Masters News and Muse

Donna Lawrence beams after taking masters 200 at Trials.

Masterstrack.com: What do you do down in Austin?

Donna: I am a nightshift supervisor at a semiconductor company, Applied Materials. I also referee basketball on the weekends and officiate at USATF track meets.

Tell me about your immediate family. . . . Did they see you run in Eugene?

I went to Eugene alone. I have no family in Texas. My family is scattered throughout NY, MD and LA. My teammates and friends are like family though ... very supportive.

How did you come to move to America from Jamaica?

I grew up in Jamaica with my grandparents till I was 17. I then migrated to the USA after high school to live with my mom. I joined the U.S Air Force shortly after so I could travel a bit.

When did you become a U.S. citizen?

I got my citizenship in 1990. Turns out I was already a citizen since my parents were naturalized and I entered the U.S. before my 18th birthday.

And some mostly Trials-specific questions: You made up a lot of ground in the last 20 meters. How did that happen? Find a new gear?

I can't even remember the first 50 meters. I think I was still too nervous. I came alive after about 70 meters and saw Renee (Henderson) and Charmaine (Roberts) way ahead of me and thought: "Oh my gosh, they're gone. I'm getting whooped." At that point I kicked it (in) gear and began the chase. I was about to settle for third, but this little birdie whispered: "You can do this ... relax and maintain your form and go for it ... oh yeah, and lean at the tape." So I did.

I dropped the shoulders and went for it. You can see the difference in the photos you took. I use that to show the young high school girls at the track what happens when you tighten up and lose your form. You just get stuck in a rut.

Have you ever run before so many people before -- either here or in Jamaica?

No way. Eugenians are just the nicest group of people I have ever met. They cheered for us just like we were one of the elites. They have to be the coolest track and field fans out there. I ran high school track in Jamaica at our girls championships, but can't recall the crowd being quite that big.

What are your all-time bests in the sprints? Did you ever meet or run against Merlene Ottey?

I have no clue what my times were in high school. We did not keep track. In the country, we had the grass track which was barely 200 meters. We ran the 150 barefooted. If we made it through regionals, then we ran the 100 and the 200 in Kingston where there was the one of only three real tracks in the country.

I was in an invitational race with Merlene once. She was so far ahead of us that we really couldn't call it a race. It was her and then the rest of us.

Masters athletes have to overcome injury or other problems at some point. Did you have any challenges this year to meet?

I had so many injuries this year I was ready to quit. No one warned me that hitting the big 40 came with such a physical breakdown. I tore both my groins, my hip flexor and tore both left and right hamstrings. As if that was not enough, in my first race I slipped out of the blocks and twisted my ankle as the gun went off (there were no pins in the blocks). These 40-year-old women are fast, and I knew I had to step up the pace, but I pushed it too hard. Switching to night shift didn't help either. I would show up at the track to meet the fellas at 10 a.m. with coffee in hand instead of water.

After that I learned to pay attention to my body, rest, eat right and drink Lots of water.

How long did you stay in Eugene? Did you see much of the meet from the athletes' section of the stands?

I arrived in Eugene late Thursday night and went straight to the track. The view from our section was just great. It felt like I could reach out and touch the athletes. The stadium is just the right size -- small and quaint.

Did you meet or chat with any of the elite athletes? If so, what did you learn?

No, I didn't get to talk with any of the athletes. I am typically very shy when it comes to initiating conversation. I was in the warm- up area with Alyson Felix and Torri Edwards warming up right next to me. Just behind me was Tyson Gay and Shawn Crawford. I wanted to speak, but couldn't.

Were masters entrants treated well at the Trials? Any difference in how officials handled you vs. the elite open athletes?

We were treated very well -- as equals by the officials and the volunteers. They were very polite and prompt. Loved it! The only difference was of course the lack of coverage. I would have loved to see the race. Thank YOU for being there and capturing the moment for us. Oh yeah, and they handed us our medals in the back - cooldown area.

What was the best part of your Eugene experience, aside from winning the 200?

The best part was achieving my PR. I have been trying to get under 26 seconds, but hate the workout required to achieve it. I made the decision to do the work required to make it happen. Seeing athletes like Renee and Charmaine in action at other meets was an inspiration to me.

Apart from that I enjoyed being in an environment where so many people just love and appreciate track and field. I enjoyed signing autographs for kids and adults. I even got recognized at the airport!

Will you compete at Spokane nationals next month? If so, what events? Jumps, too?

I decided at the last minute to go to Spokane. It was not part of my plans for this year. I just got talked into it. I plan to compete in the 100, 200 and attempt the triple jump.

How have people at home, including friends and co-workers, reacted to your Trials victory?

My teammates were very excited and happy for me. The word got around rather quickly (I didn't tell a lot of people that I was going.) Once the word got out, people wanted to know if this meant I was going to Beijing. I wish! The high school kids at the track were impressed and now motivated to work hard and excel at their own . . . Junior Olympics.

Anything else you'd like to mention about your Trials visit?

I consider the invitation to run at this event an honor and a memorable event. The best part is that although I am reserved (and) prefer to stay out of the limelight this has provided me the opportunity to share more about masters track and field with so many people who are now just curious or shocked that people our age still run and compete.

