May 17, 2007 2 min read

College Cal 9th in Dixon race

California University of Pa. finished ninth out of 14 schools in the PSAC Dixon Trophy standings for the second year in a row.

The Dixon Trophy is awarded annually to the league’s most successful all-around athletics program.

Cal tied for its highest finish in the standings with 115.5 points, one point less than last year.

The Vulcans improved from 11th place entering the spring season with a team championship in women’s tennis and a second-place finish in baseball.

Cal’s other championship was a second-straight PSAC West football crown.

Second-place finishes were also recorded by the volleyball and women’s basketball teams.

“For the second-straight year, Cal had five teams in PSAC Championship Games, and we believe we’re on the cusp of making a move up the standings in several other sports,” said Director of Athletics Dr. Thomas Pucci.

Lock Haven won its third Dixon Trophy in 12 years with 143.5 points.

Track & Field

8 Jackets in ECAC meet

Waynesburg College will send eight representatives into the ECAC Track & Field Championships being held today and Friday in Oneonta, N.Y.

Among those making the trip is Waynesburg Central graduate Jake Raddish.

Raddish, a freshman, will compete in the high jump, which starts at 10 a.m. on Friday.

He qualified for the meet by clearing a winning height of 1.93 meters, a personal best, in the PAC Championships held at Carnegie Mellon on April 10.

Also competing Friday morning will be the Yellow Jackets’ 400 relay team of senior Eric Daniels and freshmen Chris Barnes, Troy Hill and Tom Hudson, while junior Brian Lucarelli runs in the 400 at 12:35 p.m.

In action today for Waynesburg will be sophomore Amanda Staudt in the javelin at 4 p.m. and sophomore Ashley Dodd in the pole vault at 5:30 p.m.

Correction

Funk wins silver

Mount Pleasant’s Taylor Funk finished second in the 300 IM and a personal best 46.89 seconds Tuesday at the WPIAL Class AA Individual Track & Field Championships, not third as reported in Wednesday’s edition.

She also finished second in the 100 high hurdles.

Additionally, West Greene’s Nicole Pettit finished eighth in the discus with a throw of 90 feet, 8 inches.

She was inadvertently omitted from the medal winners.