Pocatello, Idaho –The Idaho State track and field multi-event athletes concluded the Jim Klein Combined Events meet in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Friday afternoon.
Women's Heptathlon
The final day of the heptathlon opened with Ashley VanVleet-Sturgis finishing second in the long jump with a distance of 5.54m (18' 2.25").
In the javelin throw, Brianna VanVleet set a new personal record with a throw of 37.59 m (123' 4"). VanVleet-Sturgis also set a new personal best in the event with a throw of 35.81m (117' 6").
To finish the meet, the Bengal women took three of the top-five spots in the 800m with VanVleet-Sturgis finishing first running a time of 2:18.93. Shayla Henderson came in fourth with a time of 2:24.25 and VanVleet finished fifth with a time of 2:29.76.
VanVleet-Sturgis finished second overall with 5076 points. VanVleet came in third with a personal best total of 4925 points and Henderson rounded out the Bengals finishing seventh with 4396 points.
For a full list of results click here.
Men's Decathlon
Cory Mullanix finished the meet in eleventh place scoring a personal best 5969 points. He recorded new personal bests in the 110m hurdles (16.52 seconds), the discus (22.35m), the pole vault (3.95m), the javelin throw (40.83m) and the 1500m (5:07.95).
For a full list of results click here.
Looking Ahead
ISU track and field is back in action on March 29, as they head to Orem, Utah for the Utah Valley Invitational.