Spenner Takes Sixth at USA Outdoor Championship
Jun 29, 2014 | Track & Field
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sami Spenner concluded her sterling career for the Omaha track & field team with a sixth-place finish in the heptathlon at the USA Track & Field Outdoor Championship on Saturday.
Spenner put up 5,960 points, just 43 points from equaling her school record. She was the second-highest placing collegian in the event.
The native of Columbus, Neb. began the second day of the heptathlon with a jump of 19-11 in the long jump, the third-best mark of the day.
She followed that with a throw of 128-10 in the javelin and concluded with a time of 2:13.38 in the 800 meters.
Spenner will represent the United States next month in the Thorpe Cup, an annual competition between the U.S. and Germany. The event will be held in Marburg, Germany on July 26-27.
Spenner put up 5,960 points, just 43 points from equaling her school record. She was the second-highest placing collegian in the event.
The native of Columbus, Neb. began the second day of the heptathlon with a jump of 19-11 in the long jump, the third-best mark of the day.
She followed that with a throw of 128-10 in the javelin and concluded with a time of 2:13.38 in the 800 meters.
Spenner will represent the United States next month in the Thorpe Cup, an annual competition between the U.S. and Germany. The event will be held in Marburg, Germany on July 26-27.
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