WALNUT - Jordan Hasay didn't set a course record at Mt. San Antonio College Saturday. She did, though, get the sub-16:30 she had said she wanted.

In just her second race this season, the six-time All-American won the Girls Sweepstakes Race in 16:27 over the hilly three-mile course at the nationally-renowned Mt. SAC Invitational Saturday. The Arroyo Grande resident and Mission Prep senior ran the second-fastest time ever on the course and the fastest time of the day.

The course record is 16:16.

“I'm very happy,” Hasay, who is a three-time All-American in cross country and three-time All-American in track and field, said in a phone interview afterward. “It was a good race.”

Alex Dunne from San Clemente finished second in 16:48 - Hasay's winning time as a freshman. Molly Grabill of Rancho Bernardo finished third in 16:54.

“Alex Dunne did a really good job,” said Hasay. “People said she was five seconds behind me at the halfway point.”

Hasay chuckled, “That was a little close, so then I guess I pulled away a little bit.”

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Hasay went out quickly. “I went out kind of by myself - 5:09 the first mile,” she said. Hasay went on to finish her high school career 4-0 in her Mt. SAC Invitational races.

Meanwhile, she has been honored yet again.

This time, she is USA Track and Field Magazine's Female Athlete of the Year. Her biggest accomplishment this year was the 4:14.50 she ran at the semi-finals of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials for the national girls 1,500 meters high school record.

Hasay had 190 points in the balloting for the Track and Field News award. Chanelle Price, an 800-meter star, was runner-up with 139. Graduated Riverbank senior German Fernandez, who broke state meet 1,600 and 3,200 records in a spectacular double, is the magazine's Male Athlete of the Year.

“The guy (from the magazine) actually interviewed me about it last summer,” said Hasay.

“I really thought Chanelle was going to get it. I had a really good track season, so I guess that helped set it up.

She has a chance to become the first female athlete since Angela Williams, in 1997 and ‘98, to win the award twice.

Nipomo junior Andrew Garcia ran another impressive race Friday in what has been a strong season for him. He finished second in 16:21 in the Titans' Division III boys race.

Santa Ynez senior Kelly Mayer also cracked the top 10. She finished 10th in the Pirates' Division IV-V girls race.

Here are summaries for local teams at the Mt. SAC Meet.

Cabrillo

The Cabrillo boys just missed winning their divisional race at the prestigious Mt. SAC Invitational Friday. The Conquistadores finished second by two points.

Redwood of Larkspur won with 100 points. Cabrillo scored 102.

Levi Block led the Conqs. He finished fourth in 16:25. Scoring teammates following were Eddie Tovar (12th place), Armando Torres (21st), Johnny Hernandez (37th) and Eric Odom (41st).

Cabrillo's girls finished 16th in their Division III race that day. Chelsey Sidhu led the Conquistadores with an 84th-place finish.

Teammates following were Devon Bedell (92nd), Britni Heter (95th), Jamie Peterson (101st) and Katie Avila (106th).

Lompoc

Lompoc's boys finished ninth in another Division III race. Jose Garcia (24th place) was the Braves' top runner.

Teammates following were Joel Martin (25th), Edward Morales (31st), Johna Holmlund (75th) and Kiefer Gallagher (76th).

Nipomo

The Titans boys finished ninth. Teammates following Garcia were Dean Marciano (40th place), Joel Solis (56th), Mario Garibay (64th) and Michael Marquez (121st).

Nipomo's girls didn't have enough runners to score. Titans Veronica Ferreira, Alexandra Caruso, Jamie Martin and Santina Olney finished 83rd, 88th, 94th, and 100th respectively.

Righetti

Righetti's boys, led by Servando Perez, finished eighth. Perez came home 31st. Teammates following him were Taylor Frias (40th), Topher Norling (46th), Byron Carpenter (58th) and Manuel Perez (63rd).

Righetti's girls finished 12th. Cynthia Vazquez led the Warriors. She finished 27th. Teammates following her were Katie Rodriguez (51st), Heather Soden (61st), Sensika Niyathapala (94th) and Sarah Villanueva (103rd).

Santa Ynez

The Pirates girls, led by Mayer, finished fifth.

Teammates following Mayer were Amelia Archer (31st), Monica Illes (39th), Haley Illes (56th) and Allie Baker-Brown (58th).

Santa Ynez's boys finished13th. Winchester Eubank led the Pirates. He finished 29th. Teammates following were Connor Reck (44th), Ty Kristkowiak (74th), Carlos Archer (80th) and Spencer Mitchell (93rd).

October 26, 2008