Absten & Smith Wrap Up Heptathlon

AZUSA, Calif. – Freshman Sara Absten and sophomore Asia Smith wrapped up the heptathlon at the Bryan Clay Invitational Thursday afternoon. Smith finished in seventh place in her group with 5,157 points while Absten came in 14th place in her grouping with 4,550 points.

Smith's 5,157 points is a new personal best and she was just 64 points away from cracking SDSU's all-time top ten. She came in fifth place in the long jump with a leap of 18-10.00, 13th in the javelin (99-8) and 16th in the 800 meter run (2:36.52).

Absten had personal best marks in two of her three events Thursday. She cleared 18-04.25 in the long jump, which earned her fifth place in her group. She also had a time of 2:21.38 in the 800m run to beat her previous best time by over two seconds.

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The Aztecs will be split between the Bryan Clay Invitational (Azusa, Calif.) and the Beach Invitational (Long Beach, Calif.) on Friday. Both meets are streamed on FloTrack (subscription required).

Bryan Clay Heptathlon – Azusa, Calif.
Top Finisher & SDSU Results
Heptathlon – Group 3
Total Points
1. Christina Chenault (UCLA) – 5,585
14. Sara Absten (SDSU) – 4,550

100m Hurdles
1. Renick Meyer (Seattle Pacific) – 14.39 (-1.5)

16. Sara Absten (SDSU) – 16.91 (+1.5)

High Jump
1. Regina Yeboah (Central Arizona) – 5-09.25 (1.76m)
5. Sara Absten (SDSU) – 5-04.50 (1.64m) – PR

Shot Put
1. Christina Chenault (UCLA) – 39-06.75 (12.06m)
16. Sara Absten (SDSU) – 27-06.00 (8.38m)

200 Meters
1. Lauren Huebner (Saginaw Valley) - 24.47w (+2.7)
8. Sara Absten (SDSU) – 25.46w (+2.7)

Long Jump
1. Christina Chenault (UCLA) – 19-03.50 (5.88m) (0.0)
5. Sara Absten (SDSU) – 18-04.25 (5.59m) (+0.4) – PR

Javelin
1. Chelsea Bone (Concordia) – 131-1 (39.95m)
16. Sara Absten (SDSU) – 69-11 (21.33m)

800m Run
1. Christina Chenault (UCLA) – 2:11.40
7. Sara Absten (SDSU) – 2:21.38 - PR

Heptathlon – Group 4
Total Points
1. Amanda Levin (North Dakota St.) – 5,695
7. Asia Smith (SDSU) – 5,157 - PR

100m Hurdles
1. Ida Eikeng (Unattached) – 13.60w (+2.2)
8. Asia Smith (SDSU) – 14.15w (+2.2)

High Jump
1. Asia Poe (Mississippi State) – 5-08.00 (1.73m)
T-3. Asia Smith (SDSU) – 5-05.75 (1.67m)

Shot Put
1. Ida Eikeng (Unattached) – 43-03.00 (13.18m)
3. Asia Smith (SDSU) – 42-01.25 (12.83m)

200 Meters
1. Ida Eikeng (Unattached) – 24.40w (+3.4)
12. Asia Smith (SDSU) – 25.99 (+0.7)

Long Jump
1. Amanda Levin (North Dakota St.) – 20-02.50 (6.16m) (+0.6)
5. Asia Smith (SDSU) – 18-10.00 (5.74m) (+0.0)

Javelin
1.Ida Eikeng (Unattached) – 150-6 (45.87m)
13. Asia Smith (SDSU) – 99-8 (30.39m)

800m Run
1. Maja Wichhart-Donzo (Colorado) – 2:14.16
16. Asia Smith (SDSU) – 2:36.52

3,000m Steeplechase
1. Erica Birk (BYU) - 9:55.57 - Stadium & Meet Record
80. Marissa D'Atri (SDSU) - 11:31.47
97. Natalie Regalado (SDSU) - 12:17.28
98. Isabelle Davis (SDSU) - 12:26.40