LONG BEACH, Calif. – Catherine Touchette turned in a monster day full of personal bests to sit in fifth place after day one of the heptathlon Friday at the Big West Multis Championships.
 
Touchette set PRs in all four events Friday to total 3,186 points while Grace Blanchette sits in 13th place with 2,734 points, posting a PR in one of the events herself.
 
A junior from Eugene, Ore., Touchette got the day started by shattering her previous personal best in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.22 to finish fifth in the field. She followed that with another huge PR in the high jump, clearing 1.72m (5-7.75) to top her previous best of 1.58m. Touchette closed out the day by besting her previous shot put PR with a toss of 9.96m (32-8.25) before crossing the line in a career-best 25.60 in the 200m.  
 
Blanchette's day was highlighted by a big PR in the shot put, throwing over 10.00m for the first time in her career with a toss of 10.44m (34-3). She also finished 12th in the 100m hurdles with a time of 15.12 and 13th in the high jump, clearing 1.51m (4-11.5).
 
Touchette and Blanchette close out the Big West Multis Championships with the final three events of the heptathlon beginning Saturday at 8 a.m. HT.