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Germany's Sophie Weissenberg holds a 53-point lead after four events of the heptathlon in Ratingen ©Getty Images

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Anna Hall Leads Heptathlon at USATF Combined Events Championships Through Four Events – Florida Gators

Anna Hall Leads Heptathlon at USATF Combined Events Championships Through Four Events - Florida Gators
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Florida heptathlete Anna Hall put up a pair of personal bests in the 100-meter hurdles (13.21) and the 200 meters (23.14) to take the lead through four events at the USATF Combined Events Championships on Friday evening.
 
The 3781 points that Hall scored on the first day of action is 21 more than she scored on the first day of the Texas Relays back in March, putting her on pace for a new personal record.
 
Hall got things started on Friday afternoon by laying down a big-time personal best of 13.21 (+1.8) in the 100-meter hurdles.
 
Her mark moves her into No. 9 all-time in Florida history in the 100-meter hurdles.
 
The Highlands Ranch, Colo. native cleared 1.76m/5-9.25 in the High Jump and threw 12.51/41-0.5 in the Shot Put to put her into fifth heading into the 200 meters, the final event of the day.
 
Hall kicked it into high gear to close out Friday’s action, running 23.14 in the 200 meters to take first, score 1065 points and move all the way into the lead after the conclusion of four events.
 
That mark of 23.14 is just one-hundredth of a second off the all-time collegiate best set in a Heptathlon 200 meters (23.13).
 
Hall’s outstanding performances in the hurdles and 200 meters ensured a first-day lead against the rest of the field.
 
She returns to action tomorrow to close out the competition with the Long Jump and the Javelin before ending with one of her premier events, the 800 meters.
 
Hall needs to finish in the Top 3, or in fourth with Kendell Williams in the top 3, to secure her spot on Team USA for this summer’s World Championships.
 
If she makes the American team, Hall will also need to secure the World Championships qualifying standard (6420) during this weekend or at the NCAA Outdoor National Championships.
 
Action in Fayetteville picks back up at 4:00 p.m. EST with the Long Jump and will run through the 800 meters at 6:15 p.m. EST tomorrow evening.
 
Heptathlon Standings (Through Four Events)
1. Anna Hall (3781)
2. Chari Hawkins (3750)
3. Michelle Atherley (3673)
4. Taliyah Brooks (3662)
5. Kendell Williams (3659)
                                                                                                                                                           
A complete list of results for the Gators is below.
 









Friday, May 6th: USATF Combined Events Championships
Event Place, Gators – Time / Mark | Notes
Heptathlon: 100mH    5. Anna Hall: 13.21 (+1.8) (1093) | Personal Best
Heptathlon: High Jump  4. Anna Hall: 1.76m/5-9.25 (928)
Heptathlon: Shot Put  6. Anna Hall: 12.51m/41-0.5 (695)
Heptathlon: 200m   1. Anna Hall: 23.14 (+1.2) (1065) | Personal Best

 
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Kälin and Rooth win Multistars combined events meeting

Markus Rooth won the pole vault event on his way to decathlon gold ©Getty Images

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T-Birds make their mark at combined event championships – University of British Columbia Athletics

T-Birds make their mark at combined event championships - University of British Columbia Athletics

VANCOUVER – With the main Cascade Collegiate Conference meet still several weeks away, the UBC Thunderbirds made their mark at the conference’s Multi-Event Championships Thursday and Friday hosted by Eastern Oregon University.

Highlighted by a personal best and a new conference championship record in the 100 metre hurdles, junior T-Bird Hassy Fashina-Bombata finished second overall in the heptathlon with 4867 points. Teammate Rebecca Dutchak also had a strong performance finishing fifth with 4494 points, both easily surpassing the NAIA standard for next month’s National Championships in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

“I’m really proud of Hassy, Rebecca, Egidio (Cantarella), and Dean (Ciarniello),” said UBC Head Coach Laurier Primeau. “So many things have to go right to have success over two days of the multi-events. For three of them, they hadn’t competed decathlon or heptathlon before this year, and no one had attempted one over the two years of the pandemic. Hassy and Rebecca had great days and this will be a nice springboard toward Nationals.”

Dean Ciarniello, Egidio Cantarella at CCC Multi-Event Championships, April 21, 2022

Egidio Cantarella and Dean Ciarniello both competed in the decathlon with some strong performances on day one. Cantarella finished second in the 400 metres while Ciarniello managed a third place finish in the 100 metres.

In addition to Fashina-Bombata’s record setting hurdles mark, Dutchak finished first in long jump with a top attempt of 5.51 metres.

The Cascade Conference Campionships are set for May 13 and 14 in Ashland, Oregon with the NAIA National Championships beginning two weeks later in Alabama where the ‘Birds will compete for the first time since earning both the men’s and women’s titles in 2019.

Rebecca Dutchak at CCC Multi-Event Championships, April 22, 2022

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Hurley, Sorah Pace Wolves On Final Day Of Adams/Klein Combined Events – Western Oregon University Athletics

Hurley, Sorah Pace Wolves On Final Day Of Adams/Klein Combined Events - Western Oregon University Athletics

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Jenelle Hurley and Brennen Sorah each had solid second days of the Adams/Klein Combined Events on Friday to lead the Western Oregon University men’s and women’s track and field teams. Hurley remained in eighth, while Sorah moved up one spot to place seventh.

