Charlotte Krause competes in the 2015 Heptathlon.
St. Paul's Krause, Pelham's Hines
In Tight Race at Top of Heptathlon
HOOVER - Charlotte Krause of St. Paul's Episcopal and Erin Hines of Pelham closed out day one of the 25th AHSAA State Heptathlon competition being held at Hoover High School just 20 points apart and appear heading for a showdown Tuesday as the competition concludes.
Krause tied for the best high jump (5-05.75) and was second to Hines (15.46) with a 15.64 time in the 100-meter hurdles and compile 2,729 points after four events in the seven-event competition. Hines, who had the second-fastest 200-meter time (25.46 seconds) Monday behind event winner Elysa Griffin of Homewood (25.25), was second after the first day with 2,709 points. Hines finished third in the 2015 competition.
Callie Jones of Cottage Hill was third in the field of 37 with 2,570 points, followed by Homewood's Caroline Lawrence (2,338), Michelle Roca of McGill-Toolen (2,289), Kennedy Brown of Smiths Station (2,275), Jazymon Balous of Northridge (2,255), Jade Johnson of Northridge (2,239), Darria Judge of St. Paul's (2,214) and Audriana Blakely of James Clemens (2,199) to round out the top 10.
Competition gets underway Tuesday at Hoover High School Stadium at 9 a.m. with the girls competing in the long jump, javelin and 800 meters to close out the 2016 competition.
Lawrence tied Krause with the best high jump (5-05.75) and Ohatchee's Victoria McRaney had the best shot put throw (33-09), just edging Foley's Trinity Morgan's 33-03 throw.
The 63rd AHSAA State Decathlon competition was still underway Monday night.