Sports News: Fall 2003

Monday, September 22, 2003

THREE GREYHOUNDS RANKED IN NCAA DIVISION III FOOTBALL STATISTICS

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- Junior punter John McLain (Belvidere, NJ/Belvidere HS) and senior defensive backs John Panikiewsky (Carteret, NJ/Carteret HS) and Nate Pogue (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) of the Moravian College football team are ranked in the second week of the 2003 NCAA Division III football statistics released Monday.

McLain is ranked 15th in the nation in punting with an average of 40.6 yards per punt on nine attempts. McLain has a long punt of 48 yards this year and has placed two punts inside the 20-yard line.

Pogue is tied for 13th in passes defended with 2.3 per contest while Panikiewsky is tied for 19th in the country in passes defended with 2.0 per game. Pogue has two interceptions and five other pass break-ups while Panikiewsky has an interception and five pass break-ups this season.

Moravian is 1-2 overall and in the Middle Atlantic Conference this season. The Greyhounds will return to action on Saturday, September 27th in a Middle Atlantic Conference home game with Lebanon Valley College beginning at 1:00 p.m.