She came to our attention as a minature, pigtailed girl, but has stood the test of time through HS, NCAA and now the Pros. She's a real racer and competitor. Does she top the other prodigies over the long-run at this point?
Discus.
She came to our attention as a minature, pigtailed girl, but has stood the test of time through HS, NCAA and now the Pros. She's a real racer and competitor. Does she top the other prodigies over the long-run at this point?
Discus.
Bo Jackson Baseball wrote:
She came to our attention as a minature, pigtailed girl, but has stood the test of time through HS, NCAA and now the Pros. She's a real racer and competitor. Does she top the other prodigies over the long-run at this point?
Discus.
At the marathon level, yes. Was mediocre in college and the pros on track, which is why she jumped to the marathon. very smart move.
I thought Molly would be the most talented marathoner for america because of her success on the track. But I don't think Molly has 2:20 in her right now, or maybe ever.
Im very very impressed with Jordan Hasay!
She is close to Mary Deckker, but Mary still the GOAT prodigy.
https://chasingzatopek.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/mary-decker-1974.jpghttps://cdn-s3.si.com/s3fs-public/images/1980-mary-decker.jpgMy bad... Decker
scorpion_runner wrote:
Bo Jackson Baseball wrote:She came to our attention as a minature, pigtailed girl, but has stood the test of time through HS, NCAA and now the Pros. She's a real racer and competitor. Does she top the other prodigies over the long-run at this point?
Discus.
At the marathon level, yes. Was mediocre in college and the pros on track, which is why she jumped to the marathon. very smart move.
Im very very impressed with Jordan Hasay!
This is very ignorant on your part.
She ran fantastic up to the point she was injured in 2015. She didnt have enough time to get in great shape by the trials . Once back in shape, she has been racing great on the roads, not just in the marathon.
Freshman year Edit
Hasay did not disappoint in her Oregon debut, taking sixth at the Bill Dellinger Invitational in 16:39.71 for a 5000m, where she was the top freshman in the race which helped her team to a second-place finish. She was the top Duck, and third overall, at the Pre-National Invitational, covering the 6000m LaVern Gibson Championship Course in 20:33. She had a strong performance at the Pac-10 Championships where she finished third, as the top freshman. She took second in the NCAA West Regional. She was the Ducks' top runner at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, where she placed 18th to claim her first All-American Award. She was awarded Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year.
She opened her indoor season by running the lead leg of Oregon's relay team at the Texas A&M Challenge. She came back next day to win the mile in 4:38.48. Two weeks later, she won the 3000m at the Husky Classic in a time that was fourth-all time at Oregon. She helped lead Oregon to its first-ever MPSF crown by winning the mile in 4:35.01. This time was an NCAA automatic qualifier and was .02 seconds shy of the school record. She was a key point scorer at her first NCAA Indoor Championships where she placed fourth in the mile and ran the anchor leg on the Ducks' runner-up DMR team. This led Oregon to win the Indoor title for the first time in school history. The DMR time at this meet (10:58.96) was a school record and only the second time Oregon women had run under 11:00.
Hasay's collegiate outdoor debut was a memorable one as she won the featured section of the 1500m at the Stanford Invitational in 4:14.67, which was less than a quarter of a second off her PR, as well as the junior national high school record, that she set at the 2008 Olympic Trials. In her Hayward Field debut as a Duck, she won the 5000m to help Oregon win the Pepsi Team Invitational. She led off Oregon's runner-up DMR team and anchored the third-place 4 × 1500 m squad at the Penn Relays. She was third in the 1500, the top collegian, at the Oregon Relays. At the Pac-10 Championships, she took third in the 1500m. She won her preliminary 1500m race at the NCAA West Regional to advance to the NCAA Championships. She took third in her heat to advance to the finals, where she produced one of the competition's biggest surprises. Keeping pace with the leaders the entire way, she finished third as a freshman behind a pair of seniors to become the highest placing freshman runner at the 2010 NCAA Championships. She was ranked eighth nationally in the 1500m (4:14.67) as a freshman in college.
Following her collegiate season, she ran at the USATF Junior Track & Field Championships, where she won the 1500 meters (4:26.38) and was the runner-up in the 3000 meters (9:18.92). This qualified her for the IAAF World Junior Championships in both events. At Worlds, she placed ninth in the 3000m, opening the competition with a personal best. She was second in her preliminary 1500m heat, but she placed fourth in the final, just off a medal.
