Levesque Places Fifth in Decathlon, Earns First Team All-America Honors at NCAA Championships

EUGENE, Ore. – Senior Grant Levesque placed fifth in the decathlon and earned First Team All-America honors at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Thursday.

Levesque earned First Team honors for the first time in his career with a fifth-place finish, scoring 7,797 points. He is the fifth Cougar and first Houston decathlete since 1987 to earn All-America honors. He joins Richard LaCombe (1977, 2^nd), Wes Herbst (1979, 4^th), David Saye (1981, 5^th) and Harry Clark (1987, 8^th).

The senior began the day with a personal best time of 13.99 in the 110-meter hurdles, finishing second. Levesque followed with another personal best in the shot put, placing sixth with a mark of 41.69m. He closed the evening with a final personal best in the 1500m, clocking 4:40.65 to finish 13^th.

Levesque placed fifth in the pole vault with a mark of 4.81m and finished 19^th in the javelin with a throw of 45.73m.

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The Cougars conclude the 2025 season on Friday with sophomore Antrea Mita in the high jump at 6:30 p.m. and seniors John Adesola and Jamar Marshall Jr., in the 110-meter hurdles final at 7:42 p.m.

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