LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Evansville graduate student Antonia Lamond (Nutley, N.J./Paramus Catholic) broke her own school record in the women's weight throw event on Friday, as she placed fifth overall with a toss of 13.28 meters to help lead the Purple Aces' track & field teams at the Bellarmine Open.

Lamond's school-record throw came in the last event of the day for UE, and bettered her own previous record by over half a meter.  It capped a strong day for the UE throwers, as senior Zach Dove (Princeton, Ind./Princeton Community) posted a pair of top five finishes and topped the previous Bellarmine Open record in the men's weight throw, while senior Jaden Hayes also posted a sixth-place finish in the men's shot put.

Dove placed third in the weight throw with a toss of 17.01 meters (55' 9.75"), as he finished just two feet shy of Western Kentucky's Brett Brannon for the individual title.  Dove's throw topped the previous Bellarmine Open record by over a meter and a half.  He also placed fourth in the shot put with a team-best throw of 14.25 meters (46' 9"), while Hayes finished two places back with a toss of 13.18 meters (43' 3").

On the track, sophomore Adam Oulgout (St. Paul, Minn./Central) continued his strong start to the indoor season with a tenth-place finish in the men's 800-meters with a time of 1:58.72.  He also barely missed setting a new personal-best mark in the indoor mile, as he clocked in with a time of 4:25.74.  Fifth-year runner Carson Kline (Terre Haute, Ind./South) was able to cut four seconds off of his personal-best mile time with a time of 4:46.38, while freshman Joey Taylor (Grove City, Ohio/Central Crossing) also cut 14 seconds off of his season-best mile time by clocking in with a time of 4:55.45.

In the sprints, junior Geordan Blades (Avon, Ind./Avon) placed 13th overall in the men's 60-meter dash with a time of 7.22, while placing 14th in the 200-meters with a time of 23.28.  Freshmen Jude Nguyen (Farmington Hills, Mich./North Farmington) and Jose Ocampo (Monterrey, Mexico) were not far behind with times of 24.01 and 24.05, respectively. 
On the women's side, freshman Kate Walke (Batesville, Ind./Oldenburg Academy) placed 13th in the women's 60-meter hurdles with a time of 10.21.  Junior Emma Denbo (French Lick, Ind./Springs Valley) also lowered her personal-best mark in the 400-meters with a time of 1:13.22.

Overall, the UE men finished tenth as a team, while the UE women placed 14th.  UE will now take two weeks off before returning to action on Friday, February 3 by returning to Louisville to take part in the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic.