DULUTH, Minn. – Southwest Minnesota State University's Jack Clark opened the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championship on Thursday competing in five events in the Decathlon held at Malosky Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota Duluth.
 
Clark amassed 3,138 points and is currently in seventh place out of 14 competitors. He cleared a season best 1.82m in the high jump to place third and ran a personal best 54.15 in the 400 meters to finish ninth.
 
He ran 11.30 in the 100 meters to finish seventh, placed 10^th in the long jump at 5.93m and was 11^th in the shot put at 10.16m.
 
Day two of the NSIC Championships continues Friday starting at 9 a.m.