Five-time U.S. champion and 2003 world champion decathlete Tom Pappas, an Azalea native and Glendale High graduate, posted the second best score in the world this year in leading Team USA to victory over Germany at the 16th annual Thorpe Cup combined events challenge over the weekend.
Pappas, who was not at full strength earlier in the year and did not compete at the USA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, posted his best score in five years with 8,569 points in leading the Team USA men's squad to victory.
