lon ▁title ▁at ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁Out door ▁Track ▁and ▁Field ▁Championship . ▁He ▁c apped ▁off ▁the ▁season ▁by ▁taking ▁third ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁dec ath lon ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁USA ▁Out door ▁Track ▁and ▁Field ▁Championships , ▁scoring ▁ 7 8 2 7 ▁points ▁to ▁finish ▁behind ▁Ryan ▁Har lan ▁and ▁Tom ▁P app as . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁runner - up ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Ind oor ▁he pt ath lon ▁competition ▁and ▁he ▁managed ▁to ▁retain ▁his ▁Pac - 1 0 ▁dec ath lon ▁title . ▁Arnold ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁ath lete ▁in ▁ 2 2 ▁years ▁to ▁win ▁consecutive ▁NCAA ▁dec ath lon ▁titles ▁( follow ing ▁in ▁the ▁foot steps ▁of ▁Rob ▁M uzz io ), ▁and ▁he ▁also ▁recorded ▁a ▁personal ▁record ▁of ▁ 8 2 1 5 ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁He ▁again ▁won ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁USA ▁Out door ▁Championships , ▁recording ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 7 9 2 1 ▁points ▁to ▁finish ▁behind ▁P app as ▁and ▁Paul ▁T erek . ▁This ▁result ▁gained ▁him ▁qual ification ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁Athletics , ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Os aka , ▁Japan . ▁One ▁of ▁four ▁American ▁dec ath let es ▁in ▁the ▁competition , ▁Arnold ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 3 th ▁place ▁with ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 8 0 0 4 ▁points , ▁finishing ▁ahead ▁of ▁P app as ▁and ▁reign ing ▁world ▁champion ▁Bry an