As a sophomore, Nina Schultz would permit no slump.
The Kansas State University track and field star delivered a stellar performance last week at the NCAA Indoor championships in College Station, Texas.
By accumulating a set of new records, from personal to school marks, Schultz exited as an All-American for the second straight season.
“It was cool knowing that I am becoming part of K-State history, and hopefully I can build on that because I still have two more years,” Schultz said in a press release. “Being out here again was just a good experience.”
The New Westminster native finished second overall in the pentathlon with an accumulated 4,467 points, a new record for the KS program, while improving on last year’s 4,340 points.
She topped the high jump, the pentathlon’s second event, with a jump of 1.84 metres. Schultz would register the second-best mark in long jump, at 6.21m, and put up a new personal best in the 800m race, with a time of 2:19.58, good for eighth overall.
In the other events, Schultz placed third in the 60m hurdles, with a time of 8.29 seconds, and 11th overall in the shotput, with a throw of 11.53m.
It was the third time in her two-year university career that Schultz, a product of the New West Spartans club, had made the All-American honour roll (indoor and outdoor track).
“Overall, I think that she (Schultz) had a really solid meet,” said K-State director of track and field and cross country Cliff Rovelto in a press release.
“It is her second-best (pentathlon) total ever, and she scored significantly higher than she did last year. She is just a lot better. She has had a great year.”
