Anya Uzoh to Compete in Decathlon at Liberty Collegiate InvitationalAnya Uzoh to Compete in Decathlon at Liberty Collegiate Invitational

Anya Uzoh to Compete in Decathlon at Liberty Collegiate Invitational

April 1, 2010

Liberty Collegiate Invitational Meet Information

LYNCHBURG, Va.: April 1, 2010 - Sophomore combined-events standout Anya Uzoh (Laurel, Md.) will compete in his first decathlon of the 2010 outdoor campaign this weekend, traveling to the Liberty Collegiate Invitational with the 10-discipline event scheduled to take place on Friday and Saturday at Matthes-Hopkins Track Complex. The sophomore is coming off an outstanding indoor season, including a scoring performance in the heptathlon at the Big Ten Indoor Championships.

Uzoh posted a fifth-place finish at the conference meet with a personal-best 5300 - just 25 points off NCAA-provisional status.

This weekend's decathlon will be Uzoh's first since the 2009 USATF Junior Outdoor Championships, were he totaled a personal-best total of 6671 for USATF Junior All-America honors. Uzoh also notched a third-place finish at Penn Relays as a freshman.

The decathlon is scheduled to get underway at 1 p.m. Log on to www.gopsusports.com for complete recaps following both days of competition.