Some Track and Field athletes wake up on the morning of a meet hoping to shave seconds off a blazing fast time in the sprints or hurdles. Others are chasing gravity-defying leaps or thunderous throws in the shot put. When USA decathlete Ashton Eaton steps onto the track, he wants to do it all. And then some.

And last Saturday at the International Indoor Combined Events meeting in Tallinn, Estonia, he did just that. Eaton racked up 6568 points in seven events, over two days on his way to crushing his own World Record in the indoor heptathlon by an astonishing 69 points.

Eaton posted multiple Personal Bests en route to his victory, including a stunning 7.60 second performance in the 60-meter hurdles - a world-record for a combined-events indoor race.

As a senior at the University of Oregon last spring, Eaton took home the Bowerman Award, given to the most outstanding athlete in college Track and Field. Since then, the 23-year-old has turned in one stellar performance after another to establish himself as the world's premiere decathlete. Eaton will have a big target on his back and strong competition from USA teammates Trey Hardee and Bryan Clay heading into the Olympic Year, but if his recent progress is any indication, he'll be ready for all comers.

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