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A record breaking finish for Burnam

Posted: Feb 05, 2017

GRANVILLE- Wilmington College's men's track and field team member Pierce Burnam (New Richmond, OH/New Richmond) competed at the All-Ohio Combined Events Championship hosted by Dension University on Saturday and Sunday. Of the offered events, Burnam competed in the heptathlon over the course of the two day meet. His efforts in the seven events placed him second overall, with a total of 4461 points- a new WC school record by 85 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Saturday's events:

Burnam's highest-place finish in Saturday's events came from the high jump, in which he tied for second, clearing a height of 1.83m. In addition, Burnam snagged a fourth-place finish in both the 60-meter dash (7.51) and the long jump (5.85m), and a fifth-place finish in the shot put (9.97m)
Burnam completed the first day of the meet with a total of 2401 points.

Sunday's events:

Burnam opened the afternoon with a bang, finishing first in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.66.
In the next event, the pole vault, he tied for fourth, clearing a height of 3.05-meters.
In final event of the afternoon, the 1000-meter run, Burnam logged another first-place finish with a time of 2:40.50. This time was not only the winning time for the event, but a new meet record by more than 12 seconds.
These finishes earned him a total of 2060 points for the day and 4461 points for the heptathlon in total.
Burnam's overall point total of 4461 points broke the previous WC school record by 85 points. The previous record was also held by Burnam and was set in December at the Oiler Opener.

COACH QUOTES

Head Coach Ron Combs: "Pierce had a really solid weekend. He finished the second day really strong, winning two of the three events. In the 1000-meter run, he broke the All-Ohio heptathlon record by 12 seconds. He did a great job breaking his own school record for the second time this season."
Assistant Coach Wayne Stacy: "Pierce competed well in all seven events during the two days of competition. He was able to break his own school record and score eight points for the team. Pierce is in a great position as we head into the championship portion of the indoor season."

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