CONWAY, Ark. – Three members of the Harding women's outdoor track and field team are taking on three members of the Hendrix College team in the heptathlon Friday and Saturday at the Hendrix Spring Break Multi.
After the first day of competition, which includes the 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put and 200-meter dash, Harding sophomore Kaylin Turley leads and teammate Emily Shell is second.
Turley has 2,319 points, earning her highest point-total in the 200 meters. She ran 26.87 and collected 723 points. Shell has 2,261 points with the 110-meter hurdles as her top event (16.34, 673).
Harding's Savanna Russell is in fifth place with 1,799 points.
The competition continues Saturday with the long jump, javelin and 800 meters.
Harding's school record in the heptathlon is 4,475 points, set by Sarah Coleman in 2015. To provisionally qualify for nationals, athletes must reach 4,442 points and 5,180 to automatically qualify.
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