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Results Page, January 29, 2012

This new Results Page  post adds the detailed results of the 26 (!) indoor CE meetings held in the U.S. on the final weekend of January, 2012. The major news was the new world junior record, 6022 points, by Arkansas frosh Gunnar Nizon, Edmond, OK. A ten-deep collegiatre list is appended.CLICK HERE 2012 Results Indoor

DECA Newsletter # 5 Nixon's 6022 Nabs World Junior Mark

DECA Newsletter # 10 offers coverage for the final weekend of January, 2012 where 26 (!) indoor CE affairs were conducted in the U.S.. The major news was Gunnar Nixon's world junior heptathlon record of 6022 in Fayetteville and a weekend that rewrote the current collegiate lists...with 6 new NCAA I qualifying marks. This was some weekend.CLICK HERE VolumeXXXVIINumber5January(5)2012

DECA Newsletter # 4, Obituary for Bil Gilbert

DECA Newsletter # 4 offers an obituary for my friend Bil Gilbert, 84, who died yesterday in Augusta, MI. Bil was raised nearby in Kalamazoo, was a long time contributing editor at Sports Illustrated, and ,although he may not have realized it, was the inspiration for a lifetime of my decathlon related publications. RIP Bil. CLICK HERE VolumeXXXVIINumber4January(4)2012

Hardee is 2011 "Athlete of the Year"

This Newsletter offers the recently released world and USA decathlon rankings for 2011. To no one's surprise IAAF world champ and Gotzis winner Trey Hardee topped both lists. As well, Hardee was named by Track and Field News as the 2011 male "Athlete of the Year." Ashton Eaton finished second in both ranking polls and for only the 10th time in a century American decathletes went 1-2 in the world rankings. CLICK HERE Download VolumeXXXVIINumber 3January(3)

Results Page, Jan. 22, 2012

This updated Indoor Results Page covers the 11 indoor CE meets held nationally during the 3rd week of January, 2012. The top score (a pentathlon) was posted by Wisconsin's Jay Cato at 4040 and he topped teammate Dave Gresziak by 47 points.CLICK HERE 2012 Results Indoor

DECA Newsletter #2 Olympic Trials Qualifying, Indoor Season Update

DECA Newsletter #2  offers the final standards and procedures for qualifying for the 21012 US Olympic Team decathlon trials in June. As well, the 3rd weekend of January's indoor campaign is reviewed where Wisconsin's Japeth Cato posted a 4040 pentathlon score.CLICK HERE VolumeXXXVIINumber2January(2)2012

DECA Newsletter # 1 The Qualifying Standards Issue

The first DECA Newsletter of 2012 begins our 37th year of providing American decathlon information. The first Newsletter came off the press in the Spring of 1976. Egads! This issue offers qualifying standards and comments for the major USA national and international indoor and outdoor meets for 2012. CLICK HERE VolumeXXXVIINumber 1January2012