EUGENE, Ore. – Day three of the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. featured five Gators, one of which, Anna Hall, will continue competition tomorrow after a strong performance through the first four events of the Women’s Heptathlon.
Women’s Heptathlon: Anna Hall Ends Day 1 in First Place
With four events in the books and three still to come, Anna Hall currently holds the top point total in the seven-event-long competition. Her day was highlighted by three season-best finishes, which came in the 100m hurdles, High Jump and the 200m, resulting in a day one-point total of 3884.
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Chari Hawkins sits 10 points behind Hall with 3874, while seasoned athlete, Taliyah Brooks, is also in striking zone, 23 points adrift of the leader on 3861 points in third place.
Anna Hall, rounding back into form after a slow start to the season opened the competition with a run of 13.34 in the 100m H, topping her previous season best of 13.57 which she set at the USATF New York Grand Prix. She finished seventh in the event and totaled 1074 points.
Hall’s season-best of 1.82m was also good for the best mark in the entire field. She was the only athlete to total over 1000 points in the event as she scored 1003, bringing her total to 2077.
In the third event of the day, Shot Put, the Colorado native notched a throw of 14.35m. The mark earned a third-place finish in the event and 817 points, pushing her into second place in the Heptathlon for the time being.
That quickly changed as Hall was able to regain the lead after a strong performance in the final event of the day: 200m. Her finish of 23.90 was fifth best in the field and added 990 points to her day one total of 3884.
The two-time defending U.S. Heptathlon champion and World Athletics Championships silver medalist in 2023, will look to secure her spot on the Olympic roster during tomorrow’s competition.
Hall will begin the competition in the Long Jump 1:00 p.m. ET, continue with the Javelin at 2:10 p.m. ET and conclude with the 800m at 9:37 p.m. ET.
