Mt. SAC Relays

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 [1] 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[2]

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

World records set at the Mt. SAC Relays
Year Event Record Athlete Nationality
1960 Long jump 8.21 m (±0.0 m/s) Ralph Boston  United States
Shot put 20.06 m Bill Nieder  United States
Discus throw 59.91 m Rink Babka  United States
1962 Pole vault 4.93 m Dave Tork  United States
1963 Discus throw 62.62 m Al Oerter  United States
Decathlon 9,121 pts C.K. Yang  Republic of China
1964 Discus throw 62.94 m Al Oerter  United States
1976 Discus throw 69.18 m Mac Wilkins  United States
1981 Heptathlon 6,166 pts Jane Frederick  United States
1994 4 × 200 m relay 1:18.68 Santa Monica Track Club:
Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Floyd Heard, Carl Lewis 		 United States
1996 3000 m steeplechase 10:34.5 Sara Heeb  United States
1998 3000 m steeplechase 10:19.6 Karen Harvey  Canada

Meet records

Men

Men's meeting records of the Mt. SAC Relays
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref.
100 m 9.86 (+1.8 m/s) Ato Boldon  Trinidad and Tobago 19 April 1998 [4]
200 m 19.80 (+1.6 m/s) Fred Kerley  United States 16 April 2022 [5]
400 m 43.45 Michael Norman  United States 20 April 2019 [6]
600 m 1:15.44 Duane Solomon  United States 18 April 2015 [7]
800 m 1:43.60 Clayton Murphy  United States 15 April 2017 [8]
1500 m 3:35.70 Russell Wolf Brown  United States 15 April 2011 [9]
Mile 3:52.21 Jamel Ahrass  France 20 April 2012 [10][11]
3000 m 7:47.8 Eamonn Martin  United Kingdom April 1984
5000 m 13:11.37 Juan Barrios  Mexico 13 April 2007
10,000 m 27:36.2 Gabriel Kamau  Kenya April 1982
110 m hurdles 13.22 Larry Wade  United States April 1999
400 m hurdles 47.74 Rai Benjamin  United States 15 April 2023 [12]
3000 m steeplechase 8:26.14 Evan Jager  United States 19 April 2012 [13][11]
High jump 2.35 m (7 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Guowei Zhang  China 18 April 2015 [14]
Pole vault 5.82 m (19 ft 1 in) Giovanni Lanaro  Mexico 15 April 2007
Long jump 8.66 m (28 ft 4+3⁄4 in) Carl Lewis  United States April 1987
Triple jump 17.63 m (57 ft 10 in) Kenta Bell  United States 26 April 2002 [15]
Shot put 22.52 m (73 ft 10+1⁄2 in) John Brenner  United States April 1987
Discus throw 69.36 m (227 ft 6+1⁄2 in) Ben Plucknett  United States April 1983
Hammer throw 80.88 m (265 ft 4+1⁄4 in) Jud Logan  United States April 1986
Javelin throw 87.65 m (287 ft 6+3⁄4 in) Breaux Greer  United States 17 April 2005
Decathlon 8732 pts Ayden Owens-Delerme  Puerto Rico 17–18 April 2024 [16]
100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m
10.31 (+1.9 m/s) 7.77 m (+2.6 m/s) 16.26 m 1.98 m 47.23 13.73 (+0.9 m/s) 46.00 m 5.10 m 59.28 m 4:45.59
1 Mile walk 5:54.52 Curt Clausen  United States 23 April 2001 [17]
5000 m walk 23:27.06 Ryan Allen  United States 14 April 2023 [18]
20,000 m walk 1:23:00.55 Ever Palma  Mexico 14 April 2023 [19]
4 × 100 m relay 37.79 Santa Monica Track Club  United States April 1994
4 × 200 m relay 1:18.68 Santa Monica Track Club  United States April 1994
4 × 400 m relay 3:00.48 Mazda Track Club  United States April 1992
4 × 800 m relay 7:06.5 Santa Monica Track Club  United States April 1986
Sprint medley relay 3:12.2 Santa Monica Track Club  United States April 1984
Distance medley relay 9:29.3 Santa Monica Track Club  United States April 1983
4 × 110m hurdles shuttle relay 55.25 Jim Tatham
Phil Johnson
Milan Stewart
Tonie Campbell 		 United States 26 April 1981

