AUSTIN, Texas – Leo Neugebauer was named the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Field Athlete of the Year on Monday afternoon.
Neugebauer earned the national award after breaking his own collegiate record in the decathlon with his score of 8,961 points – the No. 6 performance in world history. The eight-time All-American defended his decathlon title setting the world record in the discus as a decathlete (57.70m / 189-4), recorded a NCAA-personal best in long jump (7.86m / 25-9.50), broke his own collegiate record in shot put as a multi (17.