'It just hurts. There's just no other way to put it.'

Bryan Clay's dream of earning a third trip to the Olympics falls by the wayside on a day filled with hard luck and heartbreak

By Adam Sparks

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 24, 2012

~~<p>EUGENE, Ore. » Bryan Clay clapped and cheered along with everyone else at Hayward Field after Ashton Eaton finished rewriting the decathlon world record Saturday with a gutty personal-best time in the 1,500 meters.</p>
<p>Eaton's performance at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials felt like a two-day coronation of the nation's next great decathlete, starting with his world-record time of 10.21 seconds in the 100 meters on Friday and ending with a PR of 4:14.48 in the 1,500 to set the overall world record.</p>
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<h4>BRYAN CLAY'S DAY 2 RESULTS</h4>
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EUGENE, Ore. » Bryan Clay clapped and cheered along with everyone else at Hayward Field after Ashton Eaton finished rewriting the decathlon world record Saturday with a gutty personal-best time in the 1,500 meters.

Eaton's performance at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials felt like a two-day coronation of the nation's next great decathlete, starting with his world-record time of 10.21 seconds in the 100 meters on Friday and ending with a PR of 4:14.48 in the 1,500 to set the overall world record. BRYAN CLAY'S DAY 2 RESULTS Login for more...