May 5, 2008

Devon DuPont
Class: Junior
Sport: Women's Track
Position: Heptathlon
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Won the heptathlon with 4480 points to lead Temple to a fourth place finish at the Atlantic 10 Championships this weekend...It marks Temple's first-ever victory in the heptathlon...Won event by over 300 points...Was victorious in the 100m hurdles, 200m, long jump, and 800m in the heptathlon...Also finished fifth in the A-10 long jump (17-9)...Team was just 2.5 points out of second place...It was the Owls best showing since 2003.