Leo Neugebauer überflügelt Legenden: Deutscher Rekord und NCAA-Triumph im Zehnkampf

Leo Neugebauer hat bei den US-College-Meisterschaften in Austin Sportgeschichte geschrieben. Mit 8836 Punkten gewann er den NCAA-Titel im Zehnkampf und stellte damit einen NCAA-Rekord auf. Damit setzte er sich auch an die Spitze der Weltjahresbestenliste und brach den 39 Jahre alten deutschen Rekord von Jürgen Hingsen.

Leo Neugebauer selbst kann es immer noch nicht fassen und ist sehr stolz auf seine Leistung. Besonders der Stabhochsprung war für ihn sehr emotional, da er wusste, dass er diese Höhe für eine gute Punktzahl erreichen musste. Auch im Sperrwurf konnte er seine persönliche Bestleistung deutlich verbessern. Obwohl er nur eine gute Trainingseinheit hatte, konzentrierte er sich auf das Wesentliche. Leo Neugebauer lieferte sich einen spannenden Wettkampf mit Kyle Garland, der ihn zusätzlich motivierte. Beim 1500-Meter-Lauf gab er noch einmal alles und war erleichtert, als er die Ziellinie überquerte.

Trey Hardy, ein ehemaliger Athlet und Mentor von Leo, gratulierte ihm herzlich und lobte seine Leistung. Leo Neugebauer bereitet sich nun auf die Weltmeisterschaften vor und wird sich in den nächsten Wochen erholen, bevor er wieder intensiv trainieren wird.

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"From the moment I step foot in this sport in 2011 in college, I had no idea what to expect. I always had heard of Trey Hardee, Dan O’Brien and Ashton Eaton so they were my role models. As someone who is so competitive at heart, I wanted to be like them and push my scores to get up next to them. The fact that I’ve passed a few and I’m getting so close to the others, I’m just honored. That’s the only word I can think of and I’m so blessed to have the path that they set for me to carry on this tradition.”

This past weekend, Garrett Scantling secured his place for the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon by winning the USATF Combined Events Championships. His 8,867 points not only gave him the victory but moved him up to No. 3 on the U.S. all-time list and makes him the 7th best decathlete ever in the world. He finished fourth at last year’s Tokyo Olympics but the most interesting thing about his path to success is that he took a break away from the sport. After finishing fourth at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, Scantling decided to retire and then signed with the Atlanta Falcons as a receiver for their 2017 spring camp. He also spent some time with the Jacksonville Jaguars. And when football didn’t work out, he took a desk job as a financial advisor. We go through all of that and what eventually drew him back into the sport, which he really loves and wants to grow. He’ll be joined by Georgia junior Kyle Garland, who broke the NCAA decathlon record this weekend, and two-time Olympian Zach Ziemek on Team USA for Worlds.

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