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
Placed ninth in the 100mH(15.38), 13th in the high jump (6-6.75), eight in the long jump (21-6) and seventh in the discus (133-0) at the Cal Poly Invitational ... ran 15.34 in the 110mH and finished fourth in the pole vault (15-5) at the ASU Baldy Castillo Invitational ... took fifth in the 110mH in 15.35 at the UTEP Invitational ... finished sixth place in the pole vault with a vault of 15-6 at the Mark Faldmo Open ... scored 7,174 points to finish second in the decathlon at the BYU Robison Invitational ... finished fifth in both the long jump (21-9) and the pole vault (16-1) at the BYU Tri-meet ... recorded second-place finishes in both the long jump (22-7.25) and the pole vault (16-0) and finished third in the high jump (6-8.75) at the Utah Collegiate Championships ... placed second in the high jump, third in the pole vault (16-6.75), 11th in the long jump (21-8) and won the decathlon with 7,109 points at the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships ... earned All-America honors after recording 7,531 points for a sixth-place finish in the decathlon at the NCAA Championships.
Fourth in the 60mH (8.28) at Snake River Open ... scored 3,852 points to win the pentathlon at the Mountain State Games ... won MWC indoor high jump title by clearing a height of 6-10.75 ... scored 7,519 points in the decathlon for a third-place finish at the Texas Relays ... hampered by injury throughout much of the outdoor season.
Finished first in the high jump (6-06) and second in the 60mH (8.26) at the Olympic Oval Invitational ... placed fifth in the 55mH (8.01), sixth in the shot put (40-07.5), third in the high jump (6-05), and tenth in the pole vault (15-06) at the Mountain State Games ... finished fifth in the decathlon (7,249 points) at the Texas Relays ... captured first place at the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships in the decathlon (7,110 pts.) along with a seventh place finish in the high jump (6-03.5) and a throw of 147' 11" in the javelin ... finished fifteen in the decathlon (7,084 pts.) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Finished second in the heptathlon (5,552 points) at Utah State ... placed fifth in the heptathlon at the NCAA Indoor Championships with 5,629 points ... took ninth in the 100m hurdles (15.24), 12th in the javelin (157-10.75), 18th in the discus (124-08.75) at the Cal Poly Invitational ... placed 12th in the decathlon at the Texas Relays with 6854 points ... captured second in the decathlon with 6974 points at the Robison Invitational ... claimed first in the long jump with a jump of 22-00.05 and third in the high jump (6-04.75) at the BYU Wells Fargo Invitational ... won the decathlon at the MWC Outdoor Championships with 7462 points ... took tenth in the decathlon at Nationals with 7534 points ... named Academic All-MWC.
Injury kept him from competing.
Injury kept him from competing.
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Top male and female track athletes in 2012 to receive Curtis Pugsley Award