Sophomore year (2010-11) Edit
Early in the season, Hasay led the Ducks to an impressive runner-up finish at University of Notre Dame with her eighth-place finish (16:45) in the 5k. She earned her first collegiate cross country victory at the Bill Dellinger Invitational, edging out teammate Alex Kosinski to lead the Ducks to the team title. She won the Pac-10 individual cross country title, to help the women tie for third in the closest team race in Pac-10 history. She followed that performance up by winning the NCAA West Regional meet to help Oregon finish second and automatically advance to the NCAA Championships. She finished third at the NCAA CHampionships in 20:13 (6k). That was the best finish by a female duck since 1991. She earned her second straight cross country All American award. She was also awarded Pac-10 Athlete of the Year.
She set a school record and was part of two NCAA automatic qualifiers in her season debut at the UW Invitational. She broke the 3000m record by two seconds, winning in 9:05.42. She also ran the lead leg on Oregon's distance medley relay that won in 11:02.15. This mark broke the Dempsy Indoor Facility stadium record. She followed up that by running a nation-leading time in the mile at the Husky Classic, 4:34.75. At the MPSF Championships, she defended her title in the mile and tied for seventh place in the 800 meters. At the NCAA Indoor Championships, she led a 1–3–4 Duck finish in the mile to help Oregon capture its second national consecutive title. She broke the school record in the process. She came back the next day to hold off Villanova's Sheila Reid to win the 3000 meters. She also anchored the Ducks' runner-up DMR team, and broke the school record in 10:52.9. She was selected as the USATFCCCA's National Indoor Track Scholar-Athlete of the Year. With these two victories, she became the first person to win two Foot Locker Cross Country Championships and two NCAA Championships. That feat was duplicated in 2014 by Oregon teammate Edward Cheserek.
Her outdoor season debut was a memorable one, winning the 1500m in 4:18.61 at the Pepsi Team Invitational. She ran a nation-leading 15:37.29 in the 5000m at the Mt. SAC Relays. She ran the 1500m at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational in a field of professionals, with an impressive performance of 4:10.28. She doubled at the Pac-10 Championships in the 1500m and 5000m. She successfully executed the demanding double again at the NCAA West Regional. She earned All-American honors in the 1500m and 5k at the NCAA Championships, where she was eighth and fourth respectively. She was named the National Academic All-American of the Year for Women's Track & Field/Cross Country.
She capped off a strong season by finishing ninth in the final of the 1500m at the USATF Championships in the senior race against professionals.
Junior year (2011-12) Edit
She had a terrific season debut at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational, where she was the runner-up to defending NCAA Champion Sheila Reid of Villanova. She showcased a solid run at the Pac-12 Championships where she placed third, to help Oregon place fourth overall. She successfully defended her NCAA West Regional title. She finished as the runner-up at the NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship. She covered the 6k LaVerne Gibson Championship Course in 19:41.8, just a step behind Reid who won in one of the closest finishes in NCAA Cross Country history, 0.6 seconds ahead. She led the Oregon Women to a fifth-place team finish, their highest placing in three years. She was named Pac-12 Cross Country Athlete of the Year.
Hasay opened her indoor season with a win at the Texas A&M Challenge in the mile. She broke her own school record in the 3000m in a tight runner-up finish at the MPSF Championships in 9:03.95. She scored 11 team points for Oregon at the NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships where she placed third in the mile and fourth in the 3000m, leading her team to their third consecutive indoor title.
During this outdoor season, she focused on the 1500 meters. She opened the season with a 1500m at the Oregon Relays. She successfully defended her Pac-12 title at 1500m. She won easily at the NCAA West Regional, which advanced her to the NCAA Championships. She took third in the 1500m final at the NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 4:14.03. She ran her only 5000m of the season at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational.
After her collegiate season, Hasay qualified for the Olympic Trials, where she advanced to the semifinals but failed to make the final. Hasay won 2012 U-23 NACAC 1500 meters in Mexico representing USA.
Senior year (2012-13) Edit
Hasay placed seventh overall the Bill Dellinger Invitational with a time of 17:04, where her teammate and best friend, Alexi Pappas, won. She had a strong showing at the Pre-Nationals by placing fifth overall, which was instrumental in helping the ducks place second as a team. She came in second at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 20:10, which led the team to win the conference title. She won the NCAA West Regional for the third year in a row with a time of 19:16, propelling the Ducks to win the meet. She was named the USTFCCCA West Region Athlete of the Year. She placed third in the NCAA Cross Country Championships and was Oregon's top finisher. She led the ducks to winning their first national Cross Country title since 1987. She again won All-American status, making her the first woman in NCAA history to win four cross country All-America awards. She was named Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year.
At the 2013 NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship, Hasay did not run the mile due to starting to focus on the longer distances. She placed second in the 3000m and fourth in the 5000m, leading Oregon to its fourth indoor title.
