invitational, which was hosted by Baldwin Wallace. Bonaventura
then qualified for his second-straight trip to nationals after placing third at regionals. The then-senior made the greatest run in program history at the event by going from unseeded competitor to national runner-up after upsetting the number-two and number-three seeds. He ended his four-year collegiate career with an 87-35 overall record. Bonaventura was also a standout in the classroom. He was honored as a three-time NWCA Scholar All-American and a member of the PAC Academic Honor Roll. Anthony is a graduate of Hauppauge High School and is the twin brother of senior Gennaro Bonaventura.
ASSISTANT COACHES JOHN YATES
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Before the 2008-09 season, John Yates joined his good friend and long-time coaching counterpart Ron Headlee as an assistant coach on Headlee’s first staff as Waynesburg’s head man. He is back for his seventh year with the program, as a volunteer assistant. He served as Headlee’s primary assistant over the previous six seasons. In 2008, Yates played a major role in the program’s rebirth from years of struggle. He was rewarded for his efforts by being nominated for Assistant Coach of the Year at the 2009 NCAA Division III National Championships. Yates came to Waynesburg after 10 years as the head coach at Waynesburg Central High School. Ironically, during part of his time as the head of the successful WCHS program, Headlee served as one of Yates’ assistant coaches.
Prior to his time as a head coach, Yates spent six seasons as a varsity assistant at WCHS and one year with the junior high program. Yates came to Waynesburg after graduating from the University of Pittsburgh in 1989 with a degree in science education. At Pitt, Yates was a four-year letterman on the varsity wrestling team. Prior to joining the Panthers, Yates had a celebrated wrestling career at Seneca Valley High School. With the Raiders, Yates finished as high as third in the WPIAL and sixth in the state. He was also a Greco-Roman state champion and is a member of the Seneca Valley Wrestling Hall of Fame. Yates currently resides in Sycamore, Pa. with his wife Dawn. The two have a son, Jake, who is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he was a member of the Tiger soccer team.
While at the helm of the Raiders, Yates produced an impressive overall record of 140-43 and coached 15 WPIAL individual champions, 20 state place-winners and six state champions, including NCAA Division I champion and Olympic bronze medalist, Coleman Scott, who wrestled at Oklahoma State.
www.waynesburgsports.com 23
2013-14 SEASON REVIEW It was a historic seson for Waynesburg University wrestling, which set new precedents both individually, and on the team side of things. The Yellow Jackets set what is believed to be a program record for wins in a season after going 15-6. The Orange and Black also grabbed team titles at its home invitational and the John Summa Memorial Tournament, which was hosted by Baldwin Wallace College. Waynesburg added its fourth Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) team title in five years and successfully defended its 2013 crown. After qualifying three wrestlers to the NCAA Division III National Championships, Waynesburg earned a top-20 finish (19th) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Waynesburg’s individual accolades matched or even surpassed its team accomplishments.
senior Cameron Fine placed in the top three of their respective weight classes. Lohr and Fine placed second at 149 and 184 pounds, respectively, while Bonaventura battled back from an early upset loss to take third place and head back to nationals. Bonaventura ended his collegiate career with a second-place showing at 174 pounds, which is the best finish for a Jacket wrestler ever at the NCAA Division III National Championships. Lohr came one win short of claiming back-to-back All-American honors after going 1-2 at 149 pounds. Along with their success on the mats, the Yellow Jackets also excelled in the classroom. Fine, Bonaventura and junior Chris Milligan were all honored by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) as Scholar All-Americans. Waynesburg was also listed as an NWCA top-30 Academic team. The Jackets boasted the 20th-best team GPA in Division III (3.31).
Four Jackets claimed PAC titles to lead Waynesburg to the team trophy. Freshman 133-pounder Filippo Crivelli got things going with an upset of Thiel’s Nick Sutton in the championship tilt. Junior Jake Vitolo also won his first championship when he met Thiel’s Robert Ritschard in the 141 title bout. Ritschard had won the first four meetings between himself and the third-year Waynesburg starter. However, when it mattered most, Vitolo pulled out a 4-2 decision against his nemesis.
www.waynesburgsports.com
While Vitolo and Crivelli both earned their first conference titles this past winter, senior Luke Lohr earned his third crown at 149 pounds. The Somerset, Pennsylvania, native wasn’t challenged by his two opponents, defeating them by 13-2 major decision and pin.