Around here we have distance runners, cyclists and triathletes. I know there are lots of retired high school tracksters who miss track and field, and I just want to see more of us fit, fine and fabulous forties out there showing the world that track and field in indeed "a sport for life."

Donna edges Renee Henderson (in pink) and Charmaine Roberts at the Olympic Trials. -- Ken Stone photo

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Rex Harvey of Ohio, our former decathlon star, has thrown his hat in the ring for the presidency of World Masters Athletics, he's informed me. The vote will come in the General Assembly at Lahti, Finland, in 2009 -- midway through the World Masters Athletics Championships. They'll pick a successor to Cesare Beccalli, who died last December. The acting WMA president, Monty Hacker of South Africa, has said he won't run for a full term. But three Europeans will join the race, according to a post by Annette and Robert Koop of Germany. That might be good news for Rex.

Germany's Dieter Massin, who on Tuesday was re-elected head of the European Vetarans Athletic Association, made a pitch to delegates at the Eurovets meet in Ljubljana, Slovenia, to stick together and elect a European to lead WMA.

Massin called for "the unity of the Europeans, especially in the (Lahti) elections," he was quoted as saying.

But what if the Euros split the vote?

According to the Koops' site, three Euro-gents are running for WMA president:

-- Serge Becker of Belgium

-- Georgios Konstantopoulos, a runner in his early 50s and chairman of the Greek Masters Athletics Association

-- And 37-year-old Austrian Percy Hirsch, organizer of the 2006 Linz world masters indoor championships.

Expect one or two to drop out between now and summer 2009, since Dieter knows Rex Harvey is well-liked and respected (he's been a WMA vice president for stadia meets for years) and has a high-profile position as a member of the IAAF Veterans Committee. My sources say Georgios is favored by Massin because Georgios provides office space and a secretary to Massin.

But Rex also is mindful of history. In 1997, American Al Sheahen ran for WMA president against Sweden's Torsten Carlius and was steamrolled by Eurovotes.

Still, change is in the air. And many European delegates might like to see WMA clean up its act, especially in the wake of several poorly managed world indoor and outdoor meets.

Rex tried his mightiest to bring professionalism to the Riccione outdoor and Clermont-Ferrand indoor meets, but local organizers insisted on doing things their way, basically spitting in Rex's face (and others).

They screwed up so bad that WMA basically apologized on its Web site for mismanagement.

Others could enter the race for prez. Maybe Stan Perkins of Australia, who lost to Beccalli in 2005.

Much more to be said on this subject, including: Go, Rex! He'd make a superb WMA president.

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A ladies pole vault record dominated headlines from yesterday's Monaco meet, but It was Danny McFarlane who had the most impressive mark. Leading most of the lap, the 36-year-old Jamaican won the 400 hurdles in a season best 48.39, just off his world age-group best of 48.32. (The listed WR is 48.93 by Merlene Ottey's ex-hubby Nat Page in 1992.) Danny's latest mark corresponds to an Open (ages 20-30) equivalent of 46.19 on the Age-Graded Tables.

The 48.32 came at the IAAF Osaka world meet last year, but officiating there must have been suspect. WMA won't touch it.

So what will it take for Danny to get credit for a world-age group record?

Ooh, ooh! I know! I know! He'll have to beat Kevin Young's open WR of 46.78. That way, the WMA records czar can be assured that no gentleman between the ages of 35 and 39 has run any faster.

And it will have to be done in the Beijing Olympic final, just to make sure officiating is up to snuff. And it'll have a few witnesses to boot! Yup, that's the ticket!

Go, Danny! You can run 1.55 seconds faster, can't you?

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I live for these stories. Under the headline "Man, 80, reprimanded for escalator run," UPI reports out of Farnham, England: "An 80-year-old former Olympic hurdle runner said a Farnham, England, store has threatened to ban him if he is caught running up a down escalator a second time. Peter Hildreth, who represented Britain at the Olympics in 1952, 1956 and 1960, said he used to train for his sport by running up the wrong escalators and decided to try out his old training regime as his 80th birthday approached, The Daily Mail reported Monday." A longer story is here.

The UPI account continued:

"I started doing it last month because I was turning 80. People did not see me do it to start with, I must have done it three or four times," he said.

Hildreth said he was finally caught by the head of the women's underwear department at the top of the escalator and was given a stern talking-to by store manager Graham Duerden, who said the elderly man was violating health and safety rules and setting a bad example for young people.

The former athlete said he has had his fill of his old pastime.

"I am not going to do it anymore," Hildreth said. "My wife will be annoyed about me doing it, she does not know until now."

Heck, Peter, you are Our Role Model of the Month!

Our hero at the scene of the crime:

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Orville Rogers, our "Faces in the Crowd" kid last spring, ran the mile in 10:56.61 Saturday at the Texas Masters Championships, held at Coppell High School. Not bad for 90. It's better than the listed M90 world age-group record of 13:43.6 by American Herb Kirk in 1986 -- but is 2 seconds off the listed M90 American record of 10:54.62 by Bill Lauderback in June 2007. (Don't ask me why. Ask WMA records czar Sandy Pashkin.) In any case, Wayne Bennett of Dallas Masters TC sent me the info. Click here for the Texas Masters results. Some good wind-aided sprints. Nice throws, too.

