Eastern senior thrower Kandace Arnold owns three school records for the Eastern women’s track program.

She wrapped up her final indoor season with the 20-pound weight throw and the shot put records. She already had the discus record.

Arnold wants the shot put and the hammer throw record as well. She’s second in both of those events.

“I really just want to finish my last season strong,” Arnold said.

Arnold did not win an event at Ohio Valley Conference championships, a rarity.

“I would definitely like to make up for that,” Arnold said. “(Southeast Missouri’s Ashley Brewer) is better than me at discus. I don’t know what happened to me outdoors. It kind of went downhill. I was very sad last year. I wasn’t happy with my performance.”

Arnold said she is excited for the teams for the outdoor season.

The Panthers open up the outdoor season with the Eastern Invitational on Friday and Saturday at O’Brien Field.

Five teams will compete: Eastern, Loyola of Chicago, Southern Illinois Edwardsville, Indiana State and Wisconsin Milwaukee.

Boey progressing from surgery

Red-shirt sophomore Zye Boey estimates he’ll be back on the track in two weeks.

Boey is recovering from a torn knee tendon and surgery in January and at this point is jogging. He hasn’t been able to do a lot of running at this point either.

“I just have to make sure I come back the correct way,” he said.

He said he’s feeling good at about 60 percent and feels a lot better than he did a couple of weeks ago.

“I feel more healthy,” he said. “I feel a lot more relaxed.”

Boey was the 2009 Daily Eastern News Male Athlete of the Year, Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year and qualified for both NCAA national championships – indoor and outdoor track.

Around the league

The Austin Peay women’s team wrapped up competition on Saturday at APSU’s Spring Fling. The Lady Govs won six events.

“It was a good first meet back, especially after a long break,” APSU head coach Doug Molnar said in a press release. “You never know how much practice goes on during Spring break, but they looked like they did some practicing.”

They will return to action this Friday and Saturday at the Alabama Relays in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

The Jacksonville State women’s team finished fourth at Southern Invitational on March 13.

“Given today’s lousy weather, I would say we had a so-so day to open our 2010 outdoor campaign, but they were a few bright spots throughout the day,” JSU head coach Steve Ray said in a press release.

The Gamecocks will also compete at the Alabama Relays.

The Morehead State men’s and women’s track teams wrapped up competition at the Cincinnati Relays on Saturday. Morehead State sophomore Josh Wakeman led the Eagles with a third-place showing in the 1,500-meter run.

Eastern Kentucky will open the outdoor season at the N.C. State Raleigh Relays and the Stanford Relays this weekend.

Murray State will open the outdoor season at the Emory Classic in Atlanta this weekend.

Southeast Missouri recorded 11 top-five finishes including three individual titles at the Rhodes Invitational Saturday in Memphis, Tenn. The Redhawks will also compete at the Alabama Relays.

The Tennessee State men’s team finished eighth at the Morehouse Relays Saturday in Atlanta. TSU sophomore Michael Rideout won the 400-meter dash. The men’s team returns to action at the Tennessee Tech Invitational Saturday in Cookeville, Tenn.

The Tennessee State women’s team finished fourth at the Morehouse Relays Saturday in Atlanta. Senior Jasmine Jacobs won the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

The Tigerbelles will compete in the Weems Baskin Relays hosted by South Carolina on Saturday in Columbia, S.C.

Kevin Murphy can be reached at 581-7944 or kjmurphy@eiu.edu.