24
Waynesburg saw one more of its own secure his first conference title, when sophomore Greg Kumer defeated Thiel’s Blake Heim 3-1 in overtime to take the 285-pound crown. That decision avenged a decision loss to Heim earlier in the year at the two team’s annual dual. Moving on to the regional championships, Waynesburg was able to send three of its own to Iowa after Lohr, Bonaventura and
Senior Anthony Bonaventura not only placed second in the nation at 174 pounds, but earned his third-straight NWCA Scholar All-American award.
SEASON STATISTICS WRESTLER
WGT OVERALL DIV III
Devan Barta
157
0-2
0-1
0-2
0-0
0-0
--
Gordan Bieber
125
17-21
12-19
3-0
0-0
0-2
2:27
A. Bonaventura
174
39-5
33-4
6-3
2-0
7-0
2:04
5-4
4-2
1-0
0-0
0-1
1:30
149
12-11
11-10
1-0
0-0
0-2
1:00
Dom. Ciaramella 141
11-8
7-8
6-4
0-0
1-3
:24
Filippo Crivelli
133
24-20
20-16
2-4
0-0
2-1
4:00
Cameron Fine
184
32-11
24-10
11-3
1-0
1-2
:18
Shane Foster
149
14-12
10-9
0-0
0-0
5-0
--
Sam Guidi
165
27-10
17-7
9-2
0-0
1-3
:49
0-1
0-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
--
13-17
2-8
0-1
4-2
5:18
G. Bonaventura 197/285 Dan Bruni
Quincy Hathaway 197
Patrick Jennings 184/197 21-20
PINS
TECH FALLS MAJ. DEC. FASTEST PIN
157
8-4
6-4
5-2
0-0
2-0
2:15
Abu Kaba
165
3-6
3-6
0-5
0-0
0-0
--
Greg Kumer
285
25-16
19-12
3-4
0-0
2-1
:24
Chris Little
149
4-10
3-5
2-4
1-3
0-0
6:22
Luke Lohr
149
30-8
24-6
9-1
0-0
9-2
2:11
Sam Lombardo
157
19-11
15-9
3-0
1-1
1-0
2:07
Dan Mahon
197
2-7
2-6
0-0
0-0
0-0
--
Ryan Mayfield
174
5-9
1-7
3-5
0-1
0-1
2:17
Chris Milligan
149
14-7
12-4
1-0
1-0
3-0
2:15
Tim Raner
157
0-6
0-5
0-4
0-1
0-0
--
Mike Roberts
125
1-14
1-10
1-13
0-1
0-0
1:24
Kyle Seaman
141
1-8
0-7
1-3
0-0
0-3
1:30
Jeff Swaney
149
4-11
3-9
1-6
0-0
0-1
4:24
Eric Tuck
157
11-10
7-5
6-1
0-2
1-2
:32
Jake Vitolo
141
27-17
24-13
5-2
2-1
7-0
2:05
Ryan Walters 184 2-3 2-3 0-0
0-0
0-0
TEAM TOTALS
8-11
358-272 273-215 81-76
46-26
-:18
www.waynesburgsports.com
Matt Johnston
25
www.waynesburgsports.com
PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
26
PAC REVIEW 2012 Final PAC Standings TEAM PAC OVERALL Waynesburg *! 2-0 15-6 Thiel 1-1 15-7 Washington & Jefferson 0-2 2-3 * - Regular Season Champion ! - PAC Tournament Champion
Post-season Results
PAC Championship Results
D III MIDEAST REGIONAL TOURNAMENT 125 lb. 6th place - Gordan Bieber, Waynesburg
1. Waynesburg 2. Thiel 3. Wash. & Jeff.
108 93.5 78.5
133 lb. 4th place - Nick Sutton, Thiel
Wt. Champ
Runner-Up
141 lb. 4th place - Robert Ritschard, Thiel 149 lb. 2nd place - Luke Lohr, Waynesburg 157 lb. 2nd place - Josh Etzel, Wash. & Jeff. 4th place - Sam Lombardo, Waynesburg 6th place - Brandan Collins, Thiel 165 lb. 1st place - Nick Carr, Wash. & Jeff. 6th place - Sean Byham, Thiel 174 lb. 3rd place - Anthony Bonaventura, Waynesburg 5th place - Sonnieboy Blanco, Wash. & Jeff.
