Jeremy Taiwo finishes Olympic decathlon in 11th place with 8300 points...

RIO DE JANEIRO—University of Washington alum Jeremy Taiwo  (above/photo courtesy University of Washington) finished eleventh in the decathlon at the Olympics with a ten-event total of 8300 points Thursday at Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.



Taiwo began day 2 by running the 110 hurdles in 14.57 to take third in his heat, scoring 902 points, despite hitting hurdles in the middle of the race.