MAX JACKETTI COMES THROUGH THE FINISH AT SJA INVITATIONAL!

Here are the finalists for MileSplit LA Boys' Athlete of the Month. The runners made this ballot by winning a MileSplit LA Boys' Performer of the Week poll during September. The poll closes at 9pm on Saturday. Congratulations to all of the finalists. Thank you for voting. 

SAM HABER (NEWMAN) - Won the first poll of the year with 68% of the vote. Haber has a season best of 15:33 at the Wallace Martin Invitational at Ruston's Lincoln Parish Park. The time ranks No. 12 in Louisiana.

MASON HEFFERNAN (DUTCHTOWN) - Won the closest poll of the year, getting 35% of the vote to edge out Erath's Lawson Broussard. Heffernan's best meet of the year was his first--Episcopal's Round Table Run. Heffernan finished second with a time of 15:40. The time is good enough for a No. 13 ranking.

ANDREW NEELY (PINEVILLE) - Won the Week No. 3 poll with 44% of the vote. Neely was the MileSplit LA Performer of the Week after winning the Warhawk Invitational with a 5K time of 17:07. Last weekend at the Menard Invitational, Neely set his 5K personal record with a 16:52 in a fourth place finish. 

MAX JACKETTI (MANDEVILLE) - Won last week's poll with 61% of the vote. Jacketti ran a season best 15:38 at the St. Joseph's Academy Invitational. Jacketti's time was good enough for tenth place.