Rai Benjamin places second in 400-meter hurdles at NCAA finals

Rai Benjamin (middle) finished second in the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA championships on Friday. (Photo courtesy UCLA Athletics)

Sophomore Rai Benjamin placed second place in the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field on Friday with a personal-best 48.33 seconds.

The time, which ranked third all-time in UCLA history was only 0.01 seconds behind national champion Eric Futch as the senior from Florida clocked a 48.32.