Thompson Sets Multiple PRs, Finishes Third at Pac-12 Multi-Events Championships

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Thompson Sets Multiple PRs, Finishes Third at Pac-12 Multi-Events Championships

05/06/2018 | Track and Field

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By: Arizona Athletics

Palo Alto, Calif. – Senior Alyssa Thompson took third place in the Pac-12 Multi-Events Championships. Thompson scored 5,761 points in the two-day competition, good for a new PR in the heptathlon and the No. 2 mark on Arizona's all time list. Thompson set PRs in three individual events over the course of the competition.

The Tucson native scored 962 points in the long jump with a mark of 6.36m (20-10) to set a new PR. Thompson threw a mark of 41.14m (134-11) in the javelin throw to score 632 points. She closed out the day with a PR in the 800-meter run, clocking a time of 2:16.04 to score 878 points.

Yesterday, Thompson set a PR in the 100-meter hurdles, clocking a time of 14.26 to score 942 points. She cleared 1.62 meters (5-3.75) to score 759 points. Thompson threw a mark of 11.16m (36-7.5) in the shot put to score 606 points. The senior ran a time of 24.59 in the 200-meter dash to score 925 points to close out the day.

Up next, the Cats will compete in the Pac-12 Championships on May 12th.

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