MEET CENTRAL

KLAMATH FALLS – Abi Stevens filled one of the only remaining holes on her Southern Oregon University track and field résumé by becoming a Cascade Conference champion on Friday at Moehl Stadium.

Stevens led the women's heptathlon from start to finish at the CCC Multi-Event Championships and the Raiders got an additional all-conference performance out of Coleton Urquhart, who finished third in the men's decathlon for the second year in a row.

Stevens – the 13-time NAIA All-American who captured her first national title two months ago in the indoor pentathlon – accumulated 4,995 points, leaving a 224-point gap between herself and runner-up Adrienne Washington of Eastern Oregon. It was the second-highest score of her career, and to get it she only needed one personal best: a mark of 18 feet 7 ¼ inches in the long jump that put her at No. 15 on the national performance list.

The overall score is the best in the NAIA this season. It gave Stevens the ninth All-CCC honor of her career, though she'd never previously won a title. The senior from West Allis, Wis., posted the top score among the 10-person field in five of seven disciplines.

Urquart, a sophomore from Turner, finished with 6,019 points, going 121 over his previous high. He jumped from fourth place to third in the 1,500-meter finale, hitting the finish line second out of 12 competitors in 4 minutes 49.30 seconds.

After posting PRs in the 400 and high jump during Thursday's action, he turned in another on Friday by throwing the javelin 138-7.

EOU's Justin Krabbenhoft won the title with 6,623 points. Urquhart was 124 points back of EOU runner-up Tyler Jones.

The points scored by Stevens and Urquhart will go toward SOU's team total at the CCC Championships, which take place May 9-10 in Ashland.

WOMEN'S HEPTATHLON (10 total entries)
1. Abi Stevens, 4,995
Day 1: 100m Hurdles – 15.14 (823); High Jump – 1.66m (806); Shot Put – 10.32m (550); 200m – 25.95 (802)
Day 2: Long Jump – 5.67m (750); Javelin – 30.06m (478); 800m – 2:22.79 (786)

MEN'S DECATHLON (12 total entries)
3. Coleton Urquhart, 6,019
Day 1: 100m – 11.91 (669); Long Jump – 6.30m (652); Shot Put – 12.53m (639); High Jump – 1.67m (520); 400m – 51.55 (745)
Day 2: 110m Hurdles – 16.77 (648); Discus – 37.63m (617); Pole Vault – 3.30m (431); Javelin – 42.24m (475); 1,500m – 4:49.30 (623)