PUEBLO, Col. – Shippensburg University's Mason Boyd completed his eleventh and final collegiate decathlon Friday on a sunny, 88-degree day at the 2025 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships contested at the Colorado State University Pueblo ThunderBowl.
 
Boyd completed the decathlon in 14th place with a score of 5,886 points.
 
His chance at an All-America finish was extinguished just a few seconds into the start of his Friday competition, as Boyd made contact with a hurdle early in the 110-meter race. Despite getting up and finishing, the run resulted in a disqualification for making hand contact with the hurdle as he fell – meaning zero points for the event.
 
Boyd gathered himself and kept competing. In the discus, Boyd picked up 578 points with a throw of 117 feet, 2 inches (35.71 meters). He continued to battle and cleared 13 feet, 1 ½ inches (4.00 meters) in the pole vault.
 
After the two-hour pole vault competition, Boyd moved on to the javelin and gained 426 points on a throw of 127 feet, 6 inches (38.87 meters). He wrapped up with the 1,500 meters, scoring 515 points through a time of 5:07.83.
 
His setback does not take away from the excellent pace at which he began the meet, as Boyd totaled 3,750 points and multiple season bests on Thursday.
 
A five-time U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region decathlete, Boyd's personal best score of 6,955 points set two weeks ago is the Shippensburg University school record.
 
He completes his career as the only man in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) history to be a five-time all-conference decathlete (2025 third place, 2024 champion, 2023 champion, 2022 runner-up, 2021 runner-up).
 
Boyd's decathlon concludes the 2025 men's outdoor track & field season for the Raiders.