It was the college athletes’ turn yesterday in the first day of the 2015 Drake Relays. Central multi-eventer, Eric Larson, is currently ninth overall in the decathlon, but is first among Division III entrants. Larson has 3,593 points through five events, just 425 out of first and 118 outside of the top five. Larson is competing in his first outdoor track and field meet after injuring himself at the National Indoor Championships last month. On the women’s side, Morgan Koenigs is 16th in the heptathlon, and Emma Drees is 18th. Both the decathlon and heptathlon conclude today, and the Dutch women’s 4 x 1600 meter relay team will also be in action this afternoon.

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