May 11, 2006

PROVO, Utah - Kevin Johnson of Colorado State won the men's decathlon with 7,151 points, while the Rams' Katie Lloyd won her second straight women's heptathlon with 5,418 points at the 2006 Mountain West Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Thursday at BYU's Clarence F. Robison Track.

For the men, BYU's Devin Howe was second with 7,113 points, Air Force's Brian Walsh (6,940 points) and Joel Nolan (6,486 points) finished third and fourth, respectively, while Wyoming's Phillip Thomas finished fifth (6,485 points).

Johnson, the leader after day one, had a slight advantage going into the last event of the decathlon, the 1,500 meter run. He finished with a time of 5:01.30, scoring 552 points to secure the overall title. He won the 110 meter hurdles and the discus throw, while finishing second in the pole vault on his final day of competition.

Colorado State's Kevin Johnson

In the women's heptathlon, San Diego State's Kristin Olafsdottir finished second with 5,402 points, Utah's Amanda Feigt finished third with 5,195 points, Colorado State's Emily Pearson finished fourth with 5,194 points and New Mexico's Sandy Fortner was fifth with 5,190 points. Lloyd took the overall lead following the long jump, the first event of the day. She earned 813 points with a mark of 19'-3.50" (5.88m), while first-day leader Kristin Olafsdottir earned 765 points with a jump of 18'-9.25" (5.72m) to fall to second place. Overall, Lloyd won three individual events in this year's competition (the high jump, shot put and long jump).

Air Force is leads the men's field with 14 points, with BYU second (11 points), Colorado State third (10 points) and Wyoming fourth (four points). Colorado State leads the women's field after day two with 18 points, followed by San Diego State (eight points), Utah (six points), New Mexico (four points) and BYU (three points).

The rest of the field gets underway on Friday as the field events start at 11 a.m. MT with the women's hammer throw. The women's steeplechase kicks off Friday's running events at 1:30 p.m. MT.

Women's Heptathlon - Final Results
1.    Katie Lloyd, Jr., Colorado State - 5,418 points
2.    Kristin Olafsdottir, Fr., San Diego State - 5,402 points
3.    Amanda Feigt, Jr., Utah - 5,195 points
4.    Emily Pearson, So., Colorado State - 5,194 points
5.    Sandy Fortner, Fr., New Mexico - 5,190 points
6.    Tonya Cure, So., Colorado State - 4,994 points
7.    JennaBree Tollestru, Fr., BYU - 4,851 points
8.    Liis Berendsen, Sr., BYU - 4,761 points
9.    Kristin Karhio, Jr., San Diego State - 4,608 points
10. Ashleigh Morton, So., Colorado State - 3,672 points
11. Corri Campbell-Fell, Fr., San Diego State - DNF (3,222 points through six events.)

Men's Decathlon - Final Results
1.  Kevin Johnson, Jr., Colorado State - 7,151 points
2.  Devin Howe, Sr., BYU - 7,113 points
3.  Brian Walsh, Jr., Air Force - 6,940 points
4.  Joel Nolan, So., Air Force - 6,486 points
5.  Phillip Thomas, Jr., Wyoming - 6,485 points
6.  Kevin Keys, Jr., BYU - 6,482 points
7.  Matt Gensic, So., Air Force - 5,993 points
8.  Skylar Morgan, Fr., Air Force - 5,760 points

Final Decathlon Results

Final Heptathlon Results

Day Two Photo Gallery