AZUSA, Calif. - The second day of the Bryan Clay Invitational was action-packed from start-to-finish on Friday, but the highlight of the day for Azusa Pacific was delivered by Esther Conde-Turpin, who had a record-breaking finish in the heptathlon.

CONDE-TURPIN HAS DAY TO REMEMBER

Esther Conde-Turpin finished with 6,007 points to not only break the Azusa Pacific heptathlon school record (Breanna Leslie, 5,761 points, 2013), but it is also the second-highest score ever earned in NCAA Division II history. After her 3,464 points on day one, Conde-Turpin tallied 2,543 points over the final three events on Friday. Conde-Turpin started day two with a long jump of 6.21m (20' 4 ½"), followed with a javelin throw of 44.07m (144' 7"), and closed out the competition with an 800 meters time of 2:15.74. Her long jump and javelin marks both met the provisional standard, as she now ranked third in the long jump nationally, and 12th in the javelin. 

Competing alongside Conde-Turpin group A of the heptathlon were teammates Nicole Warwick and Alysa Henry, who each finished with personal-best scores in the heptathlon. Warwick finished with 5,640 points, which places her second in the nation behind Conde-Turpin, while Henry totaled 5,306 points, moving her into the fourth spot on the national list. In addition to their provisional scores overall in the heptathlon, Warwick and Henry each achieved provisional status in individual events during the competition on Friday, as Warwick leaped 6.23m (20' 5 ¼") in the long jump, and Henry reached 42.98m (141' 0") in the javelin. Warwick is now third in the nation in the long jump, and Henry is 18th in the country for the javelin.

KROG MOVES ATOP NATIONAL LIST IN DECATHLON

Over on the men's side of the multis, Azusa Pacific's Lincoln Krog and Aaron Worrell competed in group A of the decathlon. Both Krog and Worrell collected the points necessary for provisional standing, with Krog finishing with a career-best 7,311 points, and Worrell tallied a personal-best 7,100 points. Krog's performance is the best score in the nation for the decathlon this season, and Worrell is now fourth on the national list. Krog's day two was highlighted by a new PR in the discus, where he finished with a mark of 42.21m (138' 6"), which is over six feet further than his previous personal record of 40.31m (132' 3").

AND THE COUGARS KEEP RUNNIN', RUNNIN'

A total of 24 Cougars raced on Friday, and the day was highlighted by three provisional times on the men's side. In the 800 meter invite, Ben Sumner had a career-best day, posting a time of 1:48.81 for a new personal record in the event. Sumner's time moves him up to No. 4 nationally for the event, as he jumped up from the No. 8 spot entering this weekend (1:50.08). 

In the 5K, Felix Perrier and Salvador Capetillo each turned in outstanding performances. Perrier, who entered the weekend with a provisional time of 14:22.73 that ranked him 26th nationally, cut his time down by more than 10 seconds on Friday, as he crossed the line at 14:11.90. Perrier moved up 15 spots on the national list, moving into a tie for the 11th fastest time in the event. Capetillo entered the weekend with a top-50 time nationally (14:29.94), but he was on the outside looking in regarding provisional status. That changed on Friday, as he dropped his time by nearly 15 seconds, running a race of 14:15.86, which allowed him to jump all the way from 43rd in the nation to No. 15. 

On the women's side in the 800, Briseida Garcia Meza and Eline Pinter ran in the invite section, with both finishing just off of a provisional time (2:12.23), as Garcia Meza posted a time of 2:12.67 and Pinter ran a 2:12.92. Garcia Meza is ranked 33rd nationally, and Pinter is right behind in 34th. 

Up Next: The final day of the Bryan Clay Invitational is tomorrow, with a full day of track and field events scheduled for competition in Azusa. If you are unable to attend the meet in person, you can tune in (subscription required) to the Bryan Clay Invitational on FloTrack, the exclusive streaming partner of the Bryan Clay Invitational.