Carson Krack, a freshman out of Whitefish, came from behind in the 1,500 meters and won the NAIA men’s decathlon last weekend in Marion, Indiana.
Krack finished second in the decathlon’s final event, in 4 minutes, 33.81 seconds, to score 720 points and end the competition with 6,963.
Eastern Oregon senior Justin Krabbenhoft was second with 6,948, after leading Krack by 52 points before the 1,500 meters. Krabbenhoft finished sixth in the race.
Carroll junior Tucker Monaco finished third with 6,681 points.
Krack finished in the top five in five out of 10 events: the 400 (second, 49.74), javelin (third, 158-0.5), high jump (third, 6-4), 110-meter hurdles (fourth, 15.24 seconds) and long jump (fifth, 21-5.5)
He also was sixth in the shot put (38-10.5) and 100 meters (11.14 seconds).
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