Austin West

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Austin West
Personal information
Born (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 25)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
 Decathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Decathlon: 8331 (Eugene, 2023)
Heptathlon: 5975 (Geneva, 2024)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
NACAC Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Freeport Decathlon

Austin West (born 17 March 2000) is an American multi-event athlete. He won the decathlon at the 2025 NACAC Championships. [1]

Biography

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

  1. ↑ "Austin West". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. 1 2 3 Miles, Douglas (21 June 2024). "Iowa 6-time All-American Austin West pursues Olympic dream in decathlon". The Gazette. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "US Team Olympic Trials". World Athletics. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  6. ↑ Beck, Dan (3 August 2025). "Here Are the Results from the 2025 USATF Championships". Runnersworld. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Roban makes history at NACAC Championships". World Athletics. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "TRIO OF 1-2 FINISHES EXTENDS TEAM USATF MEDAL LEAD AT NACAC CHAMPIONSHIPS". usatf.org. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "World Athletics Combined Events Tour Standings". World Athletics. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
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