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SACRAMENTO – Is Trey Hardee destined to be the greatest American decathlete never to win an Olympic gold medal? Is he bound to join such notables as Tom Pappas, Dave Johnson, Chris Huffins, Russ Hodge, Bob Coffman, Steve Fritz, Ricky Barker, Fred Dixon, John Sayre, Tim Bright – and more – on the list of those who had the potential to win it all at the Games – but for an array of reasons, some of their own making, some not, never quite did?Call it a very/very strong possibility. Good as he is and good as he looked leading the way in the USA Outdoor ChampionshipsThursday and Friday at Sacramento State University’s Hornet Stadium – the bottom line of decathlon life these days is that Hardee may never/ever catch up to and outscore good friend and countryman Ashton Eaton. Then again, don’t ever say those things within earshot of this 30-year-old two-time world champion by way of Alabama (Vestavia Hills High School); Mississippi (a two-year stay at Mississippi State U.) and Texas (where he’s a 2007 U. of T. alum.) He’d be tempted to turn his pet javelin into a weapon of convenience. The whole track and field world may have already conceded the 2016 Rio de Janiero Olympic gold to Eaton (who netted the world-record score of 9,039 points winning the 2012 Olympic Trials en route to the London Olympic gold and added the 2013 World Championships gold by registering 8,809 in Moscow), and who continues going from strength to strength at age 25. more
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