During her 2013 outdoor season, she ran 32:06 in her 10000m debut, getting third at the Payton Jordan Invitational to Shalane Flanagan and Kara Goucher. This time was only one second off the B Standard for the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Moscow. She finished a disappointing 18th in the NCAA West Regional 10k, but won her heat of the 5k to advance to the NCAA Championships. In her last race in a Duck uniform she took third in the final of the 5000m, getting second to winner Abbey D'Agostino and Betsy Saina. Hasay was named 2013 Track & Field Scholar Athlete of the Year. Hasay finished her University of Oregon tenure as 18 time All-American.[16]
Year 6 km Cross Country Indoor Track Outdoor Track
2009 18th, 20:23.1 DMR, 2nd
3,000 Meters, DNF
Mile, 4th 1,500 Meters, 3rd
2010 3rd, 20:13.0 DMR, 2nd
3,000 Meters, 1st
Mile, 1st 5,000 Meters, 4th
1,500 Meters, 8th
2011 2nd, 19:41.8 3,000 Meters, 4th
Mile, 3rd 1,500 Meters, 3rd
2012 3rd, 19:28.6 5,000 Meters, 4th
3,000 Meters, 2nd 5,000 Meters, 3rd
Professional Edit
2013 season Edit
In 2013, after graduating from the University of Oregon, Hasay signed with Nike, Inc. and joined the Nike Oregon Project, to be coached by Alberto Salazar. She placed 2nd in the 10,000 at the 2013 US National Championships and ran faster than the World Championships "B" Standard (32:05) shortly thereafter (with a 31:46.42, narrowly missing the "A standard of 31:45), gaining her spot on her first Senior World Championship Team. After getting the standard, Hasay flew to Europe where she raced in the London Diamond League meet 3000m. She placed sixth and the race was won by Shannon Rowbury, however she set an 11-second personal best. This was her last race before Worlds, as well as her international professional debut.
In the 2013 World Championships she finished 12th overall, though her time was about 30 seconds slower than her qualifying race.
2014 season Edit
At the 2014 Payton Jordan Invitational she improved upon her personal best at 10,000, running 31:39.67.[17] Her 10km time is the 5th fastest in the world in 2014[18] according to IAAF as of July 11th. Hasay is the second rated 10,000 meter woman (behind Shalane Flanagan) to qualify for 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. At those championships, Flanagan did not run, but Hasay still came in second in 32:03.28, her kick unable to break a second surge by Kim Conley.[19] Hasay later ran a personal best 1500 metres in 4:07.70 at a meet in Glasgow, Scotland on July 11, 2014.[20]
Jordan Hasay won the 2014 Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women in a personal best time of 31:38.[21] Hasay's time is less than 2 seconds from the American Road 10km record set earlier this June by M
Race starts at 20.... wrote:
scorpion_runner wrote:At the marathon level, yes. Was mediocre in college and the pros on track, which is why she jumped to the marathon. very smart move.
Im very very impressed with Jordan Hasay!
This is very ignorant on your part.
She ran fantastic up to the point she was injured in 2015. She didnt have enough time to get in great shape by the trials . Once back in shape, she has been racing great on the roads, not just in the marathon.
Freshman year Edit
Hasay did not disappoint in her Oregon debut, taking sixth at the Bill Dellinger Invitational in 16:39.71 for a 5000m, where she was the top freshman in the race which helped her team to a second-place finish. She was the top Duck, and third overall, at the Pre-National Invitational, covering the 6000m LaVern Gibson Championship Course in 20:33. She had a strong performance at the Pac-10 Championships where she finished third, as the top freshman. She took second in the NCAA West Regional. She was the Ducks' top runner at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, where she placed 18th to claim her first All-American Award. She was awarded Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year.
She opened her indoor season by running the lead leg of Oregon's relay team at the Texas A&M Challenge. She came back next day to win the mile in 4:38.48. Two weeks later, she won the 3000m at the Husky Classic in a time that was fourth-all time at Oregon. She helped lead Oregon to its first-ever MPSF crown by winning the mile in 4:35.01. This time was an NCAA automatic qualifier and was .02 seconds shy of the school record. She was a key point scorer at her first NCAA Indoor Championships where she placed fourth in the mile and ran the anchor leg on the Ducks' runner-up DMR team. This led Oregon to win the Indoor title for the first time in school history. The DMR time at this meet (10:58.96) was a school record and only the second time Oregon women had run under 11:00.
