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Ashton Eaton sets collegiate heptathlon record (2)

Feb 01, 2010

Ashton Eaton of the University of Oregon set an American collegiate record of 6256 points winning the heptathlon at a meeting at Texas A&M Challenge. He broke the 6208pt mark set in 2006 by Trey Hardee, the reigning World champion in the Decathlon.

Eaton's score is also the fourth-best overall by any American heptathlete.

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3200guy wrote on Feb 03, 2010
Hardee's old mark was 6208.
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IP: 66.210....
Janek wrote on Feb 03, 2010
Thanks for correction!
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IP: 90.191.1...

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