With day one in the books, McMullen sits in 15th place with 3,499 points.
McMullen started the day in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing in 12th place with a time of 13.55, two-tenths of a second off her personal best. She improved her position in the high jump, clearing the bar at 1.70 meters to tie her season best for a 12th-place finish, moving up to 12th overall. A 17th-place finish in the shot put with a throw of 11.30 meters dropped her to 17th place. In the final event of the day, the 200 meters, McMullen ran the sixth-best time of 23.95, winning her heat and coming within one-tenth of a second of her personal best, to move up to 15th place going into the final day of the heptathlon.
McMullen will begin day two in the long jump at 11:00 a.m. MT, followed by the javelin throw at 12:10 p.m. MT, and conclude with the 800 meters at 7:37 p.m. MT.
Former Buff Sage Hurta-Klecker advanced to Monday’s 800-meter finals after placing second in her heat to earn an automatic qualifying spot with a time of 2:01.11. It took three tries to get the heat started after two false starts. Hurta-Klecker made her move at the 300-meter mark and held the lead until Raven Rogers made her move in the final 100 meters, lunging to take the lead at the finish line. The final will take place at 8:32 p.m. MT on Monday, June 23.
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