Amherst, Mass. – Sophomore Mariah Nichols and freshman Jordan Murphy competed at the UMass Multi-Challenge l this week. Nichols finished 13th overall, tallying a total of 2748 points in the heptathlon for a top ten all-time performance. While Murphy finished seventh in the heptathlon, tallying a total of 3883 points for a #7 all-time performance

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WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS 

• On Day 1 of the Multi-Challenge Freshman Jordan Murphy and Sophomore Mariah Nichols had an excellent start, combining for a total of six personal bests on the day. 

• Murphy tied for first place in the long jump, with a personal best clearance of 1.61m.

• Murphy finished third in the shot put with a personal best mark of 9.95m.

• Murphy finished fifth in the 100m hurdles, clocking a personal best time of 16.41.
• Nichols finished ninth in the 100m hurdles, clocking a personal best time of 17.31.

• Murphy finished ninth in the 200m dash, rounding the track in  a personal best time of 28.91.

• Nichols finished 11th overall in the shot put with a personal best mark of 8.35m.

• Nichols  finished 11th overall in the 200m dash, registering a personal best time of 29.65.

 DAY 2 MULTI CHALLENGE HiGHLIGHTS 

• Murphy finished eight in the long jump with a leap of 4.60m, while Nichols finished 12th overall with a leap of 4.19m.

• Nichols finished fifth in the javelin throw with a mark of 26.26m ,while Murphy finished eighth with a mark of 23.05m.

• Murphy finished third  in the 800m run, clocking a time of 2:38.99,  while Nichols finished ninth in the 800m run, clocking a time of 2:46.66.

NEXT ON TAP

Hartford continues its outdoor campaign this weekend  at the UMass Invitational on Saturday, April 13th in Amherst, Mass.