FOREST GROVE, ORE. – Former Roseburg Indian Noah Avery is at the top of the decathlon standings after day one of the Northwest Conference Combined Event Championships in Forest Grove on Monday.
Avery compiled 3,361 points through the first five events of the decathlon and holds a slim six-point lead over defending champion Alex Canchola of George Fox.
Avery has taken first in two of the five events so far. The sophomore at Lewis & Clark College in Portland won the shot put by nearly two and a half feet and the high jump by just over an inch.
There are five events left in the championships. The competition continues Tuesday at Pacific University.
