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ESU PLACES TWO IN TOP TEN OF OPEN MULTIS

Decathlon Results
Heptathlon Results

April 11, 2008-Emporia State’s Craig Saalfeld just missed a provisional qualifying mark in his first decathlon during the ESU Open Multi-Events on Friday at Witten Track in Welch Stadium. He placed sixth overall with 6,237 points, just 63 points below the provisional qualifying mark. Ryan Green placed tenth overall and seventh among Division II competitors in the heptathlon with a career best 4,089 points.

Saalfeld was strongest on the track on day two. He opened the day with a fourth place showing in the 110m hurdles and ended the day with a second place in the 1500m. He placed 12 th in the pole vault, 15 th in the discus and 16 th in the javelin throw on the cold, blustery day.

Green moved into the top ten on the strength of a second place showing in the long jump. She also placed ninth in the javelin and ended the competition with a 14 th place finish in the 800m.

Central Missouri’s A.J. Roth won the javelin and 1500m to jump into first place in the decathlon after being in fifth place at the end of day one. The top three finishers in the decathlon all reached provisional qualifying marks. Ashley Miller of Baker won the heptathlon after ending day one in first place as well.

The ESU Multi-events are the first competition of the Papa John’s D-II Challenge. The athletes from NCAA Division II schools scored points for their team during the multi-event competition. Pittsburg State leads in both the men’s and women’s competition thanks to Ali Shaffer’s first place finish in the heptathlon among D-II athletes and three finishers in the decathlon. The rest of the Papa John’s D-II Challenge will be conducted on Sunday, April 13 at Witten Track in Welch Stadium.

(D2 Power Ranking in Parentheses)