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2025-26 Men's Track and Field Roster

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Vaughn Decker

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Maize, KS
  • Highschool Maize South

Biography

Decker's Top Times & Career Results (TFFRS)

2024-2025

Indoor
- Clocked a personal best in the 3000m at the Widener Indoor Classic in a time of 9:05.13.
- Ran a season-best time of 15:33.41 in the 5000m at the Centennial Conference Championships. 

Outdoor
- Opened with a personal-best time of 4:19.41 in the 1500m at the Navy Invite.
- Clocked a personal-best 15:21.78 in 5000m at the George Mason Dalton Ebanks Invite.
- Placed fourth in the 3000m Steeplechase at the Hopkins-Loyola Invite in a personal-best time of 9:53.98. 
2023-2024
Indoor
- Clocked a personal best in the 5000m at the Centennial Conference Championships in a time of 5:31.84.
- Ran a personal-best Mile time of 4:37.39 at the NYU DIII Invite.
- Ran a season best in the 3000m at the Big Apple Invite in a time of 9:07.76. 

Outdoor
- Ran a personal-best time of 32:37.65 in the 10,000m at the Centennial Conference Championships.
- Clocked a season-best time in the 5000m at the Centennial Conference Championships in 15:41.81.
- Ran a season best in the 1500m at the Navy Invite in 4:19.86.
2022-23
Indoor

- Ran a 3000m PR of 9:30.86 at Fastrack Season Opener

Outdoor
- Ran a 1500m PR of 4:28.00 at George Mason Ebanks Invitational
- Ran a 5000m PR of 16:16.39 at Hopkins Loyola Invitational
High School
- Ran cross country under Amber McVicar at Maize South
- Class Valedictorian
- Team reached states all four years, finishing as high as second
- 2x All-League Team
- 2x All-Region Team
- 2x Team Captain
- Academic All-State
- Track state qualifier in 3200 and 4x800 relay
Personal
- Son of Gary & Amy Decker
- Has one sibling, Dominick
- Volunteer at the American Red Cross
- Summer Intern at Abay Neuroscience Center
- Majoring in molecular and cellular biology with a minor in psychology

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

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  • 2023-24Sophomore

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  • 2024-25Junior

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  • 2025-26Senior

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