Emry Third After First Day Of Decathlon

March 28, 2001

Gainesville, FL – University of Miami senior Guy Emry (Monument, CO) posted a first day total of 3,563 points and is in third-place after five events of the decathlon at the Florida Relays in Gainesville, FL.

Mike Nolan (Windsor Legion Track Club) leads the decathlon with a first-day total of 3,965 points. JT Kuretich (Wake Forest) is second with 3,810 points.

Emry, who stood in fifth-place after the first two events, started to turn things around with a throw of 12.48 meters (40-11.50) in the shot put. The throw moved him into fourth-place overall. He continued his rise in the standings, moving into third-place overall, with a second-place finish in the high jump posting a height of 1.91 meters (6-03.25). Emry ended the day with a fourth-place finish in the 400-meters (50.76).

Emry opened the competition with a fourth-place finish in the 100-meters (11.40) and a fifth-place finish in the long jump (6.29 meters).

Competition concludes Thursday with the 110-meter hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1,500-meters.

Guy Emry Event-By-Event

Event	Time/Mark	Cumulative Total	Place

100-meters 11.40 774 points 4th
Long Jump 6.29 meters 1424 points 5th
Shot Put 12.48 meters 2060 points 4th
High Jump 1.91 meters 2768 points 3rd
400-meters 50.76 3563 points 3rd