AZUSA, Calif. – A pair of top-five performances in Western Washington University Track & Field history highlighted the second day of competition for the Vikings on Thursday at the Bryan Clay Invitational at Cougar Athletic Stadium on the Azusa Pacific University campus. 
 
Senior Dylan Hayes (Seattle, WA/Garfield) placed 19^th out of 105 competitors in the 3,000m steeplechase, finishing in a personal-best time of 9:05.90. He beat his previous best time of 9:10.99 set earlier this season at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic in Hayward, California, and moved up to 3^rdplace in the WWU all-time outdoor record book. He is now closing in on the top two marks in program history, 8:59.67 by Matthew Lutz and 9:05.64 by Andrew Wise, both set during the 2016 outdoor season.
 
Freshman Ian Rinefort (Ashland, OR) had a strong second day in the decathlon, placing 6^th in Group 2 finishing with 6,682 points. The strong finish resulted in the 3^rd-highest point total in program history, breaking his previous best of 6,303 points set earlier this season at the UBC Open. Rinefort set personal best marks in four of his five events on Thursday, including the 110 hurdles (16.27), discus (32.30m/105-11), pole vault (4.30m/14-1.25) and 1500m (4:19.79). His final point total from the Bryan Clay Invitational will likely move him into the top 20 in the nation for NCAA Division II.
 
Sophomore Seren Dances (Port Townsend, WA) also had a strong performance in the decathlon, placing 5^th in Group 1 with a personal-best total of 6,500 points. Dances remains 6^th in program history with his score, improving his NCAA II provisional mark. The sophomore obtained personal-best marks in two of Thursday's five events, including the 1500m (4:52.40) and the pole vault (3.80m/12-5.5). His previous career-high point total was 6,151 set at last year's Bryan Clay Invitational.
 
Sophomore Talia Dreicer (Los Alamos, NM) placed 56^th out of 100 racers in the women's 3,000m steeplechase, finishing in 11:11.71. Dreicer's season and personal-best time of 10:58.11 set earlier this month at the WWU Team Invitational is 5^th-best in program history and an NCAA II provisional mark.
 
Here is how to follow the final day of the Bryan Clay Invitational on Friday, with links to live results and a subscription-based webcast at FloTrack:
 
»       Bryan Clay Invitational Live Results
»       Bryan Clay Invitational Webcast (subscription via FloTrack)
»       Bryan Clay Invitational Meet Central
  Junior Sophia Galvez (Los Alamos, NM) finished 16^th in the 10,000m at the Mt. Sac Relays at El Camino College in Torrance, California. Galvez fell short of matching her personal best mark of 36:28.86 set earlier this season, the 3^rd-best mark in WWU outdoor history and the 16^th-best mark in the nation at the NCAA Division II level entering the week.
  The Vikings will be split across Southern California, with a large number of student-athletes competing in the final day of the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa and the first day of The Beach Invitational in Long Beach. Here is a look at the tentative schedule for WWU's student-athletes:
 
Bryan Clay Invitational:
»       Men's 100m – Karlington Anunagba
»       Men's 200m – Bryan Welch
»       Men's 400m – Bryant Welch
»       Men's 800m – Kyler Sager
»       Men's 1500m – James Jasperson
»       Men's 110m Hurdles – Cordell Cummings, Koby Okezie
»       Men's 400m Hurdles – Cordell Cummings, Koby Okezie
»       Men's High Jump – Tupre Wickliff, Nick Makrakis
»       Men's Pole Vault – J.T. Konrad
»       Men's Long Jump – Ethan Sterkel, Nick Makrakis, Jacob Ringold
»       Men's Triple Jump – Nick Makrakis, Jacob Ringold
»       Men's Discus – Avery Lux
»       Men's Javelin – Mason Salley, Costel David, Cooper McNatt
 
»       Women's 100m – Hannah Bradley
»       Women's 200m – Hannah Bradley, Savannah Smith
»       Women's 400m – Savannah Smith
»       Women's 1500m – Aundrea Koger
»       Women's High Jump – Maddie Taylor, Heather Faretta
»       Women's Pole Vault – Jewels Oliquiano, Lexi Perry
»       Women's Shot Put – Chanelle Eddy
»       Women's Discus – Chanelle Eddy
»       Women's Javelin – Raquel Pellecer, Paige Shimkus, Natalie Vetto, Hannah Nienaber, Amanda Short
 
The Beach Invitational:
»       Men's 5,000m – Dylan Hayes
»       Men's Pole Vault – J.T. Konrad
»       Men's Hammer Throw – Avery Lux
»       Women's 5,000m – Sophia Galvez
»       Women's Pole Vault – Jewels Oliquiano, Lexi Perry
 
* Schedule for competition is subject to change