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Flores Earns Two All-America Honors; Gregory Opens Decathlon
6/11/2025 7:24:00 PM | Track and Field
LBSU athletes compete on national stage at NCAA Track and Field Championships in Oregon
EUGENE, Ore.---Tristyn Flores picked up a pair of U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-America honors, while Ryan Gregory opened competition in the decathlon Wednesday at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field.
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Flores ran the 100 meters first, finishing 14th with a time of 10.19 seconds to earn second-team All-America honors. He returned a little over an hour later for the 200 meters, where he placed 18th in the semifinals in 20.68 seconds, earning honorable mention All-America recognition.
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Gregory started the decathlon with his second-fastest 100 meters of the season, clocking 10.76 seconds to finish sixth. In the long jump, he recorded a mark of 22 feet, 5 3/4 inches to place 15th.
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In the shot put, Gregory improved with each attempt, topping out at 37 feet, 9 1/2 inches on his third try to tie for 21st with Connecticut's Joshua Mooney. His high jump of 6 feet, 6 inches — his second-best of the season — earned him 11th place in the event.
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He capped the day with a season-best 400 meters, finishing ninth in 48.87 seconds. After five events, Gregory sits in 14th place overall with 3,920 points.
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Here is Gregory's Decathlon breakdown                                                                        Â
Gregory concludes the decathlon on Thursday beginning with the 110m hurdles at 9:45 a.m. ESPN+ streams each of the decathlon events. ESPN coverage begins at 4 p.m.
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Flores ran the 100 meters first, finishing 14th with a time of 10.19 seconds to earn second-team All-America honors. He returned a little over an hour later for the 200 meters, where he placed 18th in the semifinals in 20.68 seconds, earning honorable mention All-America recognition.
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Gregory started the decathlon with his second-fastest 100 meters of the season, clocking 10.76 seconds to finish sixth. In the long jump, he recorded a mark of 22 feet, 5 3/4 inches to place 15th.
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In the shot put, Gregory improved with each attempt, topping out at 37 feet, 9 1/2 inches on his third try to tie for 21st with Connecticut's Joshua Mooney. His high jump of 6 feet, 6 inches — his second-best of the season — earned him 11th place in the event.
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He capped the day with a season-best 400 meters, finishing ninth in 48.87 seconds. After five events, Gregory sits in 14th place overall with 3,920 points.
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Here is Gregory's Decathlon breakdown                                                                        Â
Event | Mark | Place | Points |
100m | Â 10.76 | 6th | 915 |
Long Jump | 22-5 1/4 | 15th | 776 |
Shot Put | 37-9 1/2 | 21st, T | 577 |
High Jump | 6-6 | 11th | 785 |
400m | 48.87 | 9th | 867 |
Gregory concludes the decathlon on Thursday beginning with the 110m hurdles at 9:45 a.m. ESPN+ streams each of the decathlon events. ESPN coverage begins at 4 p.m.
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