WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Sept. 8) – With the 2010-11 school year underway, it's time for the first pair of Waynesburg University Athletes of the Week to be announced.
Earning the honor this week are freshman cross country runner Jonathan Blatt and freshman women's tennis player Markie Gustafson. Both first-year athletes made fine first impressions on their collegiate counterparts.
Blatt was the top finisher for the Waynesburg men at both events they competed in this past week. He finished in eighth place overall at the season-opening tri-meet hosted by Geneva with a time of 18:19. He followed that up by crossing the finish line in 30:09, which was good for 10th place overall at Seton Hill.
After arriving on campus, Gustafson was immediately inserted as the team's number-two singles player and made one half of the team's first doubles squad and picked up a pair of wins in her collegiate debut against Bethany. She defeated the Bison's Sarah Wood 6-1, 6-3 and teamed up with Rebekah Reyes to defeat Wood and Bethany's Brittani Seeman 8-5.
