It isn't often an athlete of the year becomes athletes of the year, but this was a group that couldn't be overlooked or separated.
The Piedmont Hills 4x400 relay team broke a Central Coast Section record that dated to the 1980s with a time of 3:47.91 at the Mt. SAC Relays.
Pretty impressive in its own right, but an accomplishment that pales in comparison to what came after.
The team of Timarya Baynard, Bianca Bryant, Ellisa Bryant and Alexandra Diaz lowered their own record by three seconds at the state meet trials, running 3:44.47. Then, the next day at the state finals, the same team -- with Diaz running third and Ellisa Bryant anchor -- brought it down another three seconds, running 3:41.14 to win the state championship.
The Piedmont Hills relay team is the Mercury News girls track and field athletes of the year. Read More
