Running Shots

Courtesy of Joe Volk

Mt. SAC Cross Country Course, Walnut, CA (HS)

Prior to 1977,
The Mt. San Antonio Cross Country invitational layout was a 2-miles, 100-yard course (2.06 miles).

The concluded CR was 9:45 by Thom Hunt (Patrick Henry).

October 29, 1977, Saturday, Walnut - Mt. San Antonio Cross Country Invitational - 2.95-miles

John Gerhardt (Costa Mesa) won in 14:56.3 to upset Chuck Assumma (Eisenhower, 14:57.3) to win & set a course record, obliterating the preliminary course record of 15:33!!

John’s leading splits were 4:35, 9:15!!

October 28, 1978, Walnut - Mt. San Antonio Cross Country Invitational- 2.95-miles

Jeff Nelson (Burbank) raced to victory, running the legendary 14:32.2 -smashing John Gerhardt's record by 24 seconds!

November 18, 2000, CIF SS Finals

Ryan Hall (Big Bear) enroute to a new course record of 14:28.30 on the revered Mt. Sac layout ...

Succeeding Jeff Nelson's CR after 22 years at the top.

Bill Leung Photo

November 22, 2003, CIF SS Finals

Mohamed Trafeh (#2, Duarte, shown at FLWest) ties Hall's course record of 14:28 on the Mt. Sac course.

Splits: 4:36 (mile), 9:47 (2M).

October 22, 2005, Saturday, Mt. Sac Cross Country Invite.

Diego Mercado (West Covina) chops the course record down to a scintillating 14:24!!! (Highlights Link).

Saturday, October 23, 2010, Mt. Sac Invitational

Ammar Moussa (Arcadia) tied Mercado's course record of 14:24 and led Arcadia to the team title (with 50 points).

*The precocious Austin Tamagno (Brea) is 4^th on the Mt. Sac XC all-time freshman list, with a 15:17. As a sophomore, Austin moved atop the all-time soph list, by an astounding 7 seconds, with a sterling 14:34!!
Junior year.... Another record was possible...

Saturday, October 25, 2014, Mt. Sac Invitational

Austin Tamagno, the Brea junior, races to a 14:23.19, breaking the breaking the shared course record by Diego Mercado (2005) and Ammar Moussa (2010).