Hasay ready for the 1500m after qualifying for US Olympic Trials final

[GTF]

Eugene, USA –  Jordan Hasay was just looking for experience in the 1500m in the US Olympic Trials at Hayward Field over the weekend.

Hasay, 16, certainly got that as well as a US national high school record of 4:14.50 that broke the previous standard of 4:16.42 by nearly two seconds in the semi finals. She went onto place 10th in the final in 4:17.36 on Sunday (6 July).

The diminutive 1.60m Hasay garnered national attention for her exploits as the youngest competitor in the 1500m as well as her trademark blonde ponytail.

Hasay, who will begin her senior year at Mission Prep High School in San Luis Obispo, Calif. in the fall, was serenaded by the a capacity Hayward Field crowd of more than 20,000 with chants of “Come to Oregon” as she posed by the scoreboard clock after national record run in the semi finals.

Before the final, Hasay drew another loud applause when she was the last runner announced for the 12-woman final.

Hasay didn’t get much of a chance to relish her accomplishments before taking a flight on Monday (7 July) to Bydgoszcz, Poland for the IAAF World Junior Championships (8-13 July).

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[BirdDog]

a truly remarkable and talented young lady.  i think we will see much more of her in the near future.  i was very impressed with her as I watched both the semis & finals this w/e.  she seems well grounded and very humble.  Hopefully she will not get burned out (i.e Alan Webb) or go mental (i.e. Gabe Jennings.)   

[GTF]

a truly remarkable and talented young lady.  i think we will see much more of her in the near future.

Well yeah, she competes at the World Junior Champs later this week. 

Hopefully she will not get burned out (i.e Alan Webb) or go mental (i.e. Gabe Jennings.)   

  Really?  Webb is "burned out" and Jennings has "go[ne] mental?"  Since when? 

[Ryan]

For a burned out guy, Webb's American Record is pretty impressive. I'm not saying the guy doesn't have issues with peaking at the right time but I wouldn't call someone who set the AR and ran the fastest mile in the world last year burned out. As for Jennings, he seems a bit out there but I'm not sure I'd say he went mental.

As for Hasay, I'm looking forward to see what she can accomplish at World Juniors and what the more long term future holds. Hopefully, she can continue progressing. This year's Trials had to be a great learning experience for her.