 He finished 4th at the 2006 US Championships in Indianapolis and 5th in the 2007 Championships.His personal best in decathlon is 7855 points, achieved in May 2006 in Desenzano, Italy.Boyles was among five American athletes whose visas were revoked by the Chinese government just before the 2008 Summer Olympic Games because of their association with Team Darfur, a group of athletes devoted to raising awareness of humanitarian crises related to the War in Darfur.