April 16, 2015
Azusa, Calif. --- A school-record and two more season-best marks in the final three stages on Thursday gave San José State's Jade Childs a lifetime-best 4,991 total in the women's Mt. SAC heptathlon at the California Invitational Combined.
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For the second day in a row, Childs improved in every event from her first go at a heptathlon at the Northridge Multis back on March 19-20. She began the day by setting a new San José State record in the long jump at 5.86 meters.
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Childs followed that with a season-best javelin throw of 32.16 meters, surpassing her previous best of 29.32 meters.
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Finally, Childs clocked a 2:40.30 in the 800-meter run. It was a season-best time that was more than three seconds faster that her 800 at the Northridge Multis.
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"I couldn't be prouder of the performance today," said Spartans' head coach Jeff Petersmeyer. "It's great to see a lifetime best. She came up just short of 5,000 and that's what we are aiming for next time."
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Childs and the rest of the San José State women's outdoor track and field team compete all day tomorrow in the Bryan Clay Invitational hosted by Azusa Pacific.
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EVENT RESULTS
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Long Jump
 1. Uhunoma Osazuwa, Nigeria, 6.43m(w); 2. Teddi Maslowski, Duke, 6.31m; 3. Erica Bougard, Mississippi State, 6.20m; 10. Jade Childs, San José State, 5.86m.
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Javelin
 1. Annette Flemming, LC Jena, 47.30m; 2. Nicole Oudenarden, Unnattached, 45.32; 3. Lindsey Hall, Mountain West Track, 45.29; 15. Jade Childs, San José State, 32.16.
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800 Meters
 1. Breanna Leslie, Asics, 2:10.91; 2. Erica Bougard, Mississippi State, 2:11.08; 3. Sami Spenner, Omaha, 2:11.38; 17. Jade Childs, San José State, 2:40.30.
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FINAL RESULTS
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- 6,019 -- Sami Spenner, Omaha
- 6,002 -- Annette Flemming, LC Jena
- 5,962 -- Erica Bougard, Mississippi State
- 5,821 -- Uhunoma Osazuwa, Nigeria
- 5,771 -- Tatum Souza, UCLA
- 5,734 -- Breanna Leslie, Asics
- 5,732 -- Chari Hawkins, Utah State
- 5,706 -- Teddi Maslowski, Duke
- 5,685 -- Nicole Oudenarden, Unattached
- 5,663 -- Tiffeny Parker, Unattached
- 5,556 -- Jessica Flax, Chula Vista Elite
- 5,504 -- Megan VanWinkle, Azusa Pacific
- 5,478 -- Amber Metoyer, Unattached
- 5,438 -- Lindsey Hall, Mountain West Track
- 5,438 -- Allison Reaser, World Athletics Center
- 5,309 -- Maddie Buttinger, Toronto
- 4,991 -- Jade Childs, San José State