Schwartz, Veith Win Sam Adams Combined Events Invite

Reigning Olympic High Jump Champion, Derek Drouin, finishes in 4th place with 7150pts; sets Decathlon High Jump World Record with leap of 2.28m / 7'5.75" on Day 1Santa Barbara, Calif. – After two days of competition at the 6th Annual Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational, Lindsay Schwartz (USA / SBTC) and Hunter Veith (Wichita State) remained at the top of the Heptathlon and Decathlon standings winning with 5773pts and 7610pts respectively. The Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational was held on April 7-8, 2017 at Westmont College's Thorrington Field in Santa Barbara, CA. The event is hosted by the Santa Barbara Track Club (SBTC).

• 2017 Results
• Day 1 Recap
• Overview & History

SCHWARTZ WINS 3rd SAM ADAMS TITLE

With another trio of consistent events on day two, Schwartz successfully defended her Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational title, claiming her third win in four years. Kicking off the meet on Friday, she would run 13.70 (1021pts) in the 100m Hurdles as 2x Olympian in the Hurdles, Angela Whyte (CAN), would pull the field to good times under overcast and windy conditions. Schwartz would go onto string together consistent marks across the next six events with marks of 1.69m /5'6.5" (842pts) in the High Jump, 13.39m / 43'11.25" (753pts) in the Shot Put, 24.73 (921pts) in the 200m, 5.88m / 19'3.5" (813pts) in the Long Jump, 39.41m / 129'3" (656pts) in the Javelin and 2:23.53 (776pts) in the 800m to finish the Heptathlon.

Chari Hawkins (SBTC) was the runner-up with 5685pts. Hawkins won the High Jump on day one clearing 1.72m / 5'7.75" (879pts) and the Long Jump on day two leaping out to 6.04m / 19'9.75" (862pts).

WICHITA STATE'S VEITH WINS DECATHLON

Veith, a Junior from Wichita State, claimed the Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational title over Wichita State alum and 4x Team USA Decathlete Austin Bahner, 7610pts to 7441pts. Veith set a personal best in the two-day, ten event competition moving up to 2nd all-time on the Shocker's all-time list behind Bahner, who was a three-time NCAA All-American and currently serves as an Assistant Coach for the squad.

SBTC's Thomas Hopkins was third with 7344pts in a meet where he would set a personal best in the Shot Put with a toss of 13.40m / 43’11.75″.

Reigning Olympic and World Champion in the High Jump, Derek Drouin (CAN), was fourth in his first Decathlon with 7150pts. By scoring over 7000pts, Drouin solidified his Decathlon World Record in the High Jump, having cleared 2.28m / 7'5.75" on Day 1. The previous record of 2.27 / 7'5.25" was held by a pair of Germans, Rolf Beilschmidt and Christian Schenk, who hit the mark in 1977 and 1988 respectively.

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Schwartz and Veith Lead Sam Adams Combined Events Invite After Day 1

Reigning Olympic High Jump Champion, Derek Drouin, in 4th place with 3940pts; tentatively sets Decathlon High Jump World Record with leap of 2.28m / 7'5.75"Santa Barbara, Calif. – Through the first day's events at the 6th Annual Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational, Lindsay Schwartz (USA / SBTC) and Hunter Veith (Wichita State) lead the Heptathlon and Decathlon competitions with 3528pts and 3991pts respectively. The Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational is held on April 7-8, 2017 at Westmont College's Thorrington Field in Santa Barbara, CA. The event is hosted by the Santa Barbara Track Club (SBTC).

• Results & Heat Sheets
• Events Timetable, Overview & History

DROUIN SETS THE BAR IN FIRST DECATHLON

The highlight of the first day came just after 4:00pm under cool, overcast conditions in the Decathlon High Jump, the 4th of five events on Friday. 2016 Olympic and 2015 World Champion in the High Jump, Derek Drouin (CAN), competing in his first Decathlon competition, cleared the height of 2.28m / 7'5.75" on his third and final attempt. While below is personal best of 2.40m / 7'10.5", the mark not only surpassed 2011 World Champion Jesse Williams' (USA / Nike Oregon Track Club) Thorrington Field facility record of 2.26m / 7'5", but also tentatively set a Decathlon World Record, which has stood for almost thirty years. In order for a Decathlon event record to stand, the athlete must complete the Decathlon scoring 7000pts or more. The current record of 2.27 / 7'5.25" is held by a pair of Germans, Rolf Beilschmidt and Christian Schenk, who hit the mark in 1977 and 1988 respectively. Drouin is currently on pace to surpass 7000pts with his 3940pts after day one; he is in 4th place overall in the competition.

ADDITIONAL DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTS

• Schwartz Leads Heptathlon After Day 1: SBTC's Lindsay Schwartz is looking for her third Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational title and put herself in a good position to do so, leading the competition with 3528pts over Canadian Olympian Angela Whyte's 3455pts. SBTC's Chari Hawkins is in third with 3422pts.
• Veith Tops the Decathlon After Day 1: Wichita State's Hunter Veith took control of the Decathlon with a consistent showing across all five events. He leads Wichita State alum, Austin Bahner, who is a 4x Team USA athlete and USA Indoor Championship Heptathlon runner-up.
• Rickman Sets Meet Shot Put Record: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's Jacob Rickman, tossing the shot to a mark of 15.38m / 50'5.5", setting a meet record previously held by Decathlon World Record holder and 2x Olympic Champion, Ashton Eaton (USA / Nike Oregon Track Club) at 15.06m / 49'5" in 2016.
• Hopkins Sets Personal Best in Shot Put: SBTC's Tom Hopkins set a personal best in the day's exciting Shot Put competition with a toss of 13.40m / 43'11.75".

The Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational continues tomorrow with the community Youth Tri-Challenge and One Mile Run. The Decathlon will begin at 10:30am with the 110m Hurdles and the Heptathlon will begin at 12:30pm with the Long Jump.

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Olympic High Jump Champion to Debut in Decathlon at Sam Adams Invitational

The 2017 Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational held on Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8, once again will showcase incredible global Track & Field talent.  The two-day Decathlon and Heptathlon is held at Westmont College in the Santa Barbara foothills. In addition to the weekend festivities the Santa Barbara Track Club will host two youth events:

• Wednesday, April 5: FREE Youth T&F Clinic
• Saturday, April 8: Youth Tri-Challenge & Mile Run

Olympic High Jump, Derek Drouin Debuts in the Decathlon

Highlighting the competition will be the reigning Olympic and World Championship High Jump champion, Derek Drouin (CAN), who is making his debut in the Decathlon at Sam Adams. Drouin became only the 10th man in history in 2014 to clear a height of 2.40m / 7'10", setting a Canadian record. A graduate of Indiana University, he is also the only NCAA High Jumper to win 5 NCAA championships.

Drouin is competing in his first Decathlon and one event to look for is the High Jump on Friday, tentatively scheduled for 4:00pm. The current Decathlon record is 2.27m / 7'5.25". In order for an event record to be set, the Decathlete must finish all 10 events scoring 7,000pts or more.

Note that in a combined events competition the schedule may fluctuate and we recommend arriving 60-90mins. prior to a particular event that you would like to watch.

