OK, now we’re really confused. After posting the “final schedule” for North Carolina nationals, USATF has published a new sked, dated July 5, that contradicts a comment by national masters Chairman Gary Snyder. That same day, Gary wrote: “The posted
What would happen if USATF saw its top technical official quit a month before masters nationals? Right, I have no idea either. But that’s the scenario across the sea, where the Eurovets are holding their 19th championships next month in
Sprinter Maryline Roux reported on her Facebook page Friday that Randy Sturgeon, the former publisher of National Masters News in a fight with cancer, was headed for the hospital and could use prayers. “I just talked to him and he
Jerry “Throws Guy” Bookin-Weiner shares news of two American records set Saturday and Sunday at the USATF East Region Masters Championships at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland. He writes: “There were 177 athletes entered, the total held down by
And just in time. The hourly sked for North Carolina masters nationals is posted here. It was five years ago when USATF masters national Chairman Gary Snyder pledged on his short-lived blog that final skeds would be posted at least
Olympic high jump champ Charles Austin set an M45 world record of 6-8 3/4, we know. He was named USATF Athlete of the Week, we know. But how he set the record and how he views the jump may be
Chris Brown of the Bahamas has blown away the listed M35 world record at 400 meters. And he might do it again Thursday in Lausanne. At the June 14 Diamond League meet in New York, Chris clocked 44.61. (His PR
Otis Burrell turned 70 in May, and when I met him for the first time at the Chuck McMahon meet Saturday, I was in awe. Sorry. Greats of the 1960s have that effect on me. He never made it to
Hall of Famer Carol Finsrud, now 57, has set American records in the discus in every age group she’s been in since 1992, when she was 36. She holds ARs in W35, W40, W45, W50 and W55. Quite a run.
It’s not unusual to see world records at masters nationals, but regionals are blessed to see one or two. If you live in eastern Canada, though, it’s par for the course. That’s because of Karla Del Grande and Earl Fee,
American record-holder Darnell Gatling is 54, but he tackled the 36-inch hurdles Saturday (instead of his age group’s 33-inch barriers) when he won the masters exhibition in the 400s at the USA national track championships at Sacramento State. His time
In a WMA rarity, three women are listed as world record holders in the W45 vault. All went 3.50 meters (11-5 3/4) between 2002 and 2006. They are Aussie Dawn Hartigan, Italian Carla Forcellini and Holland’s Brigitte van de Kamp.
