University of South Dakota Athletics

A two-time All-American, Haydenluck may be the greatest decathlete ever at South Dakota. A four year letter winner from Winnipeg, Manitoba and now living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he received the John B. Van Why Award as USD's outstanding athlete in 1982. When he left South Dakota, he held six school Indoor track marks and three outdoor records. He set a school record of 14-6 in the pole vault and anchored USD's record setting 1600 meter relay (3.13.67) which finished second at the Drake Relays. He qualified for the NCAA Division II nationals in the Decathlon three times, earning All-American status in 1979 (fifth place) and 1982 (fourth place) when he set a career high and conference decathlon mark of 7,251, then a South Dakota Intercollegiate set record. The Canadian Decathlon champion in 1985 and 1987, he was a member of the Canadian National Bobsleigh Team from 1984-92 and the Canadian National Track and Field Team from 1981-88. Haydenluck, who earned a B.S. degree in education and a master's degree in 1983 from USD, is a high school teacher at Central Technical High School in Toronto.