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Washington track & field has most often seen history made by twin sisters Hana and Amanda Moll in the pole vault since they arrived on campus in 2023-24.
A different Husky stepped into the limelight on Saturday, however, becoming the first Washington woman to win an NCAA title in the heptathlon.
Spanish sophomore Sofia Cosculluela entered Friday's first day of competition as the top seed, but sat in fifth after the first four events. She was third in the 100m hurdles in 13.46 seconds, set a new lifetime best in the high jump at 5-6 1/2, was sixth in the shot put at 41-5 3/4, and was sixth in the 200 meters in 24.09 to close out Friday night.
Long jump and javelin are two of Cosculluela's strongest events; however, so Saturday started with a bang. The sophomore broke her own school record in the long jump with a leap of 21-4 3/4, the best of any of the competitors, then hit a strong throw of 144-7 in the javelin to take second in the event and take the overall lead. A 2:18.11 800-meter run was good enough to cap off the win due to her built-up advantage, and Cosculuella finished with 6,182 points, a new school record in its own right.
Cosculluela's 10 team points were added to the 18 accrued by the Molls in Friday's pole vault to bring the Washington total to 28, good for seventh place at the NCAA Outdoor Championships despite only having three scorers. The Huskies have now finished in the top-10 in back-to-back years for the first time in program history after finishing fourth last season.
The men were not as fortunate this year, as their last chance to score was senior Reuben Reina in the 1500-meter finals on Friday. Reina held the lead to start the bell lap and fended off challenges until about 200 meters to go, where he ran out of gas and faded to an 11th-place finish in 3:39.15, three spots out of scoring position.
Two other women also repped the Washington logo on Saturday, with Julia David-Smith and Chloe Thomas taking part in the 5000m final. Thomas stayed within sight of the lead pack for most of the race and closed her college career with a season-best 15:35.65 in 13th place. David-Smith fell off the pace earlier but worked her way back up to 19th in 15:58.27.
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: UW's Sofia Cosculluela wins first hepthathlon title in school history
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A different Husky stepped into the limelight on Saturday, however, becoming the first Washington woman to win an NCAA title in the heptathlon.
Spanish sophomore Sofia Cosculluela entered Friday's first day of competition as the top seed, but sat in fifth after the first four events. She was third in the 100m hurdles in 13.46 seconds, set a new lifetime best in the high jump at 5-6 1/2, was sixth in the shot put at 41-5 3/4, and was sixth in the 200 meters in 24.09 to close out Friday night.
Long jump and javelin are two of Cosculluela's strongest events; however, so Saturday started with a bang. The sophomore broke her own school record in the long jump with a leap of 21-4 3/4, the best of any of the competitors, then hit a strong throw of 144-7 in the javelin to take second in the event and take the overall lead. A 2:18.11 800-meter run was good enough to cap off the win due to her built-up advantage, and Cosculuella finished with 6,182 points, a new school record in its own right.
Cosculluela's 10 team points were added to the 18 accrued by the Molls in Friday's pole vault to bring the Washington total to 28, good for seventh place at the NCAA Outdoor Championships despite only having three scorers. The Huskies have now finished in the top-10 in back-to-back years for the first time in program history after finishing fourth last season.
The men were not as fortunate this year, as their last chance to score was senior Reuben Reina in the 1500-meter finals on Friday. Reina held the lead to start the bell lap and fended off challenges until about 200 meters to go, where he ran out of gas and faded to an 11th-place finish in 3:39.15, three spots out of scoring position.
Two other women also repped the Washington logo on Saturday, with Julia David-Smith and Chloe Thomas taking part in the 5000m final. Thomas stayed within sight of the lead pack for most of the race and closed her college career with a season-best 15:35.65 in 13th place. David-Smith fell off the pace earlier but worked her way back up to 19th in 15:58.27.
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: UW's Sofia Cosculluela wins first hepthathlon title in school history
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