Silver medal for Canada’s Nina Schultz in women’s heptathlon at Commonwealth Games

We present to you, Commonwealth Games silver medalist in the women's heptathlon, Nina Schultz! ??? #KStateTF pic.twitter.com/wZeVpGv1lz

— K-State Track (@KStateTFXC) April 13, 2018

Canadian Nina Schultz takes home a silver medal in the women’s heptathlon after today’s 800m final at Carrara Stadium in Australia. Schultz scored a total of 6,133 points (a PB for her), with England’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson taking gold (6,255 points) and her compatriot, 18-year-old Niamh Emerson took the bronze with 6,043 points. At 19, Schultz is the youngest competitor on the Canadian team at this year’s games.

MEDAL ALERT: Silver/Argent for Nina Schultz in women's heptathlon! #LiveTheMoment @AthleticsCanada pic.twitter.com/qQNVa3cQJW

— Commonwealth Sport Canada (@CwthSportCAN) April 13, 2018

A sophomore at Kansas State University, Schultz was second in her heat in the 800m, posting a PB with a time of 2:17.40, which earn ed her 859 points.

In other Games news, Canada’s Matthew Hughes narrowly missed the podium in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase as Kenya swept the medals. Hughes posted a season’s best with 8:12.33, just nine hundredths of a second behind third-place finisher Amos Kirui, and diving desperately across the finish line in a futile attempt to take third place. Conseslus Kipruto was the gold medal winner (8:10.08, a games record), and Abraham Kibiwott won silver (8:10.62).

A tremendous effort by @HugheSteeple falls just shy of the podium. He misses out on a medal by one-tenth of a second in steeplechase, but his heart down the stretch deserves a standing ovation! ??#GC2018 #GoldCoast2018 #GoldCoastGoldRush pic.twitter.com/d2jlXcBDL3

— DAZN Canada (@DAZN_CA) April 13, 2018

The 28-year-old Hughes, from Oshawa, Ont., broke the Canadian record in the event with a time of 8:11.64 (a record that had held since 1985) at the I.A.A.F. World Championships in 2013. He placed 10th at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Canada’s best ever result.