Jordan Hasay (right) battles Alex Kosinski |
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Jordan Melissa Hasay |
Nationality | American |
Born | September 21, 1991 Fontana, California |
Sport | |
Sport | Middle-distance running |
Club | San Luis Distance Club |
Team | University of Oregon |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) |
1500 m: 4:10.28 |
Jordan Melissa Hasay (born in Fontana, California on September 21, 1991) is an American female middle-distance runner. She grew up in Arroyo Grande, attending Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School. She was unanimously selected 2008 Girls High School Athlete of the Year by the voting panel at Track & Field News.[1] She became only the ninth high school athlete ever (and third woman) to grace the cover of Track and Field News magazine, on its March 2009 issue.[2] She currently attends the University of Oregon,[3] where she studies physiology and competes on their cross country and track & field teams.[4] She has a family background in sports as her father was a high school basketball star in Pennsylvania and her mother was a national level swimmer in her native England.[5]
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Prior to entering high school, Hasay twice set the USATF Junior Olympics Youth record in the 1500 meter run, first setting the record in 2004 with a time of 4:34.02 and breaking that in 2005 with a time of 4:28.61. She also twice set the USATF Junior Olympics Youth record in the 3000 meter run, first setting the record in 2004 with a time of 9:48.77 and breaking that in 2005 with a time of 9:35.12. She went to St.Patricks Catholic School in Arroyo Grande. She ran under Coach Jim Barodte of the San Luis Distance Club youth program.[6]
Hasay began her cross country legacy when she set the all time freshman record at the 2005 Mt. Sac cross country invitational. Here she also gained her notorious nickname of "The Little Pony", due to her long, flowing, mane-like ponytail. Hasay won the 2005 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships race in a time of 17:05 over five kilometers,[7] being the second freshman to win this race and with the fastest winning time since 2001. She won the 3200 meter race at the 2006 CIF California State Meet in a time of 10:13.55. and won the mile race at the 2006 Golden West Invitational high school track & field all-star meet in a time of 4:42.21, just 0.21 seconds off the high school freshman mile record of 4:42.0 set by Mary Decker in 1973. She also won the 3000 meter race at the 2006 USATF Junior (19-and-under) Championship Track & Field Meet in a time of 9:50.66. Normally the winner of this race would qualify to represent the US at the 2006 World Junior Championship Track & Field Meet in Beijing, China, but at age 14, Hasay was too young according to IAAF rules.
Hasay lost just two races in her freshman year: her first cross country race in the fall of 2005 when she did not finish, and the Nike Outdoor Nationals mile, where her 4:42.27 was good for third, three seconds behind junior Danielle Tauro. She was selected by Track & Field News magazine as the third best high school miler, second best high school two-miler, and the 17th best overall girls high school track and field athlete in the United States for 2006.
Hasay won the 2007 USATF Junior Cross Country Championship race in a time of 21:44 over six kilometers, leading from the beginning and winning by 14 seconds. This victory qualified her to represent the USA at the 2007 World Cross Country Championships, being held in Mombasa, Kenya on March 24. Due to concerns raised by a US government terrorism warning about this meet, she declined to participate.[8]
Hasay set the age 15 and national high school sophomore class records in the 3200m in her first race on the track in 2007 with a time of 10:04.52, the fastest HS time since 2004. She won the 3200 meter race at the 2007 CIF California State Meet in a time of 10:06.76 and won the mile race at the 2007 Golden West Invitational in a time of 4:43.34. Hasay also won the 1500 meter race at the 2007 USATF Junior Championship Track & Field Meet in a meet record time of 4:16.98. This is the fourth fastest HS 1500 of all time, the fastest ever by a US 15 year old, fastest ever by a sophomore, and the fastest HS time in 25 years.[9] She received a silver medal in her first international championships, running a 4:17.24 in the 1500 meters at the 5th IAAF World Youth Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, finishing behind the 4:15.47 run by Sammary Cherotich of Kenya.[8][10]
Hasay was selected by Track and Field News magazine as both the best high school miler and two-miler in 2007 (the first girls mile/2-mile double winner since Julia Stamps in 1997), and also the 5th best overall (and top sophomore) girls high school track and field athlete in the United States for 2007.
Hasay won the USATF Cross Country Championships Junior Women’s 6K on February 16, 2008 in 20 minutes, 32 seconds at Mission Bay Park in San Diego.
Hasay's determination to win was illustrated in the All Star meeting between Christine Babcock and herself at the Arcadia Invitational. In that race, both runners would not concede, turning the race into a rare home stretch sprint challenge for Hasay. As a traditional frontrunner, this was not thought to be Hasay's strength, but she held off Babcock to win.See highlights of the race on Youtube This race served as a precursor for the challenge in the CIF State meet Finals.
At the 2008 CIF California State Meet on May 31, Hasay held off Davis Senior High School senior Laurynne Chetelat down the home stretch to win her third consecutive 3200 state title in a meet record of 9:52.13, the second fastest 3200 time run by a high school girl ever (only behind Kim Mortensen's National Record) and the first (along with Chetelat) under 10 minutes since Caitlin Chock in 2004. See the race on DyeStat See the race on Youtube
She successfully defended her national junior 1500m title on June 22.
