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DECA Newsletter # 34, Pan American CE and Hexham news

DECA Newsletter 34, the 4th of the current weekend, provides details of the Pan American CE Cup held in Otttawa, Canada over the weekend in which American decathlete Eric Broadbent won the silver medal. Details are also provided from Richard Hunter, meet director of the Hexham, UK International decathlon. Richard is seeking US decathletes who have scored over 7400 points. Iravel, records and prize money info is provided. CLICK HERE VolumeXXXVIINumber34May(9),2012 

DECA Newsletter # 33: Van Alphen Wins at Gotzis

DECA Newsletter  # 33 covers the 2nd day action at the 38th Hypo-Bank meeting in Gotzis, Austria. There athletes from nations better knwn for tulips (left): Hans van Alphen/BEL and Eelco Sintinicolaas/NED stole all of the attention from the better known Cuban and German delagations. 2012 was Tulip Time in Gotzis.CLICK HERE VolumeXXXVIINumber33May(8),2012

DECA Newsletter # 32, van Alphen Leans Day One at Gotzis

DECA Newsletter #32 offers first day coverage of the 38th annual Hypo-Bank meeting in Gotzis, Austria, There 30 year old Hans van Alphen (left) (4334 points) takes an 81 point first day lead to day two. Five others are within 119 points of the lead. 23 of the original 26 starters completed all 5 events.CLICK HERE VolumeXXXVIINumber32May(7),2012

DECA Newsletter # 31, Haynie in Big NAIA Victory

DECA Newslatter #31 provides coverage and results of for the "small college" championship weekend of may 24-25, 2012. Robbie Haynie (left) ran up a 7598 score to win the NAIA crown in Marion, IN but wind hindered his effort for an Olympic Trials qualifying score. J. Patrick Smith/Chico State and Ethan Miller/Central (IAwon the D-II and D-III affairs in Pueblo, CO and Claremont, CA respectively.CLICK HERE VolumeXXXVIINumber31May(6),2012

DECA Newsletter # 30, America's First Decathlon, May 22-23, 1912

This newsletter provides coverage of America's first decathlon, the Central (mid-west) US Olympic Trials in Evanston, IL. The meet was conducted 100 years ago, today! (May 22-23, 1912). The winner, J. Austin Menaul,(left) a student at the University of Chicago, set a world record yet it went unrecognized for 75 years. Meet photographs from the Library of Congress are provided. I hope you enjoy this.CLICK HERE VolumeXXXVIINumber30May(5),2012

DECA Newsletter # 29, Detmer's 7910 Takes Walton Meet

DECA Newsletter # 29 offers US decathlon coverage of the 3rd week of May, 2012. Joe Detmer demonstarted his conditioning by winning the Audrey Walton meet in Columbia, MO with an Olympic Trials auto mark of 7910. Junior College and NCAA D-III meets dominated. An updated Olympic Trials qualifying lists is attached.CLICK HERE VolumeXXXVIINumber29May(4),2012

DECA Newsletter # 28, Oh, that Big Ten Meet !!

DECA Newletter # 28 provide coverage for the collegiate conference decathlon meets which ended on Saturday, May 12. The Big 10 meet in Madison, WI was HUGE as 3 surpassed 7800 points and the newly admitted Nebraska Cornhusker Bjorn Barrefors won with a 7897 score. In Manhattan, KS Texas junior Issac Murphy led from the opening gun to win the Big 12 meet. A final list of NCAA D-I qualifiers is provided. CLICK HERE VolumeXXXVIINumber28May(3),2012

DECA Newsletter # 27, Lazas Leads SEC Sweep

DECA Newsletter # 27 provides coverage fo the May 9-10-11 (Wed-Thurs-Fri) collegiate conference decathlon meets. The major news came from Baton Rouge where Kevin Lazas led a 1-2-3 'back sweep of the SEC places while other notables failed to achieve an NCAA qualifying score. Also, Kurt Felix/Boise State and Jeff Mohl/Montana State won western league meetings.CLICK HERE VolumeXXXVIINumber27May(2),2012

DECA Newsletter # 26, Oregon's Dakotah Keys Wins Pac-12

DECA Newsletter # 26 provides coverage of the American decathlon scene for the first week of may, 2012. The major performance came at Hayward Field in Eugene, OR where local Dakotah Keys (left), 20, a redshirt freshman from Sweet Home, OR, captured the Pac-12 crown with a significant 7793 PR score. UCLA's Marcus Nilsson was 2nd. CLICK HERE VolumeXXXVIINumber26,May(1),2012

DECA Newsletter # 25, Clay Tunes Up at Drake

DECA Newsletter # 25 offers coverage of the US decathlons during the final week/weekend of April, 2012. The major news was Bryan Clay's significant 7 marks at the Drake Relays in Des Moines. UNI senior Dan Gorris won the event with 7624 points.CLICK HERE VolumeXXXVIINumber25April(5),2012