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#54 Jake Runyon
6-3, 250 - Freshman
Offensive Lineman
Bloomfield, Neb. (Bloomfield HS)

2006: Appeared in seven games with four starts at center as true freshman on Wayne State offensive line that allowed the fewest sacks (eight) in the NSIC this season...missed last two games of the season with an ankle injury.

High School: Earned First Team Class D-2 All-State honors as a lineman in 2005. . . selected to play in Eight-Man All-Star Game in Hastings. . . helped Bees win three district championships along with one runner-up finish. . . was a First Team All-District selection as a senior and Second Team All-District as a junior. . . also a two-year starter in basketball, helping Bees to district runner up finishes in 2004 and 2005 and a state Class D-2 semi-final appearance in 2006 as a senior......selected First Team All-Conference and honorable mention All-State as a senior in basketball.

Personal: Son of Bruce and Lee Ann Runyon. . . Born on June 12, 1988. . . Major is Education.

Mike Grosz
Sports Information Director
Wayne State College
(402)375-7326
or 1-800-228-9972

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Wayne State has earned the #3 seed for the NCAA Div. II Central Regional Baseball Tournament hosted by Emporia State in Kansas. The 40-11 Wildcats meet #4 seed Central Missouri (41-15) in Thursday's first round with game times to be announced Monday afternoon.

Concordia-St. Paul topped #15 Wayne State 10-6 Sunday afternoon in the NSIC Baseball Tournament championship game. The 40-11 Wildcats await word from the NCAA on a at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. Official pairings are to be released Sunday evening by the NCAA.

Nate Preston won three events to lead the WSC men to a third straight NSIC outdoor track and field championship Saturday in Wayne. The Wildcats scored 164 points to nip second place Mary (156.5) for the team title. Brett Suckstorf won two events (hammer throw and discus) for WSC.

The WSC women's track and field team finished in third place with 106 points at the NSIC Championships in Wayne. Katie Wilson won two events (hammer throw and discus) and took second in the shot put to lead the Wildcats.

The NSIC Office announced Saturday that the NSIC Baseball Tournament has been shortened to a single-elimination tournament with Wayne State and Concordia-St. Paul (the last two undefeated teams in the tournament) playing Sunday at 1 p.m. in Wayne and the winner earning the NSIC Tournament Title and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Nick Schumacher struck out a career-high 14 batters in a complete game win to lead #15 Wayne State to a 9-1 victory over Southwest Minnesota State at the NSIC Baseball Tournament in Wayne. The 40-10 Wildcats will play in the winner's bracket final Saturday at 10 a.m. against either Bemidji State or Concordia-St. Paul.

Seven WSC baseball players were named to the 2008 NSIC All-Conference Baseball Team announced Thursday afternoon. Nick Schumacher was named the NSIC Pitcher of the Year, Marc Manganaro earned the NSIC Co-Player of the Year while Nick Bidroski was selected the NSIC Co-Freshmen of the Year.

> Recent Scores <

5.11.08
Baseball
NSIC Tournament
Conc.-St. Paul 10
#15 Wayne State 6

5.9.08
Baseball
NSIC Tournament
#15 Wayne State 9
SW Minnesota State 1

5.8.08
Baseball
NSIC Tournament
#15 Wayne State 6
Winona State 3

5.4.08
Baseball
First Game
#16 Wayne State 3
Bemidji State 0
2nd Game
#16 Wayne State 13
Bemidji State 12
8 innings

5.4.08
Softball
NSIC Tournament
Univ. of Mary 3
Wayne State 0