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Ivar Söderlind of Sweden, one of the best masters statisticians in the world, reports on the world, European and meet records set after only three days of the Eurovets championships in Slovenia. See his compilation here. Ivar writes: "After three days of the European Veterans Championship (EVACS) in Ljubljana, I have noted 5 World Records/European Records and 21 Championship Records. In the heat (about 30 degrees above zero) it has been hard to break records in the long distances." That's 30 degrees Celsisus. In Fahrenheit terms, that's 86 degrees. (That's considered a cold snap in our South and Southwest.)

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World Masters Athletics, which recently noted a spate of botched world championships, is fun (and easy) to mock. But I'd prefer it not be at America's expense as well. So I was shocked to see this note in the Orlando Sentinel: "The National Training Center . . . needs volunteers for the North, Central and Caribbean Masters Track and Field Championships on Aug. 28-31. More than 100 volunteers will be needed each day. Volunteers should have good people skills and will help with events including javelin, weight throw, hammer throw, pole vault, long and triple jump, hurdles, high jump, shot put, race walking, marathon or discus. Track-and-field experience is beneficial, but not necessary. Several shifts are available."

Oy vey.

People skills indeed.

Good luck.

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I love out-of-the-woodwork stories -- when complete unknowns show up and set records. That happened over the weekend in Tumwater, Washington -- south of Seattle -- which hosted the state's Senior Games. The athlete is Henry James, and his meet record was an impressive 54.83 in the 400. He's 50. A week earlier, Henry ran 54.73 at the Seattle Masters Classic. Meg Wochnick wrote this for the local paper: "In just his fourth 400-meter race ever, Henry blew away the competition by more than eight seconds . . . while other athletes and spectators roared with cheers as he came down the homestretch. 'About four years ago, I thought (the 400) would be something fun to try," Henry said moments after crossing the finish line." The 400 "fun"?

Yeah, this guy is warped.

Here's the whole story:

Daily Olympian (Olympia, WA)
Published July 26, 2008
It's never too late to start for Senior Games athletes
BY MEG WOCHNICK

TUMWATER -- When starting a new sport, age doesn't factor in for Albert Erickson.

Despite being the youthful age of 79, Erickson, from Monroe, recently started competing in the decathlon. He never competed in track and field in high school. And up until now, he mainly played baseball, softball and a few running events here and there.

But on Saturday, during the Washington State Senior Games track and field events at Tumwater District Stadium, Erickson won the majority of the events in which he competed.

It's only the second time that he's participated in track and field events at the annual Senior Games.

"I did a few runs earlier than that," Erickson said between events. "Mainly, I wanted to do multi-events here."

Even though he's new to the decathlon, it didn't seem to hinder him at last year's USATF national master's decathlon/heptathlon championship, either. He placed first in his 75- to 79-year-old age group.

"This year, I'm going to concentrate on multi-events," said Erickson, who competed in the pole vault, long jump, high jump, discus and javelin on Saturday. "I try to practice a little bit during the year, but when you're doing multi-events, it's difficult to find enough time to get good training in. It's the challenge of doing it, but it's also a way to stay fit."

Whether it was track or the field events, more than 1,000 athletes age 50 or older were running, jumping and throwing with an extra spring in their step.

Some shared stories from their days of competing in high school or college, while others made some bold predictions to each other before races and events.

"If I don't pull a hamstring in this, it's a good day," one 100-meter dash participant said to another while getting set in the starting blocks.

Henry James, 50, made the most of his trip up Interstate 5 on Saturday for his first Senior Games.

James, who's from Bellingham, drove to Tumwater from Portland, where his daughter's soccer team was playing in a tournament this weekend, solely to compete in the 400-meter dash.

In just his fourth 400-meter race ever, Henry blew away the competition by more than eight seconds with a meet-record time of 54.83 seconds while other athletes and spectators roared with cheers as he came down the homestretch.

The previous record in the 50-54 age group was 57.03 seconds, set by David Ortman in 2006.

"About four years ago, I thought (the 400) would be something fun to try," Henry said moments after crossing the finish line. "I used to be a distance runner, and I still try and do half-marathons and 10K's when I can. But age is catching up with me.

"I like the strategy and speed of the 400," Henry added. "It's a hard race, but it's great for the most part. It's very challenging, and I like that."

Lacey residents David and Lisbeth Naber have been competing in Senior Games events since 1990, although not always in Washington.

They moved to South Sound in the mid-'90s from Pennsylvania and used to go to other states' Senior Games and try to qualify for nationals before Washington offered such opportunities.

Lisbeth, 80, won the shot put in the 80-84 age group at 13 feet, 5 inches, just shy of her 13-9 mark in last year's event.

David, 78, won the 1,500-meter race walk in his age group, finishing with a time of 13:14.36.

"I'm 80 years old. I've done the shot put many times," Lisbeth Naber said. "But I'm not very good at it. I usually play baseball, but I didn't do it because I didn't train for it."

At the young age of 91, Lacey resident George Rowswell was the oldest competitor in the track and field events. And just like he did last year, he won the shot put and discus in his 90-94 age group with throws of 15-1 and 30-7, respectively.

Also held at Tumwater High School were the 3-on-3 half-court basketball games and free-throw and hot-shot shooting that took place inside the gymnasium, where dozens of athletes participated.