125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285
Jacob Spearman, W&J Filippo Crivelli, WAY Jake Vitolo, WAY Luke Lohr, WAY Josh Etzel, W&J Nick Carr, W&J Jordan Powell, THI D. Dibenedetto, W&J Jacob Lowry, THI Greg Kumer, WAY
Result
Vince Vahaly, THI 3-2 Nick Sutton, THI 4-3 Rob. Ritschard, THI 4-2 Trevor Meyers, W&J Pin 5:12 Sam Lombardo, WAY 10-2 Maj. Dec. Sam Guidi, WAY 7-3 A. Bonaventura, WAY 2-1 N/A 3-way tie-breaker Patrick Jennings, WAY 17-0 T.F. (2:38) Blake Heim, THI 3-1 (SV1)
Outstanding Wrestler Jacob Lowry, 197 lb., Thiel PAC COACH OF THE YEAR Ron Headlee, Waynesburg
184 lb. 1st place - David Dibenedetto, Wash. & Jeff. 2nd place - Cameron Fine, Waynesburg 6th place - Jacob Lowry, Thiel 197 lb. 1st place - Jacob Lowry, Thiel DIII NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 149 lb. NQ - Luke Lohr, Waynesburg 157 lb. NQ - Josh Etzel, Wash. & Jeff.
174 lb. 2nd place - Anthony Bonaventura, Waynesburg 184 lb. NQ - David Dibenedetto, Wash. & Jeff. NQ - Cameron Fine, Waynesburg 197 lb. 3rd place - Jacob Lowry, Thiel
Clockwise from top left: senior Luke Lohr (149), sophomore Greg Kumer (285), junior Jake Vitolo (141) and freshman Filippo Crivelli (133) won individual PAC titles at the 2014 PAC Championships.
www.waynesburgsports.com
165 lb. 2nd place - Nick Carr, Wash. & Jeff.
27
POSTSEASON ACCOLADES NCAA ALL-AMERICANS (Since 2000) 125 pounds Alex Crown (4th, 2011)
133 Pounds Nick Garber (7th, 2010) 141 Pounds Shawn Whyte (8th, 2000; 7th, 2001) 149 Pounds Luke Lohr (7th, 2013) 174 Pounds Anthony Bonaventura (2nd, 2014)
NATIONAL QUALIFIERS (Since 2000) 125 Pounds Alex Crown
133 Pounds Nick Garber (2010) 141 Pounds Shawn Whyte (2000, 2001) Nick Garber (2009, 2011) 149 Pounds Luke Lohr (2013, 2014) 165 Pounds Sam Guidi (2013 174 Pounds Anthony Bonaventura (2013, 2014) 184 Pounds Corbin Semple (2010) Cameron Fine (2014) 197 Pounds Corbin Semple (2009) 285 Pounds Brandon Fedorka (2011)
REGIONAL CHAMPIONS (Since 2001) 125 Pounds Alex Crown
www.waynesburgsports.com
133 Pounds Nick Garber (2010)
28
PAC CHAMPIONS 118 Pounds Jerry Eyth (1995)
121 Pounds Mike Olem (2004) 125 Pounds Dave Brant (1991, 1993) Anthony Adams (2000) Alex Crown (2010, 2011, 2012) 133 Pounds J.R. Fidler (2004) Jim Weishaar (2005) Nikkien Fauntleroy (2007) Alex Crown (2013) Filippo Crivelli (2014) 134 Pounds Scott Beaner (1991) 141 Pounds Shawn Whyte (1999, 2000, 2001) Nick Garber (2008, 2011) Jake Vitolo (2014) 149 Pounds Ken Laird (2005, 2006) Jesse Byerly (2010) Luke Lohr (2011, 2013, 2014) Chris Milligan (2012) 157 Pounds Mike Catalano (2007) Garett Johnston (2011, 12) 158 Pounds John Kochis (1995) 165 Pounds Alex Evanoff (2009) Sam Lombardo (2012) 167 Pounds Charles Vaughn (1991) Chuck Trump (1992) 174 Pounds Jared Roberts (2011) Anthony Bonaventura (2013) 177 Pounds Bryan Lowery (1991)
141 Pounds Nick Garber (2009, 1011)
184 Pounds Corbin Semple (2010) Cody Catalina (2011, 2013)
165 Pounds Sam Guidi (2013)
190 Pounds Mike Matrisch (1998)
184 Pounds Corbin Semple (2009)
197 Pounds Bob Hogue (2000) Brandon MIller (2007) Corbin Semple (2009)
197 Pounds Corbin Semple (2009) 285 Pounds Brandon Fedorka (2011)
Heavyweight Richard Knight (1991) Bob Sweaney (2000) Melvin Warrick (2010) Greg Kumer (2014)
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 11/5 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/19 12/3 12/10 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/7 1/7 1/7 1/14 1/21 1/21 1/21 2/2 2/4 2/9 2/11 2/18
