MANHATTAN, Kan. – Purdue Track & Field’s Warner Papillion completed his two-day competition in the heptathlon with the No. 9 performance in school history to conclude the DeLoss Dodds Invitational.
Papillion Notes
• The freshman, in his first collegiate heptathlon, earned 5,136 points to finish 10th at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational and enter Purdue’s top 10. He was the fifth-highest scoring freshman at the meet.
• His competition concluded with his best finish in fifth during the 1000m (2:40.67). He earned his highest event point total (872) after running 8.45 in the 60mH and finishing seventh.
• Both of Purdue’s freshman multis, Papillion and Leena Pfister, entered the program’s top 10 in the heptathlon and pentathlon, respectively, in their multis collegiate debut.
Next Up
The Boilers return to action Feb. 6-7 at the Windy City Invite in Chicago.
