Personal
Born 12/27/78 in Tremonton, Utah ... parents are Bruce and Debbie Pugsley ... served in the Australia Perth Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ... married to Heidi ... majoring in Advertising.
At BYU
2000: Placed 9th in the 100-meter hurdles (15.38), 13th in the high jump (6'6.75"/2.00m), 8th in the long jump (21'6"/6.55m) and 7th in the discus (133'0"/40.54m) at the Cal Poly Invitational ... ran 15.34 in the 110mH and finished 4th in the pole vault (15'5"/4.70m) at the ASU Baldy Castillo Invitational ... took 5th in the 110mH in 15.35 at the UTEP Invitational ... finished in 6th place with a vault of 15'6" (4.72m) at the Mark Faldmo Open ... scored 7174 points to finish 2nd in the decathlon at the BYU Robison Invitational ... finished 5th in both the long jump (21'9"/6.63m) and the pole vault (16'1"/4.90m) at the BYU Tri-meet ... recorded 2nd-place finishes in both the long jump (22'7.25"/6.89m) and the pole vault (16'0"/4.88m) and finished 3rd in the high jump (6'8.75"/2.05m) at the Utah Collegiate Championships ... placed 2nd in the high jump (6'7.5"/2.02m), 3rd in the pole vault (16'6.75"/5.05m), 11th in the long jump (21'8"/6.60m) and won the decathlon with 7525 points at the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships ... earned All-America honors after recording 7531 points for a 6th-place finish in the decathlon (110m-11.23, LJ-6.99m, SP-12.66m, HJ-2.08m, 400m-49.75, 110mH-14.93, DT-38.60m, PV-4.90m, JT-46.80m, 1500m-4:45.91) at the NCAA Championships.
2001: Fourth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.28) at Snake River Open ... scored 3852 points to win the pentathlon at the Mountain State Games ... won MWC indoor high jump title by clearing a height of 6'10.75" (2.10m) ... scored 7519 points in the decathlon for a third-place finish at the Texas Relays ... hampered by injury throughout much of the outdoor season ... placed 5th in U.S. Indoor Nationals.
Before BYU
Set the USATF national decathlon record as an All-American in 1997 ... state champion in decathlon ... set seven school records at Bear River HS in Tremonton, Utah ... 1997 Dan O'Brien champion and winner of 1997 Great Southwest decathlon ... named all-state as a wide receiver in football.
Stats
BEST MARKS: Decathlon - 7530, PV - 16-9.75, HJ - 6-11.75