Sprint, throw, leap, soar: Ashtin Zamzow earns first UT hepthatlon national title

AUSTIN, Texas — Ashtin Zamzow’s amazing athletic feat was history in the making right before everyone’s eyes at Mike A. Myers Stadium

Zamzow became the first-ever Longhorn to capture the National Championship in the heptathlon as she broke or tied four of her own personal records during the record-setting win. It marks only the second time in all of NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship history that an athlete won the event on their home turf.

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The senior Longhorn eclipsed her personal bests in the 100m hurdles (13.33), 200m sprint (24.23), the long jump (19-8 ¾) and she tied her best in the high jump (1.78/5-10) on Saturday as she earned the ninth-best point total in collegiate history with 6,222 total points.

Perhaps topping even that, Zamzow’s was the seventh-best heptathlon score in the NCAA Championships.

“It’s a dream come true, I didn’t think it would be possible or even something I could do in the next four years here at Texas,” said an ecstatic and beaming Zamzow following her championship run Saturday. “But here I am, and it’s just a dream come true, that’s all I can say, words can’t describe.”

Relive Zamzow’s phenomenal performance in Austin in the video below, thanks to Texas Sports.

NATIONAL CHAMPION! 🏆🤘@AshtinZamzow takes the Heptathlon title at home with a 6222 score. #HookEm pic.twitter.com/UgupUak2bB

— Texas Longhorns (@TexasLonghorns) June 9, 2019

All of Longhorn Nation was proud of Zamzow’s incredible performance:

MOOD.

Night y’all! 🤘 pic.twitter.com/poETsEEydg

— Texas Longhorns (@TexasLonghorns) June 9, 2019

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