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USU track: multi-eventers set a slew of personal bests on the second day of the 2017 Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Utah State track and field concluded the second day of the 2017 Mountain West Track and Field Championships by recording four top-10 finishes on Thursday at Ralph Maughan Track Stadium.

Sophomore Alyssa Hirschi finished eighth in the women’s heptathlon with 4,805 points, which ranks 10th all-time in school history. Hirschi’s highlight came in the javelin throw as she recorded a personal-best distance of 31.42m, beating her previous mark by more than three meters.

Freshman Niki Xydona had some stellar performances with a pair of fifth-place finishes in the long jump and javelin events. She also recorded personal-best marks in the long jump (5.