Senior Games events continue today and Monday at various sites around South Sound.

This year, now M55, Dave returned to the Washington Senior Games and accomplished this ironman feat:

In his first event, the 200, he clocked a meet age-group record of 25.70.

Then he took two long jumps off his non-jumping leg to save wear and tear on
the other one. Took second with a 16-3, about two feet short of his usual.

Then he ran the 100 in 12.55, another meet record, and then took some high jumps, winning at 5-2.

Next he tackled the 400, winning in 57.76, another meet record.

Then Dave did the triple jump, setting yet another meet record with only two tries: 33-5.

Dave writes: "So five firsts, one second, and four M55-59 meet records and no new injuries. When I first started attending the Senior Games, most folks looked older. Now some of them are starting to look YOUNGER. What's up with that?"

Next up for Dave is Spokane nationals. He's entered in these events:

Thursday - Pentathlon (LJ, DIS, 200m JAV, 1500m)
Friday - 100m (semi) and open LJ
Saturday - 100m, High Jump
Sunday - 400m Hurdles, Triple Jump

Now go get some rest, Dave.

You, too. Henry. (He'll be in Spokane as well.)

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TV coverage of masters track is usually cliche-ridden and one-dimensional, but a Fox affiliate in Seattle got it just about right this past week with a 2-minute, 45-second profile of M65 sprint champion Steve Robbins. They showed him on the track, of course. But they also explored his author side and interviewed his wife, Laura -- who looks about 40 years younger. (So that's your secret, huh, Steve?) His sense of humor shines through when he refers to himself as the world's fastest medicare recipient. But given his history of injuries (which he summarizes), Steve appears grateful just to be able to run track. As should we all. Click here to view the clip, which I extracted from the regular Web site. His section starts about 2 minutes into the video.

But it wouldn't be TV without some crazy gaffes.

In Aaron Levine's report, he refers to Steve as "one of the fastest men in the world" (leaving out the critical qualifier "for his age"). Aaron also says Steve broke the 200 record (for M65) by 2 seconds. (It was two-tenths of a second.)

Other than that, it was fine. (Here's another, larger version of the clip. Again, it starts 2 minutes in. You can move a small <- bar -> just beneath the screen to advance it.)

Stay well, Steve. You have a date with a sub-25 in Spokane.

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The folks in Slovenia have a good handle on this Web thing. Click here for results of the European Veterans Athletic Championships -- the biggest outdoor masters meet on the planet this year. Decathlon results show how sophisticated the hosts in Ljubjana are about giving us complete info. They aim to impress, of course. Here's what Dr. Milan Zver, the nation's minister of education and sport, said on the site: "Allow me to express how overwhelmed and proud I am that Slovenia was given the opportunity to organise the EVACS 2008, an event, which can easily be ranked among the largest competitions ever held after the Slovenian independence in 1991."

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Under the headline "Hang it up Merlene, please!" Paul Reid of the Jamaican Observer newspaper writes: "Merlene Ottey, the former Jamaican track and field star, had her dreams of competing in an individual event at eight straight Olympics shattered on Tuesday after failing in her attempt to make the 'B' standard while competing at a low-key meet in Slovenia. News reports are that one of the most recognisable names in track and field competed in the meet in pouring rain and could only run 11.60 seconds, falling .28 seconds from the standard that would allow her to compete."

Reid continued:

Ottey, the winner of nine Olympic medals, a record in track and field for women, was hoping to set yet another record - the oldest person at age 48 to compete in a track event at the Games.

Records are nothing new to her as earlier this week she set yet another World Record when she ran 11:50-plus seconds in the heats at the Slovenian Championships, fastest ever by someone that age. She was second in the finals in just over 11:60 seconds and so had one last ditch chance of meeting the minimum requirement to be named in the Slovenian team.

A bit of perspective here. The organisers of the event give athletes wishing to compete at the Games a period of time to meet a minimum requirement if they wish to take part. In this case, the women's 100m, the athletes had from January 1, 2007 to run 11.32 seconds for the A standard or 11.42 seconds for the B standard.

Given her glorious record in the sport, at least up to 2000 when she last competed at the highest level for Jamaica while winning 34 medals at major meets including 14 at the IAAF World Championships, does 'Queen Merlene' need this ignominy at the end of her CV?

In the 2004 Olympics, competing for Slovenia, she managed to get to the semi-finals of the 100m after running 11.24 seconds, ironically finishing behind two Jamaicans, but could only muster 11.21 seconds in the second round and was eliminated.

We all thought, hoped, and prayed then that at 44 years old when most if not all, other athletes had gone into another sphere of their lives, she would ride off into the sunset and enjoy the life of a track and field royalty that she has earned.

Instead Ottey, in my opinion, opts to continue to erode her rich legacy.

Four years ago the athletes lining up beside her in a race may have been in awe of this legend. Today all the youngsters who line up against her must be licking their lips at the chance to beat a legend at their own game and add a notch or two to their belts.

Based on the feedback that we have heard from various quarters here, there are many who are rooting for Ottey to make the Games and some are even arguing that given her contributions to the sport, the IOC should give her a 'wild card' entry into the 100m event.

Olympic berths are earned, not handed out based on sentiments and past accomplishments. Again in my opinion, Ottey deserves much more than handouts and should be the one dictating her future, not the other way around.

