The University of Evansville track and field program competed at the Bill Smith Challenge hosted by Vincennes University.
Both teams earned overall wins, with the women racking up 178.5 points and the men taking 222 points.
Anna Lowry rewrote her own school record once again in the 5,000-meter run, coming in first among the female runners and third overall in the combined event at 16:49.09. Lowry’s time is in the top-40 nationally and third in the Missouri Valley.
Taiza Alexander took first place in the women’s 100-meters at a time of 13.28, while Monica Watkins also took first in the 200-meters at 27.81. Alexander also took first place in the long jump at 5.40-meters.
Haley Dean (1:03.64), Caitlin Kehler (1:05.37) and Gwyn Gorley (1:05.57) took the top three spots in the 400-meters respectively.
Brittany Corley took first place in the women’s discus finals at 33.70-meters.
Justus Donaldson also bested his own school record in the javelin, improving his mark by three meters to 49.39, finishing second.
Peter Epur came in first overall in the 5K race behind a 16:30.60 time, almost two seconds faster than the next runner.
Jackson McPheeters took the top spot in the men’s 800-meter finals with a time of 2:01.68, while Joshua Myer captured first in the 1500-meter finals at 4:12.64.
Trey Riggs ran a 15.09 in the 110-meter hurdles finals to take first place in the event.
Zach Dove earned first place in the men’s discus at 45.91-meters.
The men’s 4×100-meter relay took first, teamed by Ian Alberts, Geordan Blades, Greg King and Brendon Smith. The women’s 4×400-meter relay took first place, teamed by Watkins, Dean, Gorley and Kehler.
Evansville will next travel to the KWC Twilight Invitational on April 2, hosted by Kentucky Wesleyan.
