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Track & Field Wraps Up Competition At The Indiana Invitational

Joey Taylor was one of three Purple Aces to set personal-best marks on Saturday at IU

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The University of Evansville track and field team posted five top-10 finishes and collected three season-best marks on Saturday to wrap up competition at the Indiana Invitational in Bloomington, Indiana.

Sophomore Preston Riggs (Ft. Branch, Ind./Gibson Southern) posted a fifth-place finish in the men's javelin with a toss of 38.72 meters (127'), while also placing seventh in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.86. UE throwers Jaden Hayes (Huntingburg, Ind./Southridge) and freshman Will McDonner also placed sixth and seventh on the men's side in the javelin competition, while sophomore Kaitlyn Sansone (Fairfield, Ohio/Mercy McAuley) placed ninth in the women's javelin with a personal-best throw of 25.