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, Doug Todd and current director, Brian Yokoyama.
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 Nationality1960Long jump8.21 m Shot put20.06 m Discus throw59.91 m 1962Pole vault4.93 m1963Discus throw62.62 m Decathlon9,121 pts 1964Discus throw62.94 m 1976Discus throw69.18 m 1981Heptathlon6,166 pts19941:18.68Santa Monica Track Club:Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Floyd Heard, Carl Lewis199610:34.5199810:19.6
Meet records
Men
+Men's meeting records of the Mt. SAC Relays Event Record Athlete Nationality Date 100 m9.86 Ato Boldon19 April 1998200 m19.80 Fred Kerley16 April 2022400 m43.45Michael Norman20 April 2019600 m1:15.44Duane Solomon18 April 2015800 m1:43.60Clayton Murphy15 April 20171500 m3:35.70Russell Wolf Brown15 April 2011Mile3:52.21Jamel Ahrass20 April 20123000 m7:47.8Eamonn MartinApril 19845000 m13:11.37Juan Barrios13 April 200710,000 m27:36.2Gabriel KamauApril 1982110 m hurdles13.22 Larry Wade18 April 1999400 m hurdles47.74Rai Benjamin15 April 20233000 m steeplechase8:26.14Evan Jager19 April 2012High jumpGuowei Zhang18 April 2015Pole vaultGiovanni Lanaro15 April 2007Long jumpCarl LewisApril 1987Triple jumpKenta Bell26 April 2002Shot putJohn BrennerApril 1987Discus throwBen PlucknettApril 1983Hammer throwJud LoganApril 1986Javelin throwBreaux Greer17 April 2005Decathlon8732 ptsAyden Owens-Delerme17–18 April 20241 Mile walk5:54.52Curt Clausen23 April 20015000 m walk23:27.06Ryan Allen14 April 202320,000 m walk1:23:00.55Ever Palma14 April 20234 × 100 m relay37.79Santa Monica Track ClubApril 19944 × 200 m relay1:18.68Santa Monica Track ClubApril 19944 × 400 m relay3:00.48Mazda Track ClubApril 19924 × 800 m relay7:06.5Santa Monica Track ClubApril 1986Sprint medley relay3:12.2Santa Monica Track ClubApril 1984Distance medley relay9:29.3Santa Monica Track ClubApril 19834 × 110m hurdles shuttle relay55.25Jim TathamPhil JohnsonMilan StewartTonie Campbell26 April 1981
Women
+Women's meeting records of the Mt. SAC Relays Event Record Athlete Nationality Date 100 m10.87Merlene Ottey1987200 m22.02 Gabby Thomas16 April 2022300 m36.61Kelli WhiteApril 2000400 m49.59Marion Jones16 April 2000800 m1:58.77Raevyn Rogers16 April 20221500 m4:04.86Brenda Martinez19 April 2013Mile4:31.72Sadie Engelhardt19 April 20243000 m8:50.07PattiSue PlumerApril 19925000 m14:44.80Shalane Flanagan13 April 200710,000 m31:23.35Sabrina Mockenhaupt17 April 2004100 m hurdles12.43 Brianna Rollins-McNeal21 April 2018400 m hurdles54.39Andrenette Knight15 April 20223000 m steeplechase9:39.94Korene Hinds13 April 2007High jumpTisha Waller19 April 1999Chaunte Howard15 April 2006Pole vaultHana Moll18 April 2026Long jump Brittney Reese21 April 2012Triple jump Keturah Orji21 April 2018Shot putClaudia LoschApril 1984Discus throwValarie Allman16 April 2022Hammer throwCamryn Rogers15 April 2023Javelin throwKara Winger15 April 2022Heptathlon6910 ptsJackie Joyner-KerseeApril 19861 Mile walk6:39.75Michelle Rohl23 April 20015000 m walk24:06.47Angelica Harris14 April 202320,000 m walk1:37:45.71Miranda Melville14 April 20234 × 100 m relay41.79Team Jet A:Mandy WhiteCarmelita JeterLauryn WilliamsBlessing Okagbare/20 April 20134 × 200 m relay1:32.44Speed DynamicsApril 19924 × 400 m relay3:25.31Shae AndersonJenna PrandiniBrittany AveniKendall Ellis15 April 20234 × 800 m relay8:17.09Athletics WestApril 1983Sprint medley1:37.40Ali Track ClubApril 1980
