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Leo Neugebauer named finalist for The Bowerman Award

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AUSTIN, Texas – The University of Texas Track and Field 2023 NCAA Outdoor Decathlon Champion Leo Neugebauer has been selected as one of the three finalists for The Bowerman Award – track and field's highest individual honor.

"Let's go" was heard on the track all season with the Germany native celebrating big marks and times in his four combined-events competitions. He began the season with the No. 5 mark in Texas history in the heptathlon with a score of 6,097 points. He ended the season with a bronze medal in the heptathlon at the NCAA Championships with 6,214 points, surpassing Trey Hardee's previous record of 6,208 points set in 2006.