PITTSBURG, Kan. – On the first day of the MIAA Conference Championship weekend at the Pittsburg State University, hosted inside the Robert W. Plaster Center, Claire Cole turned in a personal-best performance in the pentathlon.
Cole finished 10th overall with a PR total of 3,239 points. She opened the day with an eighth-place finish in the 60m hurdles, clocking 9.24 seconds for 860 points. In the high jump, she cleared 1.52 meters to place 12th and add 644 points.
She recorded a throw of 8.22 meters in the shot put (15th, 414 points) before bouncing back in the long jump with a ninth-place leap of 5.24 meters, earning 626 points. Cole closed out the pentathlon with a seventh-place finish in the 800m run, crossing in 2:29.82 for 695 points.
Her steady effort across all five events secured a top-10 conference finish and a new career-best mark to open the championship weekend.
Pentathlon
Claire Cole
- 10th place | 3239 points PR
- 60m Hurdles | 8th place - 9.24 seconds | 860 points
- High Jump | 12th place - 1.52 meters | 644 points
- Shot Put | 15th place - 8.22 meters | 414 points
- Long Jump | 9th place - 5.24 meters | 626 points
- 800m Run | 7th place - 2:29.82 | 695 points
