LA CROSSE, Wis. – Super senior Alexxa DeQuevedo (Silver Bay, Minn./William Kelley) from the Yellowjacket women's track and field team holds fifteenth place in the heptathlon after the opening day of the Phil Esten Challenge, hosted by UW-La Crosse at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
 
Scoring 2,003 points Friday, DeQuevedo's top two performances came in the shot put and 200-meter race, finishing with a heave of 8.83 meters (12th) and a time of 28.82 (13th). Her finish in the shot put is just .07 meters away from her personal-best achieved at the Twin Ports Invite in 2023.
 
DeQuevedo also competed in the 100-meter hurdles and the high jump. On the track she finished the race in 17.77 seconds while clearing the bar at a height of 1.36 meters.
 
Emilee Booker from UW-Eau Claire currently leads the pack with 2,800 points.
 
DeQuevedo returns to action Saturday on day two of the Phil Esten Challenge.