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EVANSVILLE, Ind.—The University of Evansville track and field teams will return to the track on Friday, as the Purple Aces will take part in the Bellarmine Open presented by Urban Shipper at the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center in Louisville, Kentucky.  The meet will begin Friday morning at 10 a.m. central.

Evansville will return to action just six days after opening its 2022 indoor season at the John Craft Invitational hosted by Eastern Illinois last Saturday.  In a meet that did not feature team scores, Evansville set nine personal-best marks on Saturday, including a school-record indoor long jump of 6.66 meters by senior Trey Riggs (Ft. Branch, Ind./Gibson Southern).

"Looking back on last weekend, I was really proud of how the team performed last Saturday," said UE track and field coach Don Walters.  "Across the board, even from people who did not place, we had people step up and turn some really good times, and produce some really good throws, and turn in some amazing jumps, and I really could not ask much more for the first meet of the year.

"This week, I'm just excited to be able to go to a new, state-of-the-art facility to compete.  I think that the student-athletes are really going to enjoy this facility, as it is one of the best in the region, and I think that we are going to go over there and lay down some really good times and good jumps."

The Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center opened last February, and features the only banked indoor track in the state of Kentucky.  It's 200-meter hydraulically banked track designed by Mondo and Kiefer is one of only eight such tracks in the United States, and only 17 such tracks in the world.  It also features an eight-lane 60-meter track on the infield and a separate area for throws and jumps.

Evansville will be joined at the meet by teams from Bellarmine, Campbellsville (KY), Centre, Cumberland (TN), Illinois-Springfield, IUPUI, Morehead State, Murray State, Northern Kentucky, the University of Southern Indiana, UT Martin, Union (KY), and Xavier.  Spectators are allowed.  Cost is $10 for adults, $7 for kids (3-17), and children under three-years-old are free.  Parking is $5 per car, and all payments must be made with credit/debit card, as there will be no cash accepted.  Masks are mandatory for all spectators.