Mathews ups weight record; masters men shine at Reebok

On Friday, George Mathews drove a couple hours down from his home in Hayden Lake to Moscow, Idaho, and threw his 20-pound weight with the collegians at the Vandal Invitational. The result: his second world record in two weeks. George pushed his M65 WR of 19.33 (63-5) out to a jaw-dropping 19.93 (65-4 3/4). Results are here and below. That’s within spittin’ distance of the listed M65 outdoor world record of 20.53 (67-4 1/4) by Norway’s Arne Lothe in 2003. Yesterday, across the country, the male milers and sprinters had some fun at the elite Reebok Games in Boston, where M45 Lonnie Hooker edged M50 legend Everad Samuels in the 200 — 23.41 to 23.59. The listed M50 world indoor record is Bill Collins’ 22.99. And M40 Joshua Brown won a tight-finish masters mile in 4:34.30. Great efforts, guys!

In the open women’s pole vault, 37-year-old Stacy Dragila took second to Jenn Stuczynski’s American record 4.82 (15-9 3/4) with a jump of 4.42 (14-6) — short of her recent age-group WR of 4.61 meters (15-1 1/2) at Millrose. And 36-year-old Derek Miles took second in the men’s event with a clearance of 5.72 (18-9 1/4), short of the listed indoor world record of 5.88 (19-3 1/2) by Jeff Hartwig in 2004.

Here’s how George did against the kiddies (who threw 35-pound weights):

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   NCAA Auto: @ 21.50m
   NCAA Prov: # 19.50m
   Name Year School Seed Finals
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  1 Wauters, Matthew Idaho 21.50m 20.07m# 65-10.25
  2 Mathews, George Hammer Idaho 19.01m 19.93m# 65-04.75
  3 MacArthur, Phil Washington St. 19.05m 19.55m# 64-01.75
  4 Wood, Ben Idaho 18.76m 18.72m 61-05.00
  5 Rogan, James Idaho 18.04m 18.36m 60-03.00
  6 Ruud, Evan Idaho 19.05m 18.27m 59-11.25
  7 Schultz, Greg Concordia (Ore.) 18.13m 17.68m 58-00.25
  8 Fischer, Tyler Central Washingt 17.68m 17.37m 57-00.00
  9 Whitney, Beau Idaho 17.45m 17.14m 56-03.00
— Boling, Jacob Idaho 17.71m FOUL

Masters results from Boston (here is USATF writeup):

Flash Results, Inc.
   Reebok Boston Indoor Games – 2/7/2009
   Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center
   Boston, MA

Event 5 Men 200 Meter Dash Masters
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   Name Year Team Finals
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Finals
  1 Lonnie Hooker Unattached 23.41
  2 Everad Samuels Unattached 23.59
  3 Brian Crossman Unattached 23.93
  4 Val Barnwell Nike CPTC 24.80
  5 Jim Watts Greater Boston TC 26.12

Event 1 Men 1 Mile Run Masters
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8 & 5
   Name Year Team Finals Points
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Finals
  1 Joshua Brown Green Mountain AA 4:34.30
  2 Jason Cakouros HFC Striders 4:34.70
  3 Kris Hartner Naperville RC 4:34.86
  4 Joe O’Leary Somerville RR 4:38.19
  5 Chris Simpson Black and Tan TC 4:38.21
  6 Jamie Aubuchon Sisu Project 4:39.77
  7 Bruce Davis Greater Boston TC 4:41.19
  8 Craig Fram Whirlaway Ra 4:42.36
  9 Chris Kealey Winners Circle RC 4:42.51
10 Bob Collins BAA 4:43.19
11 Paul Kelly HFC Striders 4:46.43