• Complete time-table and event information (results will be posted here)
• Event History & Records

ADDITIONAL NOTABLE ATHLETES

Austin Bahner (USA / Shocker Track Club) - 4x Team USA athlete, USA Indoor Championships Heptathlon Runner-Up

Thomas FitzSimons, Jr. (USA / ABEO Santa Barbara Track Club) - 2016 & 2015 Sam Adams Invite Champion, 2014 U.S. Decathlon Bronze Medalist

Lindsay Schwartz (USA / ABEO Santa Barbara Track Club) - 2016 & 2014 Sam Adams Invite Champion, 2015 Thorpe Cup Bronze Medalist, 2015 Pan American Silver Medalist

Angela Whyte (CAN) - 2x Canadian Olympic team member

Westmont Athletic Director to Run 50 Miles on 50th Birthday to Raise $50,000

January 6th event at Westmont College to raise money for the Santa Barbara Track Club and Westmont Track program; Open to the public, 8:00am - 5:00pm

SANTA BARBARA, Calif - (December 8, 2016) - Westmont Athletic Director and President & CEO at Medbridge, Dave Odell, has set a lofty goal for his 50th birthday. On Friday, January 6, 2017, beginning at 8:00am at the Westmont College Thorrington Field Track & Field complex, he will set out on a 50 Mile journey to raise $50,000 for two organizations he is passionate about: the Santa Barbara Track Club (SBTC) and Westmont College Track & Field.

In order to reach his physical and philanthropic goals he will run just over 201 laps on the track and is asking the community to join him for support. At http://www.50for50for50thousand.com you can pledge your support, including joining him on the track at the following levels:

$5,000 = 10 Miles $1,000 = 5 Miles $250 = 3 Miles $100 = 1 Mile

“It is tradition among my group of friends to take on a significant challenge on significant birthdays. While I’ve done ultra marathons before, the thought of running in circles all day is a Misogi-like challenge. For my 50th birthday there isn’t anything better than undertaking this physical endeavor to support organizations I love,” commented Odell. “Turning 50 is an opportunity to continue to push the physical and mental boundaries of the human spirit; lessons both organizations teach athletes at all ages.”

In addition to reaching his fundraising goal, he will also look to set the Westmont College Thorrington Field 50 Mile record, which has yet to be completed. His name would be alongside Olympic champions, Ashton Eaton and Jessie Williams, who hold stadium records in the 400m and High Jump respectively as well as local USA champion, Olympian and SBTC member Barbara Nwaba (Heptathlon).

More information and to donate: http://www.50for50for50thousand.com/

About Westmont College Westmont College is an undergraduate, residential, Christian, liberal arts community serving God’s kingdom by cultivating thoughtful scholars, grateful servants and faithful leaders for global engagement with the academy, church and world.

About the Santa Barbara Track Club The Santa Barbara Track Club (SBTC) aims to create a progressive and cohesive Track & Field experience for members of our community from youth to masters as well as the development of Olympians and Olympic hopefuls alike. The professional athletes are composed of combined events athletes and middle distance athletes who also work within the community by serving as coaches and mentors to youth.

Nwaba in First Olympic Heptathlon Finishes 12th & Top American

Nwaba concluded her two-day, seven-event competition with a win in her 800m heat and finished 12th overall with 6309pts; Theisen-Eaton wins the bronze medal for Canada after strong second day Last Update: Friday, August 13 @ 7:45pm PDT

Nwaba at the 2016 USA Olympic Team Trials.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Barbara Nwaba of the ABEO / Santa Barbara Track Club, hosted at Westmont College competes  in the two-day, seven-event Heptathlon competition at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, her first such honor for Team USA. Below we have provided event-by-event recap of the competition. For SBTC's complete Heptathlon preview please click here.

Barbara Nwaba and the SBTC featured on NBC's Olympic ZoneBarbara Nwaba SBTC Athlete Profile

Event-by-Event Recaps

800m - Saturday, August 13 @ 6:50pm PDT (Heat 2)

In the last event of the grueling Heptathlon competition, Nwaba would line up for the 800m in heat 2 of 3. As one of the better half milers in the field she would win her heat in 2:11.61 (941pts) just out distancing Hungary's Gyorgyi Zsivoczky-Farkas who ran 2:11.76 (939pts). Nwaba's mark was the 7th fastest of the evening.

Entering the competition as the 12th ranked Heptathlete by personal best score, her 800m time would move her up to 12th position in the Heptathlon at her first Olympic Games. Nwaba also finished as the top American. Americans Kendall Williams and Heather Miller-Koch would finish 17th (6221pts) and 18th (6213pts) respectively.

In the race for the Olympic podium, Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam would cross the line in the 800m just fast enough in 2:16.54 (871pts) to win gold over reigning Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill who ran 2:09.07 (978pts). They would score 6810pts and 6775pts respectively.

Brianne Theisen-Eaton, who trains in Santa Barbara part-time, had a great second day as she moved her way up to the Bronze medal position after the first two events. In the 800m she would run 2:09.50 (972pts) to capture her first Olympic medal in the Heptathlon with 6653pts.

The Men's Decathlon will get underway on Wednesday, August 17 with the 100m dash at 5:30am PDT. American Ashton Eaton who also trains in Santa Barbara part-time will be seeking to defend his Olympic gold medal from 2012. Eaton is the world record holder in the Decathlon with a score of 9,039pts.

Javelin - Saturday, August 13 @ 5:18pm PDT (Group B)

On her first attempt, Nwaba let fly the Jav out to 46.85m / 153'8 (799pts), which allowed her to move up two positions to 14th overall in the Heptathlon with 5368pts. 171pts separates her from a top 10 finish with one of her best events remaining, the 800m. Each second is 15pts in the Heptathlon and she is certainly capable of putting 8-12 seconds on particular Heptathletes.

At the top of the leader board, Thiam continued to lead reigning Olympic champion Ennis-Hill with 5939pts to 5797pts. Theisen-Eaton also threw near her personal best in the Javelin with a toss of 47.37m / 155'4 (809pts) to move into bronze medal position with 5681pts.

Long Jump - Saturday, August 13 @ 7:45am PDT

Another nerve rattling start to her morning, Nwaba would scratch her first two jumps in the Long Jump competition. However, it has been a position she has been before and on her third jump she leaped out to 5.81m / 19'0.75 (792pts), just slightly below her mark in Eugene earlier this year. Her overall total of 4569pts would drop her to 16th place with two events to go.

In the overall standings, Thiam moved into the lead with 5018pts over Ennis-Hills's 5013pts. Theisen-Eaton moved up one spot into 5th place overall (4872pts) with a good jump of 6.48m / 21'3.25 (1001pts).

200m Dash - Friday, August 12 @ 6:05pm PDT

To conclude day 1 of the Olympic Heptathlon competition, Nwaba would run a 24.77 (908pts) and finish the four events with 3777pts. While she would move back out of the top 10 and conclude day one in 11th place overall, Nwaba finds herself only 159pts out of the top 5. Reigning Olympic gold medalist leads the two-day, seven-event competition with 4057pts and Canada's Theisen-Eaton is in sixth place with 3871pts.

Shot Put - Friday, August 12 @ 4:35pm PDT

Competing in the A ring of the women's Heptathlon Shot Put, Nwaba would unleash an outdoor personal record of 14.81m / 48'7.25 (848pts) to win her group and finish third overall in the event. Traditionally not an event where she moves up in the rankings, her throw would move her into the Top 10, into ninth place overall with 2869pts and close the gap from the Top 5 to less than 50pts.

Thiam would maintain her lead in the Heptathlon with 3107pts over Ennis-Hill's 3027pts. Theisen-Eaton through three events found herself in fifth place overall with 2908pts.

