The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Hardee wins NCAA Championship in decathlon
06.09.2005 | Track & Field / Cross Country m, Track & Field / Cross Country
SACRAMENTO -- Junior Trey Hardee (Birmingham, Ala.) won the NCAA Championship in the decathlon after posting personal bests in four of the 10 events and setting a school record with 7,881 points. He beat out Dartmouth's Mustafa Abdur-Rahim (7,739 points) and Missouri's Hans Uldal (7,687 points). Sophomore Donovan Kilmartin (Eagle, Idaho) earned All-America honors with a fourth-place finish (7,662 points).
"I was kind of down towards the end of the first day," said Hardee. "But, I had a personal best in the 400 meters and then I came out and had a PR in the hurdles to start the second day and it really got me going. I knew it was going to be a fight, but everything just fell into place for me today."
Hardee started the competition with a victory in the 100 meters (10.86). He went on to finish eighth in the long jump with a leap of 23-0 and 12th in the shot put with a throw of 43-1.50. During a steady rain, he only managed to clear 6-0.75 in the high jump, but he came back to notch the first of his four personal bests with a 48.33 in the 400 meters to move into fourth place at the end of the first day with 3,947 points.
Hardee started second-day action with a PR in the 110-meter hurdles, blazing past the field in 14.09 to score 963 points. He moved on to the discus where he notched a throw of 158-7, bettering his old personal best by over 10 feet, to score 836 points and take the overall lead.
From there, Hardee moved to the pole vault where he cleared 15-9 to tie for second place and score 849 points. He posted the fourth of his personal bests in the javelin with a throw of 184-8, which bettered his old mark by over 10 feet. Then, he cruised in the 1,500 meters, crossing the finish line in 4:52.46 to break Rusty Hunter's school record of 7,845 points.
Kilmartin finished the first day in third place after setting a collegiate-best of 24-6.50 in the long jump and winning the high jump. He started the second day by finishing fifth in the 110-meter hurdles in 14.67 to add 890 points. He then set a personal best in the discus with a throw of 137-6 to score 703 points. From there, it was on to the pole vault, which he easily won with a clearance of 16-4.75 to score 910 points. He threw 155-9 in the javelin and ran a 4:45.83 1,500 meters to score 7,662 points and earn fourth place.
Decathlon
1. Trey Hardee, 7,881 points (National Champion) (School Record)
4. Donovan Kilmartin, 7,662 points
100 Meters (Decathlon)
1. Trey Hardee, 10.86 (892 points)
8. Donovan Kilmartin, 11.39 (776 points)
Long Jump (Decathlon)
1. Donovan Kilmartin, 24-6.50 (7.48m) (930 points) (collegiate best)
8. Trey Hardee, 23-0 (7.01m) (816 points)
Shot Put (Decathlon)
12. Trey Hardee, 43-1.50 (13.14m) (676 points)
13. Donovan Kilmartin, 42-11.75 (13.10m) (673 points)
High Jump (Decathlon)
1. Donovan Kilmartin, 6-9 (2.06m) (859 points)
T15. Trey Hardee, 6-0.75 (1.85m) (670 points)
400 Meters (Decathlon)
1. Trey Hardee, 48.33 (893 points) (personal best)
19. Donovan Kilmartin, 51.98 (726 points)
110-Meter Hurdles (Decathlon)
1. Trey Hardee, 14.09 (963 points) (personal best)
6. Donovan Kilmartin, 14.67 (890 points)
Discus
3. Trey Hardee, 158-7 (48.33m) (836 points) (personal best)
5. Donovan Kilmartin, 137-6 (41.91m) (703 points) (personal best)
Pole Vault (Decathlon)
1. Donovan Kilmartin, 16-4.75 (5.00m) (910 points)
T2. Trey Hardee, 15-9 (4.80m) (849 points)
Javelin (Decathlon)
6. Trey Hardee, 184-8 (56.28m) (682 points) (personal best)
16. Donovan Kilmartin, 155-9 (47.47m) (551 points)
1,500 Meters (Decathlon)
15. Donovan Kilmartin, 4:45.83 (644 points)
16. Trey Hardee, 4:52.46 (604 points)
