Marquette Wire · Apr 20, 2021
Joe Keys breaks 15-year-old decathlon school record
Joe Keys runs at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Panther Tune-Up Feb. 14. (Photo courtesy of Marquette Athletics.)Marquette senior Joe Keys continued to turn heads this season as the Golden Eagles’ captain set a new school record in the decathlon at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational at Miami University April 10.
Keys collected six personal-best marks throughout the event to secure a first-place finish in the decathlon with a total of 7,537 points, which is currently the nation’s top effort across the NCAA in 2021.
Finishing the decathlon with the 1500-meter run, Keys said he knew he was in a good position to break the record for the race.