MARION, Ind. — After years of flirting with the top of the podium, Abi Stevens was crowned winner of the women’s heptathlon on Thursday at the NAIA Outdoor Championships.

Stevens scored 4,961 points to earn her 14th All-America honor and second national title, improving upon last year’s runner-up finish a few months after also winning the pentathlon at the NAIA Indoor Championships.

She entered the day in third place after turning in a second-place finish in the high jump and personal bests in the 100-meter hurdles and shot put on Wednesday. She started Day 2 with second- and eighth-place finishes in the long jump (5.40 meters) and javelin throw (30.33m). Her final time of 2 minutes, 25.87 seconds in the 800-meter run put her 30 points over second-place finisher Kaitlyn McColly of Dickinson State (N.D.).

Stevens is the fourth woman in Raider history to win the heptathlon, and the first to complete the multis-sweep — winning the indoor pentathlon, and the conference and national outdoor heptathlons all in one year.

Stevens’ historic career continues for one more day as she’s the sixth seed for Friday’s high jump. In her seven appearances at the national stage, she hasn’t placed lower than seventh in the event. Another top-eight finish would mark her eighth total All-America honors in the event and her 15th overall.

In the 5,000-meter prelims, both Alyssa Johnson (17:39.29) and Cammeo Ramirez (17:41.51) moved on to Friday’s final as automatic qualifiers. The two placed sixth and third in their heats, respectively.

In her first national appearance, Katherine Martinez took 16th in the pole vault, clearing the opening height of 3.50 meters (11-6) on her second attempt. She ended the season as one of the two women in the Cascade Conference to compete at the national meet, with UBC’s Sonya Urbanowicz winning the title.

In addition to Stevens, Ramirez, and Alyssa Johnson, Friday’s final day of competition also features Carson Le Bel in pole vault and Kobe Johnson in shot put. Frankie Maciel and Mason Weisgerber moved on to the men’s 5K final on Friday as well after Thursday’s prelims were scratched.