O’Connor and LaBarge improve their own American records
It’s October. The NFL season has started. Baseball playoffs loom. Yet track season continues, thank God, and masters records just keep on coming! At least two to report: Nadine O’Connor ran the 300-meter hurdles for the second time in her life Saturday at the Club West meet in Santa Barbara. Same result as the first — an American record. This time she clocked 56.11 — despite long waits to get the timing system fixed.  (She and others had to warm up several times.) That beat her debut W65 mark of 56.71. (Some results posted here.) Then yesterday at the Huntsman World Senior Games in Utah, Pete LaBarge, 70, of Dallas beat his own (pending) American record in the javelin, chucking the stick 45.22 (148-4). His previous PR was 42.70 (140-1). Thanks go to HWSG track director Cindi Blevins for this latest news, who sent me this results file. (Results also are being posted here piecemeal.) I’ve also heard rumors of great throws at the Nevada Senior Games but have seen few results yet.
Also notable in St. George, Utah, were appearances by Masters Hall of Famers Irene Obera (debut class of 1996), Audrey Lary (2008) and Dan Bulkley (1999).
Irene unretired in 2008 after a world-class (records and titles) career. Good to see her back (and winning). Check the 50-meter dash results:
W75 50 Meter Dash 75-79
1, Obera, Irene, Fremont, CA, 8.73.
2, Lary, Audrey, Frederick, MD, 8.91.
3, Ryan, Naomi, Bellevue, WA, 9.92.
4, Lehmann, Ethel, Largo, FL, 10.01.
5, Neff, Ruth, Whitefish, MT, 10.45.
6, Farley, Brenda, St James, 10.58.
7, Bicek, Dee (Dolores), Casper, WY, 10.66.
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I would like to congratulate Dennis Diaz of Las Cruces, NM. about his outstanding distances and double Gold medal performance in the Men’s 50-54 Discus (166′ 00″) and Shot put (51′ 5.0). What ever you’re doin, you’re doing it right…Keep up the good work and I hope to see further distances in 2010. Nice Job!
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