EVANSVILLE, Ind. - After a successful indoor season, the University of Evansville men's and women's track and field teams begin their outdoor seasons on Saturday at the Stan Lyons Invitational in Indianapolis, Ind.

The Aces concluded the indoor season at the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference championships, earning a ninth-place finish on the men's side, while Evansville's women finished 10th.

On the women's side, sophomore distance runner Anna Lowry shattered the school mark in the women's 3000 meters with a time of 10:09.63. The women's 4 x 400 relay team ran its fastest time of the season by almost ten seconds, on its way to breaking the program record by 5 seconds, with a time of 4:17.20.

On the men's side, the 4 x 400 relay team shattered school mark, which was set in 1983, with a time of 3:31.39. Sophomore pole vaulter Ian Alberts set a new program record height 4.45 meters. Senior thrower Ryan Freeman completed his indoor career by shattering the school record in men's shot put with a throw of 13.73 meters. That's an improvement of more than three feet from last year's MVC indoor championships. And finally, Justus Donaldson and Joey Rucinski became the first Aces to complete the indoor heptathlon.

Opening the outdoor campaign, Evansville will compete against student-athletes from Ball State, Butler, Cincinnati, Indiana, Marian, and Wright State. Saturday's events begin with the men's javelin and women's shot put competitions at 11:00 a.m. with action on the track beginning at 1:00 p.m. with the women's 4x100 meter relay. To close the day, the Aces will compete in the men's and women's 4x400 meter relay.
 

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