Olympian to the end

Bryan Clay won't take a handout from the USOC

By Adam Sparks

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 27, 2012

~~<p>EUGENE, Ore. » There was a brief moment on Saturday when monsoon-like rain gave way to clear, sunny skies over Hayward Field. Not long after, Bryan Clay saw the faintest glimmer of hope break through his own dreary day.</p>
<p>The two-time Olympic decathlon medalist and Castle High product was emotionally and physically beaten down after his goal of making the London Games ended early on the second day of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at the corner of the University of Oregon campus.</p>
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EUGENE, Ore. » There was a brief moment on Saturday when monsoon-like rain gave way to clear, sunny skies over Hayward Field. Not long after, Bryan Clay saw the faintest glimmer of hope break through his own dreary day.

The two-time Olympic decathlon medalist and Castle High product was emotionally and physically beaten down after his goal of making the London Games ended early on the second day of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at the corner of the University of Oregon campus. Login for more...