Hasvold sets meet record at Torrey Pines Invitational

Fallbrook High School senior Bret Hasvold not only won the 1,500-meter run at the Torrey Pines Invitational March 22 but also set a meet record for that race.

Hasvold won the race in 4:03 and finished eight seconds ahead of his nearest competitor. The meet record of 4:06 had been set in 1999.

“It was pretty cool,” Hasvold said of setting the record.

“I felt really good when I was running and had a good feeling after,” Hasvold said. “I was hoping I could break four minutes, but there was no one else around me so it made it kind of tough, but I was happy with it.”

The time was also a personal be...