The Waynesburg University men’s track & field team traveled to Youngstown, Ohio for the Presidents’ Athletic Conference championships this past weekend.

For the men, Waynesburg placed fifth out of the nine teams at the event. JaWuan Jones–the first-year track athlete competing in his hometown–won the silver medal in the men’s 60-meter dash. Jones posted a 7.10 second time. Westminster senior Jaevon Hardy took gold with a 6.77 second finish.

Waynesburg topped the charts in the men’s triple jump as well, with junior Mike Trax finishing at the top of the standings. Trax broke a Waynesburg record with his 10.33 meter championship performance, breaking his own record that he set previously.

“Since it was the championship meet, it means a lot more to me,” Trax said. “It’s one thing breaking a school record in a meet that doesn’t mean much, but doing it where it matters for the team brings more meaning to it.”

Trax noted that the fifth-place finish overall wasn’t what the team had hoped for.

“On the men’s side we did what was expected, but not what we wanted,” Trax said.

He mentioned that some things were out of their control in each event that effected the overall performance of the team.

“There were some events where we were expecting points, but did not get any,” said Trax.

With a lot of talents coming back for the men’s team, Trax will be one of the senior leaders next season.

“I have one more year left, so I have to continue to improve on that jump,” he said.

Waynesburg is going to be represented when both teams track & field picks back up in the spring for the outdoor season at the Seahawk Invitational at UNC Wilmington in Wilmington, North Carolina, March 9 and 10.