| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | 20 September 2001 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Decathlon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Decathlon: 8323 (Eugene, 2025) |
Peyton Bair is an American multi-event athlete. He won the indoor heptathlon at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships and the decathlon at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships. [1]
He is from Kimberly, Idaho, and attended Kimberly High School. In 2019, he won the decathlon in the U18 category at the USA National Junior Olympic Championships. He was named 2020 Idaho Gatorade Track and Field Runner of the Year. [2] [3] [4] He later studied at Mississippi State University for a degree in biological sciences with concentrations in pre-medicine and physical therapy. [5]
In June 2024, he went past 8000 points for the decathlon for the first time scoring 8131 points to finish runner-up to Leo Neugebauer at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon, for a new personal best and a school record for Mississippi State University. [6] [7] [8]
He won the indoor heptathlon at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships in Virginia Beach in March 2025 ahead of Jack Turner. [9] He won the decathlon at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon in June 2025, scoring a personal-best 8,323 points. [10] [11] [12] During the competition he broke the NCAA Decathlon 100m record with a time of 10.25. He also set an NCAA Decathlon 400m record of 46.00. [13] He was named the 2025 SEC Outdoor Track And Field Scholar-Athlete Of The Year. [14]
He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and served in the Arizona Mesa and Mexico Cancún missions. His mother Shae, was an All-American pole vaulter and his father was a decathlete. His brother Gatlin Bair plays college American Football and took part in track and field, and his younger brothers Jaxon and Londynn and sister Karlie have also competed in junior athletics. [15] [3] [16]