Pau Tonnesen

Pau Tonnesen, MCC Track and Field, NJCAA, 2016 Olympics    

A Tempe, Arizona native, Pau Tonnesen excelled in what many consider the ultimate athletic endeavor– the decathlon. As a freshman at Mesa Community College, he took gold in the decathlon at the 2012 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. At MCC, he became the only athlete in NJCAA history to win all four of the multi-event championships during his career.

Attending the University of Arizona, he won the PAC-12 decathlon title in 2016 and still holds the UA points record for the event. Pau competed for Spain (he holds dual citizenship because his mother is Spanish) in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, placing 17th in the decathlon. He also participated in the bi-annual 2015 and 2017 World Championships placing 18th and 14th respectively.