Women

Women's meeting records of the Mt. SAC Relays
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref.
100 m 10.87 Merlene Ottey  Jamaica 1987
200 m 22.02 (+1.9 m/s) Gabby Thomas  United States 16 April 2022 [20]
300 m 36.61 Kelli White  United States April 2000
400 m 49.59 Marion Jones  United States 16 April 2000 [21]
800 m 1:58.77 Raevyn Rogers  United States 16 April 2022 [22]
1500 m 4:04.86 Brenda Martinez  United States 19 April 2013 [23]
Mile 4:31.72 Sadie Engelhardt  United States 19 April 2024 [24]
3000 m 8:50.07 PattiSue Plumer  United States April 1992
5000 m 14:44.80 Shalane Flanagan  United States 13 April 2007
10,000 m 31:23.35 Sabrina Mockenhaupt  Germany 17 April 2004
100 m hurdles 12.43 (+1.5 m/s) Brianna Rollins-McNeal  United States 21 April 2018 [25]
400 m hurdles 54.39 Andrenette Knight  Jamaica 15 April 2022 [26]
3000 m steeplechase 9:39.94 Korene Hinds  Jamaica 13 April 2007
High jump 2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) Tisha Waller  United States 19 April 1999 [27]
Chaunte Howard  United States 15 April 2006
Pole vault 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in) Kristen Hixson  United States 21 April 2018 [28]
Long jump 7.12 m (23 ft 4+1⁄4 in) (−0.9 m/s) Brittney Reese  United States 21 April 2012 [29][11]
Triple jump 14.33 m (47 ft 0 in) (+1.6 m/s) Keturah Orji  United States 21 April 2018 [30]
Shot put 20.13 m (66 ft 1⁄2 in) Claudia Losch  Germany April 1984
Discus throw 69.46 m (227 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Valarie Allman  United States 16 April 2022 [31]
Hammer throw 77.84 m (255 ft 4+1⁄2 in) Camryn Rogers  Canada 15 April 2023 [32]
Javelin throw 63.29 m (207 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Kara Winger  United States 15 April 2022
Heptathlon 6910 pts Jackie Joyner-Kersee  United States April 1986
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
1 Mile walk 6:39.75 Michelle Rohl  United States 23 April 2001
5000 m walk 24:06.47 Angelica Harris  United States 14 April 2023 [33]
20,000 m walk 1:37:45.71 Miranda Melville  United States 14 April 2023 [34]
4 × 100 m relay 41.79 Team Jet A:
Mandy White
Carmelita Jeter
Lauryn Williams
Blessing Okagbare 		 United States/ Nigeria 20 April 2013 [35]
4 × 200 m relay 1:32.44 Speed Dynamics  United States April 1992
4 × 400 m relay 3:25.31 Shae Anderson
Jenna Prandini
Brittany Aveni
Kendall Ellis 		 United States 15 April 2023 [36]
4 × 800 m relay 8:17.09 Athletics West  United States April 1983
Sprint medley 1:37.40 Ali Track Club  United States April 1980

High school meet records

Boys

Boy's meeting records of the Mt. SAC Relays
Event Record Athlete School Date Ref.
100 m 10.39 Ray Brown John Muir 1984
200 m 20.86 (+1.8 m/s) Nickolas Miller Clovis North 15 April 2023 [37]
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 [38]
3200 m 8:54.74 Evert Silva Fresno 14 April 2017 [39]
110 m hurdles
39"/.99m 		13.48 (+1.7 m/s) Johnathan Cabral Agoura 2011
300 m hurdles 36.7 h 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 2+3⁄4 in)  Armand Duplantis (SWE) Lafayette 15 April 2017 [40]
Long jump 7.64 m (25 ft 3⁄4 in)  M.T. Lee (TWN) 1979
Triple jump 15.53 m (50 ft 11+1⁄4 in) Ken Williams Troy 1982
Shot put
12Lb./5.4 kg. 		20.70 m (67 ft 10+3⁄4 in) Van Mounts Bakersfield 1998
Discus throw 68.30 m (224 ft 3⁄4 in) Kamy Keshmiri Reno 1987
4 × 100 m relay 40.72 Long Beach Poly 2010
4 × 200 m relay 1:24.35 Long Beach Poly 1999
4 × 400 m relay 3:13.71 John Muir 1981
4 × 800 m relay 7:37.09 Great Oak:
Nick Sams, Nelson Quintana, George Binni, Isaac Cortes 		2015
4 × 1600m relay 16:52.95 Great Oak:
I. Cortes, S. Fountain, C. Spencer, S. Dodds 		April 2016
Sprint medley relay
2-2-4-8 		3:23.5 h Compton 1980
Distance medley relay 9:58.24 Newbury Park:
L. Young, Z. Blunt, A. Sahlman, C. Sahlman 		April 2022
Shuttle hurdle relay 56.77 Upland:
D. Crawford, D. January Jr, D. Davis-Lyric, K.-G. Graves-Blanks 		April 2022

Girls

Girl's meeting records of the Mt. SAC Relays
Event Record Athlete School Date Ref.
100 m 11.40 Angela Williams Chino 1997 ,
200 m 22.51 (+1.3 m/s) NHSR Allyson Felix L.A. Baptist 2003
400 m 51.99 Shae Anderson Norco 15 April 2017 [41]
800 m 2:06.89 Cate Peters Monte Vista April 2022
Mile 4:31.72 NHSR Sadie Englehardt Ventura 19 April 2024 [42]
3200 m 10:08.01 Maddy Denner Oak Ridge April 2018
100 m hurdles 13.24 Brittley Humphrey Hoover April 2016
300 m hurdles 40.97 Ebony Collins L.B. Wilson 2006
High jump 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄4 in) NHSR Vashti Cunningham Bishop Gorman 2015
Pole vault 4.26 m (13 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Rachel Baxter Canyon April 2017
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 2+1⁄4 in) Ashley Anderson Carson 2014
Shot put 15.84 m (51 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Stamatia Scarvelis Dos Pueblos 2014
Discus throw 52.30 m (171 ft 7 in) Billie Jo Grant Arroyo Grande 2002
4 × 100 m relay 45.22 L.B. Wilson 2006
4 × 200 m relay 1:36.77 Long Beach Poly 1994
4 × 400 m relay 3:42.38 Kennedy, Granada Hills:
Denean Howard, Tina Howard, Sherri Howard 		1981
4 × 800 m relay 8:59.12 Buchanan:
Grace Hutchison, Elle Lomell, Sierra Cornett, Tayler Torosian 		14 April 2023 [43]
4 × 1600m relay 19:48.81 Newbury Park:
A. Hawkins, T. Sax, M. Nygren, S. McDonnell 		April 2022
Sprint medley relay
2-2-4-8 		3:53.28 L.B. Wilson 2003
Distance medley relay 11:41.84 Torrey Pines 2010
Shuttle hurdle relay 57.89 Hoover:
B. Humphrey, C. Little, K. Horn, M. Nkoudou 		2016

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