The team hopes for the Boise State women aren't good, but the Broncos have a few stars that are threats for finishing first. A bit of a surprise here, though, as freshman Alexi Morton has taken the prize in the pentathlon, breaking the Boise State school record no less in the first event to be decided at the WAC Track Championships in Boise.
Morton set lifetime bests in all five events in racking up 3,769 points. That shattered the existing school mark of 3,600 points which was shared by Megan Olivetti two years ago and Sally Vail (2002). Morton's score is the 26th-best in the nation this year. She ran the 60-meter hurdles in 8.89, placed fourth in the high jump (5-5) and tied her career-best in the shot put (34-0.75). Alexi then moved on to the long jump and let loose for a leap of 19-feet to not only beat her personal recor by 9.5 inches but win the event and move into the lead after four events. Morton ran the 800 in 2:29.34, nearly seven seconds better than her career best and most importantly, ahead of Utah State's Chari Hawkins, who was challenging her for the title.
Women Indoor Pentathlon
Points 60H HJ SP LJ 800
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1 Morton, Alexi 8.89 1.65m 10.38m 5.79m 2:29.34
Boise State 5-05 34-00.75 19-00
FR Team Points: 10 3769 (933) (795) (554) (786) (701)
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2 Hawkins, Chari 8.76 1.68m 10.34m 5.57m 2:33.01
Utah State 5-06 33-11.25 18-03.25
FR Team Points: 8 3719 (961) (830) (552) (720) (656)
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3 Meade, Zoe 9.62 1.68m 10.46m 5.19m 2:23.74
New Mexico St. 5-06 34-04 17-00.5
FR Team Points: 6 3560 (785) (830) (560) (612) (773)
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4 Pate, April 8.82 1.56m 11.68m 5.45m 2:38.47
Nevada 5-01.25 38-04 17-10.75
JR Team Points: 5 3554 (948) (689) (640) (686) (591)
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5 Balentine, Samantha 9.64 1.68m 10.19m 5.08m 2:31.56
Hawaii 5-06 33-05.25 16-08
SO Team Points: 4 3407 (781) (830) (542) (581) (673)
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6 Fehlberg, Camille 9.57 1.50m 9.97m 5.32m 2:21.72
Utah State 4-11 32-08.5 17-05.5
JR Team Points: 3 3390 (794) (621) (527) (648) (800)
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7 Nichols, Sarah 9.41 1.50m 10.69m 5.29m 2:28.27
Nevada 4-11 35-01 17-04.25
SO Team Points: 2 3377 (826) (621) (575) (640) (715)
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8 Cleveland, Jndia 8.94 1.50m 7.38m 5.68m 2:33.86
New Mexico St. 4-11 24-02.5 18-07.75
JR Team Points: 1 3300 (922) (621) (359) (753) (645)
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