NORMAL, Ill. – University of Evansville graduate student Antonia Lamond (Nutley, N.J./Paramus Catholic) broke the school record in the women's hammer throw for the fifth meet this spring on Friday afternoon to highlight the first day of action at the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships in Normal, Illinois.
Lamond went two meters past her own school record in her final collegiate hammer throw competition with a school-record toss of 43.26 meters (141' 11"). She is the only UE woman to throw over 40 meters currently, as she placed 14th overall. Freshman Gwen Darrah (Cleveland, Ohio/Orange) also turned in a personal-best performance in the hammer throw with a toss of 36.