Austin West
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| Born | 17 March 2000 | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Decathlon | |||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Decathlon: 8331 (Eugene, 2023) Heptathlon: 5975 (Geneva, 2024) | |||||||||||
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Austin West (born 17 March 2000) is an American multi-event athlete. He won the decathlon at the 2025 NACAC Championships.[1]
Biography
[edit]From Iowa, he participated in sported from a young age, playing soccer and whilst attending Iowa City West High School he played American football and baseball as well as participating in track and field. Initially a sprinter, West won state titles in the 400 metres and the 400 hurdles in 2018, the year he graduated high school.[2][3]
He went on to become a six-time All-American in the decathlon and heptathlon at the University of Iowa. He was a first team All-American in the heptathlon in 2024 indoors, and decathlon in 2022 and 2023. He was also the 2023 Big Ten champion in the 400 hurdles.[3]
Competing outside college competitions, West scored 8,179 points to finish in second place in the decathlon at the 2022 Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, California.[3][4] He earned third place at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, finishing the competition with a 4:20.98 personal best in the 1500 metres to achieve a personal best tally of 8,331 points.[2] He placed sixth in the decathlon at the US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon in June 2024.[5]
He scored 8162 points to place fourth at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene.[6] He won the decathlon competing for the United States at the 2025 NACAC Championships in Freeport, The Bahamas, with a championship record tally of 8,038 points, overtaking Bahamian Kendrick Thompson after the 1500 metres race at the end of the competition.[7][8] He finished twelfth overall in the season-long World Athletics Combined Events Tour for 2025.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Austin West". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ a b Ryan, Marc (26 December 2023). "Press-Citizen's People to Watch: Hawkeye decathlete and Iowa City native Austin West strives for Olympic glory". Press-Citizen. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ a b c Miles, Douglas (21 June 2024). "Iowa 6-time All-American Austin West pursues Olympic dream in decathlon". The Gazette. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ Saville, Scott (20 April 2022). "Iowa track and field star Austin West grows his legend with a school record decathlon". kcrg. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "US Team Olympic Trials". World Athletics. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ Beck, Dan (3 August 2025). "Here Are the Results from the 2025 USATF Championships". Runnersworld. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Roban makes history at NACAC Championships". World Athletics. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "TRIO OF 1-2 FINISHES EXTENDS TEAM USATF MEDAL LEAD AT NACAC CHAMPIONSHIPS". usatf.org. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Combined Events Tour Standings". World Athletics. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
