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BYU track: Nielsen, Riner earn All-America honors on second day of NCAA Championships

Nate Edwards, BYU Photo

Kevin Nielsen clears a hurdle during the 110m hurdles portion of the decathlon. Nielsen scored a career-high 7,695 points to finish eighth overall and be named a first-team All-American.

Kevin Nielsen and Ashton Riner received All-America honors on the second day of the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field on Thursday.

Nielsen finished his BYU career with a personal-best 7,695 points in the decathlon to finish in eighth place and be named a first-team All-American. His score is good enough to give him the No. 5 mark all-time at BYU.