MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (April 19) – The Waynesburg University outdoor track & field teams had a standout day in the throws events at the Yellow Jackets sent a select group to West Virginia University for the Mountaineer Twilight on Saturday.

The event featured a small field of five teams and unattached athletes, but the Jackets notched several program records, season-bests and conference- and regionally-relevant marks. 

Natalie Double (Portersville, Pa. / Slippery Rock) took the meet title in the javelin with a personal record throw of 38.66 meters. Her toss ranks No. 1 in the Mid-Atlantic region, third in the Presidents' Athletic Conference and in the top-35 of NCAA Division III this season. 

Megan Barry (North Huntington, Pa. / Norwin) also notched a season-best in the javelin with a toss of 35.62 meters to place second overall and fourth in the PAC this spring. 

Jacob Harker (Lilly, Pa / Bishop Carroll) took first in the discus (40.70 meters), shot put (14.73 meters) and hammer throw (42.30). He set Waynesburg's hammer throw record by over three meters and broke his own outdoor shot put record. His hammer mark ranks No. 2 in the PAC while his shot slots at No. 3 in the conference.

Noah Aterbery (Gainesville, Va. / Gainesville) posted the top times in the 100 (11.85) and 200 (23.89) at the meet. Kyle Casella (Clarksboro, N.J. / Kingsway) was the lone competitor in the 400-meter hurdles (1:01.04).

JaLisa Fuller (Latrice, Ind. / Lawrence Central) and Chloe Fields (Linesville, Pa. / Conneaut) each recorded season-bests faster than the previous team season-best mark heading into the day in the 800. Fuller ran 2:38.05 to finish second and Fields was third in 2:38.58.

Quintin Weaver (Rimersburg, Pa. / Union) finished eighth as the top attached runner in the 1500 in 4:33.66.

Rylie Baker (Weirton, W.Va. / Weir) notched a season-best in the discus at 28.74 meters while Gabrielle Chico recorded a personal best in the shot put at 9.88 meters. Baker's hammer throw of 32.08 meters marked her third entry into Waynesburg's all-time top five in the event this season.

Waynesburg competes at the PAC Outdoor Championships on May 1-2 at WVU.