Former Bulldog All-American Garrett Scantling finished as the top American decathlon finisher in fourth and former Georgia seven-time NCAA champion Kendell Williams took fifth in the heptathlon in Tokyo, Japan, at the Olympics on Thursday.
In addition to the two combined event highlights, former UGA All-American Charles Grethen (Luxembourg) advanced to the 1500 meter final while former Lady Bulldog NCAA champion Lynna Irby (USA) was part of the 4x400m relay team that secured a spot in the final.
This was the seventh of 10 days of track and field events (Athletics) as the Games continue.
As the competitors cooled off following the decathlon 1500m, Scantling was in fourth place with 8,611 points five years after he was fourth at the 2016 U.