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When Jordan Hasay wins, usually she wins early, leaving no chance of a last-minute attack at the finish line. Saturday afternoon in the women's junior 1,500m at the USA Junior Track & Field Championships in Indianapolis, Hasay not only won the race with a strong finishing kick, she spent much of the first lap boxed in.
Danielle Tauro and Nichole Jones set the early pace, which was brisk, 68 seconds for the first lap and 70 for the second. By two laps in, Hasay had found her way out of her trap in the back of the pack and moved up to third. "I planned to move with 700m to go," she explained, and that move dropped all but Tauro, who matched the diminutive Californian's speed immediately. The two dueled to the final homestretch, running a 67-second final lap. As Hasay pulled away, Tauro crumpled a few dozen meters from the line, and only regained her feet to finish sixth.
Hasay's winning time of 4:16.98 broke a thirty-year-old meet record previously held by Lynn Jennings (4:18.1, so old it was hand-timed.)
"I could feel her right behind me and I thought she might come back," said Hasay. "I still can't believe it."
Posted by Parker Morse at 9:06 p.m. | Tags: Race Reports, 2007 USA Outdoor T&F Champs