Northwest Missouri State University’s Derrick Schluter and Chloe Wichmann opened competition at the 2016 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in Bradenton, Fla., on Thursday morning.

– Schluter is currently ninth after the first five events with 3,599 points in the Decathlon.

– Wichmann currently sits 13th in the women’s Heptathlon wiht 2,925 points.

– The championships are being held at the IMG Academy facilities.

Men’s Decathlon

– Schluter started the day by scoring 755 points in the 100 meter dash, running 11.49.

– After fouling on his first attempt in the long jump, he marked 22-7.25 in the long jump to score 788 points.

– In the shot put, he scored 546 points with a best throw of 36-1.25 on his final attempts.

– Schluter cleared 6-1.5 in the high jump to score 687 points.

– He ran a personal-best 49.82 in the day’s final event, the 400 meter dash, scoring 828 points, winning his heat. His pervious best was 49.84 set in 2015.

Women’s Heptathlon

– Wichmann began her day by scoring 755 points in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 15.67.

– She cleared 5-4.5 in the high jump to score 783 points.

– After fouling on her first attempt in the shot put, Wichmann marked 33-10 on ther second attempt to score 550 points.

– In her final event of the day, she ran a personal record 25.55 in the 200 meter dash to score 837 points. Her previous best was 25.62 set back in 2015.

Up Next
– The Decathlon starts at 8:30 a.m. and the Heptathlon starts at 9:30 a.m. on Friday morning. Kevin Schultz will compete in the high jump at 4:05 p.m. All times are CST.

— Northwest Athletics —