MURRAY, Ky. – University of Evansville senior Joey Rucinski (Ft. Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran) and the Purple Aces' 4x100-meter relay team both posted third-place finishes on the final day of the Margaret Simmons Invitational in Murray, Kentucky on Saturday afternoon.
Rucinski, who finished second in the pole vault on Friday evening, placed third overall in the javelin throw with a personal-best mark of 44.09 meters (144'8"). Rucinski's toss ranks as the eighth-best mark in school history, with the top seven belonging to senior teammate and school record holder Justus Donaldson (Mattoon, Ill./Mattoon).
"Joey had a tremendous weekend this weekend," said UE head track and field coach Don Walters.