Jordan Hasay (Jr., Mission Prep, CA) took it as a challenge. Running in the 1500m fast heat at the Stanford Invitational Sunday night against many of the top professional milers in the country, Hasay placed a respectable tenth, crossing the finish line in 4:17.46. The California distance star took out the race in 64 seconds while sitting at the back of the pack. Throughout the race she moved up in the field, hitting the 800m mark in 2:14 and 1200m mark in 3:23. With 300m left Hasay shifted into her kick, moving past a few athletes, but getting caught by two athletes in the final 35 meters. Hasay's time was less than a half second off her personal best and left her less than a second off of Kim Gallagher's U.S. high school 1500m record of 4:16.6 set back in 1982.
Hasay Video Interview / 1500m Race Video (RunnerSpace.com)