AZUSA, Calif. (Apr. 18) -- Stephanie Huffman of Seattle Pacific University was in sixth place following a career-best, first-day score in the California Invitational Heptathlon Thursday.

Idaho State's Jackie Poulson is the leader after four events with 3123 points with Huffman (Sr., Brush Prairie, Wa./Prairie), a strong second-day performer, coming in with 2935. The Falcons' Laura Widman (Jr., Colfax, Wa.) is 17th at 2650, followed by teammate Jennifer Pyeatt (So., Graham, Wa./Bethel) at 2615. Leah Wiiest (Sr., Spokane, Wa./Deer Park) of SPU has 2502 points.

The meet concludes Friday with the long jump, javelin and 800-meter run.

Huffman, trying to improve her NCAA Division II qualifying score of 4933 last month, bolted to a heptathlon PR of 14.90 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles and her 200 time of 26.48 was near her best of the season. She also high-jumped a season-best 5 feet, 4 1/2 inches and threw the shot 33-4 1/2.

Widman, on a comeback from mononucleosis last season and hamstring injuries this year, had marks of 16. 18 in the hurdles, 4-10 1/2 in the high jump, 38-6 3/4 in the shot put and 27.11 in the 200. Pyeatt had the meet's top shot performance (40-9 3/4), plus marks of 15.38, 4-4 3/4 and 27.34. Wiiest's marks were 16.03, 4-7, 31-8 1/2 and 26.29.