Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships
Georgia’s Erm Cruised To 2019 Decathlon Title
Johannes Erm stood out in 2018.
Then, Erm stood on top in 2019.
It was three years ago at Historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, where Erm was the only freshman to finish in the top-8 of the decathlon (Actually, six of the other seven men on the podium were seniors). Erm put up 8046 points for the third-best total by a freshman in meet history, which sat behind efforts from 2013 champion Johannes Hock of Texas (8267) and 2011 runner-up Curtis Beach of Duke (8084).
As the top returning finisher the following year, lofty expectations were placed on Erm’s shoulders. Well, Erm more than exceeded them with a dynamic performance in Austin, Texas.