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]
Past Directors of the Mt. Sac Relays include Hilmer Lodge, Don Ruh, John Norton, Scott Davis and current director, Doug Todd.
Due to construction of a new Hilmer Lodge Stadium at Mt. San Antonio College, the 2016 edition was held at Cerritos College in Norwalk and the 2017 and 2018 editions were held at El Camino College in Torrance.
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 |
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1960 | Long Jump | 8.21 +0.0 | Ralph Boston | |
Shot Put | 20.06 m | Bill Nieder | ||
Discus throw | 59.91 m | Rink Babka | ||
1962 | Pole Vault | 4.93 m | Dave Tork | |
1963 | Discus throw | 62.62 m | Al Oerter | |
Decathlon | 9,121 points | C.K. Yang | ||
1964 | Discus throw | 62.94 m | Al Oerter | |
1976 | Discus throw | 69.18 m | Mac Wilkins | |
1981 | Heptathlon | 6,166 | Jane Frederick | |
1994 | 4 × 200 m relay | 1:18.68 | Santa Monica Track Club Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Floyd Heard, Carl Lewis |
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1996 | Steeplechase | 10:34.5 | Sara Heeb | |
1998 | Steeplechase | 10:19.6 | Karen Harvey |
Meet Records
Men
Women
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref | |||||||||||||
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100 m | 10.87 | Merlene Ottey | 1987 | |||||||||||||||
200 m | 22.07 | Evelyn Ashford | April 1983 | |||||||||||||||
300 m | 36.61 | Kelli White | April 2000 | |||||||||||||||
400 m | 49.59 | Marion Jones | 16 April 2000 | [15] | ||||||||||||||
800 m | 1:59.10 | Raevyn Rogers | 15 April 2017 | [16] | ||||||||||||||
1500 m | 4:04.86 | Brenda Martinez | 19 April 2013 | [17] | ||||||||||||||
Mile | 4:40.8 | Francie Larrieu Smith | April 1974 | |||||||||||||||
3000 m | 8:50.07 | PattiSue Plumer | April 1992 | |||||||||||||||
5000 m | 14:44.80 | Shalane Flanagan | 13 April 2007 | |||||||||||||||
10000 m | 31:23.35 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt | 17 April 2004 | |||||||||||||||
100 m hurdles | 12.43 (+1.5 m/s) | Brianna Rollins-McNeal | 21 April 2018 | [18] | ||||||||||||||
400 m hurdles | 55.18 | Brenda Taylor | 19 April 2004 | |||||||||||||||
3000 m steeplechase | 9:39.94 | Korene Hinds | 13 April 2007 | |||||||||||||||
High jump | 2.00 m | Tisha Waller | 19 April 1999 | [19] | ||||||||||||||
Chaunte Howard | 15 April 2006 | |||||||||||||||||
Pole vault | 4.60 m | Kristen Hixson | 21 April 2018 | [20] | ||||||||||||||
Long jump | 7.12 m (-0.9 m/s) | Brittney Reese | 21 April 2012 | [21][9] | ||||||||||||||
Triple jump | 14.33 m (+1.6 m/s) | Keturah Orji | 21 April 2018 | [22] | ||||||||||||||
Shot put | 20.13 m | Claudia Losch | April 1984 | |||||||||||||||
Discus throw | 67.48 m | Meg Ritchie | April 1981 | |||||||||||||||
Hammer throw | 74.98 m | Sultana Frizell | 19 April 2014 | [23] | ||||||||||||||
Javelin throw | 59.84 m | Ariana Ince | 18 April 2015 | [24] | ||||||||||||||
Heptathlon | 6910 pts | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | April 1986 | |||||||||||||||
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1 Mile walk | 6:39.75 | Michelle Rohl | 23 April 2001 | |||||||||||||||
4 × 100 m relay | 41.79 | Team Jet A Mandy White Carmelita Jeter Lauryn Williams Blessing Okagbare |
20 April 2013 | [25] | ||||||||||||||
