Rusnak breaks school heptathlon record for third time, but finishes ninth at NCAAs; Mills takes 7th in 400 hurdles...

AUSTIN, Texas—University of Washington sophomore and Pac-12 champion Hannah Rusnak (left/photo by Mike Scott) finished ninth in the heptathlon on the final day of the NCAA Track & Field Championships at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas with a school record 5779 points.

Rusnak, who started the day in eighth place, nearly broke her personal best in the long jump, stretching the tape to 19-7.5 (5.98m), just short of her 19-9 (6.02m) she set at the Pac-12 combined events championship in Tucson.

In event six, she threw a personal best of 141-3 (43.05m) in the javelin, eclipsing her previous mark of 141-2 (43.03m) set at the Pac-12s to put her in third entering the 800 meters.

The 800 meters were Rusnak’s undoing, as she only ran 2:28.90, almost 4 seconds over her personal best of 2:24.93, as six athletes passed her in the final event.

Nonetheless, Rusnak becomes the first Husky to earn second team All-America honors in that event.

Washington junior Darhian Mills (above/photo by Ricky Martinez) finished seventh in the finals of the 400 hurdles in a time of 57.76, earning the Inglemoor HS grad her All-America certificate and a top-8 trophy.

Mills' seventh place finish ties the highest placing by a Husky in the 400 hurdles (Mari Bjone in 1991) at the NCAA championships.

With the points earned by Mills, the Huskies finished with 14 points and a tie for 17th place.

Former Husky Charlotte Prouse, now competing for New Mexico, finished second in the 3000 steeplechase, running a personal best 9:44.50.

University of Oregon freshman Lexi Ellis, a graduate of Curtis HS, finished 23rd in the triple jump, with a best of 41-10 (12.75m).

Arkansas won the NCAA title with a final score of 64 points, unseating defending champ USC, who scored 57 points.

Complete results of the NCAA championships are available here.

WINGER SIXTH IN JENA...

In Jena, Germany, three-time US Olympian Kara Winger finished sixth in the javelin at the Jena Javelin Festival Saturday.

Winger threw 184-6 (56.25m) on her third attempt, as Tatiana Khaladovich of Belarus won with a best of 206-5 (62.93m).

Complete results of the Jena Javelin Festival are available here.

NOTE:  The NCAA, the USTFCCCA, the University of Texas, the Jena Javelin Festival, and the sports information office of the University of Washington contributed to this report.

Special thanks to photographers Ricky Martinez and Mike Scott in Austin.