Weekly Awards
Two two-sport Waynesburg University athletes starred during the last week for their respective spring teams, garnering them Waynesburg University Athlete of the Week awards.
Senior Toria Shepherd combined to score a team-best 10 goals in two matches last week for the women’s lacrosse team. The midfielder led all players with a game-high seven goals and chipped in an assist in Saturday’s 27-13 loss to Saint Vincent. She also had three goals in a 15-9 loss last Wednesday at home against West Virginia Wesleyan.
The Maryland native also played a critical role in the Jackets’ victory Monday against the rival Washington & Jefferson Presidents. Shepherd scored three goals and added one assist in the Orange and Black’s 15-9 victory. After facing the Thiel Tomcats yesterday, the women’s lacrosse team travels to Steubenville, Ohio Tuesday to take on Franciscan in the Jackets’ final regular season game.
Junior Byrum Louco led the men’s track and field team at Saturday’s Westminster Invitational. He finished in the 400-meter hurdles with a top time of 54.38 seconds and qualified for the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference championships in the process.
The North Allegheny High School graduate also added a third-place showing in the 400 meters (49.94 seconds) and made up one-quarter of the Jackets’ 4×400-meter relay team with fellow juniors Brandon Dugan and Lorenzo Mikulin, as well as freshman Patrick Martin. The relay squad finished in fifth-place with a time of 3:27.17.
After competing in yesterday’s PAC Quad Meet at Bethany College, the men’s track and field team will prepare for the Presidents’ Athletic Conference championships. The two-day meet will be held at Westminster College on Fri. April 25 and 26. The scheduled start time has yet to be announced.