RESULTS
Declet took silver in the long jump with a mark of 6.04m, an impressive improvement from her previous PR of 5.92m set at the Pacific Coast Invite. Declet also ended day one in the lead in the heptathlon with 3230 points.
"Fabi had an incredible day, and really set the tone for us" said head coach Ryan Heberling. "We're excited to see how she can finish things off tomorrow in the long jump, jav, and 800."
We told you Fabi was different 😤 pic.twitter.com/w2sD8FVHfJ
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Sophomore Christiana Ellina earned eight points in the javelin with her mark of 49.60m to take silver, her first medal as a Panther.
Launched it 🚀
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A mark of 49.60m secured second place for Christiana Ellina on Day 1 👏 pic.twitter.com/v12bvSBhiA
In the men's pole vault, Kayden Cecil picked up the bronze with his mark of 4.98m, earning his first medal in his time at FIU after narrowly missing the podium last year with a fourth place mark. Teammate Ethan Riley took fourth Friday, also leaping 4.98m.
Finishing his career off strong 💪 pic.twitter.com/sFLkBd6QiB
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In the men's long jump, freshman Nigel Katende placed fifth with a leap of 7.20m to pick up four points for the Panthers.
In the women's 1500, FIU saw three athletes qualify for the finals - with Valerie Lastra, Lisa Adjouadi, and Ania San Roman Lopez all advancing. Hannah Buchanan narrowly missed advancing with a 13th place mark - the Panthers had four runners in the top 13.
Action will continue Saturday at noon, beginning with the men's decathlon 110 hurdles.
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