Lela V. Nelson Fifth At USA Outdoor Championships

6/27/2005 3:29:35 PM | Women's Track & Field

Senior scores 5,726 in heptathlon; also finishes 19th in long jump

CARSON, Calif.-–Eastern Michigan University graduated senior Lela V. Nelson (Detroit, Mich.-Mumford) finished fifth in the heptathlon and 19th in the long jump here, June 23-26, in the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships presented by VISA.

Nelson, who won the NCAA heptathlon championship earlier this month with a personal best score of 5,878, scored 5,726 points in finishing fifth in the heptathlon at the USA Championships. She also competed in the open long jump where she was 19th with a leap of 19-feet-3.25 inches.

2005 USA OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS-PRESENTED BY VISA
June 23-26, 2005 - Carson, California - Present

HEPTATHLON

5. Lela V. Nelson (EMU) 5,726 points
100M Hurdles: :13.59
High Jump: 5-feet-4.25 inches
Shot Put: 30-feet-10.75 inches
200M: :24.04
Long Jump: 20-feet-8.75 inches
Javelin: 113-feet-00 inches
800M: 2:24.83

LONG JUMP
19. Lela V. Nelson (EMU) 19-feet-3.25 inches