Talbot's Finishes as All-American at NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships - Michigan State University Athletics (2024)

EUGENE, Oreg. – Track and Field's Ryan Talbot wrapped up the last of the 2023-24 MSU Athletic seasons, putting forth improved performances on day two of the decathlon at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships to finish as a Second-Team All-American in ninth with 7759 points.

Entering the day in 19^th through five events with 3843 points, the graduate student instantly made up ground in standings in day two-opening 110m hurdles, placing 12^th in 14.87, just over one tenth of a second off from a season best.

The Fenton, Mich. native would shoot up even further in the first field event of the day after a huge personal-best of 50.90m in the discus throw. The 889-point second place finish sent him up to ninth in the overall standings.

Talbot went up and over a season second-best 4.61 meters in the pole vault. In the penultimate ninth event of the ten-event competition and final field event, Talbot tossed the javelin 53.92 meters, good for ninth in the event and the overall points leaderboard.

Texas' Leo Neugebauer won the national title with 8961 points, a collegiate record. Talbot was just 45 points shy of eighth place and First Team All-America honors, while still earning NCAA Outdoor All-American status for the second time in his career.

Day One Recap
Michigan State Track and Field's Ryan Talbot finished day one of the decathlon NCAA Outdoor Championships in 19^th with 3843 points through the first five events at Hayward Field.

The fifth year from Fenton, Mich. entered the competition seeded 22^nd in the field of the nation's best 24 season scores in the 10-event competition with a 2024 personal top score of 7535. Halfway through with the 100m dash, long jump, shot put, high jump and 400m dash, he would have some ground to make up on Thursday.

Talbot kicked off his third consecutive outdoor national championship meet in eighth place with a 10.79 sprint in the 100m dash, .11 seconds of from his season best. In the first field event of the day he leapt 6.38m in the long jump, bringing his score total to 1578.

In the shot put, Talbot hurled the shot 13.59 meters on his final attempt, good for 14^th in the event. In a third consecutive field event Talbot cleared 1.83 meters in the high jump, three inches short of a personal best, bringing his score on the day to 2934.

Talbot would finish the day strong however, placing fourth in the 400m dash after crossing the finish line in 48 seconds flat, less than half a second away from a personal best.

Olympic Trials On Deck
While he was the lone Spartan athlete competing at the NCAA Cham­pionships, Talbot is not the last of the Spartans competing this season. Two other active Spartans and two MSU track and field alumni will compete at trials at the end of June for a shot at the quad annual summer Olympic games.

Fellow decathlete Heath Baldwin, current U.S. No. 1 and world No. 5 with a high score of 8470, qualified for the NCAA Championships but chose to forgo the meet in preparation for the U.S. Olympic Trials June 21-30. Baldwin was heptathlon runner-up at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in February and holds five school records and two Big Ten records.

Junior Spartan Kate Stewart-Barnett, who redshirted during the 2024 outdoor season, prepares for the Canadian Olympic Team Tri­als for the 3000m Steeplechase, June 26-30. Stewart-Barnett won this season's highly touted Raleigh Relays steeplechase and has a PR of 9:56.76.

American triple jumper Tori Franklin is probably the most decorated Spartan Alum aiming for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Par­is, potentially her second Olympic games. The 2015 MSU graduate and four-time U.S. Track and Field Championship winner finished 25th in the 2021 games and 2nd in the last two U.S. trials.

2022 MSU graduate Morgan Beadlescomb will compete at the U.S Olympic Trials in Eu­gene in the 5000m. The Adidas runner was a two-time NCAA run­ner-up in the 5K and a bronze medal finisher at the 2021 NCAA championships.

Decathlon Day One Results
100m – 10.79 | 8^th | 908 pts
Long Jump – 6.38m | 24^th | 1578 pts
Shot Put – 13.59m | 14^th | 2281 pts
High Jump – 1.83m | 21^st | 2934 pts
400m – 48.00 | 4^th | 3843 pts

Decathlon Day Two Results
110m Hurdles – 14.87 | 12^th | 4708 pts
Discus – 50.90m | 2^nd | 5597 pts
Pole Vault – 4.61m | 13^th | 6390 pts
Javelin – 53.92 | 9^th | 7037
1500m – 4:33.51 | 7th | 7759