4 × 200 m relay | 1:32.44 | Speed Dynamics | April 1992 | |||||||||||||||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.87 | Reebok | April 1992 | |||||||||||||||
4 × 800 m relay | 8:17.09 | Athletics West | April 1983 | |||||||||||||||
Sprint medley | 1:37.40 | Ali Track Club | April 1980 |
High School Meet Records
Boys
Event | Record | Athlete | School | Date | Ref |
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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 | 4:00.16 | Cooper Teare | St. Joseph | 14 April 2017 | [26] |
3200 m | 8:54.74 | Evert Silva | Fresno | 14 April 2017 | [27] |
110 hurdles 39"/.99m |
13.48 (+1.7 m/s) | Johnathan Cabral | Agoura | 2011 | |
300 m hurdles | 36.7h | Gordon Bugg | West Covina | 1983 | |
High jump | 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in) | Jeremy Fischer | Camarillo | 1994 | |
Randall Cunningham II | Bishop Gorman | 2014 | |||
Pole vault | 5.56 m (18 ft 23⁄4 in) | Lafayette | 15 April 2017 | [28] | |
Long jump | 7.64 m (25 ft 03⁄4 in) | 1979 | |||
Triple jump | 15.53 m (50 ft 111⁄4 in) | Ken Williams | Troy | 1982 | |
Shot put 12Lb./5.4 kg. |
20.70 m (67 ft 103⁄4 in) | Van Mounts | Bakersfield | 1998 | |
Discus throw | 68.30 m (224 ft 03⁄4 in) | Kamy Keshmiri | Reno | 1987 | |
4×100m relay | 40.72 | Long Beach Poly | 2010 | ||
4×200m relay | 1:24.35 | Long Beach Poly | 1999 | ||
4×400m relay | 3:13.71 | John Muir | 1981 | ||
4×800m relay | 7:37.09 | Nick Sams, Nelson Quintana, George Binni, Isaac Cortes | Great Oak |
2015 | |
4×1600m relay | 17:17.99 | Rancho Cucamonga | 2012 | ||
Sprint medley relay 2-2-4-8 |
3:23.5 (ht) | Compton | 1980 | ||
Distance medley relay | 10:01.90 | Owen Bishop, Duy-Tran Sampson, Juan Diego Calvo, Ryan Renken | Claremont | 15 April 2017 | [29] |
Shuttle hurdles relay | 58.6 (ht) | Hawthorne | 1984 |
Girls
Event | Record | Athlete | School | Date | Ref |
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100 m | 11.40 | Angela Williams | Chino | 1997 | |
200 m | 22.51 [30] NHSR | Allyson Felix | L.A. Baptist | 2003 | |
400 m | 51.99 | Shae Anderson | Norco | 15 April 2017 | [31] |
800 m | 2:08.05 | 1990 | |||
Mile | 4:48.44 | Rylee Bowen | Sonoma | 14 April 2017 | [32] |
3200 m | 10:08.31 | Lauren Gregory | Fort Collins | 14 April 2017 | [33] |
100 m hurdles | 13.43 (+1.8 m/s) | Sasha Wallace | Castro Valley | 2013 | |
300 m hurdles | 40.97 | Ebony Collins | L.B. Wilson | 2006 | |
High jump | 1.94 m (6 ft 41⁄4 in) NHSR | 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 21⁄4 in) | Ashley Anderson | Carson | 2014 | |
Shot put | 15.84 m (51 ft 111⁄2 in) | Stamatia Scarvelis | Dos Pueblos | 2014 | |
Discus throw | 52.30 m (171 ft 7 in) | Billie Jo Grant | Arroyo Grande | 2002 | |
4×100m relay | 45.22 | L.B. Wilson | 2006 | ||
4×200m relay | 1:36.77 | Long Beach Poly | 1994 | ||
4×400m relay | 3:42.38 | Kennedy, Granada Hills Denean Howard, Tina Howard, Sherri Howard |
1981 | ||
4×800m relay | 9:03.77 | Harvard-Westlake Yasmin Moreno, Lauren Hansson, Amy Weissenbach, Cami Chapus |
2011 | ||
4×1600m 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 |
References
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- ↑ "Distance Medley Relay Results". rtspt.com. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ↑ (+1.3 m/s)
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