Leo Neugebauer was named the 2024 NCAA Division I Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Field Athlete of the Year. Neugebauer, who hails from Leinfeldene-Echterdingen, Germany, set a collegiate record and moved up to sixth in world history in the decathlon with his 8961-point total at the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships. His ten-event masterpiece, which included all-time collegiate bests for Day 1 and Day 2 totals, was highlighted by a decathlon discus world record of 57.70m (189-4). Earlier in the season, Neugebauer amassed 8708 points in the decathlon at the Texas Relays for another all-time top-5 mark in the collegiate record book.