Archive for June, 2008
Two masters vaulters are going to the Beijing Olympics
Well, don’t look for M40 Jeff Hartwig or M35 Derek Miles at Spokane this summer. On August 8, the second day of USATF masters nationals, Jeff and Derek will be marching in the Opening Ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics! Derek and Jeff went 1-2 at the Eugene Olympic Trials as Jeff raised his M40 world […]
June 29, 2008
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Gary Snyder running for re-election as masters chair
In an email note about the USOC-imposed restructuring of USATF, Masters T&F Chairman Gary Snyder explains his absence from USATF board meeting that decided to expel masters from the board (Gary had scheduled vacation with potential loss if travel canceled). Gary also says he’s decided to run for a full term as chairman this winter […]
June 29, 2008
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Treat at Spokane nationals: Meet pioneer David Pain!
David Pain, who almost singlehandedly started masters track in North America and Europe, will attend the USATF Masters National Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Spokane — 40 years after he organized the first USA masters nationals in San Diego in 1968. He’ll be 86 when he arrives August 8, accompanied by his wife, Linda, […]
June 28, 2008
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British Columbia masters setting records up north
Eugene may be the center of the track universe this week (and next 10 days), but masters track isn’t ceasing. Farther up the Left Coast, British Columbia masters set some records (Canadian mainly), reports this newspaper account. Jeff Hartwig jumps in a short bit in the men’s prelims at the Olympic Trials, so be sure […]
June 27, 2008
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Bradstock bid for Trials: ‘Not asking for special favors’
Roald Bradstock, the British Olympian who still throws 230 feet in the javelin at age 46, has been on a rollercoaster the past week as he seeks confirmation of his fate: Will he or won’t he compete in the U.S. Olympic Trials? An American citizen since 1996, Roald has gotten different signals on the size […]
June 26, 2008
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USATF banishes Masters T&F from its governing board
Details are sketchy, but my sources indicate that the USATF Board of Directors last Saturday voted — at the USOC’s gunpoint — to shave members off its board, including our representative: Chairman Gary Snyder of the USATF Masters T&F Committee. So far, USATF has issued only a cryptic statement on the reorg. My sole source […]
June 25, 2008
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Did Midwest flooding wash away masters deca nationals?
Last weekend, Joplin, Missouri, was scheduled to host the USATF National Masters Decathlon Championships. But so far, I can’t find a Web site that hosts the results of this meet, which was to include visiting British athletes in a “decathlon challenge.” The list of entrants shows some superstars. Was the meet rained (or flooded) out? […]
June 25, 2008
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Peter Taylor seeking assistants for Spokane nationals
Peter Taylor is an ironman at nationals, putting in ungodly hours as he does God’s work announcing the meets. He’ll reprise this gig in August at Spokane, but he’s not assuming the LOC will provide spotters and refreshment aides. So on his behalf, I’m posting Pete’s appeal: “I need an assistant (ideally one for each […]
June 25, 2008
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Comfort for Southern masters: Meets are coming up
Even though Baton Rouge hosted the masters nationals back in 2001, the Southern states haven’t been known as a hotbed for masters track. Now some folks in the USATF Southern Association are trying to change that. This weekend, the association is returning to LSU’s Bernie Moore Stadium for its regional masters championships. And some big […]
June 25, 2008
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Los Gatos results show Glynn going even higher in vault
Results from the USATF Pacific Association Masters Championships (see below) have Kay Glynn down for 10-1 1/4 in the W55 vault — probably 3.08 meters — not the 3.07 cited earlier as a world age-group record. A fantastic jump no matter what. (Kay also won the high jump, long jump and triple jump. Whew!) Other […]
June 24, 2008
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