Hasay's collegiate outdoor debut was a memorable one as she won the featured section of the 1500m at the Stanford Invitational in 4:14.67, which was less than a quarter of a second off her PR, as well as the junior national high school record, that she set at the 2008 Olympic Trials. In her Hayward Field debut as a Duck, she won the 5000m to help Oregon win the Pepsi Team Invitational. She led off Oregon's runner-up DMR team and anchored the third-place 4 × 1500 m squad at the Penn Relays. She was third in the 1500, the top collegian, at the Oregon Relays. At the Pac-10 Championships, she took third in the 1500m. She won her preliminary 1500m race at the NCAA West Regional to advance to the NCAA Championships. She took third in her heat to advance to the finals, where she produced one of the competition's biggest surprises. Keeping pace with the leaders the entire way, she finished third as a freshman behind a pair of seniors to become the highest placing freshman runner at the 2010 NCAA Championships. She was ranked eighth nationally in the 1500m (4:14.67) as a freshman in college.
Following her collegiate season, she ran at the USATF Junior Track & Field Championships, where she won the 1500 meters (4:26.38) and was the runner-up in the 3000 meters (9:18.92). This qualified her for the IAAF World Junior Championships in both events. At Worlds, she placed ninth in the 3000m, opening the competition with a personal best. She was second in her preliminary 1500m heat, but she placed fourth in the final, just off a medal.
Sophomore year (2010-11) Edit
Early in the season, Hasay led the Ducks to an impressive runner-up finish at University of Notre Dame with her eighth-place finish (16:45) in the 5k. She earned her first collegiate cross country victory at the Bill Dellinger Invitational, edging out teammate Alex Kosinski to lead the Ducks to the team title. She won the Pac-10 individual cross country title, to help the women tie for third in the closest team race in Pac-10 history. She followed that performance up by winning the NCAA West Regional meet to help Oregon finish second and automatically advance to the NCAA Championships. She finished third at the NCAA CHampionships in 20:13 (6k). That was the best finish by a female duck since 1991. She earned her second straight cross country All American award. She was also awarded Pac-10 Athlete of the Year.
She set a school record and was part of two NCAA automatic qualifiers in her season debut at the UW Invitational. She broke the 3000m record by two seconds, winning in 9:05.42. She also ran the lead leg on Oregon's distance medley relay that won in 11:02.15. This mark broke the Dempsy Indoor Facility stadium record. She followed up that by running a nation-leading time in the mile at the Husky Classic, 4:34.75. At the MPSF Championships, she defended her title in the mile and tied for seventh place in the 800 meters. At the NCAA Indoor Championships, she led a 1–3–4 Duck finish in the mile to help Oregon capture its second national consecutive title. She broke the school record in the process. She came back the next day to hold off Villanova's Sheila Reid to win the 3000 meters. She also anchored the Ducks' runner-up DMR team, and broke the school record in 10:52.9. She was selected as the USATFCCCA's National Indoor Track Scholar-Athlete of the Year. With these two victories, she became the first person to win two Foot Locker Cross Country Championships and two NCAA Championships. That feat was duplicated in 2014 by Oregon teammate Edward Cheserek.
Her outdoor season debut was a memorable one, winning the 1500m in 4:18.61 at the Pepsi Team Invitational. She ran a nation-leading 15:37.29 in the 5000m at the Mt. SAC Relays. She ran the 1500m at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational in a field of professionals, with an impressive performance of 4:10.28. She doubled at the Pac-10 Championships in the 1500m and 5000m. She successfully executed the demanding double again at the NCAA West Regional. She earned All-American honors in the 1500m and 5k at the NCAA Championships, where she was eighth and fourth respectively. She was named the National Academic All-American of the Year for Women's Track & Field/Cross Country.
She capped off a strong season by finishing ninth in the final of the 1500m at the USATF Championships in the senior race against professionals.
Junior year (2011-12) Edit
She had a terrific season debut at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational, where she was the runner-up to defending NCAA Champion Sheila Reid of Villanova. She showcased a solid run at the Pac-12 Championships where she placed third, to help Oregon place fourth overall. She successfully defended her NCAA West Regional title. She finished as the runner-up at the NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship. She covered the 6k LaVerne Gibson Championship Course in 19:41.8, just a step behind Reid who won in one of the closest finishes in NCAA Cross Country history, 0.6 seconds ahead. She led the Oregon Women to a fifth-place team finish, their highest placing in three years. She was named Pac-12 Cross Country Athlete of the Year.
Hasay opened her indoor season with a win at the Texas A&M Challenge in the mile. She broke her own school record in the 3000m in a tight runner-up finish at the MPSF Championships in 9:03.95. She scored 11 team points for Oregon at the NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships where she placed third in the mile and fourth in the 3000m, leading her team to their third consecutive indoor title.
During this outdoor season, she focused on the 1500 meters. She opened the season with a 1500m at the Oregon Relays. She successfully defended her Pac-12 title at 1500m. She won easily at the NCAA West Regional, which advanced her to the NCAA Championships. She took third in the 1500m final at the NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 4:14.03. She ran her only 5000m of the season at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational.
