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Evansville sees success at Bill Cornell Classic

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CARBONDALE, Ill. - In it's second-straight weekend of competition, the University of Evansville men's and women's track and field teams competed in the Bill Cornell Classic on Friday and Saturday in Carbondale, Ill.

The highlight of the the meet for Evansville came in the women's 5,000 meters. Running consistently throughout the race, sophomore Anna Lowry saved her fastest lap for the last lap as Lowry ran to the win in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:47.65, breaking the program record set in 2006, including a final lap time of 1:22.05.

Opening the classic, freshman Michael Boots set a new program record in the men's discus competition.