SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Cal Poly Humboldt women's track & field turned in a strong performance at the Sam Adams Combined Events, highlighted by Cocome McKamey's  heptathlon during the two-day meet hosted by UC Santa Barbara. McKamey paced the women with a fifth-place finish in the heptathlon and earned an NCAA DII provisional mark.

HEPTATHLON

McKamey opened the heptathlon with a strong showing in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing second with a time of 14.85.

She cleared 1.60m (5-3) in the high jump to place second in the event and later added a 5.17m (16-11.5) leap in the long jump.

In the throws, McKamey posted a 10.83m (35-6.5) mark in the shot put and a 21.19m (69-6) effort in the javelin.

She later recorded a 26.28 finish in the 200 meters before closing the competition with a 2:25.39 performance in the 800 meters.

McKamey's consistent performances across all seven events earned her a fifth-place finish with 4,624 points, an NCAA DII provisional mark in the heptathlon.

UP NEXT

Cal Poly Humboldt will continue action this Saturday at the Kim Duyst Invitational in Turlock, Calif., as the Lumberjacks continue building momentum early in the outdoor season.

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