Brayden Richards, Paige Floriea, Nick Biega compete at NCAA Division I outdoor track and field national meet

Brayden Richards, Paige Floriea, Nick Biega compete at NCAA Division I outdoor track and field national meet

Some familiar News-Herald coverage area track and field faces graced center stage to kick off the NCAA Division I outdoor national meet in Eugene, Ore. Perry graduate and Air Force freshman Brayden Richards concluded men’s decathlon June 12. Richards wound up in 18th place over the two-day competition with a score of 7,488 points. His best Day 2 placement came in javelin, the penultimate event. He uncorked a throw of 201 feet, 2 inches on his th…

Brayden Richards Places 18th in NCAA Decathlon Debut - Air Force Academy Athletics

EUGENE, Ore. – Brayden Richards closed out his impressive freshman season with an 18th-place finish in the decathlon at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships this evening (June 12) in Eugene, Oregon. Richards, the first athlete in 14 years to represent Air Force in the decathlon at the national championship meet, tallied 7488 points to claim Honorable Mention All-America honors.