Elizabethtown College senior Brian Layng ruled the decathlon at the Messiah Invitational this past Thursday and Friday. Layng was in first going into Friday after setting personal records in four of five events (100m, long jump, shot put, 400m) on day one. He finished Thursday with 3,342 points, the only competitor over 3,000. On Friday, Layng started off his day with another PR, this time in the 110-meter hurdles. He went on to place first out of 14 entrants in the event with a new personal best 6,391 points, now under 300 points off the school record held by All-American Kevin Clark. Layng's point total also puts him seventh in the nation, currently.