TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – University of Evansville senior Joey Rucinski (Ft. Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran) and junior Zach Dove (Princeton, Ind./Princeton Community) broke school records in the decathlon and hammer throw events on Friday in the second day of action at the Gibson Track & Field Invitational in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Rucinski won the decathlon event with a dominant performance on Friday, as he finished first or second in all five events on the day while totaling a school-record mark of 5,906 points.  It was more than 200 points better than his previous-best mark, set at last year's Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships.  He set personal-best marks in both the 110-meter hurdles (16.87) and javelin (44.74 meters) on his way to the decathlon victory.

Dove, meanwhile, broke the UE school record in the hammer throw for the third-straight meet with a toss of 49.50 meters.  Dove entered the year with a personal-best mark of just 41.03 meters in the hammer throw, but has excelled in his junior season.  Dove also broke the 40-meter barrier in the javelin event for the first time ever on Friday, as he posted a mark of 41.92 meters to place third overall.

"What Joey and Zach did today is really no surprise," said UE head coach Don Walters.  "They have both put in a ton of work this year, and that hard work is really paying off in meets for them.  It is great to see them both succeed, because they have really earned it this year!"

In all, Evansville set eight personal-best marks on Friday.  Senior Andrew Schuler (Ferdinand, Ind./Forest Park) recorded a hammer throw toss over three meters further than his previous-best mark with a throw of 45.12 meters.  Freshman Preston Riggs (Ft. Branch, Ind./Gibson Southern) set a new personal standard in the javelin portion of the decathlon competition with a throw of 35.36 meters, while fellow freshman Kaitlyn Sansone (Fairfield, Ohio/Mercy McAuley) cracked the 20-meter mark in the women's javelin competition with a personal-best throw of 20.87 meters.

The UE men currently sit in third place behind DePaul and Purdue Fort Wayne with 24 total points at the end of the second day of competition.  The UE women currently sit in eighth place.  The Gibson Invitational wraps up on Saturday with a full day of track and field action beginning at 10 a.m. central time.