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Andrew “Drew” Fucci was the 1990 NCAA national champion in the decathlon and a two-time first team All-American in his two years with Texas State track and field.

Ranked 7th in the nation and 40th in the world by Track and Field news, Fucci emerged in 1989 as one of the most promising young decathletes in the United States. Fucci opened the 1989 season with a 7,052-point effort and then set personal-bests in every meet after that.  Fucci won the Southland Conference title with a score of 7,479 points and finished 3rd with 7,748 points at the NCAA Championships earning him first team All-American status. Fucci then competed at the Houston TAC Championships, predecessor of USA Track and Field, and finished 7th with a score of 7,748 points. His 1989 season culminated with a gold media in the USA vs. Canada vs. Japan meet at Mt. St. Mary’s College as he became the first Bobcat to win in international competition.

Fucci followed up his successful first season with the Bobcats with a historic senior season. He started the season taking first place at the Texas Relays (7,796 points). Fucci then went on to win the national title with a score of 7,922 points, which was a school record in the decathlon. He later finished the season with a seventh place standing in the Norwalk TAC Championships.

Following his collegiate career, Fucci competed internationally and won the Spanish National Championship in Barcelona in 1991 and also won the Olympic Festival decathlon in 1995. He had a personal-best decathlon score of 8,227 and was a five-time member of the Visa Decathlon team. In 1996, he set a world record with a five-man team score average of 8,121 points at the Visa cup. Fucci qualified for the Olympic trials twice in 1992 and 1996. Fucci ranked in the top-10 in the U.S. from 1989-1997 and ranked in the top-30 in the world 5 times.

Fucci graduated from Texas State in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice. He turned to coaching following his retirement from competition, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge and championship-level experience. Fucci has worked with some of the top decathletes in the country, including Rice alumnus Ryan Harlan. Harlan was 2004 NCAA decathlon champion and three-time Olympic trials qualifier. He has coached nationally-ranked decathletes Wesley Bray and Scott Filip, and he coached two-time USA high jump champion Jeron Robinson and 2016 Olympian long jumper Yvonne Trevino.

Fucci currently resides in Houston, Texas and coaches the multi-event and high jump athletes at the University of Houston following four years at Rice. He has worked with the Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Fathers Auxiliary from 1998-2017. This is an organization dedicated to nurturing future African American leaders by strengthening children through leadership development and volunteer service. He is married to Rachel Hopkins and has a daughter (Sydney) and a son (Myles).