Trey Hardee
Vestavia Hills Class of 2002
Hardee is the world’s current “greatest athlete” winning the 2009 World Decathlon in Berlin with a personal best and world leading score of 8,790 points. His performance ranked No. 9 on the all-time list and was the highest score at a World Championships since 2001. Hardee is one of three Americans ever to win the World decathlon title.
Hardee is also the 2009 USA champion, 2008 Olympic Trials runner-up, 2006 NCAA Division I Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Year, 2005 NCAA Outdoor champion and 2004 NCAA Outdoor runner-up.
Hardee attended Mississippi State University through 2004 and the University of Texas through 2006. At the 2006 Texas Relays, Hardee set an NCAA record in the decathlon with 8,465 points. At the New Mexico Multi-Events Meet in Albuquerque, he won with 6,208 points in the indoor heptathlon, surpassing the NCAA record of 6,136 points. In his junior year at the University of Texas, he posted a UT record score of 7,881 points, and won the decathlon at the NCAA Championships.
While at Mississippi State, Hardee set a school record of 8,041 points while finishing second in the decathlon at the NCAA Championship. Hardee placed first at the 2004 SEC Championships with 7,480 points.