Mt. SAC Relays
The Mt. SAC Relays are an annual track and field festival held primarily at Hilmer Lodge Stadium on the Mt. San Antonio College campus in Walnut, California. Originally an August event, they are now held in mid-April each year. The relays were started by then track coach Hilmer Lodge, the first edition on April 24-25, 1959.[1] The meet attracts all levels and disciplines of the sport of Track and Field. They claim to have had as many as 9,000 competitors participate in a single year.[2] Because of the stature of the meet, the stadium and most meet literature contains the phrase "Where the world's best athletes compete".
Divisions
While the relays are most famous for the elite division, where many notable athletes have used this event as an early season test of their fitness (before the championships that start in late May and June), there are races for small children from the community, Youth teams, and Masters athletes. A full day is largely devoted to High School events, attracting the top Southern California talent as well as others from out of town. International High School athletes from as far away as Australia and New Zealand have competed here, Mexico is represented regularly. There is a "Distance Carnival" which provides a rare (American) opportunity to run in a highly competitive track 10,000 metres race. The meet is a popular gathering for many elite throwers. Seven world records in throwing events alone, including four in the Discus have been set at the Mt. SAC Relays. A full multiple event competition associated with the meet (Decathlon for men and now Heptathlon for women) is held at Azusa Pacific University. Racewalking events are held earlier in the month, with occasional elite races held on the day of the elite competition. And with this meet being held at a Community College, there is a full competition for that level. While the relays started in 1959, the first women weren't allowed to participate until 1961, with one race, a 440 yard dash, out of a 113 event schedule.[1]
Records
Over the course of its history, numerous national records in athletics and world records have been set at the Mt. SAC Relays including the world record in the 4x200 Relay that lasted over 20 years (1994-2015).
World records
Year | Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality |
---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | Long Jump | 8.21 +0.0 | Ralph Boston | United States |
Shot Put | 20.06 m | Bill Nieder | United States | |
Discus throw | 59.91 m | Rink Babka | United States | |
1962 | Pole Vault | 4.93 m | Dave Tork | United States |
1963 | Discus throw | 62.62 m | Al Oerter | United States |
Decathlon | 9,121 points | C.K. Yang | Republic of China | |
1964 | Discus throw | 62.94 m | Al Oerter | United States |
1976 | Discus throw | 69.18 m | Mac Wilkins | United States |
1981 | Heptathlon | 6,166 | Jane Frederick | United States |
1994 | 4 × 200 m relay | 1:18.68 | Santa Monica Track Club Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Floyd Heard, Carl Lewis |
United States |
1996 | Steeplechase | 10:34.5 | Sara Heeb | United States |
1998 | Steeplechase | 10:19.6 | Karen Harvey | Canada |
Meet Records
Men
Women
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 m | 10.87 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica | 1987 | |
200 m | 22.07 | Evelyn Ashford | United States | April 1983 | |
300 m | 36.61 | Kelli White | United States | April 2000 | |
400 m | 49.59 | Marion Jones | United States | 16 April 2000 | [15] |
800 m | 2:00.27 | Meredith Rainey | United States | April 1992 | |
1500 m | 4:04.86 | Brenda Martinez | United States | 19 April 2013 | [16] |
Mile | 4:40.8 | Francie Larrieu-Smith | United States | April 1974 | |
3000 m | 8:50.07 | PattiSue Plumer | United States | April 1992 | |
5000 m | 14:44.80 | Shalane Flanagan | United States | 13 April 2007 | |
10000 m | 31:23.35 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt | Germany | 17 April 2004 | |
100 m hurdles | 12.63 (+1.6 m/s) | Anjanette Kirkland | United States | 16 April 2000 | [17] |
400 m hurdles | 55.18 | Brenda Taylor | United States | 19 April 2004 | |
3000 m steeplechase | 9:39.94 | Korene Hinds | Jamaica | 13 April 2007 | |
High jump | 2.00 m | Tisha Waller | United States | 19 April 1999 | [18] |
Chaunte Howard | United States | 15 April 2006 | |||
Pole vault | 4.55 m | Gao Shuying | China | 15 April 2007 | |
Chelsea Johnson | United States | 18 April 2009 | |||
Long jump | 7.12 m (-0.9 m/s) | Brittney Reese | United States | 21 April 2012 | [19][20] |
Triple jump | 13.96 m | Suzette Lee | Jamaica | 16 April 2000 | [21] |
13.96 m (+0.6 m/s) | Colleen Scott | Jamaica | 19 April 2004 | ||
13.96 m (+1.2 m/s) | Crystal Manning | United States | 17 April 2010 | ||
Shot put | 20.13 m | Claudia Losch | Germany | April 1984 | |
