WINDSOR, Ont. – Trinity Western second-year Dajean Clarke set the Spartans shot put record with a throw of 13.56m to highlight a strong opening day in the heptathlon at the U SPORTS Track & Field Championships Thursday at the Dennis Fairall Fieldhouse. Clarke sits fifth overall through the first four events of the competition. 
 
Coming off winning a gold medal at the Canada West Championships, Clarke collected, 2,935 points on Day 1 of the national championships. Along with his best-ever shot put performance, he also cleared a personal best 1.90m in high jump. Day 2 of the competition is Friday, with the 60m hurdles, pole vault and the 1000m still to come. 
 
In women's pole vault, Ana Maria Fonseca Moreno posted a season's best 3.65m, bettering her silver medal-winning 3.56m result at the Canada West Championships two weeks ago. Fonseca finished 13th overall after 
 
Competing at the U SPORTS Championships for the first time, Erica Udoh finished 11th overall in weight throw with a mark of 15.02m.
 
Rui Ramsay was unable to compete in the 60m due to an injury sustained at the Canada West Championships. 
 
UP NEXT
The Spartans will continue to compete in the U SPORTS Championships Friday and Saturday in Windsor, Ont. 
 
TWU Spartans RESULTS
^TWU Record
 
MEN
Heptathlon 
Day 1 
5th – Dajean Clarke – 2,935 points 
 
60m 
10th – Dajean Clarke – 7.19
 
Long Jump
8th – Dajean Clarke – 6.53m
 
Shot Put 
1st – Dajean Clarke – 13.56m 
 
High Jump
4th – Dajean Clarke – 1.90m
 
WOMEN
Weight Throw
11th – Erica Udoh – 15.02m 
 
Pole Vault
13th – Ana Fonseca – 3.65m 
 
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 34 Canada West team championships.
 
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in CIS sports. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.  
 
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