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Lee Walburn, Carroll College national champion and D1 All-American, documenting injury comeback on Instagram

Washington State decathlete Lee Walburn, a two-time NAIA National Champion and NCAA Division I All-American, saw his Olympic aspirations jeopardized at the U.S. Olympic Trials held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon on June 21, 2024, where he was attempting to qualify for the Olympics.
Walburn's injury occurred during the pole vault, the eighth event of the decathlon, after a sore heel and calf, aggravated by earlier hurdles and discus throws, led to his Achilles tendon snapping when he broke off his run and fell face-first into the padded structure.
Prior to the injury, Walburn cleared a personal best of 6-6 in the high jump and had eclipsed 4,000 points on the first day of the decathlon for the first time, standing on the cusp of achieving 8,000 points, which is spread across 10 events and two days.
Walburn, who achieved a personal record of 7,816 points placing seventh at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on June 6, 2024, at Hayward Field, expressed that he felt he needed more resources than Carroll College could provide to make the Olympics, stating, "One of the reasons I felt like I had to leave is because of the facilities and the resources."
Despite the setback, Walburn plans to take one year to recover and three years to prepare for a return to the Olympic Trials, aiming to compete at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, scheduled to conclude on his 25th birthday, with the goal of not just returning to the Trials but putting himself in a position to make the Olympic team.

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