One of the problems with the majority of the Jamaican sports fan is that they appear to have special glasses that allow them to see their heroes in their heydays and not when they are on their way down.

Statistically Ottey's best is at least six years behind her and the more she runs, the more she erodes what she took decades to accomplish.

Hopefully this failure will finally convince her that the time has come to finally hang them up and start helping in the shaping of the next generation of track and field stars.

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Masters Athlete magazine (formerly GeezerJock) is expanding into weight training with a separate title called Masters Strength & Fitness. The first issue is free and downloadable here. Even though it has a weight-lifter on the cover, it's not just for big husky guys who do Olympic or power lifts in dark, stinky gyms. The first issue even mentions the special needs of women. The magazine cites track and field among sports that can benefit from weight training.

In an article headlined "How rest builds muscles," we learn:

Researchers at Ball State University found that women recovered faster than men from a training session involving five sets of high-weight, low-repetition bench press exercises. While men required 48 hours post-session before they could replicate their pre-test five-rep maximum, women were able to reach that goal within four hours.

We want you to be an integral part of this publication. We're looking for competitors like yourself to write articles, to send us letters to the editor, to contribute photographs for use in the publication. We want to know about what exercises work for you and what nutrition approach improves your performance -- no matter what sport you favor.

Let us know what competitions we should be covering and what athletes in your sport deserve some ink. Please email me at scallahan@masters-athlete.com with any story ideas or thoughts on how we can make this magazine stronger.

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Nadine O'Connor of Del Mar, California, improved her own W65 age-group world record in the vault last weekend at a single-event meet at San Diego State University that drew 18 entrants. Called the Friday Night Summer Vault (with complete results here), the meet saw Nadine, 66, clear three heights on her first try, ending with a jump of 3.06 meters (10-0 1/2) to better her own listed WR of 3.05 (10-0) set in March 2007. Nadine was grateful that head official Richard Fox made sure all the conditions were right for record consideration.

The best vault Friday was by 52-year-old Charlie Brown, who cleared 4.30 (14-1 1/4). The world record for that age group is Gary Hunter's 4.75 (15-7).

On her jumps, Nadine reports:

Rich Fox and others are very kindly putting on these vault meets at SD State. We are so lucky to have these fun and well run meets in our backyard. I entered my first meet there a couple weeks ago and found that I could run about 65 feet without my hip hurting too much and did much better than I expected.

So last Friday Rich was kind enough to have three officials there in case I made a record. The measurement, time, etc. is such a pain for everyone, especially the other athletes, that I only went for a height which I was pretty confident to make.

I wasn't pleased with my technique, but I was excited to make all three of my height attempts on the first try. The officials, Rich, and the competitors have been very patient and encouraging. I hope to try again this Friday.

In addition to the Friday meets, Rich and others have been conducting weekly clinics Wednesday evenings. I haven't been able to go, but I have heard lots of positive comments about them.

Nice jump, Nadine. Stay healthy and go higher!

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Merlene Ottey, still a sprint queen at 48

Here's how one report summarized Merlene's quest:

Jamaican sprinting legend Merlene Ottey failed in her last remaining attempt to make the Olympics for an eighth time in Beijing as she failed to make the 100m qualifying time in Slovenia.

Ottey was bidding to become the first athlete to compete in the Olympic Games eight times, but she failed to run fast enough in a meeting in Slovenia.

48-year-old Ottey, who now represents Slovenia, finished second at the meeting in Maribor and just missed out on making the Games by the narrowest of margins.

"Conditions were bad, she had wind in her chest and she missed the qualifying time by 28 hundredths of a second," said Robert Rudelic of the Athletic Club Poljane which organised the meeting.

Ottey has been at every Olympics since 1980 in Moscow, and has nine medals in total - more than any other woman in track and field history.

After taking part in six Olympics for Jamaica, Ottey competed at the Athens Games in 2004 for her adopted country of Slovenia, where she became a citizen in 2002.

Ottey also won two World Championship titles and 14 medals overall, and became the oldest Olympic medallist in athletics history when winning a silver as part of the Jamaican relay team in Sydney.

Ottey also now has an Olympic bronze from 2000 in the 100m after Marion Jones returned her medals after admitting to taking steroids.

An Olympic gold has always evaded Ottey though, with a record six bronzes in her trophy cabinet, the first won on her Olympic debut in Moscow 28 years ago.

Her Slovenian coach Srdjan Djordjevic insists that Ottey will stay in training and look to take part in big athletic events across the globe.

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Becca Gillespy and George Mathews share this results link for the Seattle Masters Classic held this past weekend in West Seattle. It wasn't a humongous turnout, but many fine marks were recorded, including a nice 12.67 for 100 by M65 champion Steve Robbins, rounding into great shape for Spokane. (He ran 12.53 in May, though.)

