Archive for December 27, 2007
USATF formally announces Masters Hall of Famers
Better late than never. Five weeks after announcing inductees into the kids’ Hall of Fame, USATF’s press office today released names of the 2007 Masters Hall of Fame class. In its 100th News & Notes of 2007, USATF basically cribs the column that appears in the January edition of National Masters News (page 5). The […]
December 27, 2007
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Cesare Beccalli’s legacy: making WMA safe for elitism
Since its founding in 1977, the governing body of world masters track — first WAVA and now WMA — has had only four presidents — and Italy’s Cesare Beccalli was two of them. His 1987-1997 stint followed that of founding president Don Farquharson of Canada. Cesare’s latest term — 2005 until his death yesterday — […]
December 27, 2007
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USATF Masters allocates money for new Web site
Joy McDonald of Virginia has graciously sent me the 2008 budget for USATF Masters Track & Field, for which she’s treasurer. (I’ve also requested a copy of the USATF Masters minutes from the Hawaii meeting, but Chairman Gary Snyder says they haven’t been approved yet. So we’ll check back later on that.) The 2008 budget […]
December 27, 2007
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