Coming in to the event with a personal best over three meters better than NCAA defending champion Tim Glover from Illinois State, Sam Humphreys from Texas A&M knew that he was expected to win — he just had to execute.

“Coming in, being ranked as winning, so you definitely have to go out there and do what you need to do,” Humphreys said.

Winning the Olympic Trials in 2012 doesn’t even compare to winning a national title at Hayward Field to him.

“I’ve been working for this for four years straight, and I finally got it, so it’s No. 1 for me,” he said.

Even with disappointing conditions, Humphreys continued to awe the crowd by throwing 77.95 meters.

“My adrenaline was going so much, so I was ready for a big throw, and this wind doesn’t really allow for that to happen, but I’m pretty happy with it right now,” Humphreys said. ”I’ve been throwing pretty well all season, threw well here, everything worked out.”

Scoring 10 points for his team, Humphreys simply can’t look at the scores. To him, the only thing he can do is compete to the best of his ability and let the rest happen.

“You just keep your mind open and do what you need to do and hopefully it all works out,” he said.