POCATELLO, Idaho - The Southern Utah University track and field teams had a solid start to the Big Sky Outdoor Championships, led by Seadra Hamilton who is currently in fourth place in the heptathlon following the first day of action.
Hamilton accumulated 2,990 total points competing in the 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, and 200m sprint. She started off the day by setting a new personal record in the 100m hurdles, finishing with a time of 14.78. Hamilton set another personal best in the high jump, clearing a mark of 1.61 meters. She finished off the day by setting a third personal best in the 200m, running a blistering time of 25.83.
Jentry Skidmore also had an impressive day one performance in the Heptathlon, totaling 2,972 points to come in right behind Hamilton on the leaderboard, finishing in fifth place through the first four events. Similar to Hamilton, she started off the day by setting a new personal best in the 100m hurdles, running a blazing time of 14.76. Skidmore also managed to set new personal records in the shot put (10.49 meters) and the 200m sprint (25.69).
In the men's decathlon, Trenton Maurer managed to propel himself to fifth place on the leaderboard through the first half of the event, amassing 3,453 points. Maurer was able to set a new personal record in the long jump, shattering his previous best of 6.08 meters by leaping to a mark of 6.24 meters. Maurer just missed out on setting personal bests in the shot put and high jump; but, he is now in prime position to secure a top-five finish after the completion of the decathlon tomorrow.
All three athletes will be back in action tomorrow to finish their respective events. Mauerer will begin his day at 10:00 a.m. and will compete in the 110-meter hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin throw, and 1500m run. Hamilton and Skidmore will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will take part in the long jump, javelin throw, and 800m run.
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