RESULTS

FOREST GROVE, Ore. — Portland State senior decathlete Kevin Robinson finished the first day of the decathlon at the Pacific Combined Events Monday with a personal-best first-day score of 3,325 points at Hanson Stadium.
 
Robinson, who placed fourth in the heptathlon at the Big Sky Indoor Championships at the end of February, finished the day with decathlon personal bests in the long jump, high jump and 400 meters, and won all three events as well. Robinson's 3,325 points also put him only 77 points behind first-day leader Jason Bracken of Corban, leaving him within striking distance of winning the event when it concludes Tuesday.
 
Robinson got the day started in the 100 meters, finishing in 11.75 seconds to open up the day with 701 points. Robinson followed it up with a win in the long jump, finishing with a personal best of 21-00.00 (6.40m) to beat the No. 2 mark in the event by six inches.
 
Robinson then finished with a mark of 31-03.75 (9.54m) in the shot put, before wrapping the first day with back-to-back decathlon personal bests and event wins in the high jump and 400 meters. Robinson won the high jump with a clearance of 6-04.25 (1.94m), and then finished a full second ahead of the No. 2 runner in the 400 meters, crossing the line in 51.60 seconds.
 
The decathlon will resume with the 110-meter hurdles at 9:30 a.m. (PT) Tuesday, and wrap with the 1,500 meters at 3:45 p.m. (PT). Robinson will be chasing the Big Sky qualifying standard in the decathlon on the second day, as well as the overall lead. Robinson will need to finish with 6,200 points or higher to meet the Big Sky qualifying standard.
 
PSU BIG SKY QUALIFYING STANDARDS
Women:
Amanda Boman – 5,000m – 17:08.25 – Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open (3/19/16)*
ChaQuinn Cook – Triple Jump – 40-03.25 (12.27m) – Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open (3/19/16)
Ta'mara Richey – Long Jump – 19-02.50 (5.85m) – Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open (3/19/16)
Genna Settle – 200m – 24.45 – Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open (3/19/16)
 
Men:
Ben Richardson – 800m – 1:52.29 – Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open (3/19/16)
Spencer Russell – 800m – 1:53.24 – Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open (3/19/16)
Spenser Schmidt – Long Jump – 24-03.50 (7.40m) – Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open (3/19/16)
Jean-Luc Toku – Triple Jump – 47-07.25 (14.51m) – Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open (3/19/16)
 
*Time cross-qualifies athlete for the 5,000 and 10,000 meters
 
Pacific Combined Events
Hanson Stadium
Forest Grove, Ore.
March 21, 2016
 
Men's Results:
Decathlon (through five events): 2. Kevin Robinson, 3,325 points (100m: 11.75, 701 points; Long Jump: 21-00.00 (6.40m), 675 points; Shot Put: 31-03.75 (9.54m), 458 points; High Jump: 6-04.25 (1.94m), 749 points; 400m: 51.60, 742 points).