Cooper Laird’s Steeplechase on Day One at Bryan Clay Enters Program Top Five
4/11/2024 7:45:00 PM | Track and Field
Action continues Friday as the men’s 10,000m kicks off a lengthy day two
AZUSA, Calif. – The first day of the Bryan Clay Invitational began on Thursday as Gonzaga competed in the men's and women's 3000m Steeplechase at Cougar Athletic Stadium on Azusa Pacific's campus.
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Jessica Frydenlund was first up for the women, posting a 10:32.27 in the second-fastest of five heats, a time that just missed her PR time set two weeks ago at Stanford.
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For the men, Paul Talens nearly broke nine minutes after posting a time of 9:00.89.
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In the invitational heats of the men's 3000m steeple, Cooper Laird set a new PR and moved up one spot to number four in the program top ten list. Laird set a new personal best mark of 8:49.12, a one-and-a-half second improvement of his previous best (8:50.88) set in Eugene last year at the Oregon Relays.
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UP NEXT
Action at the Bryan Clay Invitational continues all day Friday, with the men set to kick off at 7:31am in the 10,000m. The men's and women's 800m and 5000m will highlight Gonzaga's lengthy day two, before wrapping up on Saturday in the 1500m. Follow @ZagRunning on social media, and check gozags.com for the latest updates and live results.
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Jessica Frydenlund was first up for the women, posting a 10:32.27 in the second-fastest of five heats, a time that just missed her PR time set two weeks ago at Stanford.
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For the men, Paul Talens nearly broke nine minutes after posting a time of 9:00.89.
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In the invitational heats of the men's 3000m steeple, Cooper Laird set a new PR and moved up one spot to number four in the program top ten list. Laird set a new personal best mark of 8:49.12, a one-and-a-half second improvement of his previous best (8:50.88) set in Eugene last year at the Oregon Relays.
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UP NEXT
Action at the Bryan Clay Invitational continues all day Friday, with the men set to kick off at 7:31am in the 10,000m. The men's and women's 800m and 5000m will highlight Gonzaga's lengthy day two, before wrapping up on Saturday in the 1500m. Follow @ZagRunning on social media, and check gozags.com for the latest updates and live results.
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