You mean there were other meets besides Drake, Penn and SAC?

The Beach Invitational in glamorous Cerritos-Norwalk, Calif., was one of those.

Held to apparently coincide with Mt. SAC weekend, the meet produced the sixth-fastest women's 800 EVER by (who else?) Jessica Pixler, who dipped under 2:05. The meet also featured sub-3:50 runs for Ben Zywicki (Colorado Mines) and Tyler Emmorey (Grand Valley State) and a pair of sub-9:05 steeples.

And last weekend, the Gina Relays in Hillsdale, Mich., produced auto marks for Jeff Nordquist (steeple) and Monica Kinney (1,500), both of Grand Valley State.

And Houston's Rice J. Fred Duckett Twilight produced the eighth-fastest men's 1,500 for Jared McNeil (Tarleton State). McNeil was second, beating a bunch of D1ers. He should look forward to a berth in Charlotte.