After her collegiate season, Hasay qualified for the Olympic Trials, where she advanced to the semifinals but failed to make the final. Hasay won 2012 U-23 NACAC 1500 meters in Mexico representing USA.
Senior year (2012-13) Edit
Hasay placed seventh overall the Bill Dellinger Invitational with a time of 17:04, where her teammate and best friend, Alexi Pappas, won. She had a strong showing at the Pre-Nationals by placing fifth overall, which was instrumental in helping the ducks place second as a team. She came in second at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 20:10, which led the team to win the conference title. She won the NCAA West Regional for the third year in a row with a time of 19:16, propelling the Ducks to win the meet. She was named the USTFCCCA West Region Athlete of the Year. She placed third in the NCAA Cross Country Championships and was Oregon's top finisher. She led the ducks to winning their first national Cross Country title since 1987. She again won All-American status, making her the first woman in NCAA history to win four cross country All-America awards. She was named Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year.
At the 2013 NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship, Hasay did not run the mile due to starting to focus on the longer distances. She placed second in the 3000m and fourth in the 5000m, leading Oregon to its fourth indoor title.
During her 2013 outdoor season, she ran 32:06 in her 10000m debut, getting third at the Payton Jordan Invitational to Shalane Flanagan and Kara Goucher. This time was only one second off the B Standard for the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Moscow. She finished a disappointing 18th in the NCAA West Regional 10k, but won her heat of the 5k to advance to the NCAA Championships. In her last race in a Duck uniform she took third in the final of the 5000m, getting second to winner Abbey D'Agostino and Betsy Saina. Hasay was named 2013 Track & Field Scholar Athlete of the Year. Hasay finished her University of Oregon tenure as 18 time All-American.[16]
Year 6 km Cross Country Indoor Track Outdoor Track
2009 18th, 20:23.1 DMR, 2nd
3,000 Meters, DNF
Mile, 4th 1,500 Meters, 3rd
2010 3rd, 20:13.0 DMR, 2nd
3,000 Meters, 1st
Mile, 1st 5,000 Meters, 4th
1,500 Meters, 8th
2011 2nd, 19:41.8 3,000 Meters, 4th
Mile, 3rd 1,500 Meters, 3rd
2012 3rd, 19:28.6 5,000 Meters, 4th
3,000 Meters, 2nd 5,000 Meters, 3rd
Professional Edit
2013 season Edit
In 2013, after graduating from the University of Oregon, Hasay signed with Nike, Inc. and joined the Nike Oregon Project, to be coached by Alberto Salazar. She placed 2nd in the 10,000 at the 2013 US National Championships and ran faster than the World Championships "B" Standard (32:05) shortly thereafter (with a 31:46.42, narrowly missing the "A standard of 31:45), gaining her spot on her first Senior World Championship Team. After getting the standard, Hasay flew to Europe where she raced in the London Diamond League meet 3000m. She placed sixth and the race was won by Shannon Rowbury, however she set an 11-second personal best. This was her last race before Worlds, as well as her international professional debut.
In the 2013 World Championships she finished 12th overall, though her time was about 30 seconds slower than her qualifying race.
2014 season Edit
At the 2014 Payton Jordan Invitational she improved upon her personal best at 10,000, running 31:39.67.[17] Her 10km time is the 5th fastest in the world in 2014[18] according to IAAF as of July 11th. Hasay is the second rated 10,000 meter woman (behind Shalane Flanagan) to qualify for 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. At those championships, Flanagan did not run, but Hasay still came in second in 32:03.28, her kick unable to break a second surge by Kim Conley.[19] Hasay later ran a personal best 1500 metres in 4:07.70 at a meet in Glasgow, Scotland on July 11, 2014.[20]
Jordan Hasay won the 2014 Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women in a personal best time of 31:38.[21] Hasay's time is less than 2 seconds from the American Road 10km record set earlier this June by M
Compared to what she did in High School? Are you nuts? She was projected to be the greatest coming in at Oregon, and that didn't happened. She wasn't even close to being the best. She is a marathoner runner. It is clear as day, because she doesn't have the speed to be a great elite track runner. ...That is why she jumped to the marathon.
Mediocre means Avg....and that is what she was. She wasn't standout like she was in High school.
so stop the madness.
Bo Jackson Baseball wrote:
She came to our attention as a minature, pigtailed girl, but has stood the test of time through HS, NCAA and now the Pros. Does she top the other prodigies over the long-run at this point?
Discus.
