Day One Results.
 
The first day of the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships started today (May 11) in Pocatello, Idaho, at Davis Field.
 
The first session of events for the heptathlon and decathlon started today and they will conclude tomorrow. 
 
For the women's team Maggie Nelson and Hayden McAuliff are competing in the heptathlon. Quintin Porterfield, Race Treat, Elijah Conley, Chris Homen, and Parker Wubbena competed for the men's team in the decathlon today.
 
Porterfield has a total of 3,649 points and is in third place. Porterfield placed first in the men's decathlon 100-meter dash with a time of 11.09. In the men's decathlon long jump Porterfield placed first with a mark of 23-7 1/2. He placed 11^th in the men's decathlon shot put with a mark of 35-5 1/4. He then placed eighth in the men's decathlon high jump with a mark of 5-10. Then in the men's 400-meter Porterfield placed second with a time of 50.27. 
 
Treat is in seventh place and has a total of 3,407 points. Treat competed in the men's decathlon 100-meter dash and placed second with a time of 11.14. He competed in the men's decathlon long jump and placed fifth with a mark of 22-2 1/2. Treat placed third in the men's decathlon shot put with a mark of 38-8 1/4. He placed 10th in the men's decathlon high jump with a mark of 5-8 3/4. He then placed 11^th with a time of 54.05 in the men's decathlon 400-meter.
 
Conley has a total of 2,663 points and is in 15^th place. He competed in the men's decathlon 100-meter dash and placed 10^th with a time of 11.54. Conley placed 16^th with a mark of 18-5 in the men's decathlon long jump. In the men's decathlon shot put he placed second with a mark of 43-5. Conley placed sixth with a time of 51.79 in the men's decathlon 400-meter dash. 
 
Homen is in 16^th place and has a total of 2,371 points. Homen placed 12th with a time of 11.71 in the men's decathlon 100-meter dash. In the men's decathlon long jump Homen placed 14^th with a mark of 19-3 1/4. He placed 10^th with a mark of 35-11 ½ in the in the men's decathlon shot put. He then placed 11^th with a mark of 5-7 ¾ in the men's decathlon high jump. 
 
Wubbena is in 14^th place and has a total of 2,931 points. Wubbena placed 14^th with a time of 11.79 in the men's decathlon 100-meter dash. He placed 13^th with a mark of 19-11 in the men's decathlon long jump. Wubbena placed 13^th with a mark of 30-6 ¼ in the men's decathlon shot put. He placed 12^th with a mark of 5-6 ½ in the men's decathlon high jump. Wubbena then placed 10^th with a time of 53.60 in the men's decathlon 400-meter dash.  
 
"Halfway through the decathlon Porterfield and Treat have placed themselves in scoring positions. Performance of the day belongs to Porterfield with his lifetime best long jump of 7.20m (23-7 1/2). Coach Nielson has done a great job managing both the decathlon and heptathlon at the championships," explained head men's coach Stan Kerr.
 
Nelson is in sixth place and has a total of 2,922 points. In the women's heptathlon 100-meter hurdles Nelson placed sixth with a time of 15.58. In the women's heptathlon high jump, she placed third with a mark of 5-4 1/2. She placed second in the women's heptathlon shot put with a mark of 38-10 1/2. Nelson then placed 10^th with a time of 26.89 in the women's heptathlon 200-meter dash.
 
McAuliff is in 11^th place and has a total of 2,114 points. McAuliff placed 12^th with a time of 19.45 in the women's heptathlon 100-meter hurdles. McAuliff also competed in the women's heptathlon high jump and placed 10^th with a mark of 4-7. She placed 10^th in the women's heptathlon shot put with a mark of 29-2. In the women's heptathlon 200-meter dash McAuliff then placed seventh with a time of 26.01. 
 
"The heptathletes have started the team rolling today. Both Nelson and McAuliff finished the first day with great 200-meter races. Nelson is currently sitting in scoring position and with her strongest event, the javelin, coming up tomorrow, I think she will be moving up in the current rankings. McAuliff also has her strong event, the long jump, tomorrow so she also could jump up some spots. The whole team will be there on day two of the heptathlon cheering them on. Hopefully that will help push them to some big performances," explained head women's coach Marcia Mecklenburg.
 
Kerr stated, "The rest of the team will be in attendance tomorrow to support and cheer on the multis."
 
Eastern Washington University's men's and women's outdoor track and field teams will compete again tomorrow (May 12) to end the heptathlon and decathlon at the second day of the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Davis Field in Pocatello, Idaho.