SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – While the rest of the SMC Track and Field have this weekend off, sophomore Jaden DeSouza was putting in the work as she competed in the heptathlon at the Klein/Nwaba Combined Events.
 
Hosted by Westmont College, DeSouza competed in the seven events across Thursday and Friday.
 
Overall, DeSouza finished 5^th out of 12 competitors with 4146 points. With 4146 total points, DeSouza smashed her previous personal best of 3527 points, a 619-point improvement. 
 
Kylee Dimick of Idaho State won the event with 5082 total points. 
 
DeSouza's results for each event are below:
 
100m hurdles: 16.84 (615 pts)
 
High Jump: 1.46m (577 pts)
 
Shot Put: 8.71m (445 pts)
 
200m: 26.29 (772 pts)
 
Long Jump: 4.72m (485 pts)
 
Javelin: 26.81m (416 pts)
 
800m: 2:19.09 (836 pts)
 
KINSEY QUOTES
"Jaden has worked very hard and had a lot of fun with the multi's. Thankfully we have a great multi's coach in Alec Richmond and sprints coach in Marc Kaiser to work with her. Her dedication has been impressive and she walked away with a huge personal best. She also won the 800 once again to close the event. Sky's the limit for Jaden."
 
NEXT UP
The Saint Mary's Track and Field teams will be back in action next weekend with two meets on the docket. The teams will be split next weekend between the Mike Fanelli Classic in San Francisco and the Stanford Invite in Palo Alto.