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Williams Breaks Record Again - GoStanford.com - Stanford University

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Williams Breaks Record Again 

Published by David Kiefer/Stanford SID on March 31st, 2016

AUSTIN, Texas – Harrison Williams broke Stanford’s decathlon record for the third time, scoring 7,842 points to win the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays on Thursday. It’s the third-highest score in the world this year and the best among Americans and collegians.

Only a sophomore, Williams eclipsed the 7,806 that he scored to finish fourth at the NCAA Championships last year. The objective in his outdoor season debut was to get a score high enough to qualify on points for the NCAA Championships in June. 

He likely did so, and much more. 

“We were really pleased with the score and the result,” said Michael Eskind, Stanford’s coach for multis. “Other than a disappointment in the high jump (6-2 ¾ on Wednesday), this was a great two days.”

Williams competed only 18 days after his previous multi, the seven-event heptathlon at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Alabama, where Williams broke a school record to place fourth. The short gap wasn’t ideal, but the Texas Relays offered a chance to get an early qualifying mark, allowing Williams to spend the bulk of the season focusing on training.

“We knew he was fit based off of how he’d done at Indoors,” Eskind said. “We took a really light week after NCAA’s and then put in some solid work the past 10 days to get ready for this meet. I’m really excited to get back to work to get ready for the championship portion of the season.” 

Williams strengthened his chances of reaching the U.S. Olympic Trials. Though he fell short of the 7,900 automatic qualifying standard, Williams’ score could be enough for inclusion because it’s unlikely enough automatic qualifiers will fill the field.

"I was mainly seeking an NCAA qualifier, but it would have been nice to get 7,900," Williams said. "Hopefully, I'll get that mark and more at NCAA's, but I think 7,842 should be enough anyway."

Williams set one personal record in the two-day, 10-event competition, opening Thursday’s competition with a 14.35 in the 110-meter high hurdles, an improvement over his previous best of 14.51.



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