US Trials Heptathlon: Hyleas Fountain registers two more personal bests

Heptathlete Hyleas Fountain competes in the javelin throw during day two of the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials (Photo credit: Getty Images)Photo Gallery>>Hyleas Fountain showed no loss of momentum on the second day of the US Olympic Trials Heptathlon, as she registered two more personal bests (for a total of five during the seven-event competition) and ended with a world season leading 6667 points score to win the Olympic Trials title on June 28 (UTC/GMT -7) at Eugene, Oregon, USA. It was the third national title for the 27-year-old Fountain  .

The competition is part of the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge 2008.

Charging forward from the very first moment, the first day leader leaped a personal best 6.88m on her first attempt in the Long Jump, her fourth career topper in five events, surpassing her previous best of 6.67.

The 1132 garnered from this event pushed Fountain's total to 5121 points and extended her lead to 413 over Jacquelyn Johnson, who jumped 6.45, an outdoor PB, to produce a 4708 five-event tally.

With jumps of 6.42 and 6.24, respectively, Gi-Gi Johnson and Diana Pickler moved into a tight race for the third spot as Pickler held a 22-point advantage, 4674 to 4652.

Fountain's juggernaut continued into the Javelin Throw, where her first effort produced yet another personal best of 48.15m, up from the 46.90 she recorded in G