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NCAA Championships
McMullen Solid on First Day of Heptathlon
June 09, 2023 | Track and Field
Sits in eighth with three events remaining
AUSTIN— Avery McMullen was the lone Buffalo in action at Friday's NCAA Championships at Mike A. Myers Track & Soccer Field.
McMullen competed in the heptathlon's first four events, logging a total of 3547 points. She will enter Saturday eight in the field of 23 remaining competitors.
The day started with the 100-meter hurdles. The CU junior placed eighth and was just off her personal best time (13.47), crossing the finish in 13.53.
The high jump was the second event on the docket for McMullen. She entered the competition 1.63m (5-4.25). McMullen cleared her first four heights on her first attempt, raising the bar to 1.75m (5-8.75). It took her two attempts to clear, setting a personal best in the event. She was the only competitor in her flight to clear the height, before bowing out at 1.78m (5-10). She would finish second in the event behind Oklahoma's Pippi Lotta Enok, who cleared on her first attempt.
The second-place finish in the high jump earned McMullen 916 points in the event and propelled her into first place after the first two events with 1,962 points.
The shot put followed where McMullen threw her best mark of 11.41m (37-5.25), dropping her to 11th overall.
Day one of the heptathlon concluded later in the evening with the 200-meters. McMullen started in lane eight and was running in fourth coming out of the turn and into the final 100-meters. She turned on the after-burners and out-sprinted Notre Dame's Jadin O'Brien and edged out Enok right at the finish, stopping the clock in a personal best and a CU top-10 time of 24.18.
McMullen will wrap up the heptathlon on Saturday afternoon, starting with the long jump at 3 p.m. MT.
Two more Buffs will be in action on the final day of the NCAA Championships with Abbey Glynn running in the 400-meter hurdle finals (8:27 p.m.) and Ella Baran in the 5000-meter final (8:55 p.m.).
Coverage of the heptathlon will be live on ESPN+ with ESPN2 starting its broadcast at 7 p.m.
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