2005-06 – Coach Dave Thomas Messiah Invit. 7th place Case Western Reserve L 13-34 Baldwin-Wallace L 3-3 Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) W 27-26 Ursinus L R.I.T. Invitational 14th place Ohio Northern Invitational 20th place Stevens Institute of Tech. (N.J.) L 9-30 Wilkes L 9-48 SUNY-Oneonta L 3-43 Trinity (Conn.) L 15-29 Washington & Lee (Va.) L 9-43 Wilkes L 6-48 Gettysburg L 12-36 Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) L 3-30 Washington & Jefferson L 12-35 Muskingum L 3-43 Mercyhurst Northeast L 6-35 Thiel L 6-45 Baldwin-Wallace Invitational 9th place PAC Championship 3rd place NCAA Midstates Tournament 8th place NCAA Midwest Regionals 12th place 1-15
2006-07 – Coach Charlie Heard 11/4 Messiah Invitational 7th place 11/11 Case Western Reserve L 6-44 11/11 Baldwin-Wallace L 9-42 11/11 Mount St. Joseph L 12-36 11/18 Ursinus Tournament N/A 12/2 R.I.T. Invitational 15th place 12/9 Ohio Northern Invitational 22nd place 1/4 Lycoming L 9-45 1/4 Trinity (Conn.) W 21-9 1/4 Stevens Tech (N.J.) L 3-40 1/6 Washington & Jefferson L 9-39 1/6 Washington & Lee L 12-43 1/6 Gettysburg L 6-45 1/13 Washington & Lee Tournament 8th place 1/20 Mercyhurst North East L 15-34 1/20 Muskingum L 7-35 2/1 Thiel L 9-45 2/3 Baldwin-Wallace Tournament 9th place 2/7 PAC Tournament 2nd place 2/17 NCAA Mideast Regionals 15th place 1-10 2007-08 – Interim Coach Chay Lahew Messiah Invitational 6th place Case Western Reserve L 18-38 Baldwin-Wallace L 6-48 Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) L 11-47 Messiah L 6-45 Elizabethtown L 0-52 Lycoming L 3-48 R.I.T. Invitational 12th place Ohio Northern Invitational 18th place Washington & Jefferson L 6-39 Washington & Lee L 6-40 Gettysburg L 6-41 Washington & Lee Invitational 6th place Duquesne L 3-46
Thiel L 6-54 Baldwin-Wallace Invitational 7th place PAC Tournament 3rd place NCAA Midwest Regionals 11th place 0-11
2008-09 – Coach Ron Headlee 11/1 Orange/Black Duals N/A 11/8 Messiah Invitational 4th place 11/19 Duquesne L 15-23 11/22 Messiah W 26-19 11/22 Elizabethtown W 27-15 11/22 York W 18-16 12/6 R.I.T. Invitational T-7th place 12/13 Ohio Northern Invitational 12th place 1/10 Washington & Jefferson W 29-15 1/10 Gettysburg W 40-6 1/10 Washington and Lee W 40-7 1/13 West Liberty State L 13-28 1/13 Seton Hill W 26-15 1/17 Washington and Lee Invitational 1st place 1/21 Thiel W 22-15 1/24 Gannon L 12-33 1/31 West Virgnia Tech W 42-9 2/3 Shippensburg W 19-16 2/5 Mercyhurst L 7-33 2/7 John Summa Memorial Tourn. 2nd place 2/14 PAC Championships 2nd place 2/21 NCAA Division III Midwest Regionals 6th place 3/6-7/2009 NCAA Nationals 41st place 10-4 2009-10 – Coach Ron Headlee 10/31 Orange & Black Wrestle-offs 11/7 Messiah Invitational 3rd place 11/13 Shippensburg W 20-15 11/14 Washington & Jefferson Open Ind. Only 11/21 Messiah L 18-20 11/21 Baldwin-Wallace W 22-21 11/21 York L 13-27 12/5 RIT Invitational 4th place 12/11 Thiel L 16-17 12/15 Muskingum W 46-6 12/18 The Apprentice School W 29-16 1/9 Columbia (at Pitt) L 15-31 1/9 Eastern Michigan (at Pitt) L 11-36 1/9 Pitt L 3-39 1/13 McDaniel L 15-17 1/16 Washington & Lee Invitational 1st place 1/22 Washington & Jefferson W 35-9 1/23 Penn State-Dubois W 38-6 1/30 West Liberty State L 16-21 2/3 Gannon L 3-39 2/6 John Summa Memorial Tourn. 2nd place 2/12 PAC Championships 1st Place 2/20 NCAA Division III Midwest Regional 4th place 3/5-6 NCAA Nationals T-33rd place 6-9
www.waynesburgsports.com
11/3 11/10 11/10 11/10 11/17 11/17 11/17 12/1 12/15 1/5 1/5 1/5 1/12 1/16
1/22 2/2 2/13 2/23
29
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
www.waynesburgsports.com
