The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Track and Field's Neugebauer named finalist for The Bowerman
06.25.2024 | Track & Field / Cross Country
Leo Neugebauer becomes first back-to-back male finalist since 2019.
AUSTIN, Texas – Leo Neugebauer of the Texas men's track and field program was named a finalist for The Bowerman for the second year in a row. The Bowerman presentation will be Dec., 19 in Orlando during the USTFCCCA convention.
Neugebauer will be joined by Caleb Dean, hurdler from Texas Tech and Christopher Morales Williams, 400-meter runner from Georgia.
The eight-time All-American was named to the Preseason Watch List and made every update throughout the 2023-24 season. Neugebauer capped his final season as a Longhorn winning both NCAA multi titles in incredible fashion. He broke the German National Record in the heptathlon with his score of 6,347 points, which broke his own UT record and became the No. 4 performer in NCAA history.
His outdoor season was nothing short of spectacular. Neugebauer began the outdoor campaign winning his third-straight Texas Relays decathlon title with a score of 8,708 points – the No. 3 performance in collegiate history behind his own collegiate record and Kyle Garland's score of 8,720 he set last season.
Neugebauer later completed the conference sweep in the long jump with his winning mark of 7.77m (25-6). The decathlete added a spot at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the discus as well after his throw of 58.46m (191-9) finished in the top-12 at the NCAA West Prelims.
The Bowerman finalist was in rare form at the NCAA Championships after breaking his own collegiate record with a score of 8,961 points – the No. 6 performance in world history and became one of just seven men to ever break 8,900 points. Along the way Neugebauer recorded a collegiate best in long jump (7.86m/25-9.50), broke the decathlete collegiate record in shot put (17.46m /57-3.50), matched his personal best in high jump (2.07m/6-9.50) and broke the world record in discus by a decathlete (57.70m/189-4).
Neugebauer's accomplishments his final season are endless: first Longhorn male to win back-to-back NCAA outdoor event titles since Ryan Crouser in 2014, first back-to-back finalist for the Bowerman since Grant Holloway (Florida) in 2019, back-to-back collegiate records at the NCAA meet, and National and Regional Field Athlete of the Year (Indoor and Outdoor).
Neugebauer is looking to become the first male to win The Bowerman for the Longhorns and third overall – Courtney Okolo (2016), Julien Alfred (2023). He is the lone finalist for the Bowerman on the men's side in Texas history.
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