Elite athletes are constantly striving for perfection — an extra millisecond shaved off their time or another centimetre on their distance — but for heptathletes like Tori West, the equation is a ...

When the World Athletics Indoor Championships get underway in Kujawy Pomorze, Poland, on March 20, be sure to tune in to the men’s seven-event heptathlon and the women’s five-event pentathlon. The ...

When a heptahlon champion is crowned at the Olympics, she is called the world’s greatest athlete. And there is good reason, too. “The heptathlon finds the best athlete in track,” Gree-ley West track ...

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The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Whether it is penta- or hepta-, it’s a lot. Georgia sophomore Kendell Williams ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – It probably shouldn't come as a surprise that Heather Miller-Koch has excelled in the heptathlon. She proved long ago that she's a gifted multitasker, giving her the right foundation ...

Ryan Brennecke / The BulletinSummit’s Miranda Brown and Mountain View’s Kristen Place are two of several area athletes currently training to compete in the heptathlon. Andy Young used to call them ...

O’Connor was now a household name, catapulted into the lofty realm of sporting distinction rarely marked out in any lifetime. At 24, it was her fourth medal success story this year, and she’s still ...