New year, same old Bruce McBarnette. On Dec. 16, Bruce — an attorney/actor/real estate tycoon in Loudon County, Virginia — set an M50 American indoor record in the high jump with a mark of 1.86 meters. On Sunday, he added
As expected, Monty Hacker of South Africa has taken over as president of World Masters Athletics. He succeeds Italy’s Cesare Beccalli, who died of a heart attack last month in Brazil. Monty thus becomes the first Southern Hemisphere prez of
Sorry, Jeff. Wolfgang Ritte has entered the room. The same day M55 Jeff Kingstad thought he was upping his own world indoor record in the vault, German world champion Ritte was putting it appreciably higher someplace in Deutschland. According to
This coming December, Gary Snyder’s two-year term ends as chairman of the USATF Masters Track & Field Committee. I don’t know if he’ll run for a full four-year term, but I do know this: Our organizational directory shows a slew
Four-time Olympian Jearl Miles Clark, known for her 800 and 4×4 prowess, ran the 400 in 58.40 yesterday at the University of Kentucky. Here are results. She turns 42 in September. The listed W40 indoor WR is 56.82 by Holland’s
I’m told that 200 masters athletes took part Friday in the 33rd annual masters meet held in conjunction with the Dartmouth Relays in Hanover, New Hampshire. Results are posted. Craig Fram, 49, ran the 1500 in a wonderful 4:30.99, a
How do you go higher than a summit? You go to the University of Wisconsin. A week after the National Pole Vault Summit in Reno, where he topped the listed M55 indoor WR in the vault with a jump of
In November, Phil Raschker journeyed to Monte Carlo to pick up her IAAF Masters Athlete of the Year award. On February 11, she won’t have to travel so far if she wins another award for her 2007 feats: Just drive
Who knew? I can turn an Italian phrase (and cliche) with the best of them. At least, that’s how it looks on a new Italian track site, which goes heavy on masters. A few weeks ago, an Italian journalist named
Three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton has decided against going for No. 4 at age 39, Track & Field News reports. She says: “With all my past injuries I am finding it very difficult to continue on with the training. Things
Roald Bradstock, the M40 spearchucker extraordinaire, reports: “I wanted to let you know that my new website: www.roaldbradstock.com is now officially up and running. It has taken over five months to create. I would like to personally thank Dennis Filglini
Craig Masback, who pays attention to masters track only when forced to, is quitting as CEO of USA Track & Field and taking a job with Nike, USATF reports today. Although he’s been honest on why USATF Masters hasn’t gotten