Des Moines, Iowa ? Kansas University sophomore Rebecca Neville collected 3,017 points after the first day of heptathlon competition Wednesday at the 2010 USA Junior National Track and Field Championships. Neville, who is one of 11 KU track and field athletes competing in either the junior or senior championships at Drake Stadium, is currently in sixth place with three events remaining.

KU’s Andrea Geubelle (long jump) will participate in the junior nationals, while Rebeka Stowe (3,000-meter steeplechase) and Kyle Clemons (400 meters) will compete in the U.S. senior nationals.