U.S. heptathlon champion Anna Hall can remember writing down personal sports goals since she was 7 years old. She has already accomplished a plethora of the milestones, and now she has her sights set on achieving another – becoming the first American woman since track and field legend Jackie Joyner-Kersee in 1993 to be crowned heptathlon world champion.
Hall enters the 2023 track and field world championships as the world's No. 1-ranked heptathlete with a personal-best mark of 6,988.
"I just got chills thinking about it. It makes me feel really excited. It’s really motivating," Hall told USA TODAY Sports.