CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Noah Whack and Josh Gulapa got Belmont Abbey's participation at the UNC Charlotte's 49er Classic underway a day early, competing in the first five events of the decathlon.

Whack, in his first collegiate decathlon, sits ninth with 3,054 points. He finished among the top 5 in the 14-man field in the 100m dash and the high jump and had two personal bests (high jump and 400m). 

Gulapa had a personal best in the shot put en route to a 12th-place standing.

The final five events and the first day of the full meet schedule are on Friday.

BELMONT ABBEY RESULTS

• Decathlon Day One
  • Noah Whack, 9th, 3054 points
    • 100m Hurdles -- 4th, 11.59, 734 points
    • Long Jump -- 8th, 6.03m (19'-9.5"), 593 points
    • Shot Put -- 14th, 7.75m (25'-5.25"), 352 points
    • High Jump -- 2nd, 1.88m (6'-2"), 696 points
    • 400m Dash -- 8th, 53.07, 679 points
  • Josh Gulapa, 12th, 2898 points
    • 100m Dash -- 11th, 12.03, 645 points
    • Long Jump -- 10th, 5.83m (19'-1.50"), 550 points
    • Shot Put -- 9th, 10.52m (34'-6.25"), 517 points
    • High Jump -- 7th, 1.79m (5'-10.5"), 619 points
    • 400m Dash -- 12th, 55.81, 567 points