. >> reporter: he didn't start competing until he started here at mcc. tonight, his former coach tells us why he thought he should take on this demanding event. here on the track at mesa community college is where steven jacobs planted a seed that would grow into an olympic dream. >> i said this is something you might want to think about. >> was talking to pau tonhesen. he went onto attend u of a. he is in rio representing his mom's home country of spain. he felt it was his best chance to make an olympic team. >> i think he made the right decision. he is a big deal over in spain. >> reporter: before attending mcc in 2012, tonhesen was a decathlon competition, he was hooked. >> you will have good events, and bad events. >> reporter: he took on day one of the decathlon events. >> i think it is incredible. it is fun to watch someone you know go to the olympics. >> reporter: katherine bryant has done tau since they attended the preparatory academy. >> he seems really focused. and determined. >> reporter: ye culminating on an international stage. it is a sigh

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