Hasay quickly becoming future face of U. S. track

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Tristan Aird | The Tribune

Even on vacation, Jordan Hasay can't escape her growing celebrity.

Hasay was waiting with her family to board a plane to Maui at the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport in California on Wednesday when she noticed something unusual.

Elsewhere in the airport, someone was reading the USA Today sports section when Hasay saw a photo of herself staring back at her.

As Hasay soon discovered, she had just been named USA Today's High School Track and Field Girls Athlete of the Year.

"There were a lot of people on the airplane that had the paper," said Hasay, who had not been notified of the award. "When I stood up on the plane, people were pointing at me."

It's been that kind of summer for Hasay, 16, a Mission Prep senior-to-be and Arroyo Grande resident who is quickly becoming the face of U. S. track and field's future.

Read the complete story at sanluisobispo.com.

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