Eric Longhenry graduated from NSU in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice and sociology. He was a member of the track and field and football teams at Northern State.
Longhenry is arguably the most notable multi-event athlete in track and field history, as the record holder in the indoor pentathlon (3,819), indoor heptathlon (5,141) and outdoor decathlon (6,880). He was a 14-time NSIC All-Conference performer and two-time NSIC MVP. He was also a 12-time NSIC conference champion in the indoor high jump (2000, 2001), pentathlon (2000, 2001) and 55m hurdles (2002); and the outdoor decathlon (2000, 2002, 2003), 110m hurdles (2002), 400m hurdles (2002, 2003), and the 4x400m relay (2003). Longhenry earned All-American status in the decathlon at the 2003 NCAA Div II National Outdoor Championships finishing 8th, after placing tenth at the USATF National Indoor Championships earlier that year.
He was named the South Dakota Sportswriters Men's Collegiate Athlete of the Year in 2003. He resides in Castle Rock, Colo., with his wife, Stephania, and their two children.
