NIU track and field: Latesha Bigby wins heptathlon at Penn Relays

NIU track and field: Latesha Bigby wins heptathlon at Penn Relays

By Northern Star staff

Latesha Bigby, track and field senior sprinter/jumper, captured the heptathlon title at the 121st Penn Relays on Wednesday in Philadelphia.

Bigby broke her own school record in the event, totaling 5,146 points across the seven events in the heptathlon competition. She previously set the school record with 5,110 points when she won the heptathlon at the Chicagoland Championships on April 10-11.

Bigby won all three running events during the track portion of the heptathlon. She took first in the 100-meter hurdles (13.79 seconds), 200-meter dash (25.12 seconds) and 800-meter run (2:18.19).

Bigby took fourth in the long jump (5.32 meters), tied for fourth in the high jump (1.67 meters), sixth in javelin (28.75 meters) and ninth in shot put (9.48 meters).

Sophomore multi-events athlete Claudette Day took third in the heptathlon with 5,050 points.