Five Huskers kicked off the multis at the Jim Click Shootout in Tucson, Ariz. on Thursday. Till Steinforth highlighted the day with a trio of wins, bringing him to second in the standings with 4,233 total decathlon points.
Steinforth tabbed five personal-bests on Thursday, opening the decathlon with an 100m victory in 10.69. Steinforth went on to win the long jump with a personal-best mark of 25-2 (7.67m). In the shot put, Steinforth threw for 45-9 (13.94m) to add another win. He closed the day with a third-place finish in the high jump with a personal-best 6-4 3/4 (1.95m) and a runner-up finish in the 400m with a personal-best 49.42.
Kolby Heinerikson placed fifth in the decathlon long jump and shot put with marks of 21-4 (6.50m) and 41-5 3/4 (12.64m), respectively. In the high jump, Heinerikson cleared 6-4 3/4 (1.95m) to place sixth.
Madi Scholl cleared a personal-best 5-9 3/4 (1.77m) in the heptathlon high jump to place first. Scholl added a personal-best effort in the heptathlon shot put, finishing sixth with a 38-7 3/4 (11.78m). In the heptathlon 100m hurdles, Kerrigan Myers crossed the line at 14.07 to win it. Favour Wanjoku clocked a 25.25 in the heptathlon 200m to finish fifth.
After day one, Madi Scholl sits in sixth in the overall heptathlon standings with 3,148 points.
Events are set to resume tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. (CT), starting with the decathlon 110m hurdles.
Steinforth tallied five personal-best marks on Thursday