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|  Pappas beats O'Brien's meet record in decathlon at USATF Nationals June 22, 2003 Courtesy: USATF
Pappas finished with 8,784 to crush his personal best of 8,585;
beat O'Brien's meet record of 8,726 from 1996; win his third
U.S. title; and vault past Bruce Jenner (8,634), Steve Fritz
(8,644), Chris Huffins (8,694) and Dave Johnson (8727) as the
top-scoring American decathletes in history. Pappas opened Day 2 of the decathlon with a time of 14.13 in the
110m hurdles for 958 points, then followed with a discus throw
of 45.84m/150-5 (784 pts). Pappas then tied his pole vault personal best with a clearance
of 5.20m/17-0.75 to score 972. He threw 60.04m/199-4 to score
749 points in the discus, setting up an intriguing final event
in the 1,500 meters. Pappas needed a time of 4:57 to break O'Brien's meet record. He
more than delivered, with a time of 4:48.12, scoring 630 points
and giving him more than enough to make history. He wasn't alone in his successes, however. Bryan Clay had a
career day as well, beating his personal best by 200 points by
scoring 8,482 and making him the #3 decathlete in the world so
far this year. Paul Terek placed third with a big personal best
of 8,275.
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Tom Pappas broke Dan O'Brien's championship record and vaulted
to #2 on the all-time list Saturday in the decathlon at the 2003
USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships presented by Verizon.