SPU's Ali Worthen in fifth at the break in NCAA D2 heptathlon...

PUEBLO, Colorado--After day 1 of the heptathlon competition at the NCAA Division II track & field championships, Seattle Pacific's Ali Worthen (left/photo by Paul Merca) is in position to grab a top-three finish, as she currently stands fifth.

Worthen, the senior from Marshfield HS in Coos Bay, Oregon, totaled 3,177 points on Thursday, which is 25 more than she had earlier this month on the way