AZUSA, Calif. -BYU’s Riley Chamberlain saved the best for last as the sophomore ran the 4:12.39 in the 1,500-meter time on Saturday evening at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif.
Chamberlain has run two of the Top 10 times in the metric mile this season as the native of Loomis, Calif. finished 23rd overall and 10th among collegiate runners in 4:12.39. She is the only runner in tbe program to run under 4:13 twice this season after 4:11.52 earlier this season at the Stanford Invitational.
Sadie Sargent was one of three other Cougars to compete in the elite section of the women’s 1,500m where the senior ran 4:16.73 to finish 40th. Two days removed from running the seventh-fastest 3,000-meter steeplechase in program history, Taylor Lovell won her heat with a personal best time of 4:18.63. Jacey Farmer also finished 66th running 4:19.90.
In the open section, BYU had two runners finish in the Top 25 with Maddi Moffitt in 14th, 4:26.28, and Vanessa Alder in 24th, 4:26.73. Lizzie Dildine and Allie Warner also picked personal bests running 4:29.27 and 4:29.90 respectively.
On the men’s side, Wyatt Haughton was the only Cougar to compete in the men’s invite 1,500m as the freshman ran 3:43.58 to finish 57th in his first attempt at the event. Carter Cutting had the fastest time of the day in the men’s open 1,500m as the redshirt freshman ran 3:43.93.
BYU is back in action next weekend at the Aggie Invitational in Logan, Utah and Mt. Sac Relays in Walnut, Calif.