EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville track and field team will get one final tune-up meet in before next week's 2023 Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships on Friday afternoon, as the Purple Aces will return north to Bloomington, Indiana to take part in Indiana University's Billy Hayes Invitational. The meet will begin with throwing events at 12 p.m. central time, with the action on the track scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. central.
Evansville last competed on April 21 and 22 at IU's Indiana Invitational. The Purple Aces were able to post five top-10 finishes on the last day of competition to wrap up a solid weekend on the track. Now, UE will look to get one more competition in before the conference meet next weekend, while competing against a talented field from throughout the Midwest.
This weekend's field will include competitors from 26 different schools, including such Division I schools as UE, Butler, Cincinnati, Eastern Illinois, Indiana, Indiana State, Miami (OH), Michigan, Notre Dame, Southeast Missouri State, Southern Illinois, and Illinois-Chicago. A lot of the competitors at the meet will be using this meet not only as a tune-up for their respective conference meets, but also a "last-chance" meet to try and qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships coming up in a few weeks.
Below is a list of when each Evansville competitor will compete (all times central):
12 PM Women's Discus: Antonia Lamond
Men's Discus: Jaden Hayes, Zach Dove
Women's Hammer Throw: Gwen Darrah, Antonia Lamond
Men's Hammer Throw: Zach Dove
Men's Javelin: Jaden Hayes, Preston Riggs
Men's Shot Put: Jaden Hayes, Zach Dove
3 PM Men's Triple Jump: Denzel Lasam
3:20 PM Men's 100 Meters: Giovanni Purser
4:30 PM Men's 1,500 Meters: Adam Oulgout
4:50 PM Men's 800 Meters: Joey Taylor, Adam Oulgout
5:05 PM Men's 400 Meters: Jose Ocampo
6:35 PM Men's 200 Meters: Giovanni Purser
