Archive for December, 2014
Hall of Famer Rex Harvey on the mend from rare appendix cancer
Simply by showing up, Rex Harvey provided the best news out of the USATF annual meeting in Anaheim. He’s beating cancer. Rex, a decathlete who set many records before becoming the go-to guy for multi-events and almost becoming WMA president, reported having colon cancer in July. Turns out it was appendix cancer — afflicting just […]
December 2, 2014
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Mensey, LeBourne, Hewitt, Butler named to Masters Hall of Fame
Thrower Myrle Mensey, middle-distancer Anselm LeBourne, multi-eventer Bob Hewitt and old-timer (legendary hurdler) Walt Butler are the Masters T&F inductees to the USATF Masters Hall of Fame, committee chair Mary Trotto announced Tuesday at the Anaheim USATF meeting. But the Hall of Fame Committee will change next year. National masters T&F chair Gary Snyder told […]
December 2, 2014
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Sandy Pashkin removed as USATF Masters T&F Records chairman
Sandy Pashkin’s reign as USATF masters records czar is over. She’s handing the baton to longtime masters official and webmaster Jeff Brower. Sandy announced her exit Tuesday morning to 20 people attending the Masters Regional Coordinators meeting at the USATF annual meeting in Anaheim. “I won’t be doing records after this year,” Sandy said. But […]
December 2, 2014
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Irene Obera gets USATF love as convention opens in Anaheim
The worst-kept secret in masters track had its formal unveiling today in Anaheim. USATF said: “Myles Marshall and Irene Obera are the 2014 Youth and Masters Athletes of the Year, USATF announced Monday. … Obera had a phenomenal 2014, setting World and American records at both the 2014 USATF Masters Indoor and Outdoor Championships. Obera’s […]
December 1, 2014
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