Rome Olympian Phil Mulkey is spittin’ mad. He’s the latest to ream USATF for its decision not to give his longtime friend Phil Raschker its Masters Athlete of the Year Award. Phil, who won the USATF Masters Male Athlete of
This is getting insane. Paul Babits vaulted 4.94 (16-2 1/2) and then 5 meters (16-4 3/4) last Saturday at his Vault High indoor facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana, says his Web site. He thus upped his own listed M45 world
Riccione world champion Marco Segatel is on a roll. Make that a flop. Last Saturday in Padua, Italy, he jumped 1.95 (6-4 3/4) for an M45 indoor European record. Last July, he went 2.04 (6-8 1/4) outdoors for a world
Ted Corbitt during a 24-hour racewalk in November 2003 at 84. USATF yesterday reported the death of Ted Corbitt, a 1999 inductee into the USATF Masters Hall of Fame. Although Ted has many other credits, one that shouldn’t be overlooked
Colleen Barney of Southern California, a world-class mother and estate-tax lawyer, also happens to be a champion masters sprinter. She won the W35 world 100-meter title in Puerto Rico in 2003. But she’s been off the circuit since 2005 —
This is amazing. USATF chose Paige Rice, the 11-year-old winner of the Junior Olympic cross country nationals Midget Girls race, as its Athlete of the Week. That makes her perhaps the youngest AofW in USATF history (which should have been
Over on our Forum is an interesting little thread started by vaulter Mike Soule entitled: “So Tell Me, How seriously DO we take ourselves?” Lots of cool replies. I thought of this question after reading a note sent me by
Posting elsewhere on this blog, Southern California coach Mark Cleary writes: “I’m curious what everyone thinks about Los Angeles, specifically Mt. San Antonio College, as the site for a bid for the 2011 Masters Nationals approx. two weeks before the
Pete Magill, I’m worried about. Now 46, he’s still kicking M40 butt in cross country. Saturday he won his second masters XC title this season, taking the USATF Club race in Ohio (after falling in the mud). (Here is video
Bob Weiner has been generating publicity for his Washington clients for many years, so he knows what buttons to push. As the USATF Masters Media subcommittee chair, he also ramps up his PR shop twice a year to draw attention
Well, Fresno State might not have room for us at their big “Dream” meet, but Boise State is bullish on masters track. Mike Maynard, BSU’s head track coach, writes: “We have a masters section planned in the United Heritage HS
Sacramento had no competition, so winning the 2010 masters outdoor nationals wasn’t unexpected. But Bob Burns of the Sacramento Sports Commission is still one proud poppa today in his press release on the subject. The main news: the event’s timeframe.