Eaton & Ackley Open USA Junior Champs Decathlon
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. ? University of Oregon freshmen Ashton Eaton and Marshall Ackley opened action Wednesday in the Finish Line USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships decathlon, and stood in first and 20th place overall with scores of 3,920 and 2,999 points, respectively.
The recent Pac-10 Championships decathlon runner-up, Eaton owned a 51-point lead on the field, and was followed by Nick Adcock of Missouri (second, 3,869) and Michael Ayers of the Kinder Sport Track Club (third, 3,769).
On Wednesday, Eaton enjoyed decathlon personal bests in the 100m (10.58w, w:3.7), shot put (42-0) and 400m (48.48). His other first-day marks were 21-10 3/4 (w:0.8) in the long jump and 6-1 1/2 in the high jump.
Ackley’s first day included decathlon personal bests in the 100m (11.67, w:1.4), long jump (19-6 1/4, w:3.2) and shot put (39-8). His other marks Wednesday included 5-6 1/2 in the high jump and 56.04 in the 400m.
Complete results are available at the www.usatf.org and www.flashresults.com websites.
Looking ahead, a host of Ducks returns for second day action Thursday in the five-day event that runs through Sunday, June 24 at Michael A. Carroll Stadium on the IUPUI campus in Indianapolis, Ind. Eaton and Ackley will compete in the final day of the decathlon, and other tentative junior event entries include freshmen Ryan Waite (800m) and A.J. Acosta, Kenny Klotz and Isaac Stoutenburgh (5,000m).
Three Ducks are entered in senior events scheduled for Thursday ? junior Galen Rupp and redshirt sophomore Scott Wall in the 10,000m and senior Ryan Brandel (javelin).
FINAL RESULTS
2007 Finish Line USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Men Decathlon
Points 100 LJ SP HJ 400 Day1
1 Ashton Eaton 10.58 6.67m 12.80m 1.87m 48.48
Oregon w: 3.7 w: 0.8 42-00 6-01.5
3920 (956) (736) (655) (687) (886)
2 Nick Adcock 11.20 6.34m 13.95m 2.02m 49.36
Missouri w: 0.7 w: 0.8 45-09.25 6-07.5
3869 (817) (661) (725) (822) (844)
3 Michael Ayers 11.05 6.55m 14.44m 1.84m 50.45
Kinder Sport Track Club w: 3.7 w: 1.0 47-04.5 6-00.5
3769 (850) (709) (755) (661) (794)
4 Wesley Bray 11.43 7.07m 13.82m 1.84m 50.90
Houston w: 0.1 w: 2.2 45-04.25 6-00.5
3749 (767) (830) (717) (661) (774)
5 Frank Shotwell 11.14 6.81m 12.46m 1.78m 49.92
Michigan w: 0.7 w: 2.0 40-10.5 5-10
3661 (830) (769) (634) (610) (818)
6 Walter Moss 11.29 6.36m 12.44m 1.87m 49.23
unattached w: 0.7 w: 1.4 40-09.75 6-01.5
3633 (797) (666) (633) (687) (850)
7 Cory Roberts 11.43 6.74m 11.88m 1.84m 50.92
Southeastern Louisiana w: 0.1 w: 1.4 38-11.75 6-00.5
3553 (767) (753) (599) (661) (773)
8 Tyler Dodds 10.98 5.66m 11.48m 1.81m 48.99
Wake Forest w: 1.4 w: 1.1 37-08 5-11.25
3452 (865) (514) (575) (636) (862)
9 Nicholas Crosta 11.66 6.52m 10.40m 1.99m 52.47
Rutgers w: 0.1 w: 3.6 34-01.5 6-06.25
3429 (719) (702) (510) (794) (704)
10 Chase Dalton 11.44 6.16m 11.90m 1.96m 53.50
unattached w: 0.7 w: 2.0 39-00.5 6-05
3413 (765) (621) (600) (767) (660)
11 Justin Skinner 11.34 6.14m 12.30m 1.78m 51.51
College of the Canyons w: 3.7 w: 1.2 40-04.25 5-10
3384 (786) (617) (625) (610) (746)
12 Daniel Gooris 11.89 6.21m 12.53m 1.96m 53.23
Albuquerque Track Club w: 0.1 w: 0.2 41-01.5 6-05
3383 (673) (632) (639) (767) (672)
13 Russell Cameron 11.58 5.83m 12.65m 1.84m 51.08
Buffalo w: 3.7 w: 1.2 41-06 6-00.5
3358 (736) (550) (646) (661) (765)
14 Ted Rud 11.84 6.50m 11.22m 1.96m 54.88
unattached w: 0.7 w: 2.6 36-09.75 6-05
3310 (683) (697) (559) (767) (604)
15 Thomas Barrineau 11.56 5.82m 12.38m 1.78m 50.86
Georgia w: 0.1 w: 1.3 40-07.5 5-10
3302 (740) (548) (629) (610) (775)
16 DeShawn Shead 11.21 5.94m 12.35m 1.72m 52.60
Desert Lightning Track Club w: 3.7 w: 2.2 40-06.25 5-07.75
3275 (814) (574) (628) (560) (699)
17 Ian Jansen 11.52 6.29m 11.05m 1.72m 51.81
unattached w: 0.1 w: 1.2 36-03 5-07.75
3240 (748) (650) (549) (560) (733)
18 Kenny Greaves 11.73 6.15m 11.76m 1.69m 50.88
unattached w: 1.4 w: 0.1 38-07 5-06.5
3226 (705) (619) (592) (536) (774)
19 Benjamin Davies 11.13 6.25m 14.90m NH 50.02
Kinder Sport Track Club w: 1.4 w: 2.0 48-10.75
3071 (832) (641) (784) (0) (814)
20 Marshall Ackley 11.67 5.95m 12.09m 1.69m 56.04
Oregon w: 1.4 w: 3.2 39-08 5-06.5
2999 (717) (576) (612) (536) (558)
21 Gray Horn 11.46 6.10m 12.30m 1.78m DNF
unattached w: 1.4 w: +0.0 40-04.25 5-10
2604 (761) (608) (625) (610) (0)
DNF Curtis Beach DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS
Albuquerque Track Club
DNF Alex Holcombe 11.63 6.05m 13.69m NH DNS
Ambler Olympic Club w: 3.7 w: 0.9 44-11
(725) (597) (709) (0) (0)
DNF Frank Prill DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS
Iowa
(0) (0) (0) (0) (0)
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