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 in 1959. 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.[1] 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.
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.
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 | 4x200 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
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Ref |
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100 m | 9.86 (+1.8 m/s) | Ato Boldon | ![]() |
19 April 1998 | [2] |
200 m | 19.97 (+1.7 m/s) | Wallace Spearmon | ![]() |
17 April 2005 | |
400 m | 44.45 | Steve Lewis | ![]() |
April 1992 | |
600 m | 1:15.44 | Duane Solomon | ![]() |
18 April 2015 | [3] |
800 m | 1:43.88 | Duane Solomon | ![]() |
19 April 2014 | [4] |
1500 m | 3:35.70 | Russell Wolf Brown | ![]() |
15 April 2011 | [5] |
Mile | 3:52.21 | Jamel Ahrass | ![]() |
20 April 2012 | [6][7] |
3000 m | 7:47.8 | Eamonn Martin | ![]() |
April 1984 | |
5000 m | 13:11.37 | Juan Barrios | ![]() |
13 April 2007 | |
10000 m | 27:36.2 | Gabriel Kamau | ![]() |
April 1982 | |
110 m hurdles | 13.22 | Larry Wade | ![]() |
April 1999 | |
400 m hurdles | 48.49 | Chris Rawlinson | ![]() |
April 2002 | |
3000 m steeplechase | 8:26.14 | Evan Jager | ![]() |
19 April 2012 | [8][9] |
High jump | 2.35 m | Guowei Zhang | ![]() |
18 April 2015 | [10] |
Pole vault | 5.82 m | Giovanni Lanaro | ![]() |
15 April 2007 | |
Long jump | 8.66 m | Carl Lewis | ![]() |
April 1987 | |
Triple jump | 17.63 m | Kenta Bell | ![]() |
26 April 2002 | [11] |
Shot put | 22.52 m | John Brenner | ![]() |
April 1987 | |
Discus throw | 69.36 m | Ben Plucknett | ![]() |
April 1983 | |
Hammer throw | 80.88 m | Jud Logan | ![]() |
April 1986 | |
Javelin throw | 87.65 m | Breaux Greer | ![]() |
17 April 2005 | |
Decathlon | 8727 pts | Dave Johnson | ![]() |
April 1992 | |
(100 m), (long jump), (shot put), (high jump), (400 m) / (110 m hurdles), (discus), (pole vault), (javelin), (1500 m) | |||||
1 Mile walk | 5:54.52 | Curt Clausen | ![]() |
23 April 2001 | [12] |
4x100 m relay | 37.79 | Santa Monica Track Club | ![]() |
April 1994 | |
4x200 m relay | 1:18.68 | Santa Monica Track Club | ![]() |
April 1994 | |
4x400 m relay | 3:00.48 | Mazda Track Club | ![]() |
April 1992 | |
4x800 m relay | 7:06.5 | Santa Monica Track Club | ![]() |
April 1986 | |
Sprint medley relay | 3:12.2 | Santa Monica Track Club | ![]() |
April 1984 | |
Distance medley relay | 9:29.3 | Santa Monica Track Club | ![]() |
April 1983 | |
4x110m hurdles shuttle relay | 1:01.24 | Jonte Turner Michael Peters Wesley Morris Chris Navarro |
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13 April 2013 | [13] |
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 | [14] |
800 m | 2:00.27 | Meredith Rainey | ![]() |
April 1992 | |
1500 m | 4:04.86 | Brenda Martinez | ![]() |
19 April 2013 | [15] |
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 | 12.63 (+1.6 m/s) | Anjanette Kirkland | ![]() |
16 April 2000 | [16] |
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 | [17] |
Chaunte Howard | ![]() |
15 April 2006 | |||
Pole vault | 4.55 m | Gao Shuying | ![]() |
15 April 2007 | |
Chelsea Johnson | ![]() |
18 April 2009 | |||
Long jump | 7.12 m (-0.9 m/s) | Brittney Reese | ![]() |
21 April 2012 | [18][19] |
Triple jump | 13.96 m | Suzette Lee | ![]() |
16 April 2000 | [20] |
13.96 m (+0.6 m/s) | Colleen Scott | ![]() |
19 April 2004 | ||
13.96 m (+1.2 m/s) | Crystal Manning | ![]() |
17 April 2010 | ||
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 | [21] |
Javelin throw | 59.84 m | Ariana Ince | ![]() |
18 April 2015 | [22] |
Heptathlon | 6910 pts | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | ![]() |
April 1986 | |
(100 m hurdles), (high jump), (shot put), (200 m) / (long jump), (javelin), (800 m) | |||||
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 |
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20 April 2013 | [23] |
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 | 4:07.72 | 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 | 7:40:30 | Dana Hills | 2009 | ||
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 03⁄4 in) | M.T. Lee | ![]() |
1979 | |
Triple Jump | 15.53 m (50 ft 111⁄4 in) | Ken Williams | Troy | 1982 | |
Shot Put 12Lb./5.4Kg. |
20.70 m (67 ft 103⁄4 in) | Van Mounts | Bakersfield | 1998 | |
Discus | 68.30 m (224 ft 03⁄4 in) | Kamy Keshmiri | Reno | 1987 |
Girls
Event | Record | Athlete | School | Date | Ref |
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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 | ![]() |
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 | 20:01.38 | Redondo Rachel Bush, Kayla Ferron, Cara Ulizio, Lyndsey Mull |
2012 | ||
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 41⁄4 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 21⁄4 in) | Ashley Anderson | Carson | 2014 | |
Shot Put | 15.84 m (51 ft 111⁄2 in) | Stamatia Scarvelis | Dos Pueblos | 2014 | |
Discus | 52.30 m (171 ft 7 in) | Billie Jo Grant | Arroyo Grande | 2002 |
References
- ↑ "Mt. SAC History". www.mtsacrelays.com. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
- ↑ "100 Metres Results". www.mtsacrelays.com. 1998-04-19. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- ↑ "600m Results". flashwest.com. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ "Men's 800m H01 Results". www.flotrack.org. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ Kirby Lee (2011-04-17). "Meet records for Williams and Brown, Jeter dashes 10.99 at Mt. SAC Relays". IAAF. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ↑ "Mile Run Results". www.flashwest.com. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ↑ Kirby Lee (22 April 2012). "World leads by Reese and Aarrass highlight Mt Sac Relays". IAAF. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ↑ "Evan Jager's Steeple Debut at Mt. Sac Relays a Very Successful 8:26.14". www.letsrun.com. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ↑ Kirby Lee (22 April 2012). "World leads by Reese and Aarrass highlight Mt Sac Relays". IAAF. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ↑ "High Jump Results". flashwest.com. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ "Triple Jump Results". www.mtsacrelays.com. 2002-04-26. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
- ↑ "1 Mile Walk Results". www.mtsacrelays.com. 2001-04-23. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
- ↑ "4x110m Hurdles Shuttle Relay Results". www.flashwest.com. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ↑ "400 Metres Results". www.mtsacrelays.com. 2000-04-16. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ↑ "1500 Metres Results". www.flashwest.com. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ↑ "100 Metres Hurdles Results". www.mtsacrelays.com. 2000-04-16. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ↑ "High Jump Results". www.mtsacrelays.com. 1999-04-19. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ↑ "Long Jump Results". www.flashwest.com. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ↑ Kirby Lee (22 April 2012). "World leads by Reese and Aarrass highlight Mt Sac Relays". IAAF. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Javelin Throw Results". flashwest.com. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ "4 × 100m Relay Results". www.flashwest.com. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
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