The breakdown going into day 2 is as follows:
If Eaton finishes with just his best marks from a decathlon this year he will finish with 8972 points.
If Eaton finishes by matching his PR in every event on day two he finishes with 9154 points.
If Hardee finishes with just his best marks from a decathlon this year he will finish with 8418 points.
If Hardee finishes by matching his PR in every event on day two he finishes with 8904 points.
110 hurdles:
Eaton ran a very relaxed 400 and did not blaze the 100 or drop any bombs in the long jump from being hyped up on the Oregon crowd so he will probably be a little more rested and smooth over hurdles for a solid 13.5
Hardee has been looking faster at this meet than the Trials but still a little off, he also ran a harder 400 so look for him to be right around the same 13.7 mark he put up at the trials.
Discus Throw:
The common trend of this meet is that Eaton is improving on his throws, it is all he really worked on after the trials. Look for close to a PR, but probably not quite the 47m PR. Probably in the 45s compared to his 42.81 at the trials.
Hardee was slightly off in the shot put due to a sore wrist, but discus does not apply pressure down the wrist like the shot and should not bother it as much. Look for him to step it up and break 50m if the winds are right.
Pole Vault:
Eaton has taken the Dec by storm and improved very fast in the pole vault in the past few years. He went 5.30 at the trials for a PR but has only broken 5.20 twice in a decathlon or heptathlon. Look for him to be around the 5.20 mark.
Hardee is also a 5.20m vaulter in the decathlon but has not done that in three years. He could be on tomorrow and go 5.10, or hit that 5.20 if everything is perfect.
Javelin:
Eaton has dropped a few PRs in the past few months in this event. Without just concentrating on a few events at this meet I do not predict a PR, but he should finally break 60m in a Decathlon javelin.
Hardee only threw 57m at the US Trials but sports a PR of over 68m. He is about 9 months removed of surgery and only took one throw at the trials. But with over 150 points on the line he should be willing to put everything he has into one good throw and get out near 65m. If his elbow shatters, oh well, this is the Olympics and anything over 65m pretty much secures him a much prized medal.
1500m:
If Eaton is in the position to break the world record with just a 1-2 second PR it would not surprise me if he went for it. But if world record is out of the picture and he can run a 4:25 and get the Olympic Record, that is probably what he will do.
Hardee is probably going to be in the position where he needs to run 4:50 or better to secure his silver medal spot. Lucky for him most the guys he will be going against hate the 1500 too. The only problem will be if Leonel Suárez is within 150 points. Suárez is currently 176 points out of silver but the only event Hardee is far superior in is hurdles. Suárez holds a PR of 77m in the javelin and should be closing in fast. He also has ran 4:16 in the 1500 which may force Hardee to need to break into the mid 4:40s to hold him off.