She failed to finish the heptathlon at either of those competitions the following year.
This is commonly raced as an indoor men's heptathlon event, or as an indoor high school event.
The outdoor season saw her establish herself among the world elite in the heptathlon.
Outdoors, the most common combined events are the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon.
Six area (continental) indoor records were broken at the competition, as well as two men's heptathlon championship bests and numerous indoor national records in athletics.
She also competed in the discus throw and the heptathlon during her career.
She competed in her early years in the heptathlon event.
Pentathlon is sometimes contested instead of heptathlon even today because of facility limitations.