Hurley finished with 4,480 points to place eighth in the heptathlon. Sorah totaled 5,560 points to come in seventh in the decathlon. Amity Deters moved into the top-10 in program history in the heptathlon with her 4,332 points to place ninth on Friday. Macy Clemens also competed in the heptathlon posting 3,795 points to come in 17th. JJ Walker was only able to compete in one event on Friday and posted a result in three of the events during the meet.

Hurley and Deters came out strong to start day two in the long jump with Hurley placing fifth and Deters in sixth. Hurley hit a distance of 17-1.75 for 623 points and Deters was right behind at 17-0.25 for 612 points. Clemens placed 14th in the event to come away with 519 points. Next up was the javelin and Hurley came away with a strong throw to place third hitting a mark of 114-2.25 and 568 points for a new PR. Deters hit a distance of 91-10.75 to come in 11th and earn 439 points. Clemens placed 18th to tally 347 points. To close out the heptathlon, Hurley led the Wolves in the 800 coming in seventh with a time of 2:28.99 and 706 points. Deters crossed in 15th with a time of 2:35.28 and 628 points. Clemens was just a few spots back in 17th crossing with a time of 2:36.36 to earn 615 points.

Deters posted multiple PR’s throughout the event including in the 200, 800, 100 hurdles, long jump, shot put, and javelin.

The 110 hurdles started the day in the decathlon with Sorah coming in with a top-five finish crossing at 15.65 to place fourth and earn 773 points. Walker led the Wolves in the discus coming in seventh hitting a distance of 101-4.75 to earn 482 points. Sorah was a few places back in 11th to earn 386 points. Sorah tied for seventh in the pole vault reaching a height of 11-5.75 to collect 482 points. He almost added another top-five results in the javelin hitting a mark of 133-8.25 to come in sixth and earn 453 points. To close the decathlon, Sorah competed in the 1,500 and crossed in 11th to earn 556 points.

With the combined events meet completed, the rest of the WOU track and field teams will compete tomorrow (Saturday) in Salem at the Willamette Invitational.

 

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Deters, Sorah Lead Wolves After First Day Of Adams/Klein Combined Events – Western Oregon University Athletics

Deters, Sorah Lead Wolves After First Day Of Adams/Klein Combined Events - Western Oregon University Athletics

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. –Amity Deters and Brennen Sorah are off to strong starts at the Adams/Klein Combined Events following the first day on Thursday that took place on the campus of Westmont College in Santa Barbara.

Deters compiled 2,653 points over the first four points to sit in seventh. Sorah tallied 3,000 points over the first five events to sit in eighth. Jenelle Hurley is right behind Deters with 2,583 points to sit in eighth. Macy Clemens has 2,314 points through the first day and is in 14th place. JJ Walker was only able to compete in a few of the events on Thursday and finished the day with 730 points.

In the first event of the day in the women’s heptathlon, Hurley led the way for the Wolves coming in third with a time of 15.41 for 788 points in the 100 hurdles. Deters crossed in 10th with a time of 15.94 to collect 722 points. Clemens was right behind in 11th with a time of 15.99 to come away with 715 points. Deters tied for fifth in the high jump hitting a height of 5-2.75 for 736 points. Clemens tied for 11th hitting a height of 4-10.25 for 599 points. Hurley tied for 13th with a height of 4-9 to come away with 566 points. Hurley led the Wolves in the shot put hitting a distance of 29-9 to come in 14th with 469 points. Deters was just a few spots back in 17th hitting a mark of 29-3.75 for 460 points. Clemens came in 23rd to pick up 397 points. In the final event of the day, Hurley paced WOU coming in third in the 200-meter with a time of 26.43 to come away with 760 points. Deters was just a few spots back in sixth with a time of 26.72 for 735 points. Clemens rounded out the results crossing in 19th for 603 points.

In the men’s decathlon, Walker opened the first event strong in the 100-meter crossing in sixth with a time of 11.61 for 730 points. Sorah posted a time of 12.21 to come in 15th for 610 points. Sorah came back with a solid result in the long jump hitting a mark of 18-9 to come in eighth and earn 527 points. In the shot put, Sorah hit a distance of 35-5.75 to come in sixth and collect 535 points. Walker came in 12th to earn 419 points. Sorah tied for sixth in the high jump reaching a height of 5-10 to earn 610 points. Sorah then finished the first day competing in the 400-meter crossing with a time of 52.16 to earn 718 points.

Friday’s events will start at 11 a.m. for the decathlon and at noon for the heptathlon to concluded the combined events meet.

 

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Super combined events rescheduled to Monday at Beijing Winter Paralympics

YANQING, Beijing, March 6 (Xinhua) — The Alpine skiing super combined events, originally scheduled for Tuesday, will be held one day in advance on Monday, the organizers announced.

The re-arrangement of the events was “due to high temperatures and high risk of snow melting,” according to a media communication released on Sunday.

In the new schedule, the super-G games of the super combined will compete between 9:30 to 12:00 (Beijing time) on Monday, and the slalom competitions will be played from 13:45-14:45.

The organizers of the Beijing Winter Paralympics told Xinhua on Sunday that they were well-prepared for the potential weather problems, in order to present a simple, safe and splendid Winter Paralympics.