SAN DIEGO, Calif. – North Dakota State junior Zach McGlynn broke the 20-year-old school record in the decathlon and set the top score in the NCAA early this outdoor season on Friday at the Aztec Invitational.
 
McGlynn (Stephen, Minn.) scored 7,697 points, breaking Andrew Aakre's NDSU record of 7,641 from 2005.
 
Following a career-best opening day on Thursday, McGlynn recorded personal-best performances in all five events on Friday. He clocked 14.78 in the 110m hurdles, threw 129-6 (39.49m) in the discus, cleared 16-08.75 (5.10m) in the pole vault, threw 141-3 (43.05m) in the javelin, and capped the meet with a time of 4:53.23 in the 1500m.
 
McGlynn's mark in the pole vault also tied him for seventh-best in NDSU outdoor history in that event.
 
Based on past seasons' NCAA performance lists, McGlynn's score would have qualified him for every NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships under the current format.
 
Bison senior Bryce Enerson also set a personal-best in the decathlon alongside McGlynn, scoring 6,609 points to take second in the meet. It was a 498-point improvement over his previous best decathlon, as Enerson registered new personal-best marks in six out of the 10 events.