Before Texas decathlete Leo Neugebauer heads to the 2024 Paris Olympics to represent Germany, he has some other business to take care of. Namely, the NCAA outdoor track and field championships in Eugene, Ore.

It couldn't have started much better for the Longhorn, as he currently holds the decathlon lead and broke the collegiate discus record for the decathlon competition on his first throw of the event Thursday, reaching 189 feet, 4 inches.

He has 7,529 points, with Miami's Edgar Campre a distant second at 6,811 points. They still have the pole vault, javelin and 1,500 remaining.

Neugebauer set an NCAA record 8,836 points during the 2023 championships, and has the ultimate goal of breaking 9,000. At the World Championships in Budapest last August, he finished in the top five of the standings after he faltered in the second day of the event.

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Despite the loss, the results set Neugebauer as an up and coming star in the decathlon world and in his own country. Expectations are high for Paris, but first he has to make sure he doesn't falter in Eugene. Even if he wins Day 1, there's still a second day of competition waiting for him.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas' Leo Neugebauer breaks NCAA decathlon discus record