2021-06 NC-USA · Eugene · Women's Heptathlon
Annie Kunz won the women's heptathlon at the United States national championships in Eugene on 24 June 2021 with 6703 points, 550 above the personal best she set in Des Moines in July 2019. The margin was 20.
| # | Athlete | Points | Behind | vs. PB series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annie Kunz (USA) | 6703 | +550 | |
| 2 | Kendell Williams (USA) | 6683 | -20 | +73 |
| 3 | Erica Bougard (USA) | 6667 | -36 | -58 |
| 4 | Michelle Atherley (USA) | 6352 | -351 | +252 |
| 5 | Ashtin Zamzow-Mahler (USA) | 6273 | -430 | -18 |
| 6 | Chari Hawkins (USA) | 6236 | -467 | +6 |
| 7 | Madeline Nickal (USA) | 5895 | -808 | -81 |
| 8 | Juanita Webster-Freeman (USA) | 5887 | -816 | -119 |
| 9 | Hope Bender (USA) | 5867 | -836 | -88 |
| 10 | Erin Marsh (USA) | 5839 | -864 | -85 |
| 11 | Jordan Gray (USA) | 5781 | -922 | -122 |
| 12 | Jadin O'Brien (USA) | 5671 | -1032 | -175 |
| 13 | Asya Reynolds (USA) | 5642 | -1061 | -280 |
| DNF | Riley Cooks (USA) | |||
| DNF | Lindsay Flach (USA) | |||
| DNF | Erinn Beattie (USA) | |||
| DNF | Taliyah Brooks (USA) | |||
| DNF | Anna Hall (USA) |
The 800m decided it. Kendell Williams had taken the lead in the javelin, 5816 with 2 on Kunz, the only event of the seven in which Kunz was not first after the shot put. Kunz ran 2.15.24 for 889 points, Williams 2.16.85 for 867, and the title came by 20.
Kunz took the lead in the shot put and closed day 1 on 4042, 316 above her own PB series, having improved on it in all four events: 83 in the hurdles, 63 in the high jump, 108 in the shot at 15.73 for 910 points and 62 in a 23.71 over 200m. Day 2 added 234 in the same way, 51 in the long jump, 112 in the javelin at 45.06 against a 39.24 series mark and 71 in the 800m. Her 6703 was 550 above the series, the largest gain in the field.
Williams was third at the day break on 3924 and 10 under her PB series, having lost small amounts in the hurdles, high jump and shot and taken 39 back over 200m. Day 2 turned on the javelin: 47.41 for 810 points, 60 above her series mark, which took her from second to first with one event to run. She finished 73 above the series and 20 short.
Erica Bougard came in with the best pre-competition PB in the field, 6725 from Götzis in May 2018. She led after the high jump and was fourth at the day break on 3912, 74 under her own PB series. Day 2 recovered most of it: 46.75 in the javelin for 797 points, 92 above her series mark, took her to 21 under, and 2.10.93 in the 800m for 951 points cost 37. She finished 58 under the series, third by 16.
Michelle Atherley took fourth, 315 behind Bougard. The javelin opened the gap, Bougard's 797 points against 661, which turned a 209-point deficit into 345, and 2.08.86 in the closing 800m for 981 points returned 30 of it. Atherley's own competition ran 252 above her PB series, built on 87 from that javelin, 57 from the long jump and 58 from the 800m.
Four women beat their PB series, and each of those is a personal best: Kunz by 550, Atherley by 252, Williams by 73 and Chari Hawkins by 6 in sixth. Asya Reynolds, thirteenth, finished 280 under her series, and Ashtin Zamzow-Mahler, the third-ranked entrant, fifth and 18 under.
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