Rio Grande Sports Information
    GULF SHORES, Ala. – University of Rio Grande sophomore Tyanna Petty is tied for second place after four of seven events in the women's heptathlon at the 36th Annual NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium.
    Petty, a native of Somerset, Ohio, has 2,903 points and is tied with Kristan Holding of Westmont (Calif.) after Thursday's opening day of competition.
    Petty and Holding are 103 points behind event leader Becky Collier of Westmont (Calif.) with the long jump, javelin throw and 800-meter run still to complete the competition on Friday beginning at 11:30 a.m. EDT.
    The top eight finishers will earn All-American status.
    Petty was second in the high jump (1.67m), fourth in both the 100-meter hurdles (15.12) and 200-meter dash (26.00) and 14th in the shot put (8.97m).