2016 US Olympian Jeremy Taiwo leads Ed Jacoby heptathlon...

NAMPA, Idaho--In his first heptathlon in nearly two years, University of Washington alum Jeremy Taiwo (left/photo by Paul Merca) stands first after the first day of competition at the Ed Jacoby Multi Events meet, hosted by Boise State University.

Returning to the place where he set a then world indoor heptathlon high jump record of 7-4.5 (2.25m) in 2013 en route to a score of 6156 points, he started the day with a third place finish in the 60, running 7.20.

He stumbled in the long jump, only jumping 22-5.25 (6.84m), to finish second behind Western Washington’s Seren Dances, who won at 22-7.75 (6.90m).

In the shot put, the 2016 US Olympian won with a throw of 46-2 (14.07m), then followed up with a win in the high jump, where he cleared 6-11.5 (2.12m), before bowing out at 7-0.5 (2.15m) to give him a four-event score of 3237 points.

Dances is currently in second with 2857 points, after starting the day by running 7.18 in the 60, then winning the long jump.

He threw the shot 34-11.75, then finished day 1 with a clearance of 6-3.25 (1.91m) in the high jump.

Action resumes Saturday with the final three events—60 hurdles, pole vault and the 1000 meters.

In a field event contested Friday, former Eastern Washington standout Larry Still, who transferred to Utah Valley University, won the men's pole vault with a clearance of 17-4.5 (5.30m)

Day 1 results of the Ed Jacoby Multi events meet are available here (individual events with scores only; you’ll have to manually add up cumulative scores).

In Lubbock, Texas, Washington State University sophomore Charisma Taylor finished second in the triple jump at the Red Raider Invitational hosted by Texas Tech University, posting the best Washington State all-time mark at 43-feet 6 1/2 inches (13.27m). Taylor also went on to finish fifth overall in the 60-meter hurdles with her best time at 8.27 in the preliminary round.

The Cougars’ Stephanie Cho posted a PR in the 400-meter, recording a time of 54.48. Leonie Reuter placed fourth overall in the high jump with a mark of 5-feet 8 1/2 inches (1.74m), and Kreete Verlin finished sixth overall in the long jump at 20-feet 4 1/4 inches (6.20m) as well.

On the men’s side, Mitch Jacobson led the WSU men's squad, placing first overall in the high jump with a mark of 6-feet 11 3/4 inches (2.13m).

Emmanuel Wells posted quality results in multiple events on the day, as he took fourth in the 60-meter dash at 6.69 seconds, and placed 10th overall in the 200-meter at 21.43 overall as well. Sam Brixey went on to place third in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.81. 

Jacob Englar turned in a solid performance in the pole vault as he placed fifth overall with a PR of 17-feet 3/4 inch (5.20m).

Mountlake Terrace native Chinne Okoronkwo, competing for the host Texas Tech squad, finished sixth in the triple jump at 40-8.75 (12.41m), and sixth in the pole vault at 13-5.75 (4.11m).

Former Cougar and Seattle native Aoife Martin, now a grad student at the University of Arizona, finished fifth in the women’s weight throw with a personal best of 59-6.25 (18.14m), eclipsing her best of 58-8.5 (17.89m) that she threw for WSU at last year’s MPSF championships.

Complete results of the Red Raider Invitational are available here.

In Boston, Olympia native Brooke Feldmeier finished fifth in the top section of the women’s 800 meters at the John Thomas Terrier Classic hosted by Boston University.

Feldmeier, a graduate of the University of Oregon, ran 2:04.28, as Cynthia Anais of France won in 2:02.41.

Feldmeier will go across town to run in Saturday’s New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in the 500 meter run, where she’ll face world championship 400 hurdles silver medalist Sydney McLaughlin.

Results of the John Thomas Terrier Classic are available here.

NOTE: The sports information offices of Boise State University, Washington State University, Boston University, Texas Tech University, Western Washington University, and the New Balance Grand Prix contributed to this report.