NORMAL, Ill.- Day one of the John Coughlan Invite has finished, with the women completing the pentathlon and the men beginning the heptathlon Friday afternoon inside Horton Field House.
Three Redbird women competed in the pentathlon, with each placing in the top-5 with senior Caleigh O'Flaherty placing third as she put up the best shot put mark of the day at 10.90m while racking up a total of 3,268 points. Junior Gracie Jessup placed fourth with the best leap in the long jump and tallied a total of 3,218 total points and junior Kiley Sanders placed fifth overall with a total score of 3,188 points.
On the men's side, four events of the heptathlon concluded, as senior Arial Atias currently sits in first place with 3,024 points after he put up the best throw in the shot put and cleared the top mark in the high jump. Freshman Ryan Schaefer currently sits in second with 2,701 points, while sophomore Cade Ward sits in fifth place with 2,389 total points.
Day two of the John Coughlan Invite will begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning in Horton Field House.
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