Porter is a 1985 graduate of Occidental College. In Porter’s freshman year he placed second in the Decathlon and third in the Pole Vault at the NCAA national meet. The next year (1983) Doug earned his first national championship by winning the decathlon with 7216 points. Doug also won the national championship in the pole vault with a new meet record of 16’5.5”. 1984 saw Doug repeat as national decathlon champion. In 1985 Doug evidently decided the 10 events of the decathlon and the pole vault were not enough as he also competed in the javelin at the NCAA meet. That year Doug was second in the decathlon, second in the pole vault and eighth in the javelin. All told that adds up to eight All American awards, three national championships and a national record.
