Flagstaff, AZ – The Big Sky Indoor Championships kicked off with a thrilling display of competition, personal bests, and historic performances. From multi-event dominance to record-book rewrites, our athletes left their mark on the first day of action.
Dimick Shines in Pentathlon with All-Conference Honors
Kylee Dimick delivered a career-best performance in the women's pentathlon, tallying 3,793 points to secure second place. Not only was this a personal best, but it also ranks fourth all-time in program history. Her stellar showing earned her well-deserved All-Conference honors.
Dimick's pentathlon event results included:
- High Jump: 🥇 1st place – 1.74m (5'08.50")
- Shot Put: 🥉 3rd place – 11.66m (38'03.25") (PR)
- Long Jump: 🥉 3rd place – 5.28m (17'04.00")
Medeiros Makes History in the Long Jump
Teammate Kaila Medeiros also impressed in the pentathlon, finishing 6
th overall with a career best 3,469 points. The highlight of her day? A dominant win in the pentathlon long jump, where she soared to 5.82m (19'01.25"), a massive PR that now stands 4
th all-time in school history.
Stoelken & Jones in the Heptathlon Hunt
The men's heptathlon is still underway, but
Tom Stoelken is making his presence felt early. Sitting in 3
rd place with 2,723 points, Stoelken made a statement in the shot put, launching 13.41m (44') to secure a 1
st-place finish. He also notched two new career bests in both the 60mH and Long Jump.
Teammate
Adam Jones is also in the mix, currently in 6
th place with 2,688 points heading into Day 2.
Looking Ahead
Head coach
Hillary Merkley said it best: "More good things to come tomorrow!". With strong momentum from Day 1, expect even bigger performances as the championships continue. The heptathlon wraps up tomorrow, and more events are on deck as the team looks to make an even bigger splash.
Stay tuned—Day 2 is almost underway!
