Complete Results

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (March 21) – The Waynesburg University women's track & field team opened the outdoor portion of its schedule this weekend at the Marty Pushkin Invitational, which was hosted by West Virginia University. There was no team scoring at the meet, but the Yellow Jackets gathered up four top 10 finishes at the meet.
 
Junior Natalie Double (Portersville, Pa. / Slippery Rock) led the charge with a second place showing in the javelin that traveled 37.18 meters.
 
Junior Ella Rishell (Montgomery County, Md. / Watkins Mill) showcased her athletic versatility with a pair of top 10 finishes, including the fourth-place distance in the triple jump (10.17 meters). She also placed ninth place lead in the long jump (4.61 meters) and placed in the top half of the 200 meters (12^th out of 39) with a time of 26.73 seconds.
 
The Jackets' final top-five performance came in the 400-meter hurdles courtesy of freshman Adaire Settles (Canonsburg, Pa. / Canon-McMillan). Settles produced the fifth-place time of 1:09.81
 
Here are some of the other top Jacket performances from Morgantown:
 
Discus
Rylie Baker (Weirton, W.Va. / Weir): 12^th place – 27.84 meters
 
Shot Put
Gabrielle Chico (Morgantown, W.Va. / University): 12^th place – 9.25 meters
 
1,500 Meters
Erin Belveal (Bay Village, Ohio / Bay): 25^th place – 5:16.09
 
Waynesburg returns to competition on Saturday, March 28. They will compete at either Carnegie Mellon or West Liberty.