Jordan Hasay
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Jordan Hasay (born in Arroyo Grande, California on September 21, 1991) is an American female middle-distance runner. She attends Mission College Preparatory High School in San Luis Obispo, California.[1]
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[edit] Achievements
Prior to entering high school, Hasay twice set the USATF Junior Olympics Youth record in the 1500 meters, 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 meters, 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.
As a high school freshman, Hasay won the 2005 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships race in a time of 17:05 over five kilometers,[1] 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 California State High School Championship Track & Field 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 .21 off the all time high school freshman mile record of 4:42.0 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, one 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.
As a high school sophomore, 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, 2007. Due to concerns raised by a US government terrorism warning about this meet, she declined to participate.[2]
Hasay set the age 15 and HS sophomore class records in the 3200 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 California State High School Championship Track & Field 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.[3] 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.[2][4]
Hasay was selected by Track & Field News magazine as both the best high school miler & 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.
The Mission Prep junior 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.
At the 2008 CIF Finals on May 31, Hasay held off Davis 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 2nd fastest 3200 time run by a high school girl ever and the first (along with Chetelat) under 10 minutes since Caitlin Chock in 2004.
[edit] Personal records
Jordan Hasay’s personal records as of June 8, 2008.[5]
| Distance | Time | All-time HS Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 800 meters | 2:09.92 | n/a |
| 1,500 meters | 4:16.98 | 4 |
| 1,600 meters | 4:39.13 | 3* |
| One mile | 4:42.21 | 13 |
| 3,000 meters | 9:23.90 | 15 |
| 3,200 meters | 9:52.13 | 2 |
| Two miles | 10:07.65 | 6 |
* 6 high school girls have run the slightly longer mile faster than this time.
[edit] U.S. records
| Age | Year | H.S. level | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 2006 | Freshman | 3000 meters | 9:26.32 |
| 14 | 2006 | Freshman | 3200 meters | 10:07.56 |
| 15 | 2007 | Sophomore | 1500 meters | 4:16.98 |
| 15 | 2007 | Sophomore | 2 miles | 10:07.65 |
| 16 | 2008 | Junior | 3000 meters | 9:23.90 |
| 16 | 2008 | Junior | 3200 meters | 9:52.13 |
