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DECA Newsletter #40, Filip Leads Thorpe Cup After 5 Events

DECA Newsletter # 40 provides coverage of the first day of the 23rd Thorpe Cup from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville where Team USA holds a whopping 1,041 point lead over guest, Germany's Team Zehnkampf.  Rice U red-shirt junior (elbow surgery) Scott Filip (left) put up big 1st day numbers to lead at the break as the host team attempts to break a 6 year Thorpe Cup loosing streak. Oregon's Mitch Modin and Stanford's Harrison Williams stand 2-3. In fact, Americans, having an outstanding first day, stand 1-2-3-4-5-6! Yikes! CLICK HERE VolumeXXXXINumber40July(4),2016

DECA Newsletter #39, Nebraska Travels

DECA Newsletter # 39 offers a report on a pair of important internationals held last week. Nebraska freshman Cale Wagner (left) was 8th at the IAAF World Juniors in Poland. His sophomore teammate Cody Walton was NACAC u23 runner-up in El Salvador. The annual Thorpe Cup (Fayetteville, AR, July 29-30) is next. CLICK HERE VolumeXXXXINumber39July(3),2016

Media Guide, 2016 Thorpe Cup Women's Heptathlon

This 17 page Media Guide  provides background information (time schedule, USA and Germany Rosters), Thorpe Cup Women's Meet History (individual and team winners), Past Results, Individual event records (World, American, Collegiate, German, Meet and McDonnell Stadium), Athletes and Coaches bios. Team rosters are somewhat fluid as athletes drop and are added. CLICK HERE 2016 Thorpe Cup W

Media Guide/Handbook for 2016 Thorpe Cup Men's Decathlon

This 23 page Media Guide/Handbook provides background information (time schedule, team rosters for both Team USA and Team Zehnkampf-Germany, previous individual and team winners, outlook for the 2016 meet and history of the meet- all in section #1), individual event records (section #2), past meet results (section #3), bios of both delegations's athletes and coaches (section #4), and Seasonal best marks (section #5) for the upcoming (July 29-30) 23rd Team decathlon Thorpe Cup (USA vs Germany) to be held on the campus of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. A previous post contained incorrect dates. A media guide/handbook for the women's heptathlon part of the meet will be forthcoming. CLICK HERE 2016 Thorpe Cup Guide - M

New Results Page, 7/10/16

This new post provides detail of the US Olympic Trials in Eugene, won by Ashton Eaton, and the recently completed European Championships from Amsterdam won by Thoams vander Plaetsen/BEL. CLICK HERE 2016 Outdoor Results

DECA Newsletter # 38 Eaton, Taiwo and Ziemek on Team

DECA Newsletter #38 offers coverage (sorry we're late) of the 2nd day of the 2016 US Olympic Team Decathlon Trials for Hayward Field in Eugene, OR. 28 year old defending champ Ashton Eaton (left) took it easy and qualified for his 2nd Olympic team (8750 points) and he'll be joined by Jeremy Taiwo (8425) and Zach Ziemek (8413). The meet doubled as the USA national champs, so Eaton captured his 4th title.  CLICK HERE VolumeXXXXINumber38July(2),2016

DECA Newsletter # 37, Eaton Leads Trials on Day One

DECA Newsletter #37 provides coverage of the first day of the US Olympic Trials decathlon from Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene. Defending champ Ashton Eaton holds a lead over red hot Jeremy Taiwo and Zach Ziemek with Taiwo's 2.21m/7-3 American record high jump the day''s highlight. 17 completed the first five events, yet the injury to defending national champ Trey Hardee was saddening. CLICK HEREVolumeXXXXINumber37July(1),2016