Kurt's first jump held up against the best the nation had to offer, and Felix won the event with a jump of 24-feet, 3 and a half inches. He has 1,793 points after two events, 90 points above his pace at the Mountain West Championships.
Kevin Lazas of Arkansas crept up to three inches behind Felix to finish second. Nebraska's Bjorn Barrefors had a best of 23-10, Gunnar Nixon of Arkansas (23-9 1/2) was fourth, and Japheth Cato of Wisconsin slipped to fifth (23-9 1/2).
After two events:
1. Kurt Felix, Boise State 1,793 points
2. Bjorn Barrefors, Nebraska 1,752
3. Gunnar Nixon, Arkansas 1,750
4. Isaac Murphy, Texas 1,748
5. Kevin Lazas, Arkansas 1,743
Up next for the decathletes, the shot put, a good but not great event for Felix. He won at the MWC Championships, but only received 713 points. He'll have to do better to have hopes for a Top 5 finish in the decathlon.
Still gotta' get over that pole vault bar though...
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