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Mt. SAC Relays

Annual track meet in Walnut, California

Mt. SAC Relays
Summary

Annual track meet in Walnut, California

Relays track event in 2018
Olympic Flame and wall of honor at [[Hilmer Lodge Stadium

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. The Relays are held in mid-April each year since the first edition held on April 24–25, 1959. The meet was started by Mt. San Antonio College track coach Hilmer Lodge, and flourished under his direction until his retirement in 1963. 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. 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.

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 4×200m relay that lasted over 20 years (1994–2015).

World records

YearEventRecordAthleteNationality196019621963196419761981199419961998
Long jump8.21 mUnited States
Shot put20.06 mUnited States
Discus throw59.91 mUnited States
Pole vault4.93 mUnited States
Discus throw62.62 mUnited States
Decathlon9,121 ptsRepublic of China
Discus throw62.94 mUnited States
Discus throw69.18 mUnited States
Heptathlon6,166 ptsUnited States
1:18.68Santa Monica Track Club:
Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Floyd Heard, Carl LewisUnited States
10:34.5United States
10:19.6Canada

Meet records

Men

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateRef.100 m200 m400 m600 m800 m1500 mMile3000 m5000 m10,000 m110 m hurdles400 m hurdles3000 m steeplechaseHigh jumpPole vaultLong jumpTriple jumpShot putDiscus throwHammer throwJavelin throwDecathlon1 Mile walk5000 m walk20,000 m walk4 × 100 m relay4 × 200 m relay4 × 400 m relay4 × 800 m relaySprint medley relayDistance medley relay4 × 110m hurdles shuttle relay
9.86Ato BoldonTrinidad and Tobago19 April 1998
19.80Fred KerleyUnited States16 April 2022title=Kerley flies to 200m victory in close clash with Norman at Mt SACurl=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/mt-sac-walnut-2022-kerley-thomas-cherry-terrypublisher=World Athleticsauthor=Karen Rosendate=17 April 2022access-date=28 April 2022}}
43.45Michael NormanUnited States20 April 2019
1:15.44Duane SolomonUnited States18 April 2015
1:43.60Clayton MurphyUnited States15 April 2017
3:35.70Russell Wolf BrownUnited States15 April 2011
3:52.21Jamel AhrassFrance20 April 2012
7:47.8Eamonn MartinUnited KingdomApril 1984
13:11.37Juan BarriosMexico13 April 2007
27:36.2Gabriel KamauKenyaApril 1982
13.22Larry WadeUnited StatesApril 1999
47.74Rai BenjaminUnited States15 April 2023
8:26.14Evan JagerUnited States19 April 2012
Guowei ZhangChina18 April 2015
Giovanni LanaroMexico15 April 2007
Carl LewisUnited StatesApril 1987
Kenta BellUnited States26 April 2002
John BrennerUnited StatesApril 1987
Ben PlucknettUnited StatesApril 1983
Jud LoganUnited StatesApril 1986
Breaux GreerUnited States17 April 2005
8732 ptsAyden Owens-DelermePuerto Rico17–18 April 2024
5:54.52Curt ClausenUnited States23 April 2001
23:27.06Ryan AllenUnited States14 April 2023
1:23:00.55Ever PalmaMexico14 April 2023
37.79Santa Monica Track ClubUnited StatesApril 1994
1:18.68Santa Monica Track ClubUnited StatesApril 1994
3:00.48Mazda Track ClubUnited StatesApril 1992
7:06.5Santa Monica Track ClubUnited StatesApril 1986
3:12.2Santa Monica Track ClubUnited StatesApril 1984
9:29.3Santa Monica Track ClubUnited StatesApril 1983
55.25Jim Tatham
Phil Johnson
Milan Stewart
Tonie CampbellUnited States26 April 1981

