Vulcans ranked nationally
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California (Pa.) is ranked No. 5 in the Sporting News’ Division II preseason poll and No. 6 by Lindy’s.
Last season, the Vulcans made their third consecutive trip to the NCAA semifinals, losing to eventual champion Northwest Missouri State. Northwest Missouri State is the preseason No. 1 in both publications.
Three of California’s 11 opponents, Saginaw Valley (Mich.), East Stroudsburg and Edinboro, are also ranked.
Track & Field Jackets’ academic honors
Three standout runners for Waynesburg University that qualified for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships were honored for their classroom work.
Krystal Baker, Marybeth Rocco and Elisha Jones were selected to the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team.
Jones earned her third such straight award with a 3.92 GPA as an athletic training major. Rocco, a biology major, maintained a 4.0 GPA while Baker, also an athletic training major, recorded a 3.92 GPA.