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Spaulding claims gold, Hutton takes third in Pentathlon to open MW Championships
2/26/2026 6:20:00 PM | Track & Field
RENO, Nev. - The Fresno State track and field team opened the Credit Union 1 Indoor Track & Field Championships with two medals on Thursday. Both medals came in the pentathlon as Fresno State saw two athletes medal in the indoor pentathlon for the second time in program history, and first since 2024.
Ella Spaulding was the pentathlon champion with a personal-best 4,022 points, the second-most in program history. Through the five events, the Turlock native saw three personal-best marks leading her to her second career indoor medal.
After starting slow in the 60m hurdles standings, she took second in the high jump with a mark of 1.72m/5-7.75, tying her personal-best and moving her up the leaderboard into the Top 10. She bettered her score with another second place finish in the shot put, this time with a personal-best mark of 12.19m/40.0. The junior Bulldog saw yet another personal-best in the long jump, finishing fourth with a jump of 5.72m/18-9.25. Entering the final event just two points behind the leader, Spaulding finished second in the 800m run with a 2:22.81 time to secure the lead in the final standings.
Spaulding is the program's third indoor pentathlon champion, joining Jestena Mattson (2017, 2019) and Madison Hutton (2024). The trio of Bulldogs are also the only ones to medal at the championship in multiple years.
Hutton took third in the pentathlon, earning her third career medal at the indoor championship. Hutton scored 3,944 points on Thursday. With a second place finish in the 60m hurdles (8.72), she was off to a strong start in the standings. She took sixth in the high jump and fifth in the shot put with a personal indoor best throw of 11.86m/38-11. The senior Bulldog had a second place mark in the long jump, to put her back up in the pentathlon standings. She had a heavy third place lead heading into the final event, and closed out the pentathlon events with a sixth place finish in the 800m run.
The Bulldog DMR team added two team points for the Bulldogs on Thursday, finishing seventh with efforts from Chiara Pedol, Janae Heffernan, Hannah Pacheco and Nayla Martin.
Up Next
The Credit Union 1 Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Championship resumes tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. PT. More information available here.
Ella Spaulding was the pentathlon champion with a personal-best 4,022 points, the second-most in program history. Through the five events, the Turlock native saw three personal-best marks leading her to her second career indoor medal.
After starting slow in the 60m hurdles standings, she took second in the high jump with a mark of 1.72m/5-7.75, tying her personal-best and moving her up the leaderboard into the Top 10. She bettered her score with another second place finish in the shot put, this time with a personal-best mark of 12.19m/40.0. The junior Bulldog saw yet another personal-best in the long jump, finishing fourth with a jump of 5.72m/18-9.25. Entering the final event just two points behind the leader, Spaulding finished second in the 800m run with a 2:22.81 time to secure the lead in the final standings.
Spaulding is the program's third indoor pentathlon champion, joining Jestena Mattson (2017, 2019) and Madison Hutton (2024). The trio of Bulldogs are also the only ones to medal at the championship in multiple years.
Hutton took third in the pentathlon, earning her third career medal at the indoor championship. Hutton scored 3,944 points on Thursday. With a second place finish in the 60m hurdles (8.72), she was off to a strong start in the standings. She took sixth in the high jump and fifth in the shot put with a personal indoor best throw of 11.86m/38-11. The senior Bulldog had a second place mark in the long jump, to put her back up in the pentathlon standings. She had a heavy third place lead heading into the final event, and closed out the pentathlon events with a sixth place finish in the 800m run.
The Bulldog DMR team added two team points for the Bulldogs on Thursday, finishing seventh with efforts from Chiara Pedol, Janae Heffernan, Hannah Pacheco and Nayla Martin.
Up Next
The Credit Union 1 Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Championship resumes tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. PT. More information available here.
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