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Looking forward to another great season in the NCAA & USA men’s decathlon (and indoor heptathlon)…
NCAA (D1):
- Five 8000 point guys likely returning this year (Hock, Uibo, Scantling, Nilsson as a redshirt senior?, Keys) and a few more that are very close (Ziemek, McCune).
- Last year’s HS stars and World Juniors 6th and 8th place finishers, Harrison Williams (Stanford, 7760) and Gabe Moore (Arkansas, 7619) will move up to the senior implements this year.
- Georgia is a multi-event machine. In addition to Uibo and Scantling, Karl Saluri (EST, 7497) has transferred there from New Orleans (2015 eligibility?), and coming back from injury is Devon Williams (Kendell’s older brother). Devon scored 6916 as a freshman, has a sum of PR’s over 7500, and has already opened the indoor season solidly, PR’ing in all three events in his first meet back.
- Any surprises this year?... Maybe Andre Dorsey of Kennesaw St. will try it again (didn’t complete his first and only decathlon last season). He has reasonable speed (10.76), great hops (LJ 25-5/7.76 and HJ 7-3/2.23), and strong enough to do quite well in the throwing events with minimal training (SP 46-6/14.18 and JT 193/58.80) – a potential 8000 point guy if you add in a respectable PV/1500, but I’m an optimist here. Any others?
USA:
See olorin’s post for a great review of 2014…
http://trackandfieldnews.com/discuss...on-2014-review
- Eaton back from 400H’ing and Hardee will be 31 this February… but both likely ready for another WC.
- WC spots 3 and 4 up for grabs… Recovering from injury is Taiwo (out 2014 season) and Beach (elbow). Just saw first signs of Jeremy at the PV Summit in Reno (near PR of 16-0/4.90), and it appears his training is going very well at the OTV-CV. Beach also appears to be recovering and training well in Arizona. Not sure if Gunnar Nixon is still at Chula Vista, regardless, he should be coming into his own at this time. Might we see Scantling in a USA uniform with another year of improvement?
- Any surprises this year?... Maybe off the radar a bit is Miller Moss (7996 in 2011 NCAAs), who I believe is training in Austin TX with Hardee, etc. Not sure what we’ll see out of recent graduates Cato and Lazas after below-expectation senior college seasons. Lastly, there’s always warriors Gray Horn and Wesley Bray - hopefully both will break thru 8000 this year.
- More 8000 point performers this year, than ever before?
NCAA (D1):
- Five 8000 point guys likely returning this year (Hock, Uibo, Scantling, Nilsson as a redshirt senior?, Keys) and a few more that are very close (Ziemek, McCune).
- Last year’s HS stars and World Juniors 6th and 8th place finishers, Harrison Williams (Stanford, 7760) and Gabe Moore (Arkansas, 7619) will move up to the senior implements this year.
- Georgia is a multi-event machine. In addition to Uibo and Scantling, Karl Saluri (EST, 7497) has transferred there from New Orleans (2015 eligibility?), and coming back from injury is Devon Williams (Kendell’s older brother). Devon scored 6916 as a freshman, has a sum of PR’s over 7500, and has already opened the indoor season solidly, PR’ing in all three events in his first meet back.
- Any surprises this year?... Maybe Andre Dorsey of Kennesaw St. will try it again (didn’t complete his first and only decathlon last season). He has reasonable speed (10.76), great hops (LJ 25-5/7.76 and HJ 7-3/2.23), and strong enough to do quite well in the throwing events with minimal training (SP 46-6/14.18 and JT 193/58.80) – a potential 8000 point guy if you add in a respectable PV/1500, but I’m an optimist here. Any others?
USA:
See olorin’s post for a great review of 2014…
http://trackandfieldnews.com/discuss...on-2014-review
- Eaton back from 400H’ing and Hardee will be 31 this February… but both likely ready for another WC.
- WC spots 3 and 4 up for grabs… Recovering from injury is Taiwo (out 2014 season) and Beach (elbow). Just saw first signs of Jeremy at the PV Summit in Reno (near PR of 16-0/4.90), and it appears his training is going very well at the OTV-CV. Beach also appears to be recovering and training well in Arizona. Not sure if Gunnar Nixon is still at Chula Vista, regardless, he should be coming into his own at this time. Might we see Scantling in a USA uniform with another year of improvement?
- Any surprises this year?... Maybe off the radar a bit is Miller Moss (7996 in 2011 NCAAs), who I believe is training in Austin TX with Hardee, etc. Not sure what we’ll see out of recent graduates Cato and Lazas after below-expectation senior college seasons. Lastly, there’s always warriors Gray Horn and Wesley Bray - hopefully both will break thru 8000 this year.
- More 8000 point performers this year, than ever before?
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