Austin West Season 2023-24

Iowa Items — six-time All-American, earning first-team honors in heptathlon (2024) and decathlon (2022, 2023), and second-team honors in heptathlon (2021, 2022, 2023)… B1G 400-meter hurdles champion (2023)… set school record in decathlon (8,331 points).

2024 — Indoor – first-team All-American… placed sixth in heptathlon at NCAA Championships (5,900 points)… won 1,000 meters as part of NCAA Championships heptathlon (2:34.73)… B1G Championship heptathlon runner-up, posting a collegiate-best 5,975 points… that total led team and ranks second all-time at Iowa… won 1,000 meters (2:32.64), and placed second in 60 meters (6.95), long jump (23-11 1/2, 7.30m), high jump (6-6 1/4, 1.99m) and 60-meter hurdles (8.14) as part of B1G Championships heptathlon… led team in 1,000 meters (2:32.64), high jump (6-6 1/4, 1.99m), pole vault (13-9 1/4, 4.20m) and long jump (23-11 1/2, 7.30m)… posted a collegiate-best shot put of 48-10 3/4 (14.90m) at Hawkeye Invite… Outdoor – placed fifth in decathlon with a season-best 8,024 points at Mt. SAC Relays… won 400 meters (46.82), placed second in 1,500 meters (4:32.64) and third in high jump (6-6, 1.98m) and long jump (25-2, 7.67m-wind-aided) as part of Mt. SAC Relays decathlon… placed sixth in decathlon at U.S. Olympic Trials (8,018 points)… posted a collegiate-best shot put (49-6 1/4, 15.09m) and season bests in 110-meter hurdles (14.59), pole vault (13-11 1/4, 4.25m), discus (144-6, 44.04m), and javelin (194-9, 59.36m) as part of U.S. Olympic Trials decathlon… NCAA decathlon qualifier, but had to withdraw from competition after first day due to injury… first-team CSC Academic All-American… CSC Academic All-District… Big Ten Distinguished Scholar… Academic All-Big Ten… letterwinner.

2023 — Indoor – second- team All-American in heptathlon, placing ninth (5,965 points)… placed second in 1,000 meters (2:34.14) and posted collegiate-best 24-11 3/4 (7.61m) in long jump as part of NCAA heptathlon… the long jump mark ranks sixth all-time at Iowa… placed fourth in heptathlon at Razorback Invite (5,861 points)… won 1,000 meters (2:35.43) and placed third in 60 meters (6.98) and long jump (24-6 1/4, 7.47m) as part of Razorback Invite heptathlon… placed third in heptathlon (5,674 points) and seventh in long jump (24-0 1/4, 7.32m) at B1G Championships… won long jump (23-10 1/4, 7.27m), placed second in 60 meters (6.99) and 60-meter hurdles (8.09), and third in shot put (45-11 1/4, 14.00m) as part of B1G Championships heptathlon… placed fourth in 60-meter hurdles with a collegiate-best 7.95 at Hawkeye Invite… Outdoor – first-team All-American, placing third in decathlon at NCAA Championships (8,054 points)… won 400 meters (46.56), placed second in javelin with a collegiate-best 212-9 (64.85m), and posted collegiate-bests 146-2 (44.55m) in discus as part of NCAA Championships decathlon… the javelin mark ranks fifth all-time at Iowa… placed third in decathlon with a school record-setting 8,331 points at USATF Championships… won 100 meters (10.52), 400 meters (46.31), and 1,500 meters (4:20.98) with collegiate-best marks as part of USATF Championships decathlon… also posted a collegiate-best high jump (6-7 3/4, 2.02m) as part of USATF Championships decathlon… B1G Champion in 400-meter hurdles, running a collegiate-best 49.34, which ranks second all-time at Iowa… anchored B1G runner-up 400-meter relay (39.41), which ranks 10th all-time at Iowa… placed seventh in long jump at B1G Championships (24-4 1/2, 7.43m)… placed third in decathlon at Mt. SAC Relays (8,038 points)… won 1,500 meters (4:30.36), placed second in 400 meters (46.49), third in javelin (203-11, 62.15m) and fourth in long jump (24-5, 7.44m) as part of Mt. SAC Relays decathlon… also posted collegiate bests in 100 meters (10.60) and110-meter hurdles (14.35) part of Mt. SAC Relays decathlon… ran lead leg on 1,600-meter relay that placed 11th at NCAA West Preliminary (3:04.94)… Academic All-Big Ten… letterwinner.

