Junior Tim Nickas finished in third place in the decathlon at the Penn Relays today.  Marcos Sanchez (Turabo) won the event with Anya Uzoh (Penn State) finishing in second. 

Nickas finished the decathlon with 6,557 points to finish behind Sanchez (7,178) and Uzoh (7,045).  The junior finished the second day with the top scores in the 1,500m run and the pole vault while posting the second-best marks in the javelin and the discus.

Yesterday, Nickas finished the opening day with 3,358 career points.  Nickas had the third-best mark in the 100m dash to open the competition.  He was third in the field in the long jump and second in the shot put.  He had the fourth-best score in the high jump and the third-best mark in the competition in the 400m dash.

2011 Penn Relays Men's Decathlon Final Standings
1. Marcos Sanchez (Turabo University - Puerto Rico) 7,178 points
2. Anya Uzoh (Penn State) 7,045
3. Timothy Nickas (Mount St. Mary's) 6,557
4. Austin Strine (Shippensburg) 5,399
5. Fred Boone (St. Paul's College) 5,067