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Jordan Hasay Breaks High School Record and Qualifies for 1500m Finals

Posted July 5th, 2008 at 1:28 AM by Stephanie Lowe

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics

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Records continue to fall at The U.S. Olympic Trials. Jordan Hasay, 16, just ran 4:14.50 in the semifinal round of the women’s 1500 meters to break the national high school record.

Shannon Rowbury won the first heat in 4:11.75. She and Tiffany McWilliams (4:12.80) moved up front after the first lap. At 800 meters, McWilliams was in the lead in 2:16. She led through the bell lap, but was passed by Rowbury and Amy Mortimer (4:12.89) in the end.

There were two high schoolers in the second heat, Hasay and Christine Babcock (4:20.00). Babcock got out fast with Erin Donohue (4:13.01), but could not maintain the speed past the first lap. Christine Wurth-Thomas (4:12.66) took the lead at 500 meters. Wurth-Thomas, Donohue, Lindsey Gallo (4:12.54) and Morgan Uceny (4:13.61) went through 800 meters in 2:17.68 and finished in the same order. The real action was going on behind the top four women when Hasay moved from near the back of the pack to a fifth-place finish and new high school record.
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