High Jump - Friday, August 12 @ 6:50am PDT

In the second event of the day Nwaba pushed through the early heights, eventually clearing 1.83m / 6'0 (1016pts). Her height clearance of 6'0 is a go-to height and matched or bested her seasonal records from 2014 and 2015. 11 jumpers in the field cleared 6'0 and Nwaba's score moved her up 10 spots to 12th place overall with 2021pts.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR) and Thiam both cleared 1.98m / 6'6 (1211pts) setting World and Olympic Heptathlon records. Their event scores also catapulted them to first (2264pts) and second (2252pts) through two events respectively.

100m Hurdles - Friday, August 12 @ 5:35am PDT

What SBTC's Tom FitzSimons, Jr., reporting from Rio called a "Santa Barbara light rain", welcomed the Heptathletes on Day 1 of the Heptathlon at Olympic Stadium. A nerves rattling start also welcomed those in Heat 2 of the 100m Hurdles. After a false start was charged to the field when Germany's Jennifer Oeser false started in lane 2, Nwaba would get a first warning after also false starting on the second attempt. With the Heptathletes finally off she would run a clean race until she clipped the 10th and final hurdle, but was able to maintain her composure to cross the line in 13.81 (1005).

Nwaba would be in 22nd place after event number one, which is just slightly below the expected result. In the light Rio rain only four Heptathletes would record personal or season's bests. Theisen-Eaton, who trains in Santa Barbara part-time during the year would run well in heat 4 with a 13.18 (1097) and was in sixth place overall. Williams, in her strongest event, led the U.S. in the 100m Hurdles with a 13.04 (1118) and was in fourth entering the High Jump.

Olympic Heptathlon Preview

Barbara Nwaba competes on Friday, August 12 and Saturday, August 13 in the Heptathlon at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games; schedule and event-by-event preview; SBTC to be featured on NBC program, "Olympic Zone" on Thursday, August 11

EVENT-BY-EVENT RECAPS PREVIEW LAST UPDATED: August 13 @ 7:00am PDT

Nwaba (pictured left) with Team USA Heptathletes in Rio.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Barbara Nwaba of the ABEO / Santa Barbara Track Club, hosted at Westmont College is set to compete in the two-day, seven-event Heptathlon competition at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, her first such honor for Team USA. The Heptathlon kicks off the Track & Field competition at Olympic stadium on Friday, August 12 where Nwaba enters the competition as the sixth ranked Heptathlete in the world this year with 6,494pts and has the twelfth best career score in the field with 6500pts. She qualified for her first Olympic Games by winning the 2016 USA Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, OR in early July.

Other Santa Barbara notables competing in Track & Field at the Olympic Games include honorary part-time Santa Barbara residents Ashton Eaton (USA / Decathlon) and Brianne Theisen-Eaton (CAN / Heptathlon) who are event favorites for Gold as well as Damian Warner (CAN / Decathlon) who enters the competition ranked third in the world. In addition, Goleta native Nicholas Scarvelis (GRE) will compete in the Shot Put.

Below we've provided a Heptathlon viewing guide, resources and an event-by-event preview. We will update it accordingly once the final heat sheets come out. On Friday and Saturday the SBTC will also have event-by-event results and recaps as the competition progresses.

Heptathlon Viewing Guide (all times Pacific Daylight Time)

Thursday, August 11 @ 7:30pm : NBC Olympic Zone - story on SBTC (regional coverage; subject to change) Online live streaming will be available via the NBC Sports App and at NBCOlympics.com. We're finding the App to be the best experience for live streaming. Pre-recorded NBC prime-time coverage begins at 8:00pm on Friday and Saturday.

Heptathlon Resources

Barbara Nwaba SBTC Athlete ProfileIAAF Olympic Heptathlon Schedule, Start Lists & ResultsRio2016.com Schedule & ResultsIAAF Olympic Games Heptathlon PreviewIAAF 2016 World Heptathlon ListUSATF Combined Events Scoring CalculatorUSATF Metric to Imperial Unit Conversion Calculator

Event-by-Event Preview

100m Hurdles - Friday, August 12 @ 5:35am PDT

Nwaba will be in Heat 2 of 4 scheduled for 5:43am PDT and is positioned in lane 5. She has a best of 13.38 (1068pts) from the 2015 Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational at Westmont College. At the Olympic Trials in Eugene earlier in the summer she ran a season's best 13.65 (1028pts). Look out for Latvian Heptathlete Laura Ikauniece-Admidina to push Nwaba in lane 8 who has a blistering 13.07 season and personal best. Ikauniece-Admidina has the fourth best Heptathlon score in 2016 with 6622pts.

High Jump - Friday, August 12 @ 6:50am PDT

As one of the best High Jumpers in the field, Nwaba will be in Group A at 6:50am PDT with the fourth best jump in 2016. In Eugene at the 2016 USA Olympic Team Trials, Nwaba set a personal best, Hayward Field stadium record and tied the Trials records with her leap of 1.90m / 6'2.75 (1106pts). Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR) will be an important athlete to watch with the second best mark in the field and the ability to score 60-70 plus points over Nwaba in the High Jump. At the 2016 Götzis Hypo Meeting in May Nwaba and Johnson-Thompson were locked in a close battle with Nwaba finishing ahead on the overall scoreboard by 56pts.

Shot Put - Friday, August 12 @ 4:35pm PDT

In the third event and kicking off the evening section in Rio, Nwaba will be in Group A at 4:35pm PDT. At the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships, she set a big personal best with her toss of 15.00m / 49'2.5 (861pts). Outdoors she has a best of 14.64m / 48'0.5 (837pts), which she set in 2015, while her outdoor season's best is 14.47m / 47'5.75 (825pts) from the Thorpe Cup prior to departing to Rio.

200m Dash - Friday, August 12 @ 6:05pm PDT

To wrap up Day 1, Nwaba will toe the line in Heat 3 of 4 in lane 3 at 6:15pm PDT. Recently, Nwaba has excelled at the longer 800m run, but her 200m is also an event where she can score over 1000pts. In 2015 she ran 23.76 (1004pts) and has a season's best of 24.04 (977pts), which she ran in a light headwind at the Götzis Hypo Meeting in late May.

Nwaba's Day 1 personal best is 3909pts and will likely need to be near or exceed that count to be in position for a top 5 finish. The reigning Olympic Champion Jessica Ennis-Hill (GBR) and Theisen-Eaton are the pre-event gold medal favorites. Ennis-Hill is the fifth best Heptathlete all-time with a personal best 6955pts, while Theisen-Eaton comes in as the reigning World Indoor Pentathlon champion and leads the field with a 2016 best of 6765pts.

Long Jump - Saturday, August 13 @ 7:45am PDT

Leveraging her speed and leaping abilities, Nwaba has a best from 2015 reaching 6.23 / 20'5.25 (921pts). She will be competing in Group B as the 14th jumper. At the Thorpe Cup, just a few days prior to departing for Rio she jumped out to a season's best 6.06m / 19'10.75 (868pts).

Javelin - Saturday, August 13 @ 4:00pm PDT (group A) / 5:18pm PDT (group B)

Finding new distance in 2016, Nwaba set a personal best toss of 50.40 / 165'04.25 (868pts) at the Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational. She has continued to hover around the 50m line at multiple competitions in 2016.

