EUGENE, Oreg. – Michigan State Track and Field’s Ryan Talbot finished day one of the decathlon NCAA Outdoor Championships in 19th with 3843 points through the first five events at Hayward Field.
The fifth year from Fenton, Mich. entered the competition seeded 22nd in the field of the nation’s best 24 season scores in the 10-event competition with a 2024 personal top score of 7535. Now halfway through with the 100m dash, long jump, shot put, high jump and 400m dash, he will have some ground to make up on Thursday.
Talbot kicked off his third consecutive outdoor national championship meet in eighth place with a 10.79 sprint in the 100m dash, .11 seconds of from his season best. In the first field event of the day he leapt 6.38m in the long jump, bringing his score total to 1578.
In the shot put, Talbot hurled the shot 13.59 meters on his final attempt, good for 14th in the event. In a third consecutive field event Talbot cleared 1.83 meters in the high jump, three inches short of a personal best, bringing his score on the day to 2934.
Talbot would finish the day strong however, placing fourth in the 400m dash after crossing the finish line in 48 seconds flat, less than half a second away from a personal best.
Day two of two for Talbot and Michigan State Track and Field at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Track Town, USA Thursday begins with the 110m hurdles at 2:30 p.m. ET. It will be followed by the discus, pole vault, javelin and finally the 1500m is slated under the famous Hayward lights at 10:56 p.m.. All events will be streamed live on either ESPN+ or ESPN2.
Decathlon Day One Results
100m – 10.79 | 8th | 908 pts
Long Jump – 6.38m | 24th | 1578 pts
Shot Put – 13.59m | 14th | 2281 pts
High Jump – 1.83m | 21st | 2934 pts
400m – 48.00 | 4th | 3843 pts
Decathlon Day Two Tentative Schedule (All times ET)
110m Hurdles – 2:30 p.m.
Discus – 3:20 p.m.
Pole Vault – 4:30 p.m.
Javelin – 7 p.m.
1500m – 10:56 p.m.
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