Sam's time in the 800 was the best in the county for 1998 and the fastest by a San Diego runner since 1993. Her 400 time ranks as the county's 5th fastest for 1998.

In  Addition to her 2 individual records she is a member of the record 4x400 relay team.
Like her predecessor, Jessica Lunt (below), Piper's success is a result of a long-term training plan and dedication to the sport that includes year-round training.

Previous Womens 800 meter record: Jessica Lunt 2:19.85
(Balboa Stadium 1996)

Jessica was one of the top milers in the country and in most big meets she'd opt for the 1600 and run the 800 as an afterthought or not at all. For the harbor league championships, however, she always ran and always won. He time of 2:19.85 at the league championships in 1996 wasn't the first time she broke the 800 record but I'd have to do a bit of research to figure out just when that was .... some other day perhaps.

Previous Womens 800 meter record: Gigi English 2:21.1
(Mt Carmel 1985)

This record was set on  Mt. Carmel's Dirt Track at 880 yards in 2:21.9. Converted to a metric time it's 2:21.1 as shown above. Gigi English once held Coronado's 300 meter hurdle record and until the 1999 season was one of the members of Coronado's 4 x 100 meter record holding team.