NEWS 2007-08

Former JWU Standout John Curley Signs With Frenso Falcons
March 3, 2008

Fresno, Calif. – Former Johnson & Wales University hockey standout John Curley (Philadelphia, Pa.) has been signed by The Fresno Falcons of the ECHL.
 
Curley, a 2006 graduate and captain of Johnson & Wales squad, joins an elite group of former Wildcat student-athletes who have signed professional contracts. During his collegiate career he appeared in 99 games and helped the Wildcats appear in three straight ECAC Northeast tournaments.  Curley is the first JWU hockey player to sign a professional contract since Nick Grove signed with the Pee Dee Cyclones of the Southern Professional Hockey League in 2006.
 
Curley made his debut with the Falcons on Sunday against the Utah Grizzlies.  Fresno won the game 4-3 in an overtime shootout.
 
Earlier this year, Curley played for the Valley Forge Freedom of the Mid-Atlantic Hockey League.  Fresno is currently 31-15-4-4 and in second place in the Pacific Division of the National Conference of the ECHL.

JWU Cross Country Competes At GNAC Championship
October 27, 2007

Standish, Maine -- The Johnson & Wales University men’s and women’s cross country squads competed at the 2007 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship at Saint Joseph’s of Maine on Saturday afternoon.  The women’s team notched a third place finish while the men’s team was in fourth place on the afternoon.

On the women’s side, sophomore Danielle Sargent (Danvers, Mass.) was in second place with a time of 20:43, earning her All-GNAC accolades while senior Sandra Koehler (Dearborn, Mich.) finished in 11th place with a time of 22:33.  The Wildcats had four runners place in the top-15 at the event.  

Leading the way for the JWU men’s cross country team was freshman James Vance (Newton, Mass.) who was named the GNAC Rookie of the Year and earned All-Conference accolades after notching a second place finish with a time of 28:42 while sophomore Matthew Geisler (Pelham, N.H.) was also an All-GNAC selection, finishing in 9th place with a time of 29:50.  

Both the Wildcats men’s and women’s cross country squads will return to action on Saturday, November 3rd when they travel to Williamstown, Mass., for the ECAC Championship, starting at 11:00 a.m.

Men’s Team Finishes
1 Norwich               42
2 Saint Joseph's (ME)   71
3 Daniel Webster        92
4 Johnson & Wales       97
5 Lasell                99
6 Emerson               109
7 Emmanuel              190
8 Albertus Magnus       240

JWU Men’s Runners:
2nd     James Vance             28:42
9th     Matthew Geisler         29:50
18th    Tristen Montalvo        30:26
40th    Matt Burns              33:16
49th    Nick Oehlberg           34:30

Women’s Team Information
1 Saint Joseph's (ME)   67
2 Norwich               70
3 Johnson & Wales       78
4 Emmanuel              99
5 Lasell                106
6 Emerson               138
7 Rivier                176
8 Saint Joseph (CT)     213
9 Mount Ida             217
10 Daniel Webster       270
11 Pine Manor           292

JWU Women’s Runners
2nd     Danielle Sargent        20:43
11th    Sandra Koehler          22:33
14th    Jackie Stuber           22:59
15th    Alexandra Wessman       23:11
36th    Lila Cornelio           24:53

JWU Cross Country Competes At Ray Dwyer Invitational
September 22, 2007

Warwick, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales University men’s and women’s cross country squads competed at the Ray Dwyer Invitational at Goddard Park on Saturday afternoon. The men’s team finished in fourth place with 86 points while the women’s team finished with 80 points, good for a third place finish.

Leading the way for the JWU men was freshman James Vance (Newton, Mass.) who finished the 8K course in a time of 31:49 for ninth place while sophomore Nich Oehlberg (Princeton, N.J.) finished in 15th place with a time of 33:08. On the women’s side, JWU was paced by junior Danielle Sargent (Danvers, Mass.) who finished fifth with a time of 20:17 while senior Sandra Koehler (Dearborn, Mich.) clocked a time of 22:07 for a 14th place finish.

Both teams will return to action on Saturday, Sept 29, at the Tri-State Invitational, hosted by CCRI. The men’s race will begin at 9am with the women’s race starting
at 10am.

Men’s Team Results
1. Coast Guard 33
2. Bridgewater State 47
3. Rhode Island College 67
4. Johnson & Wales 86

JWU Individual Results
9 James Vance 31:49
15 Nick Oehlberg 33:08
18 Matt Geisler 33:30
27 Neil Tsosie 35:51
29 Justin SaintPierre 36:17

Women’s Team Results
1. Coast Guard 25
2. Bridgewater State 53
3. Johnson & Wales 80
4. Rhode Island College 82

JWU Individual Results
5 Danielle Sargent 20:17
14 Sandra Koehler 22:07
20 Jackie Stuber 22:55
27 Alexandra Wessaman 23:56
36 Amanda Charbonneau 26:24

Soccer Match Postponed
September 11, 2007

The Johnson & Wales Soccer doubleheader scheduled for Tuesday, September 11, 2007 has been postponed due to rain. The women’s game vs. Salem State will be made up on Monday, September 24th at 4pm. The men’s game vs. Framingham State will be rescheduled for a date later in the season and will be announced shortly.

The Wildcats men’s soccer squad will return to action on Thursday, September 13th when they host Rhode Island College at Pierce Stadium at 4pm. The women’s soccer team will return to action on Saturday, September 15 when they host GNAC at 1pm.

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