ASHLAND, Oregon – Trinity Western's Cole Neufeld finished 10th overall in the decathlon at the Cascade Collegiate Conference Multi-Event Championships, with 5,419 points.

After sitting 14th after Day 1, Neufeld climbed the leaderboard on Friday, getting as high as ninth before finishing 10th. His Day 2 performance was highlighted by a third-place finish in pole vault with a vault of 3.60m. 

On the women's side, Claire Nichol finished second overall in the heptathlon. Nichol finished with 4,397 points in what marked the first-ever outdoor heptathlon completed by a Spartan athlete. After moving into second overall in the final event of Day 1, Nichol maintained her position throughout Day 2, highlighted by first-place finishes in both long jump (5.32m) and the 800m (2:23.99). 

Teammate Eileen Noordam finished sixth overall with 4,090 points, including a second-place finish in javelin with a throw of 34.51m. 

TWU Results
*TWU Record

Women's Results
Heptathlon 
2nd – Claire Nichol – 4397 points* 
6th – Eileen Noordam – 4090 points 

DAY 1
100m Hurdles 
2nd – Claire Nichol – 15.34
6th – Eileen Noordam – 16.31
High Jump
3rd – Claire Nichol – 1.52m
6th – Eileen Noordam – 1.43m
Shot Put 
8th – Claire Nichol – 8.81m 
2nd – Eileen Noordam – 12.39m 
200m 
8th – Claire Nichol – 27.18
12th – Eileen Noordam – 28.66

DAY 2
Long Jump
1st – Claire Nichol – 5.32m
6th – Eileen Noordam – 5.04m 
Javelin 
9th – Claire Nichol – 25.35m 
2nd – Eileen Noordam – 34.51m
800m
1st – Claire Nichol – 2:23.99
12th – Eileen Noordam – 2:49.35

Men's Results
Decathlon
10th – Cole Neufeld – 5419 points

DAY 1
100m
15th – Cole Neufeld – 12.04
Long Jump
10th - Cole Neufeld – 5.84m
Shot Put
6th - Cole Neufeld – 10.41m
High Jump
10th – Cole Neufeld - 1.70m 
400m
15th - Cole Neufeld – 56.74 

DAY 2
400m 
15th – Cole Neufeld – 56.74
110m Hurdles 
9th – Cole Neufeld – 17.70 
Discus 
5th – Cole Neufeld – 36.42m
Pole Vault 
3rd – Cole Neufeld – 3.60m 
Javelin 
6th – Cole Neufeld – 44.51m 
1500m 
12th – Cole Neufeld – 5:14.93 

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 15 U SPORTS team championships and 35 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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