Koskenoja was originally recruited as a javelin thrower but coach Carl Wallin quickly converted him to a multi-eventer after an injury to his elbow during his senior year. Koskenoja won the 2007 Heptagonal decathlon in thrilling fashion, coming from more than 200 points down going into the final event, the 1500. He qualified for the NCAA for the first time last spring and placed 19th, well ahead of his pre-meet seeding. In all three decathlons last spring, he surpassed 7000 points, with room to improve in several events. He is now ranked third on Dartmouth’s all-time decathlon list.
PR ? Decathlon/7175; Heptathlon/5208; Long Jump/21-11; High Jump/6-4 1/4; Pole Vault/14-1 1/4; Javelin/204-0; 400/50.05; 1500/4:21.84