BOYS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Brian Hastings (5) had to battle traffic at the finish line of the 1600m at State. (Pat Rhames photo)
Brian Hastings (Las Plumas) - The senior won his second consecutive NS title in the 1600 (4:24.83) and followed that up by running a 4:13.82 PR in the State Meet prelims to earn one of the 12 spots in the Saturday final. There, he went 4:15.56 for 7th place. During the year, Hastings also ran a mile PR of 4:24.36 to win the Norm MacKenzie Classic, ran a 3200 PR of 9:32.20 to win at Rocklin Thunder, and popped a 800m PR of 1:57.24 to win the NS Division 1 title.