NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — Central College sophomore Kale Hobart (Mason City) was picked as the USTFCCCA Division III Midwest Region men's field event athlete of the year Thursday afternoon.

Hobart finished runner-up in the decathlon at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships with 6,916 points. He was just short of his personal-best total of 6,922 points set at the Jim Dutcher Memorial in April. He amassed two of the top-four totals in the
decathlon in Division III this season.

The sophomore also broke the school record in the 400-meter hurdles (52.71 seconds) and ran the opening leg of the shuttle hurdle relay at the Drake Relays where Central set a school record in 58.18 seconds. His 400-meter hurdle time was good for second at the American Rivers Championships and all-conference honors.