2019 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships

July 25-28, 2019

Drake University // Des Moines, Iowa

Meet Schedule // Meet Program // Live Results // Live Stream (NBC Sports)

DAVIS, Calif. — UC Davis track & field standout Erinn Beattie will compete in an Aggie uniform at the 2019 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships in the women's heptathlon, looking for a spot on Team USA at the IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar, in September.

Beattie was accepted into USA's due to her school record-setting performance at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships, where she finished fifth overall with 5,924 points. The USATF Outdoor Championships, like the 2020 Olympic standards, have an automatic qualifying standard of 6,200 points, but only three women in the US have hit that mark this year, resulting in the next 11 best scores earning an acceptance into the meet.

Prior to the NCAA Championships, Beattie had cleared the auto-qualifying standard of 1.85m (6-00.75) in the women's high jump at the Bryan Clay Multi meet in April, but elected not to compete in favor of the heptathlon.

The heptathlon is scheduled to start on Saturday, July 27th, with the 100m hurdles beginning at 11:30 AM CT/9:30 AM PT. A heptathlon starts with the 100m hurdles, followed by the high jump, shot put, and the 200m on day one, with day two featuring the long jump, javelin, and the 800m, all in that order.

The women's heptathlon is highlighted by familiar names from the 2019 NCAA season, led by Texas' first-ever NCAA Champion in the event, Ashtin Zamzow. Zamzow remains the only collegiate athlete to score over 6,200 points this year, as she won the national title with 6,222 points. Also in competition will be Michelle Atherley (Miami), Hope Bender (UC Santa Barbara), Jordan Gray (Kennesaw State), and Lauren Taubert (Kansas State), who represent all American competitors who finished in the top eight at the NCAA Championships in June.

Two other UC Davis alums are also in action this week, with Raquel Lambdin in the women's 1500m, and Kim Conley in the women's 5000m.

Lambdin, a 2015 UC Davis graduate, competed on Thursday, crossing 16th overall. Her 4:16.80 time was good for sixth in a very fast heat, but was just short of earning one of the three time-qualifying spots into Saturday's final.

Conley, a two-time Olympian, graduated from UC Davis in 2009, and is set to compete in the 5000m on Saturday at 6:42 PM CT/4:42 PM PT.

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