NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Two more school records tumbled and eight personal best marks were beaten as the Tennessee Tech women’s track and field team earned eight more points on the final day of the 2010 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships. The meet was held at the Gentry Center at Tennessee State University.

Eastern Illinois scored 142 points to win the team championship by a comfortable margin. Eastern Kentucky, which entered the final day tied for third place with Tech, climbed to second with 128 points. The Lady Colonels scored 102 points Saturday

Southeast Missouri finished third with 93 points, followed by Austin Peay (72), Murray State (57), Jacksonville State (54), Tennessee State (42) and Tech (36).

Senior Meagan Lyons broke her own school record in the 55-meter hurdles, finishing in 8.32 seconds to place seventh and earn two team points.

The other school standard fell in the 4x400 relay. Tech’s foursome of Allison Price, Emily Weinzetl, Danielle Catlett and Leayn Carter toured the circuit in 4:02.89, eclipsing the previous record by nearly seven seconds. That time earned an eighth place finish and one team point in the standings.

Junior Ashley Mayhew added four points to Tech’s total with a fifth place showing in the weight throw. She had a toss of 50-feet, 4.5 inches. Freshman Lacy Yslas had a personal best in the same event at 39-feet, 7.25 inches while Rebecca Forbes had an effort of 31-feet, one inch.

All five of Tech’s times in the mile and 3,000-meter run were personal best marks.

In the mile run, Traci Jones placed eighth and earned a point with a time of 5:24.56. Amanda Simmons’ PR was 5:32.87 while Kathryn Forbes covered the distance in 5:50.75.

Seniors Tiffany Palmer and Ashley Evans had career-best times in the 3,000-meter run. Palmer finished in 10:42.94 while Evans was just behind in 10:48.07.

Freshman Katie Lowery just missed her own school record in the pole vault, clearing the bar at 9-feet, 6-inches. Rachel Forbes had a vault of 9-feet.

In the triple jump, Leayn Carter was Tech’s top finisher with a leap of 34-feet, 6.25 inches. Krysten Joshen had a jump of 33-feet, one-inch.