LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Surpassing a number of school records, the University of Evansville men's and women's track and field teams continued to perform well at the Bellarmine Classic in Louisville, Ky.

For the third time this season, the Aces' men's team captured the team championship, finishing with 132 points unofficially, besting Davenport by 22 points. On the women's side, Evansville earned a fourth-place finish, recording 78 total points, unofficially, and concluding the classic as the top scoring NCAA Division I team.

The highlight of the second day of competition for the Aces came in the women's 4x400 meters as Evansville broke a program record. The team of Haylee Harmeyer, Skylar Tucker, Monica Watkins, and Haley Dean finished first in the event in a time of 4:08.82, toppling the previous program record by more than two seconds.

On the men's side, Ricky Hendrix captured a third place finish in the 3000 meter steeplechase. Hendrix finished in a time of 10:12.28, improving upon his personal best by 18 seconds and moving him into fifth in the program record book in the 3000 meter steeplechase.

In the men's 100 meter dash, Greg King achieved a milestone. King broke the 11 second barrier for the first time, covering the distance in 10.98 to earn a first-place finish among collegiate competitors.

Sophomore Stanley Chepchieng continued to dominate the triple jump. Chepchieng earned first place in triple jump with an outdoor pr of 13.99 meters. The day did not end there for Chepchieng who also ran the second-fastest 800 meter race of Chepchieng's career with a time of 1:54.85, finishing in third place.

In the field, Michael Boots and Ryan Freeman both earned podium finishes in the discus. Boots captured first place with a personal-best throw of 47.47 meters, setting a new program record, while Freeman also recorded a pr with a throw of 40.00 meters, earning Freeman a third place finish. Boots and Freeman continued to impress in the shot put as the duo finished third and fourth, respectively, and teammate Andrew Schuller finished in fifth.

Competing in the javelin, Justus Donaldson set a new program record, throwing a distance of 45.62 meters, and earning first-place in the event.

Much like the women's team, the Aces' men's 4x400 meter relay team saw success on Saturday. The team of Chris Backer, Phil Dzienciol, Carson Kline, and Stanley Chepcheing finished second in the event in a time of 3:26.22, the fastest time for the Aces since 1976.

For Evansville's women, Anna Lowry showed much of what the sophomore did during the cross country season. Lowry once again lowered her program record in the 1500 meters, bettering it by seven seconds with a time of 4:48.93, finishing in fifth. In the 5000 meters, Lowry grabbed an early lead 1000 meters in and held onto the advantage throughout the race, capturing the win by a more than 15-second margin in a time of 18:16.60.

In the women's high jump competition, Erin Nixon finished in second place. Nixon set a new program record for Evansville in outdoor competition with a height of 1.50 meters.

 Continuing Evansville's strong showing in field events, Brittany Corley tallied the third longest throw among collegiate competition, throwing a distance of 34.25 meters.

The duo of Taiza Alexander (5.16 meters) and Skylar Tucker (4.91 meters) helped lead the charge in the long jump competition. Alexander and Tucker each finished in the top three, finishing in second and third, respectively

The Aces are back in competition with their final regular season meet on April 26 and 27 at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational in Louisville, Ky.