Hardee In Second After Day One Of Decathlon At NCAA Championships
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AUSTIN, Texas. -- Mississippi State University's Trey Hardee sits in second place going into the final five events of the decathlon at the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas. The sophomore earned 4,198 points on Friday, only 34 points behind leader Ryan Harlan of Rice with 4,232.
In his first event, Hardee recorded a career fastest time in the 100m dash with a wind-aided time of 10.48, finishing first with 980 points. His time makes him the eighth fastest U.S. performer ever in the decathlon 100m dash, and the second fastest ever by a college athlete.
"Trey did great," said head coach Al Schmidt. "His 4,198 is a personal best by over 200 points for the first day. He has had a great day. Trey is in unbelievable shape right now and is a great second day guy. He is in the hunt to win a championship."
He earned 850 points in the long jump with his personal best mark of 23-5 1/2, taking seventh overall. In the shot put, he also set a personal best mark with a 44-10 3/4, scoring 709 points in eighth place.
Setting his fourth top mark of the day, he scored 776 points in the high jump with his leap of 6-5 1/2, finishing tied for ninth. He ended the first half of the decathlon with 883 points in the 400m dash, recording another career best time with a 48.54 and second place.
Jamel Ashley advances to the finals of the 400m dash with his 45.70 performance in the prelims, finishing in seventh place overall. He runs in the finals on Saturday at 6:40 p.m.
Complete results and updates will be available on Texas's official athletic website.