AZUSA, Calif. – Ben Barton climbed up three spots on the BYU all-time Decathlon record board to No. 4 at the Bryan Clay Multis at Cougar Athletic Stadium Friday evening.
Barton took first overall and scored 7998 points at the Azusa Pacific Bryan Clay Multis over the course of the ten event decathlon. The senior improved his personal best by 133 points from his 7865 point Big 12 championship victory in the event in 2025.
The Bloomfield Hills, Michigan product improved his overall personal-best score with a personal-record 41.47m/136-1 discus throw where he placed second among his group. Barton also notably finished first in the 400-meter with a 46.85 second showing, second in the 1500-meter coming across the line in 4:36.39, second in the high jump with a mark of 2.04m/6-8.25 and second in the 100-meter dash clocking in at 10.57 seconds.
Barton was joined in the decathlon by Kaden Passey who competed in a separate section from the senior. Passey scored a personal-best 7335 points to take third overall in his group, crossing the 7000 point barrier for the first time.
He improved his personal record in the 110-meter hurdles with a 15.82 second performance, the shot put with a 13.95m/45-9.25 toss, the long jump with a mark of 6.68m/21-11 and the 100m where he finished in 11.17 seconds. The sophomore also notably finished first among his group in the discus throw with a mark of 45.96m/150-9.
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