McLeod and Thurber-Blaser take Multis Titles on Day Two of #BigSkyTF Championships
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MISSOULA, Mont. (May 9, 2019) – The second day of the #BigSkyTF Outdoor Championships came to an end with an individual champion being crowned in the men’s decathlon and the women’s heptathlon. Montana’s Erika McLeod won the heptathlon individual title and Montana’s Brendan Thurber-Blaser was crowned the decathlon champion.
McLeod scored 5,425 points to take home the title for the second time in her career. McLeod won the long jump on day two with a mark of 5.92 meters (19-5.25) to help seal her victory. She also placed fourth in the Javelin and sixth in the 800-meter run on day two.
Idaho State’s Ashley VanVleet-Sturgis came in second in the heptathlon despite not winning an event and totaled 5,261 points. VanVleet Sturgis placed second in three events, including two on the second day. In the 800-meters and the long jump, VanVleet-Sturgis took second with a time of 2:21.78 and a mark of 5.73-meters (18-9.75) respectively.
ISU’s Brianna VanVleet ended the heptathlon in third place with a point total of 5,077 points. VanVleet’s highest event finish was in the javelin where she finished third with a mark of 34.97-meters (110-7).
On the men’s side, Thurber-Blaser moved up to take the lead after the pole vault and was able to hold off second place finisher, Montana State’s Wyatt Thompson-Siporen in the final two events to finish with a total of 7,154 points.
Thurber-Blaser won the discus with a mark of 40.76-meters (133-8) and also posted second-place finishes in the pole vault and the javelin. In the 1500-meters, Thurber-Blaser held a slim 13-point lead over second place and his time of 4:50.82 was enough to keep him in the lead.
Thompson-Siporen won both the pole vault and the javelin on the second day to make a push at the top spot and finished with a total of 7,132 points. In the pole vault, he recorded a mark of 4.92 meters (16-1.75) to garner 886 points for his total. In the javelin, Thompson-Siporen had an event-winning mark of 58.01-meters (190-4).
Montana’s Aidan Diggs finished third with 6,790 points and to finish on the medal podium. Diggs placed in the top three in four different events. He finished third in both the 100-meters and the pole vault and finished second in 110-meter hurdles and the 1500-meters.
The rest of the 2019 #BigSkyTF Championships begin May 10 with the men’s hammer throw at 9:00 am MT with the first running event getting underway at 12:30 p.m. MT with the women’s 1500 prelims.
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