Barrister Bruce clears the bar and keeps on going
It doesn’t take a lawyer to get a world record ratified, but it helps. Attorney Bruce McBarnette isn’t shy about letting the world know of his high jump exploits, and he says a record application is in the works, writing me: “The meet director was Henry McCallum. He was one of three certifying officials. Melvin Fields and Herbert Nicholls were the others. They are sending a form to Sandy Pashkin.” He also sent a press release giving details on his new M45 world indoor record.
Here’s what Bruce is sending out:
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Bruce McBarnette, (703) 404-8429, bruce@mcbarnette.com
Call for picture or visit http://www.mcbarnette.com/track/index.htm for pictures at other meets which can be downloaded.
Attorney from Loudoun County Sets New World Record for the High Jump for 45 year olds and above at Prince George’s Sports and Learning Center.
Bruce McBarnette, an attorney and real estate investor, set a new world record for the indoor high jump for 45 year olds and above at the Sportsplex Track Showcase held in the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Center on Sunday, Landover, Maryland, January 29th.
His jump of 6 feet 4 3/4 inches(1.95). Broke the previous record which he set in 2004 at 6 feet 4 1/2 inch (1.94). This is his third time breaking a world record. He has won world championships for his age group three times, including last August at the World Masters Championships in San Sebastian Spain. He has won 13 USA Track and Field National Masters Championships for his age group. His best performance is 7 feet 1 inch.
In addition to track and field, McBarnette is an actor and had roles on TV shows such as West Wing, The Wire, Law and Order, and on movies such as Ladder 49, Along Came the Spider, Contact, Deep Impact, and Jackel. Also as a philanthropist, he has hosted events benefiting hurricane victims and other charitable causes at the Embassies of Finland, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Austria, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, and the Czech Republic.
McBarnette, a graduate of Princeton University and New York University Law School, was a former legal counsel to the United States Senate, a former senior counsel for Fannie Mae, and a former Judge Advocate attorney for the US Army.
Bruce McBarnette, Esq.
President
Summit Connection, LLC
Real Estate Investing and Corporate Training,
(703) 404-8429, (800) 777-7680
248 Willow Terrace, Sterling VA 20164
bruce@mcbarnette.com
http://www.mcbarnette.com/summit
LSAT, GMAT, GRE Tutoring, http://www.mcbarnette.com/tutor
Me again:
Press agentry isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but Bruce (and others) have to make these self-promotion efforts to gain masters track the attention it deserves. Until USATF officialdom throw a regular, expeditious spotlight on masters track, press releases of this sort are the next best thing. Thanks for the details, Bruce!