1. The word is "miniature."
2. It was a ponytail, not pigtails.
3. Somebody who ran 2:00.07 in high school and then medaled (twice) in the Olympics should surely be in the discussion:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Gallagher4. Since the question wasn't strictly about distance prodigies, here's someone else who comes to mind:
https://www.biography.com/people/allyson-felix-209288695. And, depending on your definition of "successful," Marion Jones could be in the mix as well.
All of that said: Mary Decker is *still* tough to beat.
I think you need to look up the definition of "average".
@scorpion_runner her hs career went similarly too, which is what makes her such an impressive woman and runner. Her resilience is unmatched. Her first year of hs went from a DNF to a national championship...which she couldn't manage to capture again until her senior year. Then comes college where our suspicions about her lack of speed were confirmed pretty quickly. But she still managed many, many All American finishes but most importantly she left college healthy and motivated. She's been trending upwards since she went pro and I really look to see her inner beast come out especially with the death of her mom in mind. Also consider that this resurgence of girls/womens racing was largely started by her. She and her former teammate Nicole Blood would have the makings of an awesome 30 by 30, comparing the two's resilience and stories side by side.
Yeah, about that... wrote:
Bo Jackson Baseball wrote:She came to our attention as a minature, pigtailed girl, but has stood the test of time through HS, NCAA and now the Pros. Does she top the other prodigies over the long-run at this point?
Discus.
1. The word is "miniature."
2. It was a ponytail, not pigtails.
3. Somebody who ran 2:00.07 in high school and then medaled (twice) in the Olympics should surely be in the discussion:
4. Since the question wasn't strictly about distance prodigies, here's someone else who comes to mind:
5. And, depending on your definition of "successful," Marion Jones could be in the mix as well.
All of that said: Mary Decker is *still* tough to beat.
1 and 2 - yeah, i was typing fast
3 - sure, that's the point of the thread, obviously Kim and Mary are the two likely top candidates
4 and 5 - distance. this is letsrun.
Race starts at 20.... wrote:
scorpion_runner wrote:At the marathon level, yes. Was mediocre in college and the pros on track, which is why she jumped to the marathon. very smart move.
Im very very impressed with Jordan Hasay!
This is very ignorant on your part.
She ran fantastic up to the point she was injured in 2015. She didnt have enough time to get in great shape by the trials . Once back in shape, she has been racing great on the roads, not just in the marathon.
Freshman year Edit
Hasay did not disappoint in her Oregon debut, taking sixth at the Bill Dellinger Invitational in 16:39.71 for a 5000m, where she was the top freshman in the race which helped her team to a second-place finish. She was the top Duck, and third overall, at the Pre-National Invitational, covering the 6000m LaVern Gibson Championship Course in 20:33. She had a strong performance at the Pac-10 Championships where she finished third, as the top freshman. She took second in the NCAA West Regional. She was the Ducks' top runner at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, where she placed 18th to claim her first All-American Award. She was awarded Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year.
She opened her indoor season by running the lead leg of Oregon's relay team at the Texas A&M Challenge. She came back next day to win the mile in 4:38.48. Two weeks later, she won the 3000m at the Husky Classic in a time that was fourth-all time at Oregon. She helped lead Oregon to its first-ever MPSF crown by winning the mile in 4:35.01. This time was an NCAA automatic qualifier and was .02 seconds shy of the school record. She was a key point scorer at her first NCAA Indoor Championships where she placed fourth in the mile and ran the anchor leg on the Ducks' runner-up DMR team. This led Oregon to win the Indoor title for the first time in school history. The DMR time at this meet (10:58.96) was a school record and only the second time Oregon women had run under 11:00.
Hasay's collegiate outdoor debut was a memorable one as she won the featured section of the 1500m at the Stanford Invitational in 4:14.67, which was less than a quarter of a second off her PR, as well as the junior national high school record, that she set at the 2008 Olympic Trials. In her Hayward Field debut as a Duck, she won the 5000m to help Oregon win the Pepsi Team Invitational. She led off Oregon's runner-up DMR team and anchored the third-place 4 × 1500 m squad at the Penn Relays. She was third in the 1500, the top collegian, at the Oregon Relays. At the Pac-10 Championships, she took third in the 1500m. She won her preliminary 1500m race at the NCAA West Regional to advance to the NCAA Championships. She took third in her heat to advance to the finals, where she produced one of the competition's biggest surprises. Keeping pace with the leaders the entire way, she finished third as a freshman behind a pair of seniors to become the highest placing freshman runner at the 2010 NCAA Championships. She was ranked eighth nationally in the 1500m (4:14.67) as a freshman in college.