800m Run - Saturday, August 13 @ 6:50pm PDT

One of her strongest events in relation to the rest of the competition, Nwaba is one of the best in the world at 800m amongst Heptathletes. Her personal best 2:07.13 (1007pts) from the 2015 USA National Championships helped her win her first USA title. Her best thus far in 2016 is a 2:10.08 (963pts) at Götzis that catapulted her to a fifth place overall Heptathlon finish amongst many of the same women she will see in Rio.

Lettow, Schwartz Earn Silver & Bronze at Thorpe Cup

Lindsay Lettow earns her first international medal for Team USA with two event score personal bests as well as a Heptathlon best of 6,098pts; Lindsay Schwartz adds fifth international medal for Team USA to her mantle; U.S. roster sets team record with 18,320ptsThorpe Cup Heptathlon Media GuideThorpe Cup Live ResultsDonate online to the SBTCShop SBTC Gear

Fayetteville, Ark. – ABEO / Santa Barbara Track Club's (SBTC) Lindsay Lettow and Lindsay Schwartz came into the 11th Thorpe Cup Heptathlon competition between USA and Germany as the final qualifiers for the seven woman Team USA roster. Taking full advantage of the opportunity Lettow and Schwartz would earn silver and bronze medals with 6,098pts and 5,962pts respectively during the two-day, seven-event competition held at the University of Arkansas on July 29 and 30. Collectively Team USA would also break the Thorpe Cup record, amassing 18,320pts, which would best its 2013 score of 18,117pts.

While Lettow would earn her first international medal for Team USA, she was no stranger to the competition entering her fourth Thorpe Cup. She would set the tone in the first event with a personal best 13.47 in the 100m Hurdles (1055pt), her first time under 13.50. In her third event Lettow would score her second best with a Shot Put traveling 12.74 / 41'09.75 (745pts). After a strong 24.57 in the 200m she would net a personal best Day 1 score of 3583pts. Schwartz competing well across the board in all four events on Day 1 would settle in right behind her teammate in third place with 3571pts.

On Day 2, Lettow and Schwartz would not let up on the competition maintaining their positions after each event. To cap off the Thorpe Cup, Schwartz would lead a SBTC 1-2 finish in the final event, the 800m, as they crossed the tape in 2:14.18 and 2:14.43 respectively. This would mark the first time two SBTC athletes medaled in international competition at the same event.

Next up for the SBTC will be a trip to the Rio Olympic Games, where Barbara Nwaba will begin her Heptathlon competition on Friday, August 12 as the reigning national champion for Team USA.

Santa Barbara Track Club Sends Three to Compete for Team USA at Thorpe Cup

Lindsay Schwartz and Lindsay Lettow join seven woman roster to compete at the USA vs. Germany Thorpe Cup beginning Friday, July 29 in Fayetteville, Arkansas; Barbara Nwaba to compete in select events in tune up to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro; Financial support for SBTC continues to be raised in record numbers

Thorpe Cup Heptathlon Media Guide

Thorpe Cup Live Results

SBTC Youth Club & supporters send off SBTC athletes at the Santa Barbara Airport

Santa Barbara, Calif. – While the Olympic Games in Rio grab the public's attention, athletes representing Team USA stretch around the world during the summer to represent the United States in select international competitions. After strong competitions during the USA Olympic Track & Field Team Trials earlier this month, the Westmont College based ABEO Santa Barbara Track Club (SBTC) athletes Lindsay Schwartz and Lindsay Lettow were selected to join Team USA and compete in the Thorpe Cup, a unique Combined Events meet between Germany and the U.S. that dates back to 1993 and is named after famous U.S. Olympian Jim Thorpe. The Thorpe Cup will be held in Fayetteville, Arkansas on Friday, July 29 and Saturday, July 30.

The Road to Arkansas

Schwartz, a University of South Alabama alumni and native of Watertown, WI, finished 9th in a deep Heptathlon national championship competition. Her 6036pts was a personal best as she became the third SBTC athlete to crack the 6000pt barrier in the two-day, seven-event Heptathlon. This marks her third year competing for Team USA at the Thorpe Cup and enters the competition as the reigning bronze medalist; she also earned a bronze medal in 2013.

While Lettow, a Central Missouri alumni and native of Urbandale, IL, fell just shy of her personal best and 6000pts at the USA Olympic Track & Field Trials, her 5960pts put her in 10th place, right behind teammate Schwartz, grabbing a Team USA roster spot for the sixth consecutive year. Lettow, a veteran on the squad will look to earn her first medal in Fayetteville.

Also listed as an alternate for the Thorpe Cup is SBTC's Tom FitzSimons, Jr. to represent Team USA in the Decathlon.

Thorpe Cup Event Record Holder, Nwaba Tunes Up on Road to Rio

The road to Rio de Janeiro and the 2016 Olympic Games has truly begun for Barbara Nwaba who departed Santa Barbara with her teammates earlier today. Nwaba will compete at select events at the Thorpe Cup, serving as a tune-up for the Olympic Games. As of time of publication she is entered to compete in the 100m Hurdles, Shot Put and Long Jump. Nwaba is the 2014 Thorpe Cup champion and event record holder with 6205pts, which she set that year in Marburg, Germany.

SBTC Hosts Successful Pathway to the Podium & Launches Online Store

On Saturday, July 23 SBTC hosted a community fundraiser that comprised of an obstacle course and various track events celebrating Nwaba's path to the Olympic Games. SBTC wishes to thank the entire Santa Barbara community who has supported its athletes not only in 2016, but the previous four years, helping to launch the Club and its rapid ascent in Track & Field. Record number of funds have been raised to support Nwaba's trip along with those of SBTC's Executive Director & Head Coach Josh Priester and team physical therapist and chiropractor Dr. Ernie Ferrel. Additional donations raised beyond the cost of the trip will support the continued growth of SBTC's Youth Track Club and community programming for years to come.

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ABOUT SBTC

The Santa Barbara Track Club aims to create a progressive and cohesive Track & Field experience for members of our community from youth to masters as well as the development of Olympians and Olympic hopefuls alike. The professional athletes are composed of combined events athletes and middle distance athletes who also work within the community by serving as coaches and mentors to youth. The coaching and personal training efforts of the athletes help to fund the continued growth of Santa Barbara as an international training hub as well as to promote cultural exchange and shared education.

Nwaba Claims U.S. Title & Spot on Olympic Team

Barbara Nwaba wins second U.S. title and earns first Olympic spot in the Heptathlon. Schwartz and Lettow 9th and 10th respectively U.S. Track & Field Olympic Team Trials Results

Event 7 - 800m

The rain held out for the Heptathletes to enjoy their seventh and final event and for Nwaba it was a memorable two laps around historic Hayward Field at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Nwaba's 2:11.71 (940pts) earned her a total of 6494 points over the two day Heptathlon competition. While it was six points shy of her best, it was more than enough to clinch her second U.S. Heptathlon title and her first U.S. Olympic Team spot. Nwaba will be joined in Rio by Heather Miller-Koch (6423pts) of Central Park TC and Kendell Williams (6402pts) from Georgia.

With a 2:14.29 (903pts) 800m, Schwartz would set a personal best Heptathlon score of 6036pts, maintaining her ninth place position and marking her first time over 6000pts. Lettow finished right behind her with a 2:14.64 (898pts) and 5960pts overall good for 10th place. Hawkins would complete her Heptathlon competition with a 2:24.76 (760pts) and 5720pts overall, placing her 15th.

