Sophomore multi-event athlete Brittany Harrell (McComb, Miss.) sits in
fourth place overall after the opening day of competition at the 85th Annual
Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.
Harrell turned in two all-time career bests and one outdoor
personal record on Wednesday in the first four events of the women’s
heptathlon, scoring 3309 points heading into Thursday.
“We knew coming into today that Brittany was going to do big
things this week,” Florida head coach Mike
Holloway said. “In her training and during competition last weekend at UCF,
she showed she was ready for a strong performance at the Texas Relays.”
Harrell opened the day in the 100 meter hurdles, where she
turned in a lifetime-best time of 14.36 to finish ninth and score 928 points.
The sophomore then competed in the heptathlon high jump, where she was just .01
meters away from her personal best, clearing 1.72m/5-7.75 on Wednesday for 879
points and a second-place finish
The Mississippi native competed in the shot put next,
throwing an outdoor PR of 11.67m/38-3.50 to finish fifth in the event for 639
points. The final event of the day was the 200 meters, where Harrell finished
eighth with a personal best of 25.26, scoring 863 points.
“The thing about the multi-events is that it’s all about
momentum,” Holloway said. “Brittany has great momentum heading into tomorrow.
She needs to rest and refocus and we’re looking forward to seeing her compete on
Thursday.
