Grotegeer's Discus Title Tops Northern Section Highlights

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.