The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
All-America decathlete Wasik transfers to Texas
07.27.2016 | Track & Field / Cross Country
Former UCLA Bruin joins Longhorn ranks
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Track & Field Head Coach Mario Sategna announced the signing of UCLA transfer Steele Wasik on Wednesday.
Wasik comes to Texas after two years with the Bruins that saw him earn second team All-America status as a freshman in the decathlon.
"Texas is a very prideful place and I took Coach Mario's motto of winning with integrity to heart," Wasik said. "This is an elite program where I can better myself in all aspects of being a student-athlete, including being pushed by an amazing training group and using world class facilities. I know the staff wants you to be successful in life, not just on the track. More than anything I'm excited to get to work and help Texas win an NCAA championship."
He will team up with first team All-American Wolf Mahler here at Texas and with the No. 1 high school decathlete in the U.S., George Patrick, joining them this fall it gives the Longhorns a deep and strong group in the combined events on the men's side.
"I'm very excited to be adding Steele to our combined events group," Sategna said. "He is an All-American that will give us a tremendous amount of experience and depth in that area. I think with his addition to the group we will have one of the best decathlon squads in the nation and should be able to score a lot of points at the conference championship and compete at the NCAA level as well."
Wasik finished 12th in the decathlon at the 2015 NCAA Championships to earn that All-America status as a freshman. He posted a personal best score of 7,521 points as a freshman at the Mt. SAC Relays. That score would rank 10th in UT history.
Wasik will be eligible immediately for the Longhorns and will have two years of indoor eligibility and three outdoors after redshirting this outdoor campaign. During the 2016 indoor season he posted the No. 9 score in the NCAA in the heptathlon with 5,783 points. That score would have won the Big 12 Conference title by more than 250 points.
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