Big West Multi-Event Championships
2 Scorers in Decathlon Highlight Big West Multi-Event Championships for Mustangs
5/4/2024 8:00:00 PM | Track and Field
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Senior Nick Gammal and freshman Isaac Knapp both scored team points for the Mustang men in the decathlon to highlight a strong performance for Cal Poly during the multi-event portion of the Big West Track & Field Championships on Friday and Saturday at the Miller & Capriotti Athletics Complex.
Hosting the Big West Track & Field Championships for the first time in program history, the Mustangs were able to score 3 team points in the multi-events thanks to Gammal and Knapp finishing seventh and eighth respectively in the decathlon. Heading into next week's full conference meet, the Cal Poly men currently sit in fifth place in the team standings with UC Irvine in first with 16 points. The Mustangs didn't have anyone compete in the heptathlon on the women's side.
In his final decathlon as a Mustang, Gammal stepped up and finished seventh at the Big West Multi-Event Championships for the third consecutive year with 5,732 points. Gammal took third in the shot put with a decathlon personal best (42 feet, 7 inches), ran a personal best in the 400-meter (55.22 seconds) and tied his PR in the high jump (5-7.75).
In his first conference meet, Knapp rose to the occasion and recorded a decathlon collegiate best of 5,599 points. Knapp posted PRs in five of the 10 events, including the 1,500 where he ran a nearly six second personal best (5:03.46).
A total of 10 decathletes and 15 heptathletes competed in the Big West Multi-Event Championships.
The Mustangs will host the remainder of the Big West Championships next Friday and Saturday at the Miller & Capriotti Athletics Complex. Tickets to next week's full two-day meet can be purchased HERE.
Cal Poly Results
Big West Multi-Event Championships
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Decathlon: 7, Nick Gammal, 5,732. 8, Isaac Knapp, 5,599.
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