O’Connor, Shaheed smash records at Trojan masters
Results haven’t been posted, but USATF reports that Nadine O’Connor broke Irene Obera’s W65 world record in the 200 meters Sunday at the Trojan Masters Meet at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Catching a legal wind at last, Nadine ran the deuce in 29.37 to lower Irene’s 1999 WR of 30.46 by more than a second! I’ve also learned that Nolan Shaheed lowered his own M55 American record for 1500 meters but am awaiting confirmation of the exact time. The listed WR is 4:12.5. But I’m told that Nolan wasn’t able to track down signatures for his record paperwork, so the mark may be moot. Hope Nadine had better luck.
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Thanks for the kind mention, Ken. The officials were very busy, but they were helpful and stayed around until we could get all of the proper paperwork completed. I feel bad for Nolan. Perhaps, if he contacted Eugene and/or Andy they could help him contact the various officials to get the signatures.
There were some amazing athletes at the meet: open, juniors, as well as masters. It was an honor to be on the track with them. It was especially inspirational to watch the javelin throwers and the shot putters. That’s what I want to do in my next life!
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