Here are the results in case link goes dead:

Seattle Masters Classic 2008 - 7/19/2008 to 7/20/2008
West Seattle, WA

Seattle Masters Classic 2008 - 7/19/2008 to 7/20/2008

West Seattle, WA
Results
W35 100 Meter Dash
1 Birade, Dena W36 12.57
2 Gortner, Cherish W38 14.15
W40 100 Meter Dash
1 Mahoney, Barbara W44 16.28
2 Gray, Sue W44 16.53
W45 100 Meter Dash
1 Sluys, Daphne W47 14.10
2 Butler, Linda W45 14.18
3 Kuhnly, Gail W46 15.72
W50 100 Meter Dash
1 Fazio, Karlyne W52 14.98
W35 200 Meter Dash
1 Gortner, Cherish W38 29.99
W40 200 Meter Dash
1 Smith, Sarah W43 31.07
W45 200 Meter Dash
1 Butler, Linda W45 29.34
2 Sluys, Daphne W47 29.36
W50 200 Meter Dash
1 Fazio, Karlyne W52 32.24
W40 400 Meter Dash
1 Smith, Sarah W43 1:08.12
W45 400 Meter Dash
1 Butler, Linda W45 1:06.52
2 Sluys, Daphne W47 1:09.67
W50 400 Meter Dash
1 Fazio, Karlyne W52 1:15.43
W40 800 Meter Dash
1 Smith, Sarah W43 2:31.77
2 Carter, Brenda W40 2:32.18
W45 800 Meter Dash
1 Butler, Linda W45 2:50.95
W60 800 Meter Dash
1 Nelson, Phyllis W61 3:06.83
W35 1500 Meter Dash
1 Nesbit, Janelle W36 9:11.56
W40 1500 Meter Dash
1 Weaver, Angela W42 6:08.33
W45 1500 Meter Dash
1 Tylor, Lisa W45 5:19.92
W50 1500 Meter Dash
1 Prather, Sherri W54 7:10.36
W60 1500 Meter Dash
1 Nelson, Phyllis W61 6:10.43
W35 5000 Meter Dash
1 Empey, Susan W39 18:20.19
W40 5000 Meter Dash
1 Weaver, Angela W42 23:21.89
W35 1600 Meter Race Walk 1 mile race
1 Nesbit, Janelle W36 17:51.05
W40 1600 Meter Race Walk 1 mile race
1 Choi, Dora W42 10:34.08
W70 1600 Meter Race Walk 1 mile race
1 McCall, Bev W72 10:31.36
W45 Short Hurdles
1 Butler, Linda W45 14.88
W40-49 4x100 Meter Relay
1 puget sound 40 'A' 50.09
W40 High Jump
1 Toll, Julie W42 1.20m
W45 High Jump
1 Butler, Linda W45 1.25m
W65 High Jump
1 Sisley, Becky W69 1.30m
W50 Pole Vault
W65 Pole Vault
1 Sisley, Becky W69 2.30m
W35 Long Jump
1 Gortner, Cherish W38 4.67m
2 Nesbit, Janelle W36 2.50m
W45 Long Jump
1 Butler, Linda W45 4.00m
W50 Long Jump
1 Kirkpatrick, Yvonne W53 3.21m
W65 Long Jump
1 Sisley, Becky W69 3.30m
W35 Triple Jump
1 Gortner, Cherish W38 9.67m
W40 Shot Put
1 Johnson, Kam W44 9.71m
2 Jinkins, Laura W43 8.84m
W45 Shot Put
1 Edman-Surina, Carla W49 8.50m
2 Butler, Linda W45 7.10m
W50 Shot Put
1 Kirkpatrick, Yvonne W53 9.61m
W60 Shot Put
1 Hinz, Susan W60 7.02m
W65 Shot Put
1 Cutler, Georgia W65 7.35m
2 Sisley, Becky W69 6.77m
W35 Discus Throw
1 Nesbit, Janelle W36 16.81m
W40 Discus Throw
1 Johnson, Kam W44 26.26m
1 Jinkins, Laura W43 27.60m
W45 Discus Throw
1 Edman-Surina, Carla W49 25.25m
W50 Discus Throw
1 Kirkpatrick, Yvonne W53 27.50m
W60 Discus Throw
2 Hinz, Susan W60 19.40m
W65 Discus Throw
1 Cutler, Georgia W65 19.66m
W19-29 Hammer Throw
1 Ruggiero, Emma W19 45.51m
W40 Hammer Throw
1 Jinkins, Laura W43 32.40m
W45 Hammer Throw
1 Edman-Surina, Carla W49 19.51m
W55 Hammer Throw
1 Taylor, Joyce W58 36.59m
W60 Hammer Throw
1 Hinz, Susan W60 24.32m
W65 Hammer Throw
1 Cutler, Georgia W65 28.88m
W19-29 Javelin Throw
1 Ruggiero, Emma W19 22.99m
W45 Javelin Throw
1 Butler, Linda W45 27.68m
W50 Javelin Throw
1 Kirkpatrick, Yvonne W53 16.42m
W65 Javelin Throw
1 Sisley, Becky W69 27.15m
2 Cutler, Georgia W65 20.98m
W19-29 Weight Throw
1 Ruggiero, Emma W19 13.57m
W40 Weight Throw
1 Jinkins, Laura W43 11.32m
W45 Weight Throw
1 Edman-Surina, Carla W49 7.97m
W55 Weight Throw
