Aussies get down with masters nationals — outdoors
My apologies to my Down Under friends for not saluting their efforts in Canberra, where they recently completed their four-day masters outdoor nationals. Hope this makes up for it. Here are results from Day 1 and Day 2 and Day 3 and Day 4. The star of the show may have been W60 Marge Allison of Queensland, who won everything in sight.
The world champ’s schedule in individual events:
Day 1: 1 Marge Allison W QLD 2:50.49 (800)
Day 2: 1 Marge Allison W QLD 57.29 (300 hurdles)
Day 3: 1 Marge Allison W QLD 30.20 0.1 (200)
Day 4: 1 Marge Allison W QLD 1:08.86 (400)
She also ran a leg on a silver-medal relay team.
As they say down there: “Good on you, Marge!â€
Day 3 included what I take to be a handicap 100-meter race of all the age-group champions in the 100:
Women 100 Meter Dash Champions
Name Age Team Finals Wind
1 Ann Cooper W SA 11.23 0.8
2 Gianna Mogentale W NSW 11.68 0.8
3 Noreen Parrish W NSW 11.95 0.8
4 Julie Forster W NSW 12.11 0.8
5 Annette Horsnell W QLD 12.21 0.8
6 Julie Brims W QLD 12.22 0.8
7 Debbie Lance W TAS 12.25 0.8
8 June Reeves W VIC 12.39 0.8
8 Lynne Choate W WA 12.39 0.8
10 Constance Larmour W ACT 12.96 0.8
Men 100 Meter Dash Champions
Name Age Team Finals Wind
1 John Cooper M QLD 10.42 -0.7
2 Hugh Coogan M QLD J10.48 -0.7
3 Peter Crombie M NSW J10.70 -0.7
4 Neville McIntyre M NSW J10.74 -0.7
5 Tokunbo Olabinri M NSW J10.80 -0.7
6 Rob McDonald M QLD J10.98 -0.7
7 Alan Carey M NSW J11.00 -0.7
8 Geoff Whitehall M SA J11.67 -0.7
A handicap race of this type (where the oldest run the shortest distance) used to be contested at USA masters nationals (with cash prizes), but it was dropped a few years back. Don’t know why.
One interesting name popped up in the W30 throws — Tatiana Sudarikova of New South Wales. A lady by this name threw the javelin for Kyrgyzstan in the Sydney Olympics.
The oldest competitor was W95 Ruth Frith, who got some good ink (especially after setting a world age-group record in the shot).