Women

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateRef.100 m200 m300 m400 m800 m1500 mMile3000 m5000 m10,000 m100 m hurdles400 m hurdles3000 m steeplechaseHigh jumpPole vaultLong jumpTriple jumpShot putDiscus throwHammer throwJavelin throwHeptathlon1 Mile walk5000 m walk20,000 m walk4 × 100 m relay4 × 200 m relay4 × 400 m relay4 × 800 m relaySprint medley
10.87Merlene OtteyJamaica1987
22.02Gabby ThomasUnited States16 April 2022
36.61Kelli WhiteUnited StatesApril 2000
49.59Marion JonesUnited States16 April 2000
1:58.77Raevyn RogersUnited States16 April 2022
4:04.86Brenda MartinezUnited States19 April 2013
4:31.72Sadie EngelhardtUnited States19 April 2024title=Mile Resultsurl=https://finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com/meets/11853/events/408/Finalwebsite=trackscoreboard.comdate=19 April 2024access-date=22 April 2024}}
8:50.07PattiSue PlumerUnited StatesApril 1992
14:44.80Shalane FlanaganUnited States13 April 2007
31:23.35Sabrina MockenhauptGermany17 April 2004
12.43Brianna Rollins-McNealUnited States21 April 2018
54.39Andrenette KnightJamaica15 April 2022
9:39.94Korene HindsJamaica13 April 2007
Tisha WallerUnited States19 April 1999
Chaunte HowardUnited States15 April 2006
Annie Rhodes-JohniganUnited States20 April 2019
Brittney ReeseUnited States21 April 2012
Keturah OrjiUnited States21 April 2018
Claudia LoschGermanyApril 1984
Valarie AllmanUnited States16 April 2022
Camryn RogersCanada15 April 2023
Kara WingerUnited States15 April 2022
6910 ptsJackie Joyner-KerseeUnited StatesApril 1986
6:39.75Michelle RohlUnited States23 April 2001
24:06.47Angelica HarrisUnited States14 April 2023
1:37:45.71Miranda MelvilleUnited States14 April 2023
41.79Team Jet A:
Mandy White
Carmelita Jeter
Lauryn Williams
Blessing OkagbareUnited States/Nigeria20 April 2013
1:32.44Speed DynamicsUnited StatesApril 1992
3:25.31Shae Anderson
Jenna Prandini
Brittany Aveni
Kendall EllisUnited States15 April 2023
8:17.09Athletics WestUnited StatesApril 1983
1:37.40Ali Track ClubUnited StatesApril 1980

High school meet records

Boys

EventRecordAthleteSchoolDateRef.100 m200 m400 m800 mMile3200 m110 m hurdles
39"/.99m300 m hurdlesHigh jumpPole vaultLong jumpTriple jumpShot put
12Lb./5.4 kg.Discus throw4 × 100 m relay4 × 200 m relay4 × 400 m relay4 × 800 m relay4 × 1600m relaySprint medley relay
2-2-4-8Distance medley relayShuttle hurdle relay
10.27Michael NormanVista Murrieta16 April 2016
20.86Nickolas MillerClovis North15 April 2023
46.49Michael GranvilleBell Gardens1995
1:51.06Nick HartleCentennial2012
4:00.16Cooper TeareSt. Joseph14 April 2017
8:54.74Evert SilvaFresno14 April 2017
13.48Johnathan CabralAgoura2011
36.7Gordon BuggWest Covina1983
36.77Yan VasquezRed Mountain16 April 2022
Jeremy FischerCamarillo1994
Randall Cunningham IIBishop Gorman2014
Armand DuplantisLafayette15 April 2017
M.T. Lee1979
Ken WilliamsTroy1982
Van MountsBakersfield1998
Kamy KeshmiriReno1987
40.72Long Beach Poly2010
1:24.35Long Beach Poly1999
3:13.71John Muir1981
7:35.01Great Oak:
Christian Gump, Jacob Brown, Marco Franco, Jack Paradise18 April 2025
16:52.95Great Oak:
I. Cortes, S. Fountain, C. Spencer, S. DoddsApril 2016
3:23.5Compton1980
9:55.24Newbury Park:
L. Young, Z. Blunt, A. Sahlman, C. Sahlman16 April 2022
56.77Upland:
D. Crawford, D. January Jr, D. Davis-Lyric, K.-G. Graves-Blanks16 April 2022

