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MOSCOW, Idaho (May 9, 2018) - Multi-events concluded on the second day of the Big Sky Outdoor Track & Field Championships as Idaho State’s Ashley Vanvleet won the heptathlon while Portland State’s Donte Robinson captured the victory in the decathlon.
With just 54 points between first and second place going into the final event, Vanvleet rose to the occasion and became the first Bengal to win the outdoor heptathlon since Cassie Merkley in 2010. The freshman gained the lead after second-place finishes in both the Long Jump and Javelin events and eventually won with a total of 5,105 points.
Sacramento State’s Emilia Del Hoyo placed second (4,951 points) and had a first-place finish in the long jump event on the day.
Idaho State’s Shayla Henderson ended with the bronze and a total of 4,848 points.
After 10 grueling events, Robinson came out on top in the decathlon with a score of 7,307 points, which are the most points scored in a decathlon at a Big Sky Outdoor Championship since 2014. Robinson didn’t record a single event victory on the first day but picked two on the second day with first-place finishes in the pole vault and javelin.
A pair of Montana State athletes filled the corners of the podium behind Robinson as Mason Storm took second and Caleb Neth finished third.
The Big Sky Outdoor Track & Field Championships will continue tomorrow (May 10) with the field events at 10 a.m. PT, while the running events will get started at 1:30 p.m. PT.
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