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DECA Newsletter # 24, Webb-Wallin Retirements Announced

This Newsletter, # 24 for 2009, covers the recently announced May retirements of two of America's top decathlon coaches, Bill Webb of Tennessee and Carl Wallin of Dartmouth. Official announcemnets from the respective Sports Information Offices are used. Both coaches dominated their respective leagues multi-events, the SEC and the Heptagonals. Their most recognizable decathletes were Tom Pappas/Tennessee, 1999 NCAA champ, and Mustafa Abdur-Rahim/Dartmouth, 2005 NCAA runner-up.CLICK HERE Volume XXXIVNumber 24May(5)2009

Results Page, May 23, 2009

The revised results page offers complete details from the nation's four small college "nationals": NCAA Div-II, Div-III, NAIA and JUCO, all conducted on May 21-22, 2009 and where each was won by a 7000+ score. In all, 7 collegians posted 7K efforts and nearly two dozen recorded lifetime best scores.CLICK HERE 2009 Results

DECA Newsletter # 23, Big Scores from Small Colleges

DECA Newsletter # 23 covers the May 21-22 weekend which provided four national championship decathlons for small colleges: NCAA I and III, NAIA and National JUCO. Seven 7000+ efforts were turned in and 3 defended their national titles: Camille Vandendriessche/Abilene Christian (D-II), Jon Hilton (right) (NAIA) and Kurt Felix (JUCO).CLICK HEREVolume XXXIVNumber 23May(4)2009

Results Page, May 17, 2009

This updated results page offers the details of the 16 new decathlons conducted between May 13-16, 2009 including major collegiate conference meets: Big 12, Big 10, SEC, Missouri Valley, Big Sky, Mountain West, Summit, and more. USA and collegiate lists are updated for those looking for national collegiate qualifiers. CLICK HERE 2009 Results

DECA Newsletter #22, Big Scores at Big 12

This Newsletter, the 22nd of the season, covers the major collegiate conference weekend (May 13-16, 2009) where two dozen major scores were posted including Moritz Cleve's (at left) 8004 winning effort at the Big 12 meet in Lubbock. Big 10, Missouri Valley, IC4A, Mountain West, Big Sky are among the 16 meetings covered. A note is posted about the mean of wind-aided marks.CLICK HERE VolumeXXXIVNumber22May

Results Page, May 11, 2009

This Results page offers the details of the MultiStars meeting in Desanzano, Italy where American Jake Arnold was victorious, Ashton Eaton's 2nd straight Pac-10 crown and a dozen USA meetings, most of which were collegiate conference affairs. Updated lists including all NCAA qualifiers (auto and provisional for all divisions) are also attached. CLICK HERE 2009 Results

DECA Newsletter #21, Arnold Wins at MultiStars, Eaton at Pac-10

This Newsletter covers the week/weekend of May 4-10, 2009 where the major news was Jake Arnold's win at the IAAF MultiStars meeting in Desanzano, Italy (the 5th USA winner since 1993), and Ashton Eaton's second 8000+ score (winning Pac-10 crown) in two weeks. Other confernce champions are covered as well as Dan O'Brien's new hopscotch record.CLICK HERE Volume XXXIVNumber 21May2009

Results Page, May 3, 2009

The Results page includes scores and details for the 28 USA decathlons held from April 27 thru May 3, 2009. The major scores came from the Claremeont Open, but 26 of the 28 affairs were collegiate conference meetings. The weekend produced 26 national auto or provisional qualifying scores. CLICK HERE 2009 Results

DECA Newsletter #20, Claremont Qualifiers

This Newsletter covers the week of April 27 through May 3, and the series of 28 USA decathlons, most of them collegiate conference affairs. The leading marks were posted at the Claremont (CA) Open where Desi Burt, Mike Marsh and Andrew Hall (left) all recorded lifetime bests. Deadline dates for 2009 NCAA qualifying are provided.CLICK HERE VolumeXXXIVNumber20May2009