TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The University of Evansville track & field team completed day one of the MVC Outdoor Championships on Saturday, highlighted by Taylor Johnson (Evansville, Ind./Reitz) breaking the women's 400 meter hurdles record with a time of 1:01.43.

Women 
In the 400 meter hurdles, Johnson broke her own program record and qualified for tomorrow's finals with a time of 1:01.43, finishing sixth in the prelims. Tristen Thomas (York, Pa./West York) came in 16^th in the prelims, clocking a personal best at 1:08.36. Johnson also competed in the 400 meters, placing ninth at 55.93.
 
In the 1500 meters, Chase Hayes (Noblesville, Ind./Western) placed 13^th with a time of 4:41.22. Kyleigh Wolf (Columbus, Ind./Columbus North) placed 15^th in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 12:13.49, while Avery Stephens (Newburgh, Ind./Castle) wrapped up the distance events with an 11^th place finish in the 10000 meters at a time of 37:24.53.
 
In Saturday's field events, Gwen Darrah (Cleveland, Ohio/Orange) placed 16^th in the hammer throw with a mark of 45.07 meters and Holland Morris (Florence, Ky./Randall K. Cooper) placed ninth in the javelin with a mark of 35.01 meters.

Men
Josiah Hoehn (Hazel Crest, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) led three Aces in the 100 meters, placing 15th with a time of 10.82, while Connor Shin (Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington North) placed 19^th at 11.21. Shin also competed in the 200 meters, placing 18^th with a time of 22.31.
 
Brody Riggs (Fort Branch, Ind./Gibson Southern) had a strong showing in the 100 meter hurdles, qualifying for tomorrow's finals with a personal best time of 14.63, placing sixth. Hoehn placed 10^th with a personal best of 14.96, while Tristin DeTalente (Evansville, Ind./Evansville North) also notched a personal best at 15.73 for a 12^th place finish. DeTalente and Riggs competed in the 400 meter hurdles, with DeTalente finishing 15^th at 59.17 and Riggs placing 16^th at 59.47.
 
Hoehn and Shin also competed in the 200 meters, with Hoehn placing 16^th at 21.56 and Shin taking 20^th at 22.06.
 
In the 400 meters, Myles Terry (Evansville, Ind./North) took 14^th at 51.00 and Kadin McAllister (Lilburn, Ga./Parkview) took 16^th at 51.62.
 
In the 400 meters, Kadin McAllister (Lilburn, Ga./Parkview) placed 12^th with a time of 50.88.
 
Jake Antibus (Switz City, Ind./White River Valley) was the lone participant in the 800 meters for Evansville, taking 14^th with a time of 1:58.26.
 
Rafael Rodriguez (Segovia, Spain/Colegio Claret) qualified for tomorrow's finals in the 1500 meters, placing 11^th with a time of 3:51.08.
 
In the 10000 meters, Nathan Whitehead (Vincennes, Ind./South Knox) placed 13^th at 31:54.17 for a personal best and Tanner Spence (Carmi, Ill./Carmi) placed 18^th at 32:54.77 for a personal best.
 
In the hammer throw, Tyler Cherne (Boardman, Ohio/Boardman) placed 14^th with a mark of 48.14 meters, while Beau Baldwin (Mount Vernon, Ind./Mt. Vernon) took 17^th at 41.87 meters. In the javelin, Cole Johnson (Salem, Ill./Salem Community) had a strong showing to place 6^th with a personal best of 49.01 meters.