Oregon junior Silan Ayyildiz trailed a couple of runners coming off the curve in the final lap of the women’s 800m. Ayyildiz pumped her arms as she sped past everyone in the field, the Hayward fans ecstatic in cheers as she inched closer to success. She crossed the finish line with a new lifetime best: 2:03.11.
“Today, I was really kind of nervous because I’m still getting used to the speed a little bit,” Ayyildiz said. “But I had the PR, so I can’t complain.”
Seven schools took the track to compete at Hayward on Saturday for the Oregon Team Invitational: Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Wichita State, Oregon State, Texas A&M, Utah and the host program, Oregon…