Complete Results
 
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Dec. 3) – The Waynesburg University track & field team opened its 2021-22 indoor schedule at Friday's West Virginia University Open. There was no team scoring at the event, but there were some notable performances turned in by the Yellow Jackets.
 
Freshman Adam Helbling (Bridgeville, Pa. / South Fayette) led the way by winning the triple jump with a hop, skip and a jump of 11.95 meters (39-2.5). He also competed in the long jump and high jump during a busy collegiate debut.
 
Freshman Isaiah Mathews was Waynesburg's top sprinter on the day. After winning his flight in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.31 seconds, Mathews bested that time by placing fourth in the finals with a mark of 7.25 seconds. He also finished in the top half of the 10-man 200-meter dash with a mark 24.25 seconds.
 
Waynesburg established a solid presence in the throws thanks to the duo of sophomore Aidan Sheely (Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Mechanicsburg) and freshman Garrett Hillard (Greenville, Pa. / Greenville). Sheely and Hillard placed third and fourth, respectively, in the shot put with throws of 11.94 meters (39-2.25) and 10.87 meters (35-8).  Hillard took second in the weight throw after a toss of 9.49 meters (31-1.75), while Sheely grabbed the bronze with a heave of 9.08 meters (29-9.5).
 
Moving to the women's side, freshman Michaela Rose made the five-woman final out of 13 competitors in the 60-meter dash. After qualifying with a mark of 8.23 seconds, Rose crossed the finish line in 8.28 seconds during the finals. She was even more impressive in the 200 meters, in which she won her section and placed third among 16 runners overall with a time of 27.85 seconds.
 
Junior Katherine Henderson (Hundred, W.Va. / Hundred) competed and was Waynesburg's top performer in all three jumps. She finished third in the long jump with a distance of 4.63 meters (15-2.25), took second in the triple jump with a hop, skip and a jump of 9.69 meters (31-9.5) and cleared 1.45 meters (4-9), which was good fourth in the high jump.
 
Waynesburg is scheduled to be back action on Saturday, Jan. 15, when it returns to WVU for the Marty Pushkin Open.