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Smith Finishes Ninth in Long Jump, Booth Ends Day One in Twelfth of Decathlon
6/9/2021 8:55:00 PM | Track and Field
Jason Smith and Aaron Booth put together strong performances on the first day of the NCAA Championships.
Decathlon Standings | Long Jump Results
EUGENE, Ore. – Long Beach State's duo of Jason Smith and Aaron Booth had a great showing on day one of the NCAA Championships in Oregon on Wednesday. Smith finished the men's Long Jump in ninth-place while Booth currently sits in twelfth in the men's Decathlon after five of the ten events.
Smith got better through each of his first three jumps and found himself in the top nine to advance onto the final round. His third attempt ended up being his best, posting a mark of 7.68m (25 feet, 2.5 inches) giving the senior a ninth-place finish in the NCAA Championships. He improves 11 spots on his 2018 performance and becomes just the third Beach athlete to notch a top ten finish in Long Jump since 1990.
The senior is not done yet, as he will get a day off before competing in the men's High Jump championship on Friday.
Booth got his day started in the 100m Dash posting a time of 11.05 (-0.6), good for a third-place finish in his section and 850 points in the Decathlon standings. He followed that with a jump of 7.13m (23 feet, 4.75 inches) in the Long Jump, good for 845 points.
The junior added 689 points to his total with a 13.35m (43 feet, 9.75 inches) throw in the Shot Put and then 785 points in the High Jump as he just missed his lifetime-best with a mark of 1.98m (six feet, six inches). In his final event of day one, Booth ran a season-best 51.22 in the 400m giving him 759 points.
The New Zealand native ends the first day in twelfth place with 3,928 points. The final five events of the Decathlon will begin tomorrow at 9:30 a.m.
The rest of the action will continue to be streamed live on the ESPN family of networks.
Thursday, 9:30 a.m. - Decathlon 110m Hurdles
Thursday, 10:20 a.m. - Decathlon Discus
Thursday, 11:30 a.m. - Decathlon Pole Vault
Thursday, 2:00 p.m. - Decathlon Javelin
Friday, 4:30 p.m. - Men's High Jump
EUGENE, Ore. – Long Beach State's duo of Jason Smith and Aaron Booth had a great showing on day one of the NCAA Championships in Oregon on Wednesday. Smith finished the men's Long Jump in ninth-place while Booth currently sits in twelfth in the men's Decathlon after five of the ten events.
Smith got better through each of his first three jumps and found himself in the top nine to advance onto the final round. His third attempt ended up being his best, posting a mark of 7.68m (25 feet, 2.5 inches) giving the senior a ninth-place finish in the NCAA Championships. He improves 11 spots on his 2018 performance and becomes just the third Beach athlete to notch a top ten finish in Long Jump since 1990.
The senior is not done yet, as he will get a day off before competing in the men's High Jump championship on Friday.
Booth got his day started in the 100m Dash posting a time of 11.05 (-0.6), good for a third-place finish in his section and 850 points in the Decathlon standings. He followed that with a jump of 7.13m (23 feet, 4.75 inches) in the Long Jump, good for 845 points.
The junior added 689 points to his total with a 13.35m (43 feet, 9.75 inches) throw in the Shot Put and then 785 points in the High Jump as he just missed his lifetime-best with a mark of 1.98m (six feet, six inches). In his final event of day one, Booth ran a season-best 51.22 in the 400m giving him 759 points.
The New Zealand native ends the first day in twelfth place with 3,928 points. The final five events of the Decathlon will begin tomorrow at 9:30 a.m.
The rest of the action will continue to be streamed live on the ESPN family of networks.
Thursday, 9:30 a.m. - Decathlon 110m Hurdles
Thursday, 10:20 a.m. - Decathlon Discus
Thursday, 11:30 a.m. - Decathlon Pole Vault
Thursday, 2:00 p.m. - Decathlon Javelin
Friday, 4:30 p.m. - Men's High Jump
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