Event 6 - Javelin

Nwaba returned to the top spot on the overall leaderboard with a final round throw of 49.19m / 161' 4" (844pts) netting her 5554 total points. Schwartz also moved up the overall rankings to ninth place with her throw of 41.06m / 134' 8" (697pts) and 5133 total points. Lettow would also move up one spot to tenth in the overall rankings with 5062 total points after a throw of 42.20m / 138' 5" (710pts). Rounding out the SBTC athletes, Hawkins would maintain her 12th place position on the overall leader board with 4960pts.

With one event remaining Nwaba is in good position to win the overall title as one of the best 800m runners in the field. She has a 40 point lead over NCAA Champion Kendall Williams of Georgia.

Event 5 - Long Jump

Taking a safe jump on her second attempt, Nwaba leaped out to 5.86 / 19'2.75" (807pts). Her four event total of 4710pts put her in fourth overall with a couple of strong Long Jumpers in the field out leaping the defending champion.

Schwartz would jump well with a 6.12m / 20'1" (887pts) on her last jump of the event moving up to 8th through five events with 4436pts. Lettow jumped at her personal best of 6.18m / 20'3.5" (905pts) and ended the event with the fourth best leap as well as moved her into 11th position with 4352pts. Hawkins jumped out to 5.83m / 19'1.5" (798pts) and through five events was in 12th place with 4334pts.

Event 4 - 200m

At 200m Nwaba would register the third fastest time of the field with a 24.17 (964pts). Schwartz would also run well, just off her personal best with a 24.19 (963pts); the fourth fastest time of the day.

Nwaba concluded day one of the seven event Heptathlon competition in first place with a personal best day one score of 3903 points. She would lead the competition ahead of NCAA Champion Kendall Williams (3892pts) from the University of Georgia. Schwartz concluded day one in 10th place (3549pts), Hawkins in 12th (3536pts) and Lettow in 13th (3447pts) to round out the SBTC squad.

Through three events, Nwaba leads the competition, Hawkins moves up to 9th (2650pts), Schwartz is in 13th (2586pts) and Lettow 15th (2547pts).

Event 3 - Shot Put

It took three throws to get a mark out past the 46' foot mark, but Nwaba did just that with a 14.16m / 46'5.50" (805pts) toss on her final throw. It would put her in first place overall with 2939pts followed closely behind by Sharon Day-Monroe with 2901pts through three events. Schwartz bounced back from her High Jump tossing the sphere 13.52m / 44'4.25" (762pts). Hawkins set a life time best with a throw of 12.80m / 42'0" (714pts) while Lettow would get the shot put out to 12.09m / 39'8" (667pts).

Event 2 - High Jump

Nwaba set the Hayward Field Heptathlon record and also tied the Olympic Trials record with a 1.90m / 6'2.75" (1106pts) jump, catapulting her into third place over all with 2134pts through two events. Hawkins would jump 1.75m / 5'8.75 (916pts), Lettow 1.72m / 5'7.75" (879pts) and Schwartz 1.66m / 5'5.25" (806pts). Hawkins and Lettow sit in 10th (1936pts) and 11th (1880pts) place respectively.

Event 1 - 100M Hurdles

In the first heat of the competition Schwartz and Lettow led the charge into a -2.9 headwind racing to 13.72 (1018pts) and 13.84 (1001pts) respectively. In heat two, Nwaba would run a strong opener in 13.65 (1028pts) while Hawkins (1020pts) would race to a 13.71.

SBTC Heptathletes Set to Compete

Four SBTC Heptathletes will begin competition on Saturday, July 9 in Eugene, OR. Barbara Nwaba enters the seven-event, two-day Heptathlon ranked number one and will seek to defend her 2015 U.S. national title while also earning first Olympic roster spot. Lindsay Lettow (#10), Lindsay Schwartz (#13) and Chari Hawkins (#19) join Nwaba with not only their Olympic dreams on the line, but coveted Team USA roster spots for international competitions later in the summer.

Youngberg Wins Long Jump at U.S. Paralympic Trials; FitzSimons, Jr. 14th in Decathlon at U.S. Olympic T&F Team Trials

Lexi Youngberg awaits selection for 2016 Olympic Paralympic Games in Rio; SBTC's FitzSimons, Jr. first SBTC athlete to compete at U.S. Track & Field Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, OR; defending U.S. national champion Barbara Nwaba along with teammates Lindsay Lettow and Lindsay Schwartz set to begin competition in the Heptathlon in Eugene on Saturday, July 9

U.S. Track & Field Paralympic Olympic Team Trials - Results

U.S. Track & Field Olympic Team Trials - Results

Youngberg Earns U.S. Long Jump Title

Charlotte, NC—23 year old Lexi Youngberg (T44), who recently joined the ABEO / Santa Barbara Track Club became the squads latest U.S. national champion after clinching the Long Jump title at the U.S. Paralympic Team Trials in Charlotte, N.C. Youngberg leaped out to 4.31m / 14' 1.75" on her second of six jumps. She also competed in the 100m finishing 5th in 15.01 seconds as well as the 200m where she finished sixth in 31.66.

Youngberg's jump of 4.31m gave her an AQS Qualification mark for the 2016 Rio Paralympics and is awaiting selection.

FitzSimons Finishes 14th in Decathlon

Eugene, OR—ABEO / Santa Barbara Track Club's Thomas FitzSimons, Jr. fought strongly during the ten-event, two-day Decathlon competition finishing in 14th place with 7392 points at the 2016 U.S. Track & Field Olympic Team Trials. Just off his best in a couple of his events, FitzSimons, Jr. logged a personal best in the Shot Put tossing it 13.12m / 43' 00.50". One of the best 1500m runners in the Decathlon field FitzSimons, Jr. would also finish third in the final event in 4:23.16.

Ashton Eaton (OR / Oregon Track Club) who trains periodically in Santa Barbara claimed his fifth U.S. Outdoor Decathlon title with 8750 points. He will look to defend his Olympic title in Rio later this summer.

SBTC Heptathletes Set to Compete

A trio of SBTC Heptathletes will begin competition on Saturday, July 9 also in Eugene, OR. Barbara Nwaba enters the seven-event, two-day Heptathlon ranked number one and will seek to defend her 2015 U.S. national title while also earning first Olympic roster spot. Lindsay Lettow (#10) and Lindsay Schwartz (#13) join Nwaba with not only their Olympic dreams on the line, but coveted Team USA roster spots for international competitions later in the summer.

Additional Santa Barbara Notables

2007 UCSB graduate, Stephanie Rothstein, finished 20th in the 10,000m final in 34:27.48. 2012 UCSB graduate, Ryan Martin, fighting injuries did not advance out of the first round in the 800m. 2007 UCSB graduate, Amy Haapanen, competes in the Women's Hammer Throw on Wednesday, July 6 @ 3:00pm.

Nwaba 5th at Hypo Meeting in Olympic Preview

Barbara Nwaba top American at Gotzis, Austria at the most prestigious multi-event on the calendar outside the Olympic Games; Canadians Brianne Theisen-Eaton and Damian Warner win overall titles

Results: 42nd Hypo Meeting – Gotzis, Austria

IAAF News & Summaries

Gotzis, Austria—The world's best multi-event athletes descended once again on the small town of Gotzis, Austria for the 42nd annual Hypo Meeting, the most prestigious multi-event on the calendar outside of the Olympic Games. For Santa Barbara Track Club's Barbara Nwaba it was another great step on her road to Rio as she rallied on the second and final day of competition to finish 5th place overall after entering the 800m in 8th. While her total score of 6360pts was off her top mark, it was one of her best finishes against international competition.

