Phil Raschker claims WR for 400 meters, AR in HJ
Every five years, Phil Raschker ratchets up for her new age group. Now 60, the Masters Hall of Famer continued her record assault today in the W60 finals of the 400 at the National Senior Olympics. Her time of 66.69 beat the listed record of 67.30 by Australia’s Anne Stobaus — and was a solo effort. Phil won by almost 18 seconds! In the 4×1 relay, Phil anchored a W60 team called 4-Dreamers to gold. They won by 25 seconds. For an encore today, Phil upped the W60 national record in the high jump to 1.36 (4-5 1/2), topping the listed record of 1.35 by Kathy Bergen in 2003.
(Phil also took second in the discus, but marks aren’t listed.)
Phil’s last fireworks come tomorrow, the Fourth of July and the meet’s final day.
Go, Phil. Get some ice!
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Congratulations Phil! Just wish we could see some other results. They haven’t been updated since Sunday.
Absolutely amazing and congratulations! As someone said, “There’s Phil—and then there is the rest of us!” You are showing the world that a 60 year old woman is capable of amazing feats–with her fast feets.
Hold a second. I watched Phil jump over 1.44 m at the multis on June 10, 2007 in Birmingham, AL. That was a new world record. We celebrated but were already too tired to throw her any higher than she already jumped.
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