May 10, 2017
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LOGAN, Utah - The 2017 Mountain West Outdoor Track & Field Championships got off to a good start for the Nevada Wolf Pack with day one of the heptathlon in the books.
Senior Nicole Wadden is in first after four events with her score of 3,358. Wadden's strongest performance of the Wednesday afternoon came in the 100 meter hurdles, where her time of 13.70 moved her from seventh to third in program history. Redshirt freshman Alli Dickey racked up 2,796 points on day one, putting her in 10th and in striking distance to score. Dickey set a personal record in every event of the afternoon.
The day started off on a strong note for both Wadden and Dickey in the 100m hurdles. Wadden, who kept ahead of her heat but really pulled away over the final 40 meters, crossed the finish line in 13.70 seconds. Not only was the time a personal record for the heptathlete, but it moved her from seventh to third on the Nevada all-time list. Dickey also recorded a personal record, finishing in 15.14.
In the high jump, Wadden claimed victory yet again. Her mark of five feet and eight inches (1.73m) kept her ahead of the heptathlon group. After clearing the mark, she gave one attempt at 5 feet and 10 inches (1.79m) before bowing out the victor. Dickey was able to log her second personal record of the day with her best jump of 5 feet and 2.25 inches (1.58m).
Dickey made it three in a row on her personal records at the shot put ring. Her throw of 31 feet and 4.5 inches (9.56m) was the best of her career, and kept her in contention to score.
Dickey stayed perfect on the day when it came to personal records, finishing the 200m dash in 26.43. Wadden crossed the finish line with a time of 25.29.
The heptathlon will wrap up Thursday with the long jump beginning at 4:30 p.m. MT. The 10,000 meter will also be run Wednesday night at 7 p.m. The duration of the meet can be streamed live and for free on the Mountain West Network via NevadaWolfPack.tv
