LOUISVILLE, Ky. - After a successful outdoor season, the University of Evansville men's and women's track and field teams compete in their final regular season meet at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational in Louisville, Ky.
The Purple Aces open competition on Saturday at the invitational with the men's javelin at 9 a.m. and women's pole vault at 10 a.m., while action on the track begins with the women's 100-meter hurdles at 11 a.m., directly followed by the men's 100-meter hurdles. The day comes to an end with the women's and men's 4x400 meter relays on the track and the men's triple jump and discus events in the field.
Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational (Saturday) (Louisville, Ky.): Meet Information / Heat Sheet | Live Results
In the pre-championship coaches poll, the Purple Aces were picked seventh, garnering 27 total points in the poll. Illinois State was
Evansville is coming off a strong performance at the Austin Peay Invitational two weeks ago that saw eight program records fall and a breakout performance by freshman Stanley Chepchieng. In the men's triple jump, Chepchieng captured the individual event victory with a jump of 13.79 meters, besting the second-place finisher by .79 meters. The invitational marked the first time in his collegiate career that Chepchieng had participated in the triple jump. Chepchieng's distance currently sits 18th-best among all jumpers in the Missouri Valley Conference.
The spring has been full of excitement for the Aces men's and women's track and field teams as both sides have combined to put together 35 program-record breaking performances in their first season of competition since 1985.
Saturday's invitational represents the final meet for the Aces before heading to the 2018 MVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 11 through 13 in Terre Haute, Ind.
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