The University of Maine Black Bears men’s track and field team went to Holy Cross University on Wednesday for the first day of a multi-event meet.

The decathlon was the main event of the day, with two Black Bears finishing in the top 10 through five events. First-year athlete Matthew York ended the day in eighth place with a total of 3,263 points. He finished the 100-meter dash in 11.65 seconds, the long jump in 6.42 meters, the shot put in 11.07 meters, the high jump in 1.89 meters and the 400-meter dash in 54.78 seconds.

Fourth-year, multi-event athlete James Rutter finished the first day in seventh in the decathlon with 3,285 points. He finished the 100-meter dash in 10.84 seconds, the long jump in 6.07 meters, the shot put in 12.05 meters, the high jump in 1.71 meters and the 400-meter dash in 54.37 seconds.

Day two of the meet at Holy Cross University took place on Thursday, and the Black Bears once again had some very notable performances in the decathlon.

York finished the 110-meter hurdles in 16.68 seconds, 28.62 meters in the discus, 4.15 meters in the pole vault, 45.49 meters in the javelin and 5:12.56 in the 1500-meter run. This made his total for the meet 6,029 points, good enough to place York seventh all-time on the University of Maine Black Bears outdoor track decathlon list.

Rutter also had himself a day in the decathlon again. He finished the 110-meter hurdles in 15.98 seconds, 37.92 meters in the discus, 3.85 meters in the pole vault, 48.28 meters in the javelin and 5:38.89 in the 1500-meter run. This ran his total up to 6,138 points. That was good enough to put Rutter fifth on the all-time outdoor decathlon list at the UMaine.