The Purple Aces throwers set multiple personal records on Saturday
The Purple Aces throwers and runner Sarah Vanderhoof-Dossett (Franklin, Tenn. / Independence HS) set three PRs and one season-best at the Blue-White Classic hosted by Indiana State. Darrah (Cleveland, Ohio / Orange HS) improved on the women’s weight throw record with a 14.45-meter throw for fifth place. UE also saw top five finishes from Zach Dove (Princeton, Ind. / Princeton Community HS)Â in both the men’s shot put and the men’s weight throw, Jaden Hayes (Huntingburg, Ind. / Southridge HS)Â in the men’s weight throw, and Vanderhoof-Dossett in the women’s mile.
As Evansville’s lone runner, Vanderhoof-Dossett ran the mile in 5:27.89. She was also slated to run the 3000-meter but was unable to start. For the Aces throwers on the women’s side, Darrah had a record day in the weight throw while two others competed in the event. Senior Hannah Bryan (Evansville, Ind. / Reitz HS) had a top 10 finish with a throw of 10.30 meters while freshman Jillian Miller (Boonville, Ind. / Boonville HS) placed 12th with a throw of 9.30 meters. UE had three women compete in the shot put as well with Miller leading the way at eighth throwing for 9.08 meters and a personal record. Junior Kaitlyn Sansone (Fairfield, Ohio / Mercy McAuley HS) finished ninth with a throw of 9.05 meters and Brooke Springer (Henderson, Ky. / Henderson Community HS) was 10th with a throw of 8.96 meters.
On the men’s side, Dove and Hayes had strong outings for Evansville. Dove threw a season-best weight throw of 17.19 meters for a podium finish of third place. Hayes also set a PR in the weight throw, finishing in fourth with a 16.99-meter throw. Freshman Cole Johnson had his first outing in the weight throw with a throw of 12.20 meters. Dove and Hayes also competed in the shot put, finishing fifth and eighth with throws of 14.52 meters and 13.64 meters respectively.
