He never won an Olympic medal, but John Brenner was a UCLA superstar and legend to a generation of throwers in the 1980s. And thanks to a sharp-eyed mole, we note his masters comeback at Winston-Salem nationals. He’s entered in
Brad Barton is living the dream. Not just the dream of setting records — he gets to savor the masters fantasy of beating the kiddies (my term for elite collegians). And the best shot I’ve ever seen came out of
Dave Clingan turned 60 this month, and his Oregon Masters Mile at the Portland Track Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary Saturday at Lewis & Clark College. Winner of the first-place $200 prize was M40 Sam Alexander, who clocked 4:24.41 to
Masters nationals may not be the most expensive meet you’ll find, but it’s still pricey (costing $75 for the first event). So you don’t want to to miss the June 19 deadline for “early registration” for the July 17-20 meet
In 2010, Sacramento hosted nationals a year before worlds. Lyon did the same this year. French masters nationals, held last weekend at the site of 2015 worlds, drew a record 1,100 entrants, including more than 40 athletes from Germany, Belgium,
Doug “Bubba” Sparks of Dana Point, California, is promoting his June 28 “first-ever masters pole vault symposium and competition” with help from Jodi Altendorf, wife of age-group record holder John Altendorf. I like the out of the [vault] box creativity
Returning to Icahn Stadium, the site of a previous record, Anselm LeBourne beat the listed M55 world best for 800 meters Tuesday in New York City. On Facebook, he posted that he’d run 2:01.63. That shatters a 13-year-old record by
In her first outdoor meet of 2014, W65 Myrle Mensey of St. Louis picked up where she left off in 2013 — setting records. At last weekends’s Southwest Masters meet in Raleigh, she set three American records, according to posted
San Diego news media are reporting that charges have been dropped against Kettrell Berry, the long-sprint champion whose ordeal began two years ago when he was accused of molesting a teen girl at the school for troubled youths where he
Aside from Brad Barton’s sizzling steeple, two other world records were reported over the weekend. Don Isett raised his own pending M75 WR to 3.23 meters (10-7) Saturday at Jack Chapman’s Summer Fun II pole vault meet in Belton, Texas.
Running against folks less than half his age, Brad Barton on Sunday blasted away the 30-year-old M45 world record in the 3K steeplechase, clocking 9:06.68 at the Music City Distance Carnival in Nashville, Tennessee. It was the same venue where
Nearly two years ago, Jeanne Daprano of Georgia was celebrated for a historic feat — running a mile under 7 minutes at the age of 75. Runner’s World hailed Jeanne’s 6:58.44 at the USATF West Regional Masters Championships. But her
