Felix in 8th After Day One of Decathlon

1. Eaton, United States (4,621)

2. Kazmirek, Germany (4,500)

3. Warner, Canada (4,489)

4. Mayer, France (4,435)

5. Taiwo, United States (4,414)

6. Bourrada, Algeria (4,378)

7. Kasyanov, Ukraine (4,309)

8. Kurt Felix, Boise State and Grenada (4,290)

9. De Araujo, Brazil (4,281)

10. Ziemek, United States (4,241)

11. Van Der Plaetsen, Belgium (4,225)

12. Dudas, Serbia (4,219)

12. Dubler, Australia (4,219)

14. Helcelet, Czech Republic (4,218)

Felix 4th in 400 Heat

Boise State Bronco Kurt Felix Still in 8th after Four Events in the Decathlon

1. Eaton, United States 3,616

2. Warner, Canada 3,548

3. Taiwo, United States 3,542

4. Mayer, France 3,539

5. Kasmirek, Germany 3,529

6. Bourrada, Algeria 3,468

7. Ziemek, United States 3,448

8. Felix, Boise State and Grenada 3,435

9. Kasyanov, Ukraine 3,427

10. Van Der Plaetsen, Belgium 3,393

11. Helcelet, Czech Republic 3,381

12. De Araujo, Brazil 3,379

13. Dudas, Serbia 3,364

Felix Moves Up To 8th Place in Decathlon After Three Events

1. Eaton, United States 2,803

2. Warner, Canada 2,708

3. Mayer, France 2,699

4. De Araujo, Brazil 2,648

5. Kazmirek, Germany 2,633

6. Kasyanov, Ukraine 2,614

7. Bourrado, Algeria 2,572

8. Felix, Boise State and Grenada 2,567

9. Taimo, United States 2,565

10.  Ziemek, United States 2,552

11.  Helcelet, Czech Republic 2,541

12.  Dudas, Serbia 2,524

13.  Braun, Netherlands 2,491

14.  Distelberger, Austria 2,471

Felix in 9th Place After Two Events

1.  Eaton, United States 2030

2.  Warner, Canada 2000

3.  Kazmirek, Germany 1,892

4.  Mayer, France 1,863

5.  Bourrada, Algeria 1,857

6.  Kasyanov, Ukrraine   1,855

7.  De Araujo, Brazil 1,842

8.  Ziemek, United States 1,829

9.  Felix, Grenada 1,791

10.  Distelberger, Austria 1,790

11.  Taiwo, United States 1,780  

Former Boise State Bronco Kurt Felix Wins 100 Heat of Decathlon at Olympics

RIO de JANEIRO--Former Boise State national champion and All-American Kurt Felix won the first heat of the 100 meters in the decathlon with a personal best of 10.93 this morning at the Summer Olympics.

Felix scored 876 points in the event and is in 18th place.

Kurt has always done well in the opening day, as competition in the decathlon includes many of his best events. When he won the NCAA National Championship in 2012, Felix was in second place after the opening day before winning the national title.

Felix ran his best 100 meters of his career this morning, topping the 11.02 he ran in Glasgow, Scotland in 2014. In the 2012 National Championship of the decathlon which he went on to win, Felix ran the 100 in 11.26. Competition now moves to the long jump.

The event can be see live here.