High school meet records
Boys
+Boy's meeting records of the Mt. SAC Relays Event Record Athlete School Date 100 m10.27 Michael NormanVista Murrieta16 April 2016200 m20.86 Nickolas MillerClovis North15 April 2023400 m46.49Michael GranvilleBell Gardens1995800 m1:51.06Nick HartleCentennial2012Mile4:00.16Cooper TeareSt. Joseph14 April 20173200 m8:54.74Evert SilvaFresno14 April 2017110 m hurdles39"/.99m13.48 Johnathan CabralAgoura2011300 m hurdles36.7 Gordon BuggWest Covina198336.77Yan VasquezRed Mountain16 April 2022High jumpJeremy FischerCamarillo1994Randall Cunningham IIBishop Gorman2014Pole vaultLafayette15 April 2017Long jump1979Triple jumpKen WilliamsTroy1982Shot put12Lb./5.4 kg.Van MountsBakersfield1998Discus throwKamy KeshmiriReno19874 × 100 m relay40.72Long Beach Poly20104 × 200 m relay1:24.35Long Beach Poly19994 × 400 m relay3:13.71John Muir19814 × 800 m relay7:35.01Great Oak:Christian Gump, Jacob Brown, Marco Franco, Jack Paradise18 April 20254 × 1600m relay16:52.95Great Oak:I. Cortes, S. Fountain, C. Spencer, S. DoddsApril 2016Sprint medley relay2-2-4-83:23.5 Compton1980Distance medley relay9:55.24Newbury Park:L. Young, Z. Blunt, A. Sahlman, C. Sahlman16 April 2022Shuttle hurdle relay56.77Upland:D. Crawford, D. January Jr, D. Davis-Lyric, K.-G. Graves-Blanks16 April 2022
Girls
+Girl's meeting records of the Mt. SAC Relays Event Record Athlete School Date 100 m11.40Angela WilliamsChino1997200 m22.51 NHSRAllyson FelixL.A. Baptist2003400 m51.99Shae AndersonNorco15 April 2017800 m2:06.89Cate PetersMonte Vista16 April 2022Mile4:31.72 NHSRSadie EnglehardtVentura19 April 20243200 m10:08.01Maddy DennerOak RidgeApril 2018100 m hurdles13.24Brittley HumphreyHooverApril 2016300 m hurdles40.97Ebony CollinsL.B. Wilson2006High jump NHSRVashti CunninghamBishop Gorman2015Pole vaultRachel BaxterCanyonApril 2017Long jump Courtney CorrinHarvard-Westlake2013Triple jumpAshley AndersonCarson2014Shot putStamatia ScarvelisDos Pueblos2014Discus throwBillie Jo GrantArroyo Grande20024 × 100 m relay45.22L.B. Wilson20064 × 200 m relay1:36.77Long Beach Poly19944 × 400 m relay3:42.38Kennedy, Granada Hills:Denean Howard, Tina Howard, Sherri Howard19814 × 800 m relay8:59.12Buchanan:Grace Hutchison, Elle Lomell, Sierra Cornett, Tayler Torosian14 April 20234 × 1600m relay19:48.81Newbury Park:A. Hawkins, T. Sax, M. Nygren, S. McDonnell16 April 2022Sprint medley relay2-2-4-83:53.28L.B. Wilson2003Distance medley relay11:21.85Ventura:Melanie True (3:36.38), Valentina Fakrogha (54.73), Aelo Curtis (2:16.18), Sadie Engelhardt (4:33.95)20 April 2024Shuttle hurdle relay57.89Hoover:B. Humphrey, C. Little, K. Horn, M. Nkoudou2016
References
External links
Mt. SAC Relays Records Mt. SAC Relays High School Records