UNLV sophomore Stella Clemens placed first in the shot put and is fifth in the heptathlon Thursday after one day of the three-day UNLV Spring Invitational/Sheila Tarr-Smith Multis at Myron Partridge Stadium and Sheila Tarr-Smith Field.
Clemens’ best showing in the shot put was 41 feet, 10¾ inches. She placed fifth in the 200-meter dash in 29.57 seconds, tied for sixth in the high jump (5 feet, 2¼ inches) and took ninth in the 100-meter hurdles in a personal-best 15.25 seconds.
Clemens, a Germany native, will finish off the heptathlon with the long jump, javelin and 800-meter run starting at 11 a.