1 Taylor, Joyce W58 11.30m
W60 Weight Throw
1 Hinz, Susan W60 9.19m
W65 Weight Throw
1 Cutler, Georgia W65 12.15m
W19-29
1 Ruggiero, Emma W19 7.28m
W40 Super Weight Throw
1 Jinkins, Laura W43 6.78m
W45 Super Weight Throw
1 Edman-Surina, Carla W49 4.46m
W55 Super Weight Throw
1 Taylor, Joyce W58 8.56m
W60 Super Weight Throw
1 Hinz, Susan W60 5.50m
W65 Super Weight Throw
1 Cutler, Georgia W65 6.27m
M30 100 Meter Dash
1 Syverson, Luke M34 12.70
2 Singh, Selwyn M30 13.98
M40 100 Meter Dash
1 Petroff, Ken M44 12.50
M45 100 Meter Dash
1 Waller, Michael M49 11.91
1 Blake, Aaron M47 13.10
2 Copeland, Scott M49 12.87
3 Crippen, Rand M45 13.31
4 Phillips, Mark M45 13.56
M55 100 Meter Dash
1 Ortman, David M55 12.79
M60 100 Meter Dash
1 Jacobson, Vance M60 13.63
2 Leslie, Will M62 14.94
M65 100 Meter Dash
1 Robbins, Stephen M65 12.67
2 Walsh, Charlie M67 16.83
3 McCrea, Don M67 18.80
M70 100 Meter Dash
1 Wright, Larry M71 19.48
M75 100 Meter Dash
1 Kane, Donald M76 17.00
2 Riddick, Ralph M76 18.41
M40 200 Meter Dash
1 Beller, Byrke M40 24.86
2 Petroff, Ken M44 25.55
M45 200 Meter Dash
1 Copeland, Scott M49 26.10
2 Blake, Aaron M47 26.84
3 Phillips, Mark M45 27.67
M55 200 Meter Dash
1 Ortman, David M55 26.17
M60 200 Meter Dash
1 Jacobson, Vance M60 28.17
M65 200 Meter Dash
1 Walsh, Charlie M67 35.78
M70 200 Meter Dash
1 Wright, Larry M71 38.07
M75 200 Meter Dash
1 Kane, Donald M76 34.39
2 Riddick, Ralph M76 37.90
M40 400 Meter Dash
1 Birade, Laurent M41 54.14
2 Beller, Byrke M40 54.33
M50 400 Meter Dash
1 James, Henry M50 54.73
2 Diaz, Edward M54 1:17.06
M55 400 Meter Dash
1 Koga, Dean M57 1:06.32
M60 400 Meter Dash
1 Tucker, Rich M63 1:05.02
2 Boggs, Bill M61 1:20.57
M65 400 Meter Dash
1 Walsh, Charlie M67 1:25.19
M70 400 Meter Dash
1 Wright, Larry M71 1:25.32
M75 400 Meter Dash
1 Kane, Donald M76 1:19.04
2 Riddick, Ralph M76 1:29.02
M35 800 Meter Dash
1 Sahouman, Storm M39 2:04.09
2 Stuehling, Stephen M35 2:09.44
3 Ormiston, Brian M37 2:52.70
M40 800 Meter Dash
1 Johnson, Keith M40 2:09.85
2 Merrill, Garth M42 2:15.76
3 Nesbit, Robert M44 2:31.56
M50 800 Meter Dash
1 Cowley, Kevin M50 2:44.66
M55 800 Meter Dash
1 Allison, Michael M56 2:24.84
2 Codd, Bill M56 2:28.14
3 Koga, Dean M57 2:37.14
M60 800 Meter Dash
1 Tucker, Rich M63 2:30.28
2 O'Neil, Peter M62 2:42.05
3 Etnyre, Bill M61 2:52.80
4 Boggs, Bill M61 3:06.88
M65 800 Meter Dash
1 O'Rourke, Desmond M69 2:46.19
2 Wilcox, Joe M65 3:01.97
M70 800 Meter Dash
1 Wright, Larry M71 3:11.95
M75 800 Meter Dash
1 Kane, Donald M76 3:10.79
2 Riddick, Ralph M76 3:53.21
M40 1500 Meter Dash
1 Michaels, Christopher M43 4:34.65
1 Miskimens, David M42 4:48.72
2 Johnson, Keith M40 4:37.97
3 Merrill, Garth M42 5:07.17
M45 1500 Meter Dash
1 White-Espin, David M47 4:32.71
M50 1500 Meter Dash
1 Wigglesworth, Henry M50 4:35.10
2 Abrams, Scott M52 5:12.63
3 Demetrio, Theodore M52 6:26.08
M55 1500 Meter Dash
1 Allison, Michael M56 4:46.22
M60 1500 Meter Dash
1 O'Neil, Peter M62 5:20.61
M65 1500 Meter Dash
1 O'Rourke, Desmond M69 6:03.05
2 Wilcox, Joe M65 6:25.34
3 Joslin, Timothy M67 6:30.94
4 Dean, Roger M69 7:14.66
M70 1500 Meter Dash
1 Wright, Larry M71 6:39.50
M75 1500 Meter Dash
1 Riddick, Ralph M76 8:15.21
M35 5000 Meter Dash
1 Bartholomy, Jake M35 17:06.00
M40 5000 Meter Dash
1 Michaels, Christopher M43 17:33.29
M45 5000 Meter Dash