Two other athletes who train in Santa Barbara in the Spring also found success on their own roads to Rio claiming titles in Gotzis. 2016 World Indoor Champion, Brianne Theisen-Eaton (CAN) won the two-day Heptathlon competition with 6765pts. The top three spots in the Heptathlon included Theisen-Eaton's world leading mark in 2016, a Latvian national record by Laura Ikauniece-Admidina (2016 World Championship bronze medalist) and a personal best by Germany's Carolin Schafer (2008 World Junior Champion). In the Decathlon, Damian Warner (CAN) won in a world leading mark of 8523pts.

Day 1 Summary

Nwaba got off to a good start with marks of 13.75 in the 100m Hurdles (1014pts) and 6'1.25" / 1.86m the High Jump (1054pts) putting her in 6th place overall after two events. She would hit a snag in her next event, the Shot Put, with a toss of 40'11" / 12.47, well clear of her strongest throws above 48 feet. Nwaba would rally in the final event of the day, the 200m, clocking 24.04 and completing Day 1 in 9th place with 3737pts.

Day 2 Summary

Nwaba would start off the last day of competition with a Long Jump of 19'7.5" / 5.98m slipping another two positions in the overall standings with 4580pts. Enjoying new found success in the Javelin in 2016, with rain descending on Gotzis, Nwaba was able to once again shine launching the spear 156'9" / 47.78m, jumping three spots overall to 8th place with 5397pts entering the 800m.

As one of the best Heptathletes in the world at 800m, Nwaba would set the pace winning the fourth and final heat in 2:10.08 just ahead of Theisen-Eaton's 2:10.98. Her mark would catapult here three more spots to 5th place with 6360pts and ahead of Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR), the 2012 World Junior Champion and 2014 World Indoor silver medalist who finished with 6304pts.

Schwartz & FitzSimons Jr. Win 2016 Sam Adams Combined Events Invite

Santa Barbara, Calif. – Lindsay Schwartz (USA / Santa Barbara Track Club) won the Heptathlon with 5991pts points and Thomas FitzSimons Jr. (USA / Santa Barbara Track Club) won the Decathlon with 7576pts. Four Heptathletes earned U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifiers and USC's Amali Iuel posted the 2016 NCAA leading Heptathlon score. Below, we've provided a summary of each event organized by time schedule. For the Day 1 Summary, please click here. The 5th Annual Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational is held on April 1-2, 2016 at Westmont College's Thorrington Field in Santa Barbara, CA. The event is hosted by the Santa Barbara Track Club.

• Results & Heat Sheets
• Events Timetable, Overview & History
• Road to Rio Symposium - April 2 - Tickets on Sale Online & at the Door

DECATHLON - 110M HURDLES

Kicking off the final day of competition, Josue Louis (USA) put up over 900pts with a time of 14.58. Santa Barbara Track Club teammates, Thomas Hopkins (USA / Santa Barbara Track Club), Calvin Sullins (USA / Santa Barbara Track Club) and Thomas FitzSimons, Jr. (USA / Santa Barbara Track Club) took the next three spots running 14.83, 14.86 and 15.01 respectively.

Tyler Nelson (USA / UC-Santa Barbara), the leader after Day of competition ran 15.33 good for the eighth spot earning 810pts to maintain his lead through six events with 4716pts.

DECATHLON - DISCUS

In the shadows of the event's youth events, which invited young athletes from throughout Santa Barbara County, the Discus was next up for the Men. Canada's Patrick Arbour (Ottawa TC) took the Discus title with a throw of 47.05m (154'04.25") and earned 809pts. Followed closely behind was Santa Barbara Track Club's Derek Masterson who went for 46.41m (152'03.00") and 796pts. The scores would catapult them from 6th and 7th respectively in the overall competition to 2nd (5350pts) and 3rd place (5246pts).

Guest athlete Ashton Eaton (USA / NIKE Oregon Track Club) competed in his second event of the competition with a throw of 42.60m (139'09.00"), the third farthest throw of the morning.

Nelson would continue to lead the Decathlon with 5365pts.

HEPTATHLON - LONG JUMP

The women would begin their afternoon in the Long Jump, which saw Santa Barbara Track Club's Lindsay Lettow (USA) set a life-time best leap of 6.15m (20'02.00") earning 896pts. Lettow would move up to 5th place in the competition. Amalie Iuel (Norway / USC) and Chari Hawkins (USA / Santa Barbara Track Club) would tie for 2nd and 862pts with jumps of 6.04m (19'09.75").

Hawkins' performance would push her into the lead with 4458pts ahead of Nia Ali (USA) with 4407pts. Ali, the recent IAAF World Champion at 60m Hurdles in Portland, OR is competing in her first Heptathlon since 2009 during her collegiate career for the USC Trojans.

DECATHLON - POLE VAULT

FitzSimons Jr. would set a personal best of 4.80m (15'08.75") to lead the competition and move into second place overall with 6090pts. Arbour would finish second with a vault of 4.50m (14'09.00") catapulting him to first in the Decathlon with 6110pts. Derek Masterson (USA / Santa Barbara Track Club) would also vault 4.50m (14'09.00") to move up to third on the overall leader board with 6006pts.

HEPTATHLON - JAVELIN

2015 U.S. Heptathlon Champion, Barbara Nwaba (USA / Santa Barbara Track Club), led the field with a huge 13 foot personal best, tossing the javelin 50.40m (165'04.25"). Tiffeny Parker (USA / Texas Express Track Club) would take the second spot with a throw of 45.52m (149'04.00") followed by Santa Barbara Track Club's Annette Fleming (GER) who had a mark of 44.85m (147'01.75").

Hawkins would continue to lead the field with 5063pts, but by a small margin with teammates Lettow and Schwartz scoring 5062 and 5054 points respectively through six events.

HEPTATHLON - 800m

With less than 40 points separating the top four athletes heading into the 800m, the final event of the competition would prove to be an exciting one. The Heptathletes also had their eyes on the U.S. Olympic Trials qualifying mark of 5900pts. With the Youth Challenge finishing up, hundreds of fans stayed to cheer on the Heptathletes.

Leading from wire-to-wire, USC's Iuel would cross the line in 2:08.41, just ahead of Kiani Profit's (USA / Chula Vista Track Club) 2:08.77. Iuel's mark would set almost a 200pt person best propelling her to 5th place with 5799pts, a mark that currently leads all NCAA Division athletes. Profit would finish in 4th place overall with 5977pts, over the U.S. Olympic Trials qualifying mark.

Just behind the top two in the 800m, Schwartz would finish 3rd with a personal best of 2:11.93, not only earning her 937pts, but catapulting her to the 2016 Sam Adams Combined Events Invite title, which she also won in 2014. Teammates Lettow and Hawkins would finish 4th and 5th respectively with times of 2:12.66 and 2:15.01. Lettow finished 2nd overall with 5988pts and Hawkins 4th with 5956pts, both also qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Trials.

DECATHLON - JAVELIN

The ninth event of the Decathlon saw Toshiki Sakamoto (JPN / Kanoya Sport University) launch a big personal best of 68.01m (223'01.50") to out distance the field by over twenty-five feet and over 100pts. His mark would put him in third place heading into the final event of the two-day competition with 6738pts.

