Nathan Green gets into the winner's circle in the elite 1500 at Bryan Clay...
Competing against a field that included Georgetown's Abel Teffra, who beat Green at the NCAA indoor championships in the mile last month, Green did not lead until the lap that mattered.
As they came off the final turn, Teffra had a slight advantage, but to Green's outside came Washington alum Sam Ellis charging out of nowhere.
Green barely hung on for the win in 3:35.52 to Ellis' 3:35.57. Teffra was third in 3:35.81.
Washington alum Joe Waskom was seventh in 3:38.15, while current Husky Ronan McMahon-Staggs was eighth in 3:38.23.
Courtesy of Flotrack, here's the race:
Chloe Foerster continued her roll through the best that the NCAA has to offer, in winning the elite section of the women's 1500.
Foerster, who won the 800/1500 double two weeks ago at Stanford, opened up a gap over Northern Arizona's Maggi Congdon to win in a time of 4:05.75, which is currently the second fastest collegiate time.
Sophie O'Sullivan finished third in 4:08.69, a day after her strong run in the 800.
The invitational section of the men's 1500 saw Rhys Hammond of Washington finish third overall in 3:38.24.
One day after finishing second in the invitational steeplechase at Mt. SAC, Isaac Briggs won the men's open section of the 1500, running 3:46.11.
In early afternoon action on the final day of the Bryan Clay Invitational, Western Washington's Maurice Woodring broke his one-day old GNAC record in the 400 hurdles, running 51.03 to finish second overall.
He set the previous record on Thursday at the Pacific Coast Invitational in Long Beach of 51.42.
Bec Bennett of the Vikings ran a season best in the women's 400, stopping the clock in 53.78 to take the win.
Bennett was part of Western's 4 x 400 relay team that finished fourth in 3:40.37.
Woodring also contributed to Western's 4 x 400 relay team that finished second in 3:10.08.
Both marks are inside the top ten in Division II so far this season.
At the time of publishing (9:30 pm Friday), there were still open sections of the men's and women's 1500s being contested. This will be updated.
MT SAC RELAYS RECAP...
At the Mt SAC Relays in Walnut, Washington freshman Bodi Ligons won the collegiate section of the men's 400 hurdles, running 51.10, while teammate Matthew Wilkinson was fifth overall in 51.40.
In the open section of the men's triple jump, Washington's Roman Hutchinson finished fourth with a best of 48-7.5 (14.82m), while Tim Luebbert was seventh at 47-11.75 (14.62m).
Maxwell Moore of Washington State finished second in the open men's discus with a throw of 186-11 (56.99m).
The Mt. SAC Relays conclude Saturday, with twins Amanda and Hana Moll of Washington in the invitational women's pole vault against a field that includes Washington alum Nastassja Campbell, the newest member of the US 15-foot club.
Washington's Scott Toney and Mathis Bresko go in the men's invitational pole vault against a field that includes Washington alum Max Manson.
The Huskies' Prestin Artis is in the field of the men's invitational long jump.
BEACH INVITATIONAL RECAP...
In Long Beach, Washington State's Laura Lindquist was a winner in the women's javelin, throwing 160-6 (48.93m) on the opening day of the two-day Beach Invitational hosted by Long Beach State.
The women's open 200 saw Washington State alum Jasneet Nijjar win in a time of 23.48, just days after the Canadian federation named her to its team for the World Relays in Guangzhou, China next month.
Nijjar, who was on Canada's Olympic 4 x 400 relay pool last year that traveled to Paris, was not selected to run in the heats. She'll be in the pool for both the women's and mixed 4 x 400 relay teams.
The Cougars' Erik Larripa Taxell tied for second in the open men's pole vault with a clearance of 15-4.5 (4.69m).
Eastern Washington's Zoe Dunn was third in the women's open triple jump with a best of 37-7.75 (11.47m).
NOTE: The Mt. SAC Relays, the sports information office of Long Beach State, and the Bryan Clay Invitational contributed to this report.
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