Following her collegiate season, she ran at the USATF Junior Track & Field Championships, where she won the 1500 meters (4:26.38) and was the runner-up in the 3000 meters (9:18.92). This qualified her for the IAAF World Junior Championships in both events. At Worlds, she placed ninth in the 3000m, opening the competition with a personal best. She was second in her preliminary 1500m heat, but she placed fourth in the final, just off a medal.
Sophomore year (2010-11) Edit
Early in the season, Hasay led the Ducks to an impressive runner-up finish at University of Notre Dame with her eighth-place finish (16:45) in the 5k. She earned her first collegiate cross country victory at the Bill Dellinger Invitational, edging out teammate Alex Kosinski to lead the Ducks to the team title. She won the Pac-10 individual cross country title, to help the women tie for third in the closest team race in Pac-10 history. She followed that performance up by winning the NCAA West Regional meet to help Oregon finish second and automatically advance to the NCAA Championships. She finished third at the NCAA CHampionships in 20:13 (6k). That was the best finish by a female duck since 1991. She earned her second straight cross country All American award. She was also awarded Pac-10 Athlete of the Year.
She set a school record and was part of two NCAA automatic qualifiers in her season debut at the UW Invitational. She broke the 3000m record by two seconds, winning in 9:05.42. She also ran the lead leg on Oregon's distance medley relay that won in 11:02.15. This mark broke the Dempsy Indoor Facility stadium record. She followed up that by running a nation-leading time in the mile at the Husky Classic, 4:34.75. At the MPSF Championships, she defended her title in the mile and tied for seventh place in the 800 meters. At the NCAA Indoor Championships, she led a 1–3–4 Duck finish in the mile to help Oregon capture its second national consecutive title. She broke the school record in the process. She came back the next day to hold off Villanova's Sheila Reid to win the 3000 meters. She also anchored the Ducks' runner-up DMR team, and broke the school record in 10:52.9. She was selected as the USATFCCCA's National Indoor Track Scholar-Athlete of the Year. With these two victories, she became the first person to win two Foot Locker Cross Country Championships and two NCAA Championships. That feat was duplicated in 2014 by Oregon teammate Edward Cheserek.
Her outdoor season debut was a memorable one, winning the 1500m in 4:18.61 at the Pepsi Team Invitational. She ran a nation-leading 15:37.29 in the 5000m at the Mt. SAC Relays. She ran the 1500m at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational in a field of professionals, with an impressive performance of 4:10.28. She doubled at the Pac-10 Championships in the 1500m and 5000m. She successfully executed the demanding double again at the NCAA West Regional. She earned All-American honors in the 1500m and 5k at the NCAA Championships, where she was eighth and fourth respectively. She was named the National Academic All-American of the Year for Women's Track & Field/Cross Country.
She capped off a strong season by finishing ninth in the final of the 1500m at the USATF Championships in the senior race against professionals.
Junior year (2011-12) Edit
She had a terrific season debut at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational, where she was the runner-up to defending NCAA Champion Sheila Reid of Villanova. She showcased a solid run at the Pac-12 Championships where she placed third, to help Oregon place fourth overall. She successfully defended her NCAA West Regional title. She finished as the runner-up at the NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship. She covered the 6k LaVerne Gibson Championship Course in 19:41.8, just a step behind Reid who won in one of the closest finishes in NCAA Cross Country history, 0.6 seconds ahead. She led the Oregon Women to a fifth-place team finish, their highest placing in three years. She was named Pac-12 Cross Country Athlete of the Year.
Hasay opened her indoor season with a win at the Texas A&M Challenge in the mile. She broke her own school record in the 3000m in a tight runner-up finish at the MPSF Championships in 9:03.95. She scored 11 team points for Oregon at the NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships where she placed third in the mile and fourth in the 3000m, leading her team to their third consecutive indoor title.
During this outdoor season, she focused on the 1500 meters. She opened the season with a 1500m at the Oregon Relays. She successfully defended her Pac-12 title at 1500m. She won easily at the NCAA West Regional, which advanced her to the NCAA Championships. She took third in the 1500m final at the NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 4:14.03. She ran her only 5000m of the season at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational.
After her collegiate season, Hasay qualified for the Olympic Trials, where she advanced to the semifinals but failed to make the final. Hasay won 2012 U-23 NACAC 1500 meters in Mexico representing USA.
Senior year (2012-13) Edit
Hasay placed seventh overall the Bill Dellinger Invitational with a time of 17:04, where her teammate and best friend, Alexi Pappas, won. She had a strong showing at the Pre-Nationals by placing fifth overall, which was instrumental in helping the ducks place second as a team. She came in second at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 20:10, which led the team to win the conference title. She won the NCAA West Regional for the third year in a row with a time of 19:16, propelling the Ducks to win the meet. She was named the USTFCCCA West Region Athlete of the Year. She placed third in the NCAA Cross Country Championships and was Oregon's top finisher. She led the ducks to winning their first national Cross Country title since 1987. She again won All-American status, making her the first woman in NCAA history to win four cross country All-America awards. She was named Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year.
