MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Jack Turner and Joel McFarlane are 1-2 in the decathlon and Amaya Scott leads the heptathlon after the opening day of the Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which got underway on Thursday at Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium.
Turner has scored 4,081 points to take the lead through the first five events, while McFarlane has tallied 3,864 points for second place with one more day of the decathlon on the schedule. UTSA has three athletes in position to score points in the event, as Justin Wright has a hold on sixth place with 3,200 points at the midway point.