2010-11 – Coach Ron Headlee 10/30/2010 Orange & Black Wrestle-offs 11/6/2010 Messiah Invitational T-1st place 11/13/2010 Shippensburg W 21-12 11/13/2010 John Hopkins W 21-12 11/13/2010 York W 18-17 11/20/2010 York T 18-18 11/20/2010 Lake Erie W 21-18 11/20/2010 Messiah L 15-22 12/4/2010 Ohio Northern Tournament T-7th place 12/11/2010 Tiffin W 38-9 12/16/2010 Mercyhurst L 16-22 12/18/2010 Muskingum W 42-6 1/11/2011 Ohio Valley W 45-3 1/14/2011 Mercyhurst Northeast W 41-6 1/15/2011 Waynesburg Invit. 1st place 1/20/2011 Washington & Jefferson W 28-18 1/22/2011 Messiah Open Ind. Only 1/25/2011 Penn State New Kensington W 58-0 1/28/2011 Thiel W 33-12 2/1/2011 West Liberty State W 22-16 2/5/2011 John Summa Memorial Tourn. 1st place 2/11/2011 PAC Championships 1st place 2/26/2011 Midwest Regional 3rd place3/11-12/2011 NCAA Nationals 20th place 12-2-1
30
2011-12 – Coach Ron Headlee 10/29/2011 Orange & Black Wrestle-offs 11/5/2011 Messiah Invitational 4th place 11/12/2011 Mt. Union Invitational 3rd place 11/16/2011 Shippensburg W 21-15 11/19/2011 Messiah L 13-19 11/19/2011 York L 15-18 11/19/2011 Lake Erie L 9-31 11/30/2011 West Liberty L 9-24 12/3/2011 ONU Tournament 9th place 12/8/2011 Muskingum W 40-6 12/14/2011 Mercyhurst L 18-21 12/18/2011 Loras (Iowa) W 30-12 12/18/2011 Morningside (Iowa) W 20-19 12/18/2011 Luther (Iowa) L 16-32 12/18/2011 Elmhurst (Ill.) L 13-33 1/7/2012 Waynesburg Invit. 1st place 1/11/2012 Washington & Jefferson W 36-6 1/14/2012 Ithaca L 16-18 1/21/2012 Messiah Open Individuals Only 1/25/2012 Ohio Valley W 32-6 1/26/2012 PSU Greater Allegheny W 51-3 1/26/2012 Penn State Beaver W 54-0 1/26/2012 Penn State Fayette W 46-9 2/1/2012 Thiel W 18-17 2/10/2012 PAC Tournament 2nd place 2/25/2012 Midwest Regional 3rd place 10-8
2012-13 – Coach Ron Headlee 11/3/12 Orange/Black Wrestle-Offs 11/10/12 Wash. & Jeff. Invit. 4th place 11/14/12 #19 Shippensburg L 7-34 11/17/12 York(Pa.) L 15-22 11/17/12 Lake Erie L 7-30 11/17/12 Tiffin L 12-25 12/1/12 Ohio Northern Invit. 7th place 12/7/12 West Liberty L 14-22 12/14/12 Muskingum W 45-6 1/5/13 Waynesburg Invit. 5th place 1/11/13 Wisconsin-Stevens Point L 14-21 1/11/13 Williams L 16-21 1/11/13 Trine W 21-19 1/12/13 Lycoming College W 33-9 1/18/13 Ithaca L 12-24 1/19/13 Mt. St. Vincent Tourn. 1st place 1/22/13 Washington & Jefferson W 29-13 1/25/13 Messiah L 9-26 1/26/13 Elizabethtown W 21-16 1/26/13 Messiah Open Ind. Only 1/31/13 Penn State Beaver W 57-0 1/31/13 Penn State Fayette W 51-6 1/31/13 Penn State Greater Allegheny W 54-0 2/2/13 John Summa Memorial Tourn. 2nd place 2/6/13 Thiel W 24-9 2/15/13 PAC Championships 1st place 3/2/13 Mideast Regional 9 a.m. 3/15-16/13 NCAA Nationals 38th place 9-9 2013-14 – Coach Ron Headlee 11/2/13 Orange/Black Wrestle-offs 11/9/13 W&J Invitational 3rd place 11/13/13 West Liberty L 18-24 11/16/13 York W 24-15 11/16/13 Mercyhurst L 6-36 11/23/13 John Carroll W 22-13 11/23/13 Mount Union L 13-22 11/23/13 Lycoming W 25-9 11/23/13 Gettysburg W 42-9 12/7/13 ONU Tournament 6th place 12/13/13 Seton Hill W 28-12 12/17/13 Muskingum W 45-3 12/21/13 Luther L 7-26 12/21/13 Central Florida W 34-6 12/21/13 Loras L 12-24 12/21/13 Chicago W 32-9 1/3/14 Elizabethtown W 32-9 1/4/14 Waynesburg Invit. 1st place 1/10/14 Washington and Jefferson W 34-9 1/18/14 Penn State Dubois W 50-0 1/18/14 Messiah L 13-27 1/18/14 Heidelberg W 18-16 1/22/14 Ohio Valley W 32-12 1/31/14 Thiel W 18-15 2/8/14 John Summa Memorial Tourn. 1st place 2/14/14 PAC Championships 1st place 2/19/14 Alderson-Broaddus W 31-14 3/2/14 NCAA Mideast Regionals 3rd place 3/14-15/14 NCAA National 19th place 15-6
UNIVERSITY PROFILE
