SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Worcester State University's Asgerdur Jana Agustsdottir (Akureyri, Iceland) broke two Worcester State University school records in the high jump and the pentathlon this Friday in the opening day of Division III New England Championships, hosted by Springfield College.

Out of 13 female contestants, Agustsdottir placed 3^rd with a record-breaking 3,425 total points in the pentathlon. Williams College's Summer-Solstice Thomas won the pentathlon with a score of 3,509. Williams' Emma Egan came in second with a total score of 3,440 while Agustsdottir slid in 3^rd. Agustsdottir trumped Alyssa Jasper (2014-15) who previously held the school record with 3,391 points.

Agustsdottir also broke a Worcester State record in the high jump, with a height of 1.69m (5-06.50).  She bested Dallas Baldwin who had a marking of 1.67m (5-5.75) in 2006.

AGUSTSDOTTIR RESULTS

• 60 Meter Hurdles: 5^th Place - 9.61
• High Jump: 3^rd Place - 1.69m (5-06.50)
• Shot Put : 1^st Place - 11.55m (37-10.75)
• Long Jump: 3^rd Place - 5.20m (17-00.75)
• 800 Meter Run: 11^th Place– 2:41.92

COACHES CORNER

"Today was everything we were working towards and more," commented head coach Andrea Ouellette. "The goal was to put up a score that would hold well for nationals and we came out with two personal records."

"This meet gave Jana the opportunity to go against some great competition and it pushed her past what she thought she was capable of," said Ouellette. "We are excited to see what we can accomplish over the next few weeks with her – not to mention moving up significantly on the nationals list for high jump as well."

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Division III New England Championships will resume tomorrow at Springfield College.