Archive for June 2, 2013

Peter Hlavin ties Willie Banks’ USA record in M55 high jump

A 7-foot jumper at the University of Iowa, Peter Hlavin has made history at 6 feet — joining Willie Banks as the M55 American age-group record holder. He cleared 1.83 meters Saturday at the Pasadena Senior Games at Caltech. Even more amazing — it was his first 6-foot jump since 2008! But Willie remains the […]

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June 2, 2013   Posted in: Uncategorized  16 Comments

Charlie Ross gets big M90 PR — another world steeple record

Not content to be the oldest human steeplechaser, Charlie Ross broke his own 2,000-meter record over the weekend, clocking 18:27.44 at the USATF Georgia Association Open and Masters Meet. (See results here.) He lowered his previous age-group WR in the 2K steeple of 18:54.10. And here’s a great series of photos from the May 18 […]

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June 2, 2013   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

American Record falls twice in the M50-59 shuttle hurdle relays

A friend graciously filed a report on a masters shuttle-hurdle relay record broken outside USATF masters nationals. He writes: “The M50-59 American Record was broken (twice) in the Shuttle Hurdle Relay on May 19 at the 7th Annual Gateway Games. (See results here.) There were two shuttle hurdle relay races—each race with two teams. The […]

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June 2, 2013   Posted in: Uncategorized  6 Comments