2012 Olympic gold medalist Ashton Eaton won the men’s decathlon at the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials. Despite suffering a small tear of his quad on May 20, Eaton won the competition with a total score of 8750.
After the Day 1 of the event, Eaton led the way with 4,560 points, winning the 100m, long jump and 400m. The Eugene, Oregon native started off the second day of competition with a win in the 110m hurdles Sunday morning. In the final event, the 1500m, Eaton finished fourth with a time of 4:25.15.
He will be joined on the U.