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Dadzie, Choge grab wins on day two

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EL PASO, Texas – After a successful start to the 2017 Conference USA Championships, Elizabeth Dadzie and Jacob Choge continued the impressive effort with first-place finishes Friday.

Dadzie placed in the top three in the final trio of heptathlon events to tally 5,832 points. The senior's mark shattered her own school record of 5,599 set last season and surpassed a C-USA Championship record that was held since 2013.

Qetuwrah Abdullah-Muhammad also excelled on day two in the heptathlon. Beginning the day in ninth, the junior surged to a fifth-place finish and registered a personal-best 5,033 total points to cap the combined events.