Arbour would finish second in the Javelin with a throw of 59.53m (195'03.50") putting him in first place overall with 6841pts. Masterson would round out the top three tossing the Javelin 59.37m (194'09.25") and moving him into fourth overall with 6734pts. FitzSimons Jr. would move into the second position overall with 6789pts.

DECATHLON - 1500M DASH

Heading into the final event of the Decathlon on a picture perfect late afternoon at Westmont College in the Santa Barbara foothills only 107pts separated the top four athletes. FitzSimons Jr. came into the event with one of the best 1500m marks and needing a big win to defend his Sam Adams Combined Events Invite title. He would not disappoint the crowd who passed on the NCAA Final Four to watch him post a 4:23.58 1500m win, earning him 787pts and 7576pts for the overall title.

Arbour would fend off Masterson for runner-up in the overall competition, posting 543pts with his 5:02.90 and netting him 7384pts for the Decathlon. Masterson's 4:46.07 and 643pts moved him into third place overall with 7377pts.

The Sam Adams Week of Events concludes tomorrow, Sunday, April 3 with the Road to Rio Symposium featuring Ashton Eaton (Decathlon World Record Holder & 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist), Brianne Theisen-Eaton (2016 World Indoor Pentathlon Champion), Jeff Farrell (2x Olympic Gold Medalist at 1960 Olympics, Swimming) and Barbara Nwaba (2015 U.S. Heptathlon Champion). Tickets are available online and at the door with the VIP reception beginning at 3:30pm.

2016 Sam Adams Combined Events Day 1 Summary

Santa Barbara, Calif. – After Day 1 of competition Tyler Nelson (USA / UC-Santa Barbara) leads in the Decathlon with 3906 points and Nia Ali (USA) leads in the Heptathlon with 3642pts. Below, we've provided a summary of each event organized by time schedule. The 5th Annual Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational is held on April 1-2, 2016 at Westmont College's Thorrington Field in Santa Barbara, CA. The event is hosted by the Santa Barbara Track Club.

• Results & Heat Sheets
• Events Timetable, Overview & History
• 2016 Sam Adams Week of Events Overview

DECATHLON - 100M DASH

The day began with the Decathlon 100m dash won by Toshiki Sakamoto (JPN / Kanoya Sport University) in 10.90 seconds followed closely behind by Santa Barbara Track Club's Thomas Hopkins (USA) also crossing the line in under eleven seconds with a 10.93. They would score 883pts and 876pts respectively to rise to the top of the leader board in the ten-event, two-day competition.

HEPTATHLON - 100M HURDLES

For the women, the 100m hurdles kicked off the seven-event, two-day Heptathlon and was led by 2016 IAAF World Indoor Champion at 60m Hurdles, Nia Ali (USA), who posted a 12.94 and a big score of 1133pts. Ali's mark was a Sam Adams Combined Events record as well as a Thorrington Field record, previously held by Olympian Brianne Theisen-Eaton (CAN / NIKE Oregon Track Club). She had previously competed as a Heptathlete for the University of Southern California and her mark put her on pace to best her 5824pts personal record set in 2009 for the Trojans.

A loaded 100m Hurdles field also saw eight other women score over 1000pts. Jessica Flax (USA / Texas Express Track Club) and Chari Hawkins (USA / Santa Barbara Track Club) ran 13.28 (1083pts) and 13.30 (1080pts) respectively.

DECATHLON - LONG JUMP

In the Long Jump, guest athlete Damian Warner (CAN / NIKE), who trains in Santa Barbara prior to his outdoor season, leaped 7.52m (24'08) to win the event. Sakamoto jumped 7.13m (23'04.50") to secure his lead after two events with 845pts over Hopkins who finished third in the Long Jump with a mark of 7.06m (23'01.75") earning him 828pts.

HEPTATHLON - HIGH JUMP

Hawkins and Ali would lead the Women's High Jump clearing a height of 1.78m (5'10"), good for 953pts. Guest athlete Sharon Day-Monroe (USA / ASICS), a NCAA champion at this event in 2005 for the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mustangs, used an abbreviated seven step approach as a pre-season warm-up, clearing 1.75m (5'08.75"). Day-Monroe is also a 2012 Olympian in the Heptathlon and a seven-time U.S. champion.

DECATHLON - SHOT PUT

The Men's Shot Put featured World Record Holder and reigning Olympic gold medalist in the Decathlon Ashton Eaton (USA / NIKE Oregon Track Club), who along with his wife Brianne Theisen-Eaton, leverage the Santa Barbara spring to train for their upcoming outdoor Track & Field season campaign. Eaton, a guest athlete in the competition, kicked off his outdoor season with a toss of 15.06m (49'04.75"), just an inch off his event record set in 2015.

Right behind him in the Shot Put was Santa Barbara Track Club's Derek Masterson (USA) who went for 15.00m (49'02.50") and Patrick Arbour (CAN / Ottawa Track Club) who threw it 14.92m (48'11.25"). Arbour after three events would lead the competition with 2329pts.

HEPTATHLON - SHOT PUT

Focusing on field events to kick-off her outdoor season, Day-Monroe won the Shot Put with a throw of 14.52m (47'07.75"). Amber Metoyer (USA / Texas Express Track Club) and Annette Fleming (GER / Santa Barbara Track Club) would round out the top three with throws of 13.91m (45'07.75") and 13.77m (45'02.50") respectively. Santa Barbara Track Club's Lindsay Schwartz (USA) also had a foot and a half personal best with a toss of 13.67m (44'10.25").

After three events Hawkins was in the lead with 2684pts in a competition separated by only six points amongst the top three. Ali was in second with 2680pts and Jillian Drouin (CAN / Sarnia) was in third with 2678pts.

DECATHLON - HIGH JUMP

In the Decathlon's 4th event Calvin Sullins (USA / Santa Barbara Track Club) and Josue Louis (USA) both jumped 2.00m (6'06.75") to earn themselves 803pts and jump up to 3rd and 4th place respectively in the competition.

UC-Santa Barbara's Tyler Nelson (USA) would be the overall leader with 3041pts, follwed by Arbour who had 3025pts.

HEPTATHLON - 200M DASH

To conclude the first day of the Heptathlon competition, Breanna Leslie (USA / ASICS) would win a close race in 24.17 over Ali's 24.20. Ali's 962pts would catapult her into first with 3,642pts. Hawkins who led through three events came across the line in 24.73 and would finish day one in second place with 3,596pts.

Rounding out the top three in the Heptathlon would be SBTC's Schwartz who would run a 24.32 and score 950pts bringing her within one point of her teammate, closing out day one with 3595pts.

DECATHLON - 400M DASH

Warner would take out the field in the last event of day one winning in 46.64. SBTC's Hopkins would have the second best time of the afternoon in 47.66. UCSB's Nelson set a personal best at 400m with a 48.92 to conclude a successful first day of competition, maintaining his position atop of the leaderboard with 3906pts.

The Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational continues tomorrow with community and youth track events beginning at 8:30am. The Decathlon will begin at 10:30am with the 110m Hurdles and the Heptathlon will begin at 12:30pm with the Long Jump.

2016 Sam Adams Invite - What to Watch For

The 2016 Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational will feature a number of world-class athletes competing in the Decathlon, Heptathlon and select events. Below, please find an unofficial round-up of some of these athletes for you to plan your viewing schedule properly. Note that in a combined events competition the schedule may fluctuate and we recommend arriving 60-90mins. prior to a particular event that you would like to watch.

• Complete time-table and event information
• Event History & Records
• Road to Rio 2016 Symposium (April 3, 2016) - Tickets on Sale Now!

