March 9, 2008

VALENCIA, Spain — Bryan Clay, a Castle High alum now living in Glendora, Calif., won gold in the heptathlon today at the World Indoor Championships after Olympic champion Roman Sebrle withdrew because of injury.

Clay won four of the seven events, including the 60-meter hurdles today, scoring a personal best 6,371 points for his second world title.

Andrei Krauchanka of Belarus was second with 6,234 points and Dimitriy Karpov of Kazakhstan third with 6,131. Donovan Kilmartin, Clay's U.S. teammate, was fifth with 5,951.

Clay was pleased with the results after dealing with the flu — he recently dropped 12 pounds — and an injured hamstring.