WAYNESBURG, Pa. (December 19) – Waynesburg University junior running back Zayne Cawley (Huntingtown, Md. / Huntingtown) was named as an All-Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Second Team selection on Thursday.

Cawley led the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) with 1,225 rushing yards and was named All-PAC First Team. He ranked 10th in NCAA Division III in rushing yards per game (122.5) and 19th in all-purpose yards per game (141.0). He also led the league in all-purpose yards and finished second in yards per carry (5.59).

Cawley eclipsed 100 yards rushing seven times in 2024 and ran for a season-high 249 yards and three touchdowns in a Homecoming victory over Bethany. He led all Division III rushers that week and was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week for that performance. Against Allegheny, Cawley racked up 262 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns in a 44-41 victory over Gators.

Cawley's 1,225 rushing yards are third-most by a Yellow Jacket in a single season dating back to 1961. Only Robert Heller in 2007 (2,176 yards) and Ryan Abels in 2005 (1,299 yards) had more. Cawley eclipsed 1,000 and 2,000 career yards rushing this season and ranks 10th in team history with 2,090 career rushing yards. 

Cawley is the 27th Jacket to receive All-ECAC status dating back to 2003. Waynesburg's only other ECAC picks in the last decade were Joel Zellem and Justin Flack in 2022.

The Jackets finished the 2024 season with a 4-6 record to finish seventh in the 11-team PAC standings after being picked ninth in the PAC preseason poll. The PAC had three teams qualify for the NCAA playoffs and five squads that received votes in the D3football.com top 25 over the course of the season.