Archive for August, 2014

Field-event qualifying at 2015 worlds? Lyon risks roars of anger

Athletes are privately expressing anger that organizers of the 2015 WMA worlds in Lyon, France, have scheduled qualifying in field events. In other words, you throw or jump one day in a trials and come back the next for the finals. (This applies to most age groups.) See the men’s schedule here. See the women’s […]

August 11, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  22 Comments

Curt Morgan on Doug Torbert: Forget technique; just have fun!

Curt Morgan writes: It’s every masters athlete’s wet dream! You snag a bit of javelin training, you show up at nationals, you skip the long run-up and just shuffle through three short steps. Next thing you know you’re adding another M60 national championship to your trophy shelf. That was the scenario for Quenton “Doug” Torbert […]

August 10, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  9 Comments

WMA records updated, but guess which ones missed the cut

WMA’s records pages were updated Friday, but the insanity continues. M85 Earl Fee and M75 Guido MĂźeller get recognition for 2014 marks. So do M45 Brad Barton and M55 Wolfgang Knabe. But M35s Kim Collins (100) and Chris Brown (400) do not. The historic M90 4×100 team of Ross, Rogers, Englert and Goldy is listed, […]

August 9, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  8 Comments

Ed Burke named USATF Athlete of the Week, lifting obscure meet

Ed “Olympian and Flag-Bearer” Burke may not have been the best thrower ounce-for-ounce at throws nationals last weekend. But he did something nobody else could do — get USATF to pay attention to an obscure throws meet. In being named USATF Athlete of the Week, M70 Ed gave the College of the Holy Cross meet […]

August 8, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  11 Comments

Curt Morgan on Buzz Gagne: Beating Big C at N.C. nationals

Curtis Morgan writes: As if bagging a national championship isn’t enough of a challenge (in the M65 javelin at the outdoor masters in Winston-Salem), first Buzz Gagne had to beat down the Big C as well. “They took my cancerous prostate out three years ago,” relates Buzz. “It was ‘supposed’ to be non-invasive, but in […]

August 7, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  4 Comments

13 American records claimed at USA Masters Throws nationals

Jim Burgoyne graciously shares details on the 2014 USA Masters Throws Championships: “This two-day event was held over this past weekend. We were visited by showers, winds and even a little sun towards the end of the days. The Athletes and Officials Banquet (we renamed it this year to include all involved) was held on […]

August 6, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  7 Comments

Curt Morgan on Eric Negley: ‘Vaulters have it so much easier’

Curt Morgan writes: “Pole vaulting, frankly, scares the hell out of me. I don’t want to be making my beginner mistakes eight or 10 feet off the ground. But M50 Eric Negley of Atlanta has an altogether different take on this event. ‘For most events, you run yourself silly, and your coach can tell you […]

August 5, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Curtis Morgan to debut as storyteller of N.C. masters nationals

Curtis Morgan of Falls Church, Virginia, is an M70 all-around athlete with a worldwide CV. He worked in IT from 1964 to 2004, the last 30 years as an analyst/programer consultant largely in the United States but also with gigs in London, Germany, Saudi Arabia and Australia. In 2004, he became a high school teacher […]

August 4, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Strong reception for Toland M45 record in ultraweight pentathlon

“I thought I felt earthquakes this weekend.” That was one of dozens of reactions Sunday on Facebook to Patrick Toland’s report that he’d set an American record in the ultraweight pentathlon at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Results weren’t immediately posted, but an image of scores shows M45 Patrick with a total […]

August 3, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

3 American records set at USA masters throws pentathlon

Who’s the best all-round U.S. masters thrower? That’s not a question for the Hot Stove League. The title is decided this weekend in Worcester, Massachusetts, at the USA Masters Throws Championships. Saturday was the throws pentathlon at College of the Holy Cross, and Sunday is the ultraweight pentathlon. They’re also contesting a superweight championships for […]

August 2, 2014   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments