ASU's Johnson claims Pac-10 heptathlon title
2 comments May. 11, 2008 01:19 AM
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Arizona State's Jacquelyn Johnson won the women's heptathlon with a record score Saturday at the Pac-10 track and field championships in Tempe.
Johnson, a six-time NCAA champion, scored 6,307 points to win her third crown. She became only the third woman in Pac-10 history to capture the heptathlon three times.
Her point total also breaks the Pac-10 record of 6,205 set by Washington State's Diana Pickler last year, the Pac-10 meet record of 6,018 scored by Pickler last year and the stadium record of 6,129 points scored by ASU's Gea Johnson in 1990.
Johnson reached her record total by hitting a jump of 6.30m on her first, and only attempt in the long jump to score 943 points and break the previous heptathlon record of 6.24m held by Gea Johnson since 1990.
Johnson then threw the javelin 48.50m on her first attempt to pick up 831 points and break her own school and heptathlon record in the event by nearly eight feet.
In the final event, Johnson placed third in the 800m run in 2:19.33 to score 833 points.
She won the overall title by 551 points.