Nia Ali (USA) - 2014 & 2016 Indoor World Champion at 60m Hurdles

• Competing in the Full Heptathlon

Sharon Day (USA / ASICS) - U.S. Pentathlon Record Holder, 7x U.S. Champion

• High Jump - Friday, scheduled for 2:00PM
• Shot Put - Friday, scheduled for 3:45PM
• Javelin - Saturday, scheduled for 2:00PM

Ashton Eaton (USA / Nike Oregon Track Club) - Decathlon World Record Holder, 2012 Olympic Decathlon Champion, 5x World Champion

• Shot Put - Friday, scheduled for 2:20PM
• Discus - Saturday, scheduled for 11:30AM

Thomas FitzSimons, Jr. (USA / ABEO Santa Barbara Track Club) - 2015 Sam Adams Invite Champion, 2014 U.S. Decathlon Bronze Medalist

• Long Jump - Saturday, scheduled for 12:30PM
• Javelin - Saturday, scheduled for 2:00PM

Barbara Nwaba (USA / ABEO Santa Barbara Track Club) - 2015 USA Heptathlon Champion

• Long Jump - Saturday, scheduled for 12:30PM
• Javelin - Saturday, scheduled for 2:00PM

Kiani Profit (USA / Chula Vista Elite) - 2013 Thorpe Cup Champion

• Competing in the Full Heptathlon

Lindsay Schwartz (USA / ABEO Santa Barbara Track Club) - 2015 Thorpe Cup Bronze Medalist, 2015 Pan American Silver Medalist

• Competing in the Full Heptathlon

Damian Warner (CAN) - 2015 World Championship Decathlon Silver Medalist

• Long Jump - Friday, scheduled for 1:00PM
• Shot Put - Friday, scheduled for 2:20PM
• 400m - Friday, scheduled for 6:00PM
• Pole Vault - Saturdaym schedule for 2:00PM

Additional Santa Barbara Track Club Athletes Competing in Full Decathlon & Heptathlon

• Chari Hawkins - Heptathlon
• Tom Hopkins - Decathlon
• Lindsay Lettow - Heptathlon
• Derek Masterson - Decathlon
• Sarah Skipper - Heptathlon
• Calvin Sullins - Heptathlon

Santa Barbara Track Club's Nwaba Finishes 4th at IAAF World Indoor Championships

Barbara Nwaba kicks off international season with personal best 4661pts; Canada's Brianne Theisen-Eaton wins Gold in thrilling fashion; Ashton Eaton leads indoor Heptathlon after day 1  Official Results

PORTLAND, Ore.—In her 2016 international debut, America's Barbara Nwaba of the Santa Barbara Track Club finished in 4th place at the IAAF World Indoor Track & Field Championships in the one-day, five-event Pentathlon. Nwaba put together a consistent day of competition scoring a personal best 4661pts, eclipsing by over 200pts her best that she set en route to winning the 2016 USA Indoor Pentathlon title earlier this year.

Nwaba would kick off the day in the 60m Hurdles with a season's best 8.43 seconds. She would follow this up with a mark in the High Jump of 1.82m (5'11.5ft), less than three inches off of her personal best. In the Shot Put, the third of five events, Nwaba would launch a huge personal best of 15.00m (49'2.5ft) solidifying herself at the top of the leader board in 4th position overall. While she would then set a season's best in the Long Jump at 5.84m (19'2ft), her 11th place showing would drop her two spots overall to sixth place heading into the 800m, the final event.

Nwaba would enter the 800m favorite needing to put eight seconds on Hungary's Gyorgi Zsivoczky-Farkas as well as fellow American Kendall Williams to move back into 4th place overall. Canada's Brianne Theisen-Eaton, who calls Santa Barbara home in the training build up to her outdoor season, sat in third place needing to put over eleven seconds on Ukraine's Anastasiya Mokhnuyk to take home her first international gold medal.

Nwaba took out the race in 63 seconds through the first 400m with Theisen-Eaton tucked in close behind, putting meters on the rest of the field with every step. Theisen-Eaton would overtake Nwaba in the final home stretch winning in a season's best 2:09.99, while Nwaba would also earn a season's best of 2:10.07. Concluding the Pentathlon in thrilling fashion, Theisen-Eaton would put over eleven seconds on Mokhnuy and claim the gold, while Nwaba would finish over eight seconds ahead of Zsivoczky-Farkas and Williams to finish 4th, her highest finish on the world stage. Theisen-Eaton's 4,881pts set a North American Pentathlon record.

America's Ashton Eaton, who also trains in Santa Barbara in the spring with his wife Brianne, entered the indoor Heptathlon as the heavy favorite as the reigning world champion and world record holder. He would finish day one of the two-day, seven-event competition with 3564pts and the lead over Granada's Kurt Felix. The Heptathlon concludes tomorrow with the opportunity for Eaton to win his third indoor Heptathlon title.

IAAF World Indoor Championships Schedule / Results

TV Coverage Saturday, 3/19: 6:30pm-8:00pm PST on NBC Sport sNetwork (NBCSN) Sunday, 3/20: 1:00pm-3:00pm PST on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN)

Live coverage can also be streamed on your laptop, tablet or smartphone using NBC Sports Live Extra.

Nwaba Represents USA at IAAF Indoor World Championships

2015 USA Indoor Champion, Barbara Nwaba will compete on Friday, March 18 in Portland, Oregon in the one-day Pentathlon competition; Oregon Track Club's Ashton Eaton (USA) and Brianne Theisen-Eaton (CAN) favorites in the Heptathlon and Pentathlon respectively PORTLAND, Ore.—For the first time since 1987, the world's best Track & Field athletes will compete on U.S. soil in Portland, Oregon from March 17–20 for the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Among those representing the United States is Santa Barbara Track Club's (SBTC), Barbara Nwaba, the reigning U.S. Pentathlon champion.

Nwaba will enter the one-day, five-event Pentathlon on Friday, March 18 as the ninth ranked athlete in the international field of 12. She has a personal and season's best of 4415pts, which she achieved just a few weeks ago at the USA Indoor Championships. In 2015, Nwaba earned her first U.S. title at the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the seven-event Heptathlon as well as her first World Championship roster spot. In that banner year she would set a personal best of 6500 pts, the #6 All-Time mark in the U.S.

Also competing in Portland this weekend are familiar faces to Santa Barbara, Oregon Track Club's Ashton Eaton (USA) and Brianne Theisen-Eaton (CAN). Track & Field's married power duo have been SBTC's guests for the last couple of years, leveraging Santa Barbara's mild spring to train prior to the start of the outdoor Track & Field campaigns. Both enter this weekend's competitions as their event favorites with Eaton eyeing his own world record in the seven-event Heptathlon (6645pts), while Theisen-Eaton has her target set on earning her first international gold medal.

IAAF World Indoor Championships Schedule / Results

TV Coverage Friday, 3/18: 9:30pm-11:00pm PST on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) Saturday, 3/19: 6:30pm-8:00pm PST on NBC Sport sNetwork (NBCSN) Sunday, 3/20: 1:00pm-3:00pm PST on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN)

Coverage can also be streamed on your laptop, tablet or smartphone using NBC Sports Live Extra.

Friday, March 18 - Pentathlon Schedule of Events 10:30am PST - 60m Hurdles 12:10pm PST - High Jump 2:25pm PST - Shot Put 5:15pm PST - Long Jump 8:10pm PST - 800m