EUGENE, Ore. (June 5, 2024) – Washington State senior Lee Walburn posted three personal-best marks and sits in 11th place following the first five events in the decathlon Wednesday at the 2024 NCAA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field.
 
Walburn, from Whitefish, Mont., started strong as ran a personal-best time of 10.85 seconds in the 100m, the first event of the day. He followed that with a long jump of 6.50m, 21' 4".
 

Lee Walburn with a lifetime best 10.85 in the 100m sprint to begin his decathlon at the #NCAATF Champs! Walburn won his heat and finished 10th overall.

Catch the rest of Lee's events live on ESPN+#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/XOnHisDb0W

— Washington State XC/TF (@WSUCougarXCTF) June 5, 2024

 
The third event of the day, the shot put, Walburn heaved the shot a career-best 15.00m, 49' 1½ ". It came on his last of three throws and marked the fourth-longest shot of the competition, moving him into seventh place after three disciplines. In the high jump, Walburn cleared a height of 1.89m, 6' 2½ ". The leap kept the Cougar in the top 11 spots heading into the final event of the day.
 
In that event, the 400m, Walburn concluded his first five events in the same fashion he began, with a personal-best time of 48.40 seconds. The time was more than a second faster than his previous best mark and left him in good position entering Thursday's final day of competition.
 
Walburn completed his first day with 3,976 points and in 11th place overall. The point total marked his best first day as a Cougar.
 
UP NEXT:
The final day in the decathlon begins with event 6, the 110m hurdles, at 11:30 a.m. PT. The remaining events, in order, include the discus, pole vault, javelin and 1500m. Also, the women take to the track and field events for the first time as graduate student Maribel Caicedo and redshirt0junior Micaela De Mello have semifinal heats in the 100m hurdles at 6:32 p.m. PT, and junior Nana Gyedu concludes the day in the finals of the shot put at 7:40 p.m. All action can be seen on ESPN+ while ESPN2 begins its coverage at 5:30 p.m. PT.
 
 
2024 NCAA Track and Field Championships
June 5, 2024
Hayward Field
Eugene, Ore.
 
Thursday, June 5, 2024
Decathlon First Day Results
Lee Walburn – 11th overall after 5 events
              100m – 10.85 PB (1st in heat, 10th overall)
              Long Jump – 6.50m / 21' 4" (11th in flight, 22nd overall)
              Shot Put – 15.00m / 49' 1½" PB (4th in flight, 4th overall)
              High Jump – 1.89m / 6' 2¼" (9th in flight 13th overall)
              400m – 48.40 PB (1st in heat, 11th overall)