May 8, 2009
Big West Multi-Event Championship Scoring
IRVINE, Calif. -- UC Davis' Anikia Jackson scored 2,891 points and is fifth after the first day of the heptathlon at the Big West Multi-Event Championships at UC Irvine while the Aggies' Will Guthrie tallied 3,477 after five events in the decathlon and is in seventh.
Jackson is joined by teammate Johanne Boulat in the hepathlon with Boulat in 11th after the opening day after scoring 2,400 points. UC Davis freshman Robert Neely had 3,275 in Friday's decathlon events and is 12th heading into Saturday's final five events.
Barbara Nwaba of UC Santa Barbara leads the heptathlon with 3,250 points while Robert Robinson of Cal State Northridge scored 3,909 points to take the midway lead of the heptathlon.
Jackson, who captured the Chico Multi Meet and the UC Multi Meet titles earlier this season, had her highest finish on Friday in the 100-meter hurdles. She finished third in 14.62 seconds, scoring 892 points, her highest tally of the day. She ended the day with 799 points in the 200, scoring 799 points.
Boulat had her best performance in the hurdles, tying for seventh at 15.72 seconds for 749 points.
Guthrie had a pair of fifth-place finishes to help spark his day. He picked up his first one in the long jump, scoring 778 points after going 22 feet, 5.75 inches. He had his other in the day-ending 400 where he crossed in 51.09 seconds for 765 points.
Neely enjoyed his best event with the 100, clocking a wind-aided time of 11.11 and scoring 836 points. His 51.28 in the 400 brought him 757 more points as he placed just behind Guthrie.
Competition concludes on Saturday.
BIG WEST MULTI-EVENT CHAMPIONSHIPS
Irvine, Calif. (UC Irvine)\
First day
WOMEN
Hepathlon - 1. Barbara Nwaba, UCSB, 3,250 pts... 5. Anikia Jackson, 2,891 pts (100H - 14.62, 892 pts; HJ - 4-11.50, 632 pts; SP - 34-09.00, 568 pts; 200 - 25.98, 799 pts.); 11. Johanne Boulat, 2,400 pts. (100H - 15.72, 749 pts; HJ - 4-09.00, 566 pts; SP - 26-02.75, 399 pts; 200 - 27.31, 686 pts).
MEN
Decathlon - 1. Robert Robinson, CSN, 3,909 pts... 7. Will Guthrie, 3,477 pts (100 - 11.24, 808 pts; LJ - 22-05.75, 778 pts; SP - 33-06.50, 499 pts; HJ - 5-10.75, 627 pts; 400 - 51.09, 765 pts); 12. Robert Neely, 3,.275 pts (100 - 11.11, 836 pts; LJ - 21-00.50, 677 pts; SP - 31-00.50, 453 pts; HJ - 5-07.25, 552 pts; 400 - 51.28, 757 pts).