At the 2013 NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship, Hasay did not run the mile due to starting to focus on the longer distances. She placed second in the 3000m and fourth in the 5000m, leading Oregon to its fourth indoor title.
During her 2013 outdoor season, she ran 32:06 in her 10000m debut, getting third at the Payton Jordan Invitational to Shalane Flanagan and Kara Goucher. This time was only one second off the B Standard for the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Moscow. She finished a disappointing 18th in the NCAA West Regional 10k, but won her heat of the 5k to advance to the NCAA Championships. In her last race in a Duck uniform she took third in the final of the 5000m, getting second to winner Abbey D'Agostino and Betsy Saina. Hasay was named 2013 Track & Field Scholar Athlete of the Year. Hasay finished her University of Oregon tenure as 18 time All-American.[16]
Year 6 km Cross Country Indoor Track Outdoor Track
2009 18th, 20:23.1 DMR, 2nd
3,000 Meters, DNF
Mile, 4th 1,500 Meters, 3rd
2010 3rd, 20:13.0 DMR, 2nd
3,000 Meters, 1st
Mile, 1st 5,000 Meters, 4th
1,500 Meters, 8th
2011 2nd, 19:41.8 3,000 Meters, 4th
Mile, 3rd 1,500 Meters, 3rd
2012 3rd, 19:28.6 5,000 Meters, 4th
3,000 Meters, 2nd 5,000 Meters, 3rd
Professional Edit
2013 season Edit
In 2013, after graduating from the University of Oregon, Hasay signed with Nike, Inc. and joined the Nike Oregon Project, to be coached by Alberto Salazar. She placed 2nd in the 10,000 at the 2013 US National Championships and ran faster than the World Championships "B" Standard (32:05) shortly thereafter (with a 31:46.42, narrowly missing the "A standard of 31:45), gaining her spot on her first Senior World Championship Team. After getting the standard, Hasay flew to Europe where she raced in the London Diamond League meet 3000m. She placed sixth and the race was won by Shannon Rowbury, however she set an 11-second personal best. This was her last race before Worlds, as well as her international professional debut.
In the 2013 World Championships she finished 12th overall, though her time was about 30 seconds slower than her qualifying race.
2014 season Edit
At the 2014 Payton Jordan Invitational she improved upon her personal best at 10,000, running 31:39.67.[17] Her 10km time is the 5th fastest in the world in 2014[18] according to IAAF as of July 11th. Hasay is the second rated 10,000 meter woman (behind Shalane Flanagan) to qualify for 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. At those championships, Flanagan did not run, but Hasay still came in second in 32:03.28, her kick unable to break a second surge by Kim Conley.[19] Hasay later ran a personal best 1500 metres in 4:07.70 at a meet in Glasgow, Scotland on July 11, 2014.[20]
Jordan Hasay won the 2014 Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women in a personal best time of 31:38.[21] Hasay's time is less than 2 seconds from the American Road 10km record set earlier this June by M
Cool story
R. Deak, esquire wrote:
4 and 5 - distance. this is letsrun.
I believe sprinting events count as running.
Jeezuse what a wall of text... did you cut n paste that from something??
I'd say she's right there with Mary Decker as far as US born prodigy. Most females burn out or get hips n tits and it's game over.
"mediocre" in college? Are you kidding me? Anyone who never finishes worst than 4th in NCAA XC is way better than mediocre. You might say that she didn't live up to your expectations, but that is far different than saying she was "mediocre" in college.
I was so happy to see her hang in there today. I was worried she might blow-up after the first half, but she kept at it.
Discus.
ComfortZone wrote:
Jeezuse what a wall of text... did you cut n paste that from something??
Perhaps greater attention span than the average letsrunner?
scorpion_runner wrote:
At the marathon level, yes. Was mediocre in college and the pros on track, which is why she jumped to the marathon. very smart move.
HAHAHAHAHA! Sure buddy. People would kill for her 'mediocre' college career!
Many idiots on these boards. Jordan is ONLY 26 years old. For those who are already comparing her to mary decker is pretty amazing. Jordan is just entering her prime!
Yep!! wrote:
ComfortZone wrote:Jeezuse what a wall of text... did you cut n paste that from something??
Perhaps greater attention span than the average letsrunner?
That wall of text was her "average" college career full of setting or nearly setting many records. Cut and paste from wiki. Didnt even include her youth and high school section!!
She’s good but she’s no Jill Greathouse.
