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Pac-10 Decathlon Championships
3 Bruin Decathletes In Scoring Position At Pac-10 Championships
May 06, 2011 | Track & Field
May 6, 2011
Decathlon Table Results in PDF Format 
Three Bruin men are in scoring position after day one of the Pac-10 Decathlon Championships in Tucson, AZ. Dominic Giovannoni, Marcus Nilsson and Trent Perez stand in third, fourth and sixth-place respectively after five events.
Giovannoni, who scored 7192 points to win the RJ/JJK Invite decathlon crown in April, is poised to set a new lifetime-best after a solid first day of competition in which he posted a new personal-best of 3804 points for day one of the 10 event competition.
The sophomore was third in both the 100m (11.12/834 points) and long jump (22-11.75/814 points) as both marks were lifetime-bests. He then finished fifth in the shot put with a lifetime-best throw of 41-3 (641 points). Giovannoni tied for fifth in the high jump (6-2.75/714 points) and then ended the day with a fifth-place finish in the 400m with another lifetime-best mark (50.29/801 points). Today's first day score of 3804 points bettered his previous best of 3698, which was set at the RJ/JJK meet.
Nilsson, who enrolled early with the Bruins after signing a National Letter-of-Intent in February, stands in fourth with a score of 3758 points. He opened up the day with an eighth-place finish in the 100m (11.35/784 points). He then finished sixth in the long jump with a mark of 22-2.50 (760 points). The Swede won the shot put with a lifetime-best toss of 44-7.50 (704 points) and then tied for seventh in the high jump with a clearance of 6-1.50 (687 points). He ended the day with the fourth-fastest 400m time (49.81) to pick up 823 more points.
Perez, who was just eight points shy of the 7000 point barrier earlier this season at the RJ/JJK Invite, stands in sixth with a lifetime-best first day total of 3651 points. Perez was fifth in both the 100m (11.24/808 points) and long jump (22-3.50/764 points) as both marks were lifetime-bests. He then finished 15th in the shot put with a mark of 33-7.50 (501 points). The junior tied for fifth in the high jump with a season-best clearance of 6-2.75 (714 points) and then ended the day with the second-fastest 400m time, running a season-best 48.95 for 864 points. His total of 3651 points bettered his previous day one best of 3522 points, which was set at the RJ/JJK Invite.
Sophomore David Thomas is also in the hunt for a scoring finish as he stands in 10th overall with a lifetime-best first day total of 3484 points. Thomas was 14th in the 100m with a lifetime-best run of 11.52 (748 points). He then posted a lifetime-best in the long jump to finish 11th overall (21-3.50/695 points). He was fourth overall in the shot put with a lifetime-best toss of 42-7.50 (667 points). In the high jump, he tied for 10th with a season-best clearance of 6-00.50 (661 points). Thomas wrapped up day one with a 10th-place season-best run in the 400m (52.27/713 points). His first day score of 3484 points bettered his previous best of 3388 which was set at the RJ/JJK Invite in April.
Competition concludes on Saturday with the final five events of the decathlon - the 110m hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1500m.
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