EUGENE, Ore.—Babson College rising sophomore Aithan Bezanson (Danvers, Mass.) finished seventh in the decathlon at the USA Track & Field U20 Championships at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon last Friday. 

Bezanson recorded career-best marks in three events, the 100-meter dash, the shot put and the discus, and a top-four finish in four different disciplines while totaling 6225 points. 

After opening the meet with a sixth-place finish in the 100-meter dash (11.34), Bezanson placed fourth in the long jump with a leap of 21-feet-, 4.25-inches and came in sixth in both the shot put (41-feet, 1-inch) and the high jump by clearing 5-feet, 11.50-inches. He concluded the opening day of competition by coming in eighth in the 400 meters with a time of 57.89. 

Bezanson opened day two of the meet by coming in ninth in the 110-meter hurdles (16.57) and fourth in the discus with a mark of 118-feet, 8-inches. He placed 10th in the pole vault by clearing 10-feet, 2-inches and finished strong by taking second place in both the javelin with a throw of 173-feet, 5-inches and the 1500 meters in a time of 4:36.96. 

Bezanson's performance in the USATF U20 Championships comes on the heels of a rookie campaign that saw him set new school records in both the 400-meter hurdles (54.94) and the decathlon (6355 points). His score in the decathlon ranked 35th overall on the Division III qualifying list and first in the east region.