POCATELLO, Idaho (May 11, 2022) – Madeline Wilson did not disappoint on day one of the women's heptathlon, as she posted two personal best performances and finished with a total of 3,128 points and position herself in second place heading into tomorrow's competition.
As usual, Wilson excelled in the women's 100-meter hurdles, and the high jump, beginning the day with a 100-meter hurdle heptathlon personal record of 14.22 to score 947 points and take an early lead; she then jumped 1.61 meters to match her heptathlon personal best height, and pick up 747 points.
Heading into the shot put, Wilson held second place in the overall standings with 1,694 points, just behind Brianna Hagler of Idaho State with 1,746 points. Although Wilson did not have her strongest day in the ring, she still managed to throw 9.18 meters for an additional 476 points.
Moving into fifth place with a score of 2,170 points, following Southern Utah's Seadra Hamilton (2178), Eastern Washington's Margaret Nelson (2201), Sacramento State's Eliana Coburn (2245), and Hagler (2402), Wilson remained poised and looked ahead to the 200-meter dash.
In today's final event, Wilson crushed the competition and sprinted a lifetime best 200-meter time of 24.24, earning 958 points to tally 3,128 total points and ultimately close the day in second place.
The women's heptathlon will begin tomorrow at 9:30 A.M. (PT) with the long jump, followed by the javelin and the 800-meter run.
Women's Heptathlon Day 1 Final Standings:
- Brianna Hagler 3243 (Idaho State)
- Madeline Wilson 3128 (NAU)
- Eliana Coburn 3016 (Sacramento State)
- Seadra Hamilton 2990 (Southern Utah)
- Jentry Skidmore 2972 (Southern Utah)
- Margaret Nelson 2922 (Eastern Washington)
- Morgan Radtke 2870 (Montana)
- Abby Sheets 2515 (Sacramento State)
- Tenleigh Smith 2419 (Idaho State)
- Masada Johnson 2162 (Idaho State)
- Hayden McAuliff 2114 (Eastern Washington)
