Azusa, Calif. — Brandon Davis broke the school record in the 400-meter dash to highlight the Pepperdine track team's first day at Azusa Pacific's Bryan Clay Invitational on Friday.
Davis (Troy, Mich./Troy HS) ran a 50.21, which not only placed fifth in a stacked second heat, but also broke the previous school record by 47-hundredths of a second. The senior held the school record going into this season; this year, he has shaved 58-hundredths of a second off of his previous collegiate best.
William Watkins (Mill Valley, Calif./Marin Catholic HS), who qualified for the open 100-meter dash, will join Davis as the only other sprinter racing in the finals tomorrow.
THE RUNDOWN
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Racing mostly against professionals in the invitational heats, Kennedy Kerr (West Hempstead, N.Y./Long Island Lutheran) led the sprinters once again by placing 13th in the 100 meters and 10th in the 200 meters.
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Watkins was Pepperdine's top finisher in the 100 meters (11.24, fourth place) and the 200 meters (22.56, 16th place).
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Sophomore Olivia Miller (Tallahassee, Fla./Lawton Chiles HS) ran a season-best time in the 800 meters with a 2:23.11.
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Freshman Ryan Hemphill (Visalia, Calif./Redwood HS) led the way in the men's 800-meter dash with a 1:57.42 — the third-fastest by a Wave this season.
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Skyler Danley (Easton, Pa./Easton Area HS) and Preston Gromer (Casper, Wyo./Kelly Walsh HS) were the Waves' top finishers in the women's and men's 5K, respectively.
NEXT UP: Day two of the Bryan Clay Invitational begins tomorrow at 3 p.m. Per APU guidelines, spectators will not be permitted, but the action will be livestreamed on FloTrack, albeit behind a paywall. Live results can be found on Finished Results.
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