Simi Valley High School Junior, Sarah Baxter shattered the old course record set 11 years ago by 16 seconds.

Sarah finished the 3-mile race in 16:00. The next fastest runner in the race finished at 17:18.

PrepCalTrack.com editor Rich Gonzalez, one of the most respected track analysts on the West Coast, wrote on his website that she turned in the most amazing female individual performance in U.S. prep annals.

Because the field at Mt. Sac is considered one of the strongest in the Nation having finished 1:18 seconds ahead of second place and having broken the previous record by 16 seconds her performance has been called the greatest performance in Female cross country history.

Sarah Baxter from Simi Valley Turns in All-time Greatest Female Performance.