ASHLAND, Oregon – Trinity Western's Claire Nichol finished second overall in the heptathlon to lead the Spartans at the Cascade Collegiate Conference Multi-Event Championships. 

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. 

On the men's side, Cole Neufeld finished 10th overall in the decathlon 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. 

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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