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Basketball

Ritchie top PAC player

Waynesburg senior forward D.J. Ritchie was named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week after leading the Yellow Jackets to a 73-65 win against Westminster last Saturday.

Ritchie scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds in the victory, including an assist, three defensive rebounds and 5-of-6 free throws in the final 45 seconds.

Jennings top freshman

California (Pa.) redshirt freshman Morgan Jennings was named the PSAC West Freshman of the Week after establishing season highs in points and minutes in Sunday’s 75-59 win over Shepherd.

Jennings came off the bench to score 11 points, including 3-of-5 3-point attempts, two rebounds, an assist, one blocked shot and one steal.

Wrestling

Crivelli honored

Waynesburg junior Filippo Crivelli was named the PAC Wrestler of the Week after going undefeated in three bouts last Saturday in a quadrangular hosted by the Yellow Jackets.

Crivelli, wrestling at 141 pounds, won a 13-3 major decision against West Virginia Tech’s Dennis Marmalyukov and a 15-3 major decision over Stevens’ Gianpierre DiBattista. He closed the day with a 5-1 upset victory of Baldwin Wallace’s Josh Decatur.

Cross country

Caulfield top coach

California (Pa.) cross country coach Daniel Caulfied was named the PSAC Cross Country Coach of the Year after leading the Vulcans to their first regional title at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals.

Led by Uniontown graduate Julie Friend, the Vulcan women qualified for the NCAA Division II Championships for the first time in the program’s history.

Friend, Summer Hill and Alexandra Zanella combined for three individual titles and one second-place finish. Friend was the top runner in all seven races she ran with six top-five performances.

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