Discus throw | 67.48 m | Meg Ritchie | United Kingdom | April 1981 | |
Hammer throw | 74.98 m | Sultana Frizell | Canada | 19 April 2014 | [22] |
Javelin throw | 59.84 m | Ariana Ince | United States | 18 April 2015 | [23] |
Heptathlon | 6910 pts | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | United States | April 1986 | |
(100 m hurdles), (high jump), (shot put), (200 m) / (long jump), (javelin), (800 m) | |||||
1 Mile walk | 6:39.75 | Michelle Rohl | United States | 23 April 2001 | |
4 × 100 m relay | 41.79 | Team Jet A Mandy White Carmelita Jeter Lauryn Williams Blessing Okagbare |
United States/ Nigeria | 20 April 2013 | [24] |
4 × 200 m relay | 1:32.44 | Speed Dynamics | United States | April 1992 | |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.87 | Reebok | United States | April 1992 | |
4 × 800 m relay | 8:17.09 | Athletics West | United States | April 1983 | |
Sprint medley | 1:37.40 | Ali Track Club | United States | April 1980 |
High School Meet Records
Boys
Event | Record | Athlete | School | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 m | 10.39 | Ray Brown | John Muir | 1984 | |
200 m | 21.03 | Quincy Watts | Taft | 1986 | |
400 m | 46.49 | Michael Granville | Bell Gardens | 1995 | |
800 m | 1:51.06 | Nick Hartle | Centennial | 2012 | |
Mile | 4:07.72 | Bernie Montoya | Cibola | 2012 | |
3200 | 9:02.20 | Danny Martinez | St. John Bosco | 2012 | |
110 hurdles 39"/.99m |
13.48 (+1.7 m/s) | Jonathan Cabral | Agoura | 2011 | |
300 meters hurdles | 36.7h | Gordon Bugg | West Covina | 1983 | |
4x100 relay | 40.72 | Long Beach Poly | 2010 | ||
4x200 relay | 1:24.35 | Long Beach Poly | 1999 | ||
4x400 relay | 3:13.71 | John Muir | 1981 | ||
4x800 relay | 7:37.09 | Great Oak Nick Sams, Nelson Quintana, George Binni, Isaac Cortes |
2015 | ||
4x1600 relay | 17:17.99 | Rancho Cucamonga | 2012 | ||
Sprint Medley Relay 2-2-4-8 |
3:23.5h | Compton | 1980 | ||
Distance Medley Relay | 10:02.73 | Loyola Andrew Bland, Andrew Medina, Phillip Kostelnik, Elias Gedyon |
2011 | ||
Shuttle Hurdles Relay | 58.6h | Hawthorne | 1984 | ||
High Jump | 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) | Jeremy Fischer | Camarillo | 1994 | |
Randall Cunningham II | Bishop Gorman | 2014 | |||
Pole Vault | 5.11 m (16 ft 9 in) | Cole Walsh | Brophy Prep | 2013 | |
Long Jump | 7.64 m (25 ft 0 3⁄4 in) | M.T. Lee | Taiwan | 1979 | |
Triple Jump | 15.53 m (50 ft 11 1⁄4 in) | Ken Williams | Troy | 1982 | |
Shot Put 12Lb./5.4 kg. |
20.70 m (67 ft 10 3⁄4 in) | Van Mounts | Bakersfield | 1998 | |
Discus | 68.30 m (224 ft 0 3⁄4 in) | Kamy Keshmiri | Reno | 1987 |
Girls
Event | Record | Athlete | School | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 m | 11.40 | Angela Williams | Chino | 1997 | |
200 m | 22.51 (+1.3 m/s) NR | Allyson Felix | L.A. Baptist | 2003 | |
400 m | 53.28 | Janeene Vickers | Pomona | 1986 | |
800 m | 2:08.05 | Irma Betancourt | Mexico | 1990 | |
100 h | 13.43 (+1.8 m/s) | Sasha Wallace | Castro Valley | 2013 | |
300 h | 40.97 | Ebony Collins | L.B. Wilson | 2006 | |
4x100 relay | 45.22 | L.B. Wilson | 2006 | ||
4x200 relay | 1:36.77 | Long Beach Poly | 1994 | ||
4x400 relay | 3:42.38 | Kennedy, Granada Hills Denean Howard, Tina Howard, Sherri Howard |
1981 | ||
4x800 relay | 9:03.77 | Harvard-Westlake Yasmin Moreno, Lauren Hansson, Amy Weissenbach, Cami Chapus |
2011 | ||
4x1600 relay | 19:53.81 | Great Oak Evelyn Mandel, Sydney Belus. Kiyena Beatty. Destiny Collins |
2015 | ||
Sprint Medley Relay 2-2-4-8 |
3:53.28 | L.B. Wilson | 2003 | ||
Distance Medley Relay | 11:41.84 | Torrey Pines | 2010 | ||
Shuttle Hurdles Relay | 58.50 | Long Beach Poly Ebony Crear, Kymber Payne, Je'Neal Ainsworth, Erica Foster |
2014 | ||
High Jump | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄4 in) NR | Vashti Cunningham | Bishop Gorman | 2015 | |
Pole Vault | 4.22 m (13 ft 10 in) | Tori Anthony | Castilleja | 2007 | |
Long Jump | 6.38 m (20 ft 11 in) (+1.8 m/s) | Courtney Corrin | Harvard-Westlake | 2013 | |
Triple Jump | 12.56 m (41 ft 2 1⁄4 in) | Ashley Anderson | Carson | 2014 | |
Shot Put | 15.84 m (51 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | Stamatia Scarvelis | Dos Pueblos | 2014 | |
Discus | 52.30 m (171 ft 7 in) | Billie Jo Grant | Arroyo Grande | 2002 |
References
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- ↑ "Long Jump Results". www.flashwest.com. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
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- ↑ "Triple Jump Results". www.mtsacrelays.com. 2000-04-16. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
- ↑ Jon Mulkeen (20 April 2014). "Solomon and Frizell smash meeting records at Mt SAC, Eaton makes 400m hurdles debut". IAAF. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
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