The success of archer Zachary Plannick, a rising Penn College junior who was a member of America's gold medal-winning men's compound team in the recent World University Games in Serbia, is noted on the U.S. Collegiate Archery Web site. Plannick, of Coraopolis, and college teammate Glen Thomas, of Mercer, competed last month in the international event.
In a word, Pennsylvania College of Technology archers Zachary Plannick, of Coraopolis, and Glen Thomas, of Mercer, both described their recent World University Games experience as "amazing." Plannick especially had good reason to do so. The 20-year-old, who will be a junior in the fall at Penn College, came home with a gold medal as a member of the championship U.S. men's compound team.
Saturday was a day of perfection for Pennsylvania College of Technology archer Zachary Plannick, of Coraopolis. The 20-year-old, who will be a junior at the college in the fall, scored with all 24 of his arrows and helped the United States men's compound team to a gold medal at the 25th World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia.
A typical summer Saturday afternoon might find Zachary Plannick hanging out with friends at his family's swimming pool in Coraopolis. Not this Saturday. Plannick, who will be a junior at Pennsylvania College of Technology in the fall, and U.S.
Two one-point losses eliminated Pennsylvania College of Technology archers Zachary Plannick, of Coraopolis, and Glen Thomas, of Mercer, during their first matches in individual competition Thursday at the 25th World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia. Plannick, a junior who qualified 19th in a field of 44 in the men's compound event, drew a bye in the round of 32 and then fell to No.
Pennsylvania College of Technology archers Zachary Plannick and Glen Thomas, representing the United States in the 25th World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia, made their mark during qualifying Wednesday. Plannick, of Coraopolis, who will be a junior in the fall, qualified 19th in a field of 44 in the men's individual compound ranking round with a score of 678.
When archery competition begins at the 2009 Summer World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia, Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport will have two faces in the crowd. Zachary Plannick, of Coraopolis, 20, who will be a junior in the fall, and Glen Thomas, of Mercer, 19, who will be a sophomore, are members of the United States archery squad.
Who says it can't get any better for Pennsylvania College of Technology athletics? During the 2007-08 school year, the Wildcats collectively won 207 of 293 games, a .706 winning percentage.
Penn College is offering a number of athletic camps and clinics in the coming months in basketball, soccer and tennis: 2009 Keystone State Camps June 8-12, Boys' Basketball Day Camp June 22-26, Girls' Basketball Day Camp July 20-24, Coed Soccer Day Camp Aug. 1, Coed Basketball Clinic Aug. 2, Coed Soccer Clinic Wildcat Summer Tennis Camps June 18-21, School's Out Camp Aug.
After nine seasons that included six consecutive conference championships and an incredible win streak that reached 155 matches from 2003-08, Pennsylvania College of Technology golf coach Chet Schuman is retiring. But he passes the torch to someone very familiar with the program. The college announced Thursday that Matt Haile has been named to succeed Schuman.
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