Marsh Places 10th at U.S. Olympic Trials

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Sunday, June 27

Eugene, Ore.

Duke University

Day Six at U.S. Olympic Trials

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Marsh Places 10th at U.S. Olympic Trials

6/28/2021 1:22:00 AM | Track & Field

RESULTS

EUGENE, Ore. – Senior Erin Marsh completed action for Duke track & field on Sunday evening, finishing 10th in a delayed day two of the heptathlon at the U.S. Olympic Trials at Hayward Field. Marsh finished with 5,839 points, placing third among all collegians in the field.

Marsh entered the day in ninth place with 3,637 points, aiming to gain ground in the first event of the day. Marsh was able to do just that in the long jump, moving into eighth place with a jump of 5.84m (19-2 feet) and registering 801 points to stand at 4,438 through five events.

In the second event of the day, Marsh competed in the javelin and held on to her eighth place standing with a total of 541 points, thanks to a throw of 33.40m (109-7 feet). The Buford, Ga., native took 11th overall and stood at 4,979 points entering the final event.

After a heat delay pushed the 800m start several hours behind, Marsh entered the event, looking to finish strong. Marsh took ninth among all the remaining competitors, earning 860 points with a time of 2:17.32. The mark left her in 10th place overall, coming in at 5,839 points.

The finish capped off a big season for Duke track & field, which saw top-15 U.S. Olympic Trials finishes from Marsh, graduate student Brittany Aveni and senior Lauren Hoffman, USTFCCCA All-America honors from eight Blue Devils and the first women's ACC Outdoor Championship in program history among many standout moments.

For Marsh, it ended a historic individual season, that featured a second-place finish in the heptathlon at the ACC Outdoor Championships, third place finish in the pentathlon at the NCAA Indoor Championships and fourth place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

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