Founded in 1849 by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Waynesburg University is located on a traditional campus in the hills of southwestern Pennsylvania, with three adult centers located in the Pittsburgh region. The University is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and is one of only 23 Bonner Scholar schools in the country, offering local, regional and international opportunities to touch the lives of others through service. Offering undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs, Waynesburg University designs its curriculum to meet the needs of today’s students. Undergraduates can choose among more than 70 programs of study, including the traditional liberal arts such as English, history, biology, and more, and innovative fields such as athletic training, biblical ministries, computer forensics, criminal justice, forensic science, marine biology, nursing, sports information, sports management, and many others.
dents. Waynesburg students enjoy personalized attention from highly qualified faculty, a well-rounded liberal arts curriculum, state-of the-art facilities, a networked campus with wireless Internet in academic and recreational settings, and Internet access in all residence hall rooms. The beautiful campus includes an award-winning campus center, performing arts center, and several new, apartment-style residence halls. New additions to campus include a recently constructed Center for Research and Economic Development, modern additions to the dining hall and library, and a new fitness center that is accessible to students, faculty and alumni. The latest edition to the campus landscape is the magnificent Roberts Chapel. Completed in 2011, the chapel seats around 600 individuals and has become the centerpiece of the Waynesburg University landscape.
The University’s total enrollment is approximately 2,300 students, including over 1,500 undergraduates on the Waynesburg campus and over 800 graduate and professional studies stu-
www.waynesburgsports.com
The University’s Graduate and Professional Studies Program, located at three convenient centers in the immediate Pittsburgh region, offers accelerated, evening programs geared for adult students in the fields of business, nursing, education, and counseling psychology.
Miller Hall
31
UNIVERSITY PROFILE
Sayers Residence Halls
A Waynesburg University education not only connects the theoretical and the practical, it also connects the world of ideas with a commitment to serving others. Every student engages in service through personal experiences and specific courses under the guidance of faculty mentors. High school students who are actively involved in community service can qualify for the Bonner Scholars program, which provides scholarship assistance for those who commit to weekly volunteer service. The University’s commitment to service learning and service leadership includes national and international mission and service trips. Participating in these experiences broadens students’
Center for Research and Economic Dev.
perspectives and education. Recent international service trips have included Guatemala, Haiti, Malawi, Mexico, Austria, South Africa and other locations around the world. Waynesburg University is a Division III member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and competes in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC). Men’s teams include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, football, soccer, tennis, track and field, and wrestling. Women’s teams include basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. To learn more, visit the University website:
www.waynesburgsports.com
www.waynesburg.edu Or call toll-free: 1-800-225-7393 Waynesburg University 51 West College Street Waynesburg, PA 15370
32
Roberts Chapel
Visit: waynesburgsports.com