Costa Mesa alumna Day-Monroe fares well in IAAF World Championships

Two-time Olympian and Costa Mesa High alumna Sharon Day-Monroe polished off her fifth appearance at the IAAF World Championships with a season-best showing in the 800 meters.

She placed sixth with a time of 2 minutes 12.64 seconds, closing out the women’s heptathlon with a 926-point boost to her meet totals.

Day-Monroe placed 20^th overall (6,006 points) among the 32 competitors in the heptathlon at the IAAF Worlds. A total of 20 nations were represented in the heptathlon competition, which took place from Aug. 5 and 6 at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Stadium.

Georgia’s Kendell Williams (12^th; 6,220 points), the reigning NCAA champion, and Mississippi State alumna Erica Bougard (18^th; 6,036 points) also competed for Team USA.

Belgium’s Nafissatou Thiam (6,784 points), an Olympic gold medalist, captured the crown. She rallied to overtake Germany’s Carolin Schafer (6,696 points) on the final day.

Day-Monroe leapt 18 feet, 5 inches (27^th) into a headwind of 0.6 meters per second. Her javelin throw soared 133-8, good for 21^st in the event.

The former Cal Poly Mustang ranked 12^th overall after a strong showing Aug. 5. She completed the 100-meter hurdles in 13.82 seconds. In the high jump, Day-Monroe cleared a height of 5- 8 1/2.

Day-Monroe also placed second to Thiam in the shot put with a mark of 49-8 1/4. She finished the day by winning her heat of the 200 in 24.97.

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