Hasay broke the national high school record for 1500m in a semifinal heat at Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon on July 4. Her time of 4:14.50 bested the previous mark, held by Christine Babcock, by 1.92 seconds. This time is also the record for the combined all-time US high school 1500/1600/mile events, as maintained by Track & Field News. youtube video
Hasay closed out her 2008 track season on July 13 in Bydgoszcz, Poland by finishing fourth in the 1500m at the IAAF World Junior Championships in a time of 4:19.02. This finish was the best ever for a U.S. girl in the World Juniors women’s 1500m.
Hasay was named the 2008 USA Track and Field’s Youth Athlete of the Year on October 21. On October 23, Track & Field News announced that their voting panel unanimously selected Hasay the 2008 Girls High School Athlete of the Year.
Hasay's senior year cross country season included her fourth straight California high school Division V win, making her the second athlete in California state history, after Sara Hall (née Bei), to win four state titles. Hasay then went on to win her fourth straight Foot Locker West Regional title, becoming the first athlete in the history of the Foot Locker National meet to win a regional title four times. Finally, she won the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships for the second time, in a time of 17:22. This win makes her the sixth runner to win this prestigious meet twice, and the only athlete to win the meet in non-consecutive years. She decided not to defend her USATF Cross Country Championships Junior Women’s 6K title.
Hasay won the two-mile at the 2009 Nike Indoor Nationals with a time 10:10.89, making her the sixth fastest U.S. high school performer of all time in her first indoor race.
In February 2009, Hasay committed to the Oregon Ducks over many other prestigious programs.
As a freshman, Hasay placed 3rd in the 1500 race at the 2010 NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[11] She was the winner of the 6 km race at the Pac-10 Cross Country Championships.[12]
As a sophomore, she won the west region in cross country to lead her team to an automatic qualifying spot in the NCAA Women's Cross Country Championships.[13] where she finished third as an individual, leading her team to a 12th place overall finish. She was also named Pac-10 Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Year.[14] In track she won the 2011 NCAA indoor championships in both the one mile and the 3000 meters [15], though she struggled to 4th(5000 meters) and 8th(1500 meters) place finishes at the NCAA outdoor championships.[16]
Distance | Time | Date | All-time U.S. HS Rank [17][18][19] |
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800 meters | 2:09.64 | May 23, 2009 | n/a |
1,500 meters | 4:14.50 | July 4, 2008 | 1* |
1,600 meters | 4:39.13 | March 31, 2007 | 5 |
One mile | 4:42.21 | June 11, 2006 | 14 |
3,000 meters | 9:19.6 | May 31, 2008 | 8 |
3,200 meters | 9:52.13 | May 31, 2008 | 2 |
Two miles | 10:07.65 | April 7, 2007 | 7 |
* This is the U.S. high school record in the combined 1500/1600/mile events.
Distance | Time | Date | Location | Meet |
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1500 meters [19] | 4:14.50 | July 4, 2008 | Eugene, OR | U.S. Olympic Trials (semi-final) |
Class [19] | Year | Distance | Time |
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Freshman | 2006 | 3000 meters | 9:26.32 |
3200 meters | 10:07.56 | ||
Sophomore | 2007 | 1500 meters | 4:16.98 |
1600 meters | 4:39.13 | ||
3200 meters | 10:04.07 | ||
2 miles | 10:07.65 | ||
Junior | 2008 | 1500 meters | 4:14.50 |
3000 meters | 9:19.6 | ||
3200 meters | 9:52.13 |
Age | Year | Distance | Time |
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12 [20] | 2004 | 3000 meters | 9:48.77 |
13 [21] | 2005 | 1500 meters | 4:28.61 |
3000 meters | 9:35.12 | ||
14 [19] | 2006 | 1500 meters | 4:22.31 |
3000 meters | 9:26.32 | ||
3200 meters | 10:07.56 | ||
15 [19] | 2007 | 1500 meters | 4:16.98 |
1600 meters | 4:39.13 | ||
3000 meters | 9:26.9 | ||
3200 meters | 10:04.07 | ||
16 [19] | 2008 | 1500 meters | 4:14.50 |
3000 meters | 9:19.6 | ||
3200 meters | 9:52.13 |
Age Group | Distance | Time | Year |
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Youth | 1500 meters | 4:28.61 [21] | 2005 |
3000 meters | 9:48.77 [20] | 2004 | |
9:35.12 [21] | 2005 |
Championships | Event | Year(s) |
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USATF Cross Country | Junior Women’s 6K | 2007, 2008 [22] |
USATF Track & Field (outdoor) | Junior Women's 3000m | 2006 [23] |
USATF Track & Field (outdoor) | Junior Women's 1500m | 2007**, 2008,[24] 2009, 2010 |
** Won in a meet record 4:16.98.[24]