Girls

EventRecordAthleteSchoolDateRef.100 m200 m400 m800 mMile3200 m100 m hurdles300 m hurdlesHigh jumpPole vaultLong jumpTriple jumpShot putDiscus throw4 × 100 m relay4 × 200 m relay4 × 400 m relay4 × 800 m relay4 × 1600m relaySprint medley relay
2-2-4-8Distance medley relayShuttle hurdle relay
11.40Angela WilliamsChino1997
22.51 NHSRAllyson FelixL.A. Baptist2003
51.99Shae AndersonNorco15 April 2017
2:06.89Cate PetersMonte Vista16 April 2022
4:31.72 NHSRSadie EnglehardtVentura19 April 2024
10:08.01Maddy DennerOak RidgeApril 2018
13.24Brittley HumphreyHooverApril 2016
40.97Ebony CollinsL.B. Wilson2006
NHSRVashti CunninghamBishop Gorman2015
Rachel BaxterCanyonApril 2017
Courtney CorrinHarvard-Westlake2013
Ashley AndersonCarson2014
Stamatia ScarvelisDos Pueblos2014
Billie Jo GrantArroyo Grande2002
45.22L.B. Wilson2006
1:36.77Long Beach Poly1994
3:42.38Kennedy, Granada Hills:
Denean Howard, Tina Howard, Sherri Howard1981
8:59.12Buchanan:
Grace Hutchison, Elle Lomell, Sierra Cornett, Tayler Torosian14 April 2023
19:48.81Newbury Park:
A. Hawkins, T. Sax, M. Nygren, S. McDonnell16 April 2022
3:53.28L.B. Wilson2003
11:21.85Ventura:
Melanie True (3:36.38), Valentina Fakrogha (54.73), Aelo Curtis (2:16.18), Sadie Engelhardt (4:33.95)20 April 2024
57.89Hoover:
B. Humphrey, C. Little, K. Horn, M. Nkoudou2016

References

References

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  2. Tricard, Louise Mead. (1996-01-01). "American Women's Track and Field: A History, 1895 Through 1980". McFarland.
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  4. (1998-04-19). "100 Metres Results". www.mtsacrelays.com.
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  6. Jon Mulkeen. (21 April 2019). "Norman blazes 43.45 400m at Mt SAC Relays, Crouser blasts 22.74m shot put at Long Beach". IAAF.
  7. (18 April 2015). "600m Results". flashwest.com.
  8. (15 April 2017). "800m Results". rtspt.com.
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  10. (20 April 2012). "Mile Run Results". www.flashwest.com.
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  14. (18 April 2015). "High Jump Results". flashwest.com.
  15. (2002-04-26). "Triple Jump Results". www.mtsacrelays.com.
  16. "Decathlon Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS).
  17. (2001-04-23). "1 Mile Walk Results". www.mtsacrelays.com.
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  25. (1999-04-19). "High Jump Results". www.mtsacrelays.com.
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  32. (20 April 2013). "4 × 100m Relay Results". www.flashwest.com.
  33. (14 April 2023). "Women's 4×400m Relay Results". finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com.
  34. (14 April 2023). "200m Dash Results". finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com.
  35. (14 April 2017). "Mile Run Results". rtspt.com.
  36. (14 April 2017). "3200m Results". rtspt.com.
  37. "Boys 300 Hurdles HS results".
  38. (15 April 2017). "Pole Vault Results". rtspt.com.
  39. "Boys 4×800m Relay Results".
  40. "Boys 4000 Distance Medley Relay HS results".
  41. "Boys 440 Shuttle Hurdle Relay HS results".
  42. (15 April 2017). "400m Results". rtspt.com.
  43. "Girls 800 Run HS results".
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  46. Erik Boal. (22 April 2024). "NATIONAL OUTDOOR DMR RECORD AT MT. SAC RELAYS CONNECTS PAST AND PRESENT CALIFORNIA GREATS WITH VENTURA AND HARVARD-WESTLAKE".
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