Archive for November, 2008

USATF president hopefuls address masters issues in Q&A

Bowman, Jensen and Hightower Bob Bowman, Dee Jensen and Stephanie Hightower — the known candidates for president of USA Track & Field — have responded to a 10-question email interview I sent a couple weeks ago. They all have deep USATF backgrounds and serious track credits. Their answers were revealing, especially when it came to […]

November 3, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  10 Comments

John Seto of mastersrankings.com: Bogus marks are rare

John Seto is a superweight specialist. Photo by Cheryl Treworgy John Seto of Pleasant Valley, New York, is the unsung hero of masters track. He’s The Man when it comes to masters rankings, having created the software that allows anyone to view season performance lists with a click of a mouse. He oversees mastersrankings.com — […]

November 2, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  11 Comments

Sprinter/hurdlers will love proposed USATF rule changes

Hey, sprinters! Tired of showing up for morning heats with only six or seven others, but the meet director says: “See you in six hours for the scheduled final”? That idiotic practice would end under a masters rule change proposed by Patrick Pretty at the December USATF convention in Reno. Hey, hurdlers! Tired of running […]

November 1, 2008   Posted in: Uncategorized  9 Comments