After yesterday's opening day of competition, University of Minnesota senior Joey Schwecke leads the heptathlon at Iowa State’s Bill Bergan Invitational.Schwecke, the 2009 Big Ten heptathlon runner-up, kicked off the competition with career bests in the 60-meters and the long jump en route to scoring 3186 points, his highest first-day total of his Gopher career.
Schwecke clocked a time of 7.06 seconds in the 60m to start off the seven-event, two-day competition. The Gopher co-captain followed with a career-best 23-9 3/4 in the long jump. Schwecke maintained his lead with a throw of 42-0 in the shot put. He completed his opening day clearing a height of 6-6 in the high jump.
Michigan State's Kurt Schneider is currently in second place overall with 3127 points.
The Gophers' Brock Spandl is currently in sixth place with 2946 points. Spandl ran 7.23 in the 60m, marked 22-10 1/2 long jump, put the shot 35-11 1/4, and cleared 6-6 in the high jump.
Find Day 1 results HERE.
The event concludes today with the 60m high hurdles, pole vault, and 1000m.
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