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Jett hopes he’ll race Roger Kingdom at Modesto Relays
Rod Jett doesn’t claim God on his side, but local Jesuits are cheering for him. He’s a teacher and sprint/hurdles coach at Jesuit High School in Carmichael, California, which has a powerful track program (One star alum is Michael Stember). Rod is hot after M40 hurdle records, even if David Ashford asserts to be the […]
January 22, 2008
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Comedown for Roger Kingdom: DNF in match race
Oh well. The highly touted masters hurdle race between two-time Olympic gold medalist Roger Kingdom and M40 world champ David Ashford didn’t produce a race for the ages. Roger, who turns 45 in August, is listed as DNF — did not finish. Ashford, also 44, clocked 14.99 — over the 39-inch masters hurdles. But W40 […]
April 21, 2007
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Roger Kingdom issues final call for hurdle challengers
Coach Roger Kingdom in Pennsylvania writes about his elite hurdles race: “We are in the final stages of putting together our meet info. I need to know what masters hurdlers and 5K runners are seriously interested in competing. I need to have some indication of their participation by March 9, 2007. The cutoff standards are […]
February 27, 2007
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Roger Kingdom invites non-hurdlers to masters meet
Four months ago, I noted Roger Kingdom’s challenge to post-40 hurdlers: Let’s see who’s the greatest masters timber topper. Today I learned that he’s added some other masters events to his April 21 meet in Pennsylvania, where he coaches the CUP track team. Roger writes of the hurdle showdown: “Yes! It’s still on. However, I […]
February 1, 2007
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Kingdom details DNF in hurdle race with Ashford
Roger Kingdom was as bummed as I was about his DNF yesterday at the meet he hosted. Roger writes: “It was a perfect day for racing. The temperature was between 72-76 degrees, with nothing but sunshine. I would like to thank the masters competitors for coming out. At this point I’m OK. I have a […]
April 22, 2007
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It’s Kingdom vs. Ashford for ‘greatest masters hurdler’
Roger Kingdom last September issued a challenge: Come to my April 21 meet, and let’s see who’s the best masters hurdler. Despite six world-class M40 or M35 hurdlers expressing interest at first in the event — only one will show up: M40 world champion David Ashford. Roger writes: “Right now only David and I are […]
April 17, 2007
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Kingdom issues hurdles challenge: Who’s No. 1?
Two-time Olympic champion and former WR man Roger Kingdom has set up a pair of hurdle races in April 2007 at the college where he coaches in Pennsylvania. His goal: to determine the best masters hurdler in the world. (It’s him, he contends.) Today he wrote me: “This email is to inform you that I’m […]
September 20, 2006
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Gault would have had hands full with Kingdom
As great a race as Sunday’s masters 110 hurdles event was, with Willie Gault winning in a wind-aided 13.87 at Carson nationals, how much better could it have been with the addition of American record holder Roger Kingdom, the Olympic champion? In his Washington Times column Sunday, Steve Nearman mentions Kingdom’s interest in that masters […]
June 28, 2005
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Update on Kingdom 13.79 mystery
I’ve received two communications on the case of the missing 13.79 Roger Kingdom hurdles mark from the various season lists. Roger himself wrote me: “I have no clue! Maybe we need to ask them (USATF) or the Slippery Rock University coaches about that.” And USATF statmeister Glen McMicken wrote me: “I am still looking into […]
October 10, 2004
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Let Kingdom come to the Trials!
Roger Kingdom’s 13.79 Wednesday night in the 110 highs was sensational. But it could be leveraged into something much bigger — to USATF and track’s advantage. Send him a ticket to the Trials. To compete if a lane is available. Almost 42, he’s probably the oldest sprinter/hurdler type in memory to make a provisional “B” […]
June 24, 2004
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