OWENSBORO, Ky. - For the first time in more than 35 years, the University of Evansville men's and women's track and field teams earned team titles at the KWC Twilight Invite in Owensboro, Ky.
The Aces earned team victories on both sides with Evansville's women capturing a 16-point margin over second-place Campbellsville, while the Aces' men scored a 173-141 spread over second-place Kentucky Wesleyan.
On the women's side, the Aces earned wins in the 1500 meters, 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 3000 meters, pole vault, and discus.
Sophomores Monica Watkins and Anna Lowry shined for Evansville each dominating their disciplines. Watkins won both the 100 meters (13.02) and 200 meters (26.87), including a .35 second advantage over second-place in the 200 meters. In middle distance events, Lowry finished as the winner in both the 1500 meters (4:59.34) and 3,000 meters (10:45.15), earning the 3,000 meter victory by more than 30 seconds.
In the field, Evansville won a pair of events as McKenna Sapp won the pole vault competition and Brittany Corley tallied a win in the discus. Sapp secured the win in the pole vault, clearing a height of 3.35 meters. Competing in the discus, Corley threw a distance of 34.44 meters, adding another individual victory for Evansville.
Meet Results (PDF)
For Evansville's men, the win marks the second team victory of the season for the Aces after winnings the Stan Lyons Invitational earlier this year. Individually, an Ace recorded wins in the 110 meter hurdles, 100 meter dash, 800 meters, triple jump, and discus.
Leading the way for the Aces was Stanley Chepchieng who finished with an individual win on the track and in the field. Opening the meet, Chepchieng ran a 1:56.46 to win the 800 meters. In the triple jump, Chepchieng continued to impress, earning an individual win with a distance of 13.92 meters.
A duo of freshman in Trey Riggs and Greg King have shown strong performances and continued their impressive seasons. Riggs won the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 16.19, while King marked a win for Evansville in the 100 meter dash, clocking in at 11.16.
Adding an Aces victory in the field, Michael Boots continued his strong freshman campaign. In the discus, Boots released a throw of 46.33 meters, capturing one of Evansville's 11 individual wins.
Evansville is back in competition on April 12 and 13 at the APSU Invitational in Clarksville, Tenn.
