Kyle Garland, a 2018 graduate of Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, withdrew from the men’s decathlon after he suffered an injury at Saturday’s U.S. Olympic trials.
He made the following announcement on Sunday:
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Garland was in second place overall through six events on Saturday and placed fourth in the 100-meter dash and 11th in the 400-meter dash on Friday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. He also took third in the shot put, second in the high jump, and fifth in the long jump.
Garland won three NCAA indoor championships in the heptathlon at the University of Georgia. He qualified for the 2022 World Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, after setting the NCAA record in the decathlon (8,720 points).
In 2023, he finished second in the decathlon at the NCAA Championships with the third-best all-time collegiate score (8,630 points).
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