1 White-Espin, David M47 17:10.38
2 Howell, Robinson M49 18:00.06
M60 5000 Meter Dash
1 O'Neil, Peter M62 19:45.97
2 Boggs, Bill M61 23:10.86
M65 5000 Meter Dash
1 Wilcox, Joe M65 22:14.41
M70 5000 Meter Dash
1 Wright, Larry M71 23:34.27
M30 1600 Meter Race Walk 1mile
1 Singh, Selwyn M30 12:37.87
M75 80 meter Hurdles
1 Erikson, Albert M79 22.39
M45 110 meter Hurdles
1 Roberson, James M48 18.39
M60 300 meter Hurdles
1 Jacobson, Vance M60 54.42
M45 400 meter Hurdles
1 Roberson, James M48 1:03.60
M55 400 meter Hurdles
1 Ortman, David M55 1:05.45
M40-49 4x400 Meter Relay
1 unattached 'A' 4:30.70
1) Merrill, Garth 42 Robert 44
M35 High Jump
1 Syverson, Marc M35 1.65m
M40 High Jump
1 Toll, Mike M44 1.50m
M45 High Jump
1 Crippen, Rand M45 1.75m
1 Rick, Scott M45 1.75m
M55 High Jump
1 Ortman, David M55 1.60m
2 Donaldson, Sven M59 1.40m
M60 High Jump
1 Cole, Daniel M61 1.60m
2 Jacobson, Vance M60 1.35m
M65 High Jump
1 Sheedy, Bob M66 1.16m
2 McCrea, Don M67 J1.16m
3 Dean, Roger M69 1.00m
M75 High Jump
1 Erikson, Albert M79 1.12m
M45 Pole Vault
1 Jaqua, Michael M45 3.70m
M50 Pole Vault
1 Baucom, Louis M51 4.27m
M55 Pole Vault
1 Donaldson, Sven M59 2.70m
M60 Pole Vault
1 Clintworth, Ddick M61 3.00m
1 Cole, Daniel M61 3.00m
M65 Pole Vault
1 McCrea, Don M67 2.40m
2 Zapf, Fred M67 2.30m
2 Butler, Dave M68 2.30m
4 Dean, Roger M69 2.10m
5 densmore, frank M67 1.90m
M75 Pole Vault
1 Erickson, Albert M79 2.10m
M30 Long Jump
1 Syverson, Luke M34 5.27m
M35 Long Jump
1 Syverson, Marc M35 5.29m
M45 Long Jump
1 Phillips, Mark M45 4.38m
2 Roberson, James M48 4.27m
M50 Long Jump
1 Smith, Joe M52 5.30m
M55 Long Jump
1 Donaldson, Sven M59 4.07m
M60 Long Jump
1 Jacobson, Vance M60 4.22m
M65 Long Jump
1 Sheedy, Bob M66 3.67m
2 Dean, Roger M69 2.99m
M75 Long Jump
1 Erickson, Albert M79 2.65m
M45 Triple Jump
1 Fish, Marc M46 9.13m
M50 Triple Jump
1 Smith, Joe M52 11.55m
M55 Triple Jump
1 Donaldson, Sven M59 8.69m
M60 Triple Jump
1 Jacobson, Vance M60 8.36m
M65 Triple Jump
1 LaBarge, Pete M69 7.37m
2 Sheedy, Bob M66 6.61m
M35 Shot Put
1 Salas, Christian M37 12.66m
M45 Shot Put
1 Shannon, Tim M45 13.35m
M50 Shot Put
1 Demetrio, Theodore M52 8.27m
M60 Shot Put
1 Kellogg, Howie M61 10.03m
M65 Shot Put
1 Ward, Robert M69 12.23m
2 Sheedy, Bob M66 10.04m
3 McCrea, Don M67 8.79m
4 Summers, David M68 7.07m
M70 Shot Put
1 Lawson, Bob M73 11.27m
1 Koch, James M73 12.99m
2 Saling, Neil M72 12.09m
3 Sawyer, Dale M70 6.31m
M75 Shot Put
1 Erickson, Albert M79 7.30m
M95 Shot Put
1 Joslin, Leon M96 4.74m
M40 Discus Throw
1 Ward, Richard M44 38.41m
M45 Discus Throw
1 Shannon, Tim M45 35.26m
2 Phillips, Mark M45 26.06m
M50 Discus Throw
1 Sluys, Ken M54 31.05m
2 Demetrio, Theodore M52 29.96m
M55 Discus Throw
1 Stotsenberg, Gregory M58 38.02m
M60 Discus Throw
1 Kellogg, Howie M61 33.06m
2 Jacobson, Vance M60 28.90m
M65 Discus Throw
1 Ward, Robert M69 38.93m
2 LaBarge, Pete M69 36.93m
3 King, John M69 32.90m
4 Sheedy, Bob M66 32.18m
5 Johnson, Norman M67 30.98m
6 Miller, Jack M65 29.83m
7 Summers, David M68 24.26m
M70 Discus Throw
1 Saling, Neil M72 41.74m
2 Lawson, Bob M73 40.15m
3 Dahl, Nelson M70 23.41m
M75 Discus Throw
1 Erickson, Albert M79 21.35m
M95 Discus Throw
1 Joslin, Leon M96 14.36m
M45 Hammer Throw
1 Shannon, Tim M45 46.74m
M50 Hammer Throw
1 Demetrio, Theodore M52 21.55m
M60 Hammer Throw
