Milan Tiff, a former NCAA champion triple jumper from UCLA, has returned to the hop-step-jump wars. Big time. At Sunday’s John Ward Masters Games in Santa Ana, California, Milan, listed as age 60 but actually 58, spanned 43-7 (metrically 13.28). He turns 60 in July 2009 (in time for worlds), where he can target the listed M60 world record of 12.68 (41-7 1/4) by Finland’s Stig Backlund in 2000. I’m awaiting a wind reading on that jump, which age-grades to 18.33 (59-2 3/4)! Milan jumped sparingly last season. He’s no stranger to masters, though. In 1995, he set the M45 indoor WR of 14.82 (48-7 1/2). Welcome back, Milan!

Also at Sunday’s meet, Jai Black of San Diego, who didn’t compete in Boston, ran the 4 in 59.83. The world and American W45 record is 56.82 by Oregon’s legendary Mary Libal at the Buffalo worlds in 1995. Three seconds is a big gap, but Jai clocked 57.83 at Orono and swept the sprints. She also ran the 2 in 26.2 Sunday.
Jai trains with the Kettrell Berry group about five days a week. Jai is easily the best quarter-miler in her age group since Mary Libal.
Last year, according to mastersathletics.net, only five women worldwide broke 60 in Jai’s age group.
Thanks to Andy Hecker, here are other results from Sunday’s meet:
Last Name First Name M/F Age Event/Mark Event/Mark Event/Mark Event/Mark Event/Mark Event/Mark
Althouse Gerald M 55 Shot 40’0″ Disc 114’9″
Barry James M 49 Jav/147’4″
Beatty Jerry M 57 400M 1:21.39 800M 3:22.35 200M 32.97 Disc 93’4″
Bergen Bert M 70 HJ 4’4″
Bergen Kathy F 68 Jav/68’4″ HJ 4’0″
Black Jai F 45 400M 59.83 200M 26.20
Boldt Dianne F 47 400M 69.86
Bowman Tina F 54 Jav/76’4″ 300H 58.61
Brown Jeff M 51 Disc 98’5″
Brown Charles M 50 PV N13’6″
Bustamante Juan M 65 100M 16.53
Carr John M 69 100MH 13:30 400M 1:39.31 200M 35.10
Chinn James M 49 200M 24.42 400M 54.80
Cohn Linda F 55 Jav/118’11” Shot 31’1/2″ Disc 81’5″
Craddock Tony M 65 100M 14.38 200M 30.94
Cummings Steve M 52 100MH 16:68 100M 12.58 200M 25.25 400M 58.45
Davenport LaVell M 40+ TJ 38’11.5″
Davison Jeff M 50 LJ 13’8″ TJ 29’1″ 800M 2:43.77
Duncanson Rob M 52 Jav NM
Evans Paul M 83 100M 17.8 200M 31.93 Disc 60’8″ LJ 9’8″
Fitzpatrick Bill M 57 400M 1:01.93
Gallardo Luis M unknown Shot/41’4″ Disc 116’5″
Garatt John M 41 400M 55.60 100M 12.38 200M 24.3
Gilbert Paul M 65 100M 15.3 200M 32.89
Girling Dan M 63 100M 15.34 200M 32.83
Goodreau James Brenton M 62 HJ 4’8″
Green Barry M 62 100M 14.1
Hayashi Andrew M 19 100M 11.07 200M 24.93
Hershberger Jim M 51 400M 59.66 200M 27.02
Hickok Tim M 42 800M 2:18.96
Hlavin Peter M 50 HJ 5’8″
Hockersmith Dave M 51 200M 25.70 400M 100M 12.2
Holman Rich M 41 400M 1:04.83 200M 32.97
Horton Chris M 38 200M 26.26 1500M 5:09.04
Johnson Rodney M 45 100M 13.34 200M 24.17
Jones Stirley 22 100M 12.05 200M 22.32
Kohaut Harry M 50 Disc 136’5″ Shot 39’4″
Lake Damien M 55 100M
Lampley Ashley F 17 100M DNF
Lampley Deverick M 45 100M 12.43 200M 24.63
Lassegard Steve M 55 1500M 5:24.88
Leake Damien M 58 100M 12.94
Lee Ron M 44 HJ 5’4″
Llavanes Rudy M 51 400M 59.66 200M 26.23
MacDonald Bruce M 62 shot/34’3.50
Matthews Brenda F 58 100M 14.0 200M 30.75
McDuffrie Allen M 46 800M 2:10.79 400M 51.10
McIntyre Tim M 47 100M 13.39 PV 14’0″
Mead Murray M 54 PV 13’6
Milan Tiff M 60 TJ 43’7″
Millerbis Alvin M 50 100M 12.78 200M 29.96
Morris Steve M 58 PV 11’0″
Morris Robert M 58 Jav/126’8″ Shot 29’1/2″ Disc 103’0″
Morrow Art M 43 100M 200M Jav/86’3″
Muranaka Ron M 64 100M 15.28
Muth Rick M 58 200M 400M
Noon Tom M 74 100M 44.5
Onodera-Leonard Sumi F 79 100M 21.3 200M 48.46
Phillips Barney M 80 Shot/22’3.5″ LJ 8’5″ HJ 3’4″ 100M 18.2
Pizza Greg M 54 100M 12.19 1200M 200M 24.92
Quintana Susan F 49 100M 16.6 200M 36.51
Quist Buster M 72 Jav/112’9″
Rainis Mike M 29 Shot/53’6.50″ Disc 136’10”
Ramoska Michael M 50 PV NH
Ramirez Juan M 36 3000M 9:16.1
Rook Ron M 59 Jav/116’2″
Rosen Alan M 72 Shot/29’1.50″ Disc 102’8″
Salzman Jeff M 56 1500M 5:12.96
Scott Montana F 15 HJ 4’8″
Shapiro Gary M 56 800M 2:26.69
Smith Ernie M 74 Shot/30’3.25″ Disc Jav/65’11”
Steekelenburg Annelies F 59 HJ 4’6″ TJ 26’8.5″ LJ 11’7″ Disc 61’1″
Stines Greg M 53 Shot/45’10.5″ Disc 140’5″
Stucki Ernie M 58 100M 12.94 200M
Teabolt Diane F unknown 200M 31.5 HT
Terauds Juris M 70 Jav/122’10”
Tipping Mike M 55 LJ 14’7.5″ Disc 95’7″ 200M 30.13
Tomaschke John M 58 TJ NM
Tsuda Roger M 72 LJ 13’4.25″ 100M 14.5 200M 30.63
Turnage Felton M 42 100M 11.72 200M 24.08
Vaughn Karen F 50 Shot 29’1/2″ Jav/69’1″
Welliver Duke M 73 400M 800M 1500M 8:42.34 3000M
Wilson Randy M 50 Shot/48’4.50″ Disc 139’9″