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And heptathlete Jenna Fee Feyerabend scored in two individual events of her specialty.—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026 Her mother, Candi Odom Gauff, was a five-time state champion heptathlete at Delray Beach Atlantic High, ran track at FSU, and was also a competitive gymnast.—Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026 When the World Track and Field Championships begin in September, Bandit Running will have its DNA on four U.S. athletes in Tokyo: 400-meter runner Chris Robinson, pole vaulter Matt Ludwig, heptathlete Allie Jones and javelin thrower Marc Minichello.—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025 He is coached by his father, Greg, a college pole-vaulting champion from Louisiana, and his mother, Helena, a former international heptathlete from central Sweden.—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for heptathlete