Central's Drew Klein and Ellie DeGroot both finish second at GNAC Combined Events...
ELLENSBURG-- Central Washington's Drew Klein (CWU Athletics photo) , who started day two of the decathlon at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Combined Events championship in third place, won two events, and finished second in two others, but could not quite catch first day leader Anders Larsen of Alaska Anchorage. Larsen won the GNAC decathlon with a final score of 6969, a new personal best, while Klein fell 61 points short with a final score of 6908, also a personal best. Central Washington's Josh Boast, who was second entering Tuesday, finished third with a final score of 6496 points, also a personal best. Central's David Brown won the 110 hurdles in 14.52, while Klein and Boast went 2-3 in 14.60 and 14.79. Larsen stayed close, finishing fourth in 14.87. Klein, a two-time NCAA D2 indoor heptathlon qualifier, then proceeded to win the next two events, the discus, and the pole vault, throwing a personal best 126-6 (38.55m), and clearing 14-0 (4.27m). Klein, a 16-foot...
