AZUSA, Calif. – The Northwest Missouri State outdoor track and field team kick-started its California trip with the Bryan Clay Invitational on Wednesday night. 

Senior Grant Bradley clocked a school-record time in the men's Steeplechase, breaking the previous mark set by Reece Smith in 2022.

RUNNING EVENTS

• (M) 3000m Steeplechase Open: Barnabe Gabillet and Grayson Tapp competed in a Division I-heavy field. Gabillet placed 84th with a time of 9:19.41, while Tapp finished 89th in 9:27.61. A total of 97 athletes competed in the event.
• (W) 3000m Steeplechase Open: Whitney Post ran 11:22.58 to finish 90th, with Mayson Hartley close behind in 93rd at 11:30.30.
• (M) 3000m Steeplechase Invite: Grant Bradley placed 9th out of 33 participants. His time of 8:32.43 broke the school record of 8:33.64, previously held by Reece Smith (2022).
• (M) 10000m Open: Tyler Blay capped off the late-night competition with a blazing time of 29:21.65, to place 11th among 39 individuals. Blay's time stands as the second-fastest time in school history. 

3000m Steeplechase

1. Grant Bradley - 4/16/25 - 8:32.43
2. Reece Smith - 5/27/22 - 8:33.64
3. Jim Ryan - 1983 - 8:42.84
4. Vernon Darling - 1983 - 8:52.14
5. Jake Norris - 5/7/22 - 9:05.91
6. Nate Mueller - 5/4/24 - 9:07.16
7. T.R. Pursell - 5/13/11 - 9:08.73
8. Tucker Dahle - 5/8/21 - 9:09.22
9. Briar Grier - 1986 - 9:09.34
10. Wick Cunningham - 4/14/16 - 9:15.40

10000M Run

1. Karim Achengli - 2018 - 29:09.68
2. Tyler Blay - 4/16/25 - 29:21.65
3. Drew Atkins - 4/11/24 - 29:30.23
4. Brad Ortmeier - 1987 - 29:34.06
5. Jacob Nkamasiai - 4/10/21 - 30:07.63
6. Robb Finegan - 1990 - 30:23.00
7. Dave Montgomery - 1981 - 30:29.44
8. Brandon Phipps - 3/31/17 - 30:34.39
9. Chris Wiggs - 1986 - 30:40.75
10. Drew Keefer - 4/3/15 - 30:46.12

UP NEXT
Northwest will continue competition at the Bryan Clay Invitational, as well as opening the Cal State L.A. Twilight Open and ULV Leopard Invitational in California.