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University of Cincinnati track & field standouts Alex Bloom, Macklin Tudor and Kenya Woodall kicked off the USA Track & Field Junior and Senior Outdoor Championships for the Bearcats in Eugene, Oregon on Thursday.
// BLOOM HAS CAREER DAY TO OPEN DECATHLON
Bloom utilized career best performances in the long jump and the shot put to reach a lifetime best first day total of 3,644 points and sit seventh in the junior's division of the decathlon after day one. The sophomore-to-be highest scoring event was the high jump where he garnered 803 points by clearing 6' 6.75".
100m - 11.47 (759 pts.)
Long jump - 22' 8" (792 pts.)
Shot put - 38' 7.75" (593 pts.)
High jump - 6' 6.75" (803 pts.)
400m - 52.65 (697 pts.)
Day 1 Total - 3,644 pts.
Bloom heads into the final day of the decathlon just over 100 points out of second place while Stanford's Harrison Williams has a commanding lead with 4,098 points.
// TUDOR PLACES NINTH IN THE SENIOR-LEVEL OF THE DISCUS
Tudor snatched ninth place in the senior's division of the discus with a throw of 197' 0". The senior-to-be recorded the top mark in the first flight and had to wait for the second flight to see if he finished top eight to advance to the finals. It seemed that the Mount Orab, Ohio, native was going to advance to the finals until NCAA champion Samuel Mattis from Penn launched the discus 199' 6" to slip into the eighth and final slot for the finals.
// WOODALL FINISHES 20TH IN THE 400M
Woodall competed against a star-studded field in the quarterfinals of the 400-meter dash on Thursday to earn 20th place overall. The senior-to-be clocked in at 53.22 in the first of three heats, which featured four-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix and NCAA champion Kala Funderburk from Florida State. Woodall did not finish top three in her heat, so she will not advance to the semifinals.
// NEXT UP
Joining Bloom in Friday's competition will be sophomores-to-be Aliya Barnes, Annette Echikunwoke and Jaashir Morris. Bloom starts the day off for UC at 12:15 p.m. ET. Barnes is next with the semifinals of the 100-meter hurdles at 2:40 p.m. ET. If she advances to the finals, she will run at 6:23 p.m. ET. Morris also has a semifinals race but in the 400-meter hurdles, which is slated for 4:45 p.m. ET. Echikunwoke will compete in the shot put at 5:45 p.m. ET.