PROVO -- BYU's Devin Howe, Chris Weirich and Kevin Keys finished one-two-three in the decathlon, while the Cougars's Amy Menlove finished second in the heptathlon, just 48 points shy of an NCAA nationals automatic qualifying mark.
Menlove scored 5,452 points in the heptathlon, giving her the fourth-best mark in the NCAA this year. Her mark places her sixth all-time in school history, trailing Olympians Tiffany Lott-Hogan and Marsha Mark-Baird.
Menlove temporarily took the lead over Jackie Poulson in the heptathlon after leaping 20 feet 11.25 inches in the long jump to earn 969 points. Poulson then regained the lead for good in both the javelin and 800 meters, two of Menlove's weaker events.
Julie Andersen placed sixth overall with 4,698 points, moving up three spots during the day. Andersen performed especially well in the 800 meters, finishing third in that event. Freshman Sarah Lacey also moved up three spots to finish eighth with 4,557 points.
Howe, meanwhile, performed consistently in all 10 events, running away with the victory. He finished with 6,884 points, more than 300 points than the next highest competitor--teammate Chris Weirich.
Weirich had a phenomenal second day of competition, moving up four spots from No. 6. Weirich gained 790 points by winning the pole vault portion. He cleared 15 feet 1 inch, four inches higher than the next competitor.
Keys remained steady, holding onto to third place. He, like Howe, performed equally in all 10 events.
The Robison Invitational will get in full-action tomorrow with the trials of the track events and the open divisions in field.
Competition begins at noon and runs until 5 p.m. The public is invited to attend.