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Former Spartan Tim Ehrhardt Wins USA Indoor Heptathlon Title
2/25/2019 1:34:00 PM | Track and Field
Ehrhardt set a personal best score of 5,868 points at the USATF Indoor Championships.
Staten Island, N.Y. - Former Michigan State track & field athlete Tim Ehrhardt earned his first USA title by posting a personal best 5,868 points in the heptathlon at the USATF Indoor Championships Saturday, February 23 at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex. Â
Competing for Santa Barbara Track Club, Ehrhardt got off to a good start with consistent performances on day one to put himself in a position to make a run at the title. His high jump was his highest clearance since 2015 and energized him heading into day two where he set a personal best in the 60-meter hurdles, soared past the competition in the pole vault and ran strong in the 1000-meters to earn his first title.Â
Competing for Santa Barbara Track Club, Ehrhardt got off to a good start with consistent performances on day one to put himself in a position to make a run at the title. His high jump was his highest clearance since 2015 and energized him heading into day two where he set a personal best in the 60-meter hurdles, soared past the competition in the pole vault and ran strong in the 1000-meters to earn his first title.Â
- 60m - 7.02 (875pts, 4th)
- Long Jump - 7.06m / 23'2" (828pts, 3rd)
- Shot Put - 13.63 / 44'8.75" (706pts, 3rd)
- High jump - 2.02m / 6'07.5" (822pts, 4th)
- 60m Hurdles - 8.54 (851pts, 10th)
- Pole Vault - 5.30m / 17'4.5" (1004pts, 1st)
- 1000m - 2:48.48Â (782pts, 6th)
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