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Neugebauer leads Olympic Decathlon after first day of competition

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PARIS, France – Recent University of Texas graduate and NCAA outdoor decathlon champion Leo Neugebauer leads the decathlon through five events at the Paris Olympic Games at the Stade de France Track. In addition, three former Longhorns advanced to the next round of their respective events.

Neugebauer, fresh off defending his NCAA Outdoor decathlon title, leads a stacked field of decathletes through five grueling events. Neugebauer of Germany began the day running the 100-meter dash in 10.67 seconds to score 935 points. He moved into second-place after his third-round jump of 7.98m in the long jump.