Shae Anderson, a junior All-American at UCLA, joins DyeStat editor Erik Boal to discuss her 49.99-second anchor-legs split that led to the Bruins setting a program record and placing third in the 4x400-meter relay in 3:25.01 at the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., in addition to preparing for the Olympic Trials, where she is scheduled to run both the 400 and 400-meter hurdles. Anderson reflects on sharing the 4x400 experience with Makenzy Pierre-Webster, Kate Jendrezak and Meleni Rodney, and how meaningful it was to compete against collegiate record holders Texas A&M (3:22.34) and USC (3:24.54) in a race that produced three of the top eight relay performances in collegiate history. She also explains how significant it was for the Bruins to eclipse their program record by more than two seconds and elevate to the No. 6 school in Division 1 history. Anderson analyzes becoming one of only 13 female athletes to produce a sub-50 split in the 4x400 relay at the NCAA final, including the first from UCLA since Monique Henderson anchored the Bruins in 49.6 in 2004. She speaks about how valuable it was for UCLA to have the 4x400 and 4x100 relays, the latter running 44.07 in the semifinals, advancing to the NCAA Championships and what that means for the future of the program. Anderson revisits the unfortunate events of the Division 1 West Regionals at E.B. Cushing Stadium in College Station, Texas, when she clipped the eighth hurdle and fell, resullting in her not advancing to the NCAA semifinals. She shares the unfinished business with the 400 hurdles this season and her desire to compete in both events at the Trials, making her only the fifth female athlete in the history of the meet to attempt both events. Anderson examines her opportunities in the 400 and the confidence gained from her relay split, hoping she can also qualify for the 4x400 relay pool for the U.S. team competing in Tokyo after helping the Americans win gold in the relay at the 2018 World Under-20 Championships in Tampere, Finland. She also provides insight into her return to the renovated Hayward Field and her impressions of the new facility after competing for Oregon in 2018.