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UE Men Earn Podium Finish In 4x100 Relay At MVC Championships

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DES MOINES, Iowa – The University of Evansville men's 4x100-meter relay team of seniors Brendon Smith (Newburgh, Ind./Castle) and Greg King (Indianapolis, Ind.), junior Giovanni Purser (Port Maria, Jamaica) and sophomore Geordan Blades (Avon, Ind./Avon) earned a podium finish on Sunday to help cap a successful weekend for the UE track and field teams at the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa.

Smith, Blades, King and Purser placed third overall in a time of 42.12. It marks the first time in which UE has placed on the podium in a relay event at the MVC Championships.