2022 — Indoor – second-team All-American in heptathlon, placing 10th with 5,815 points at NCAA Championships… placed second in 1,000 meters (2:33.70) and third in long jump (24-2 1/4, 7.37m) as part of NCAA heptathlon… set then-school record in heptathlon, placing third at Razorback Invite with 5,832 points… placed fourth or higher in six of the seven events… placed second in heptathlon at B1G Championships (5,783 points)… placed second in long jump (24-1 1/2, 7.35m), shot put (46-3 1/4 (14.10m) and 1,000 meters (2:38.76), and posted a collegiate-best 14-5 1/4 (4.40m) in pole vault as part of B1G heptathlon… Outdoor – first team All-American, placing fifth in decathlon at NCAA Championships (7,886 points)…placed second in decathlon at Mt. SAC Relays (8,179 points), earning B1G Men’s Field Event Athlete of the Week honors… placed fourth or higher in five events as part of Mt. SAC Relays decathlon… B1G runner-up in decathlon (7,703 points)… won 400 meters (47.18) and javelin (197-1, 60.07m), and placed second in 100 meters (10.69) and shot put (45-10, 13.97m) as part of B1G Championships decathlon… ran lead leg on 1,600-meter relay that placed fifth at NCAA West Preliminary in 3:03.62, which ranks ninth all-time at Iowa… won decathlon at Thorpe Cup (8,062 points), representing Team USA in Dallas, Texas… won 100 meters (10.75), long jump 24-9 1/4, 7.55m) and 400 meters (46.92) as part of Thorpe Cup decathlon… Academic All-Big Ten… letterwinner.

2021 — Indoor – placed 13th in heptathlon at NCAA Championships (4,591 points), earning second-team All-America honors… placed third in heptathlon at B1G Championships (5,581 points)… placed second in 60 meters (6.99), long jump (23-1 1/4, 7.04m) and 1,000 meters (2:39.05), and third in shot put (44-9 1/2, 13.65m) and 60-meter hurdles (8.22) as part of B1G heptathlon… placed ninth in long jump at B1G Championships (23-2 3/4 (7.08m)… ran collegiate-best 60 meters at Hawkeye Border Battle (6.91)… Outdoor – NCAA qualifier in decathlon… placed third in 100 meters (10.81) and long jump (23-8 1/4, 7.22m) in decathlon at NCAA Championships before having to withdraw from the event due to injury… placed third in decathlon with a season-best 7,805 points at B1G Championships… placed second in long jump (24-6 1/2, 7.48,) and 400 meters (47.05), placed third in 100 meters (10.66), discus (139-0, 42.37m) and 1,500 meters (4:31.80) as part of B1G Championships decathlon… placed sixth in decathlon at B1G Husker Invite (7,458 points)… Academic All-Big Ten… USTFCCCA all-academic team member… letterwinner.

2020 — Indoor – placed fifth in heptathlon at B1G Championships (5,549 points)… won 1,000 meters (2:35.37) and placed second in long jump (23-2, 7.06m) as part of B1G heptathlon… placed third in heptathlon at Sevigne Husker Invite (5,426 points)… won 1,000 meters (2:37.52) and placed second in long jump (22-11 3/4, 7.00m) and high jump (6-3 1/2, 1.92m) as part of Sevigne Husker Invite heptathlon… Academic All-Big Ten… USTFCCCA all-academic team member.

2019 — redshirted… Indoor – placed ninth in heptathlon at Frank Sevigne Invite (4,909 points) while competing unattached… posted season bests in 60-meter hurdles (8.77) at Hawkeye Invite, long jump at Larry Wieczorek Invite (23-0, 7.01m), and in 60 meters (7.23) at Black & Gold Premier… Outdoor – competed in 110-meter hurdles (15.57), high jump (5-10 3/4, 1.80m), shot put (36-1 1/4, 11.00m) and discus (116-7, 35.54m) at Musco Twilight while competing unattached.

Personal — health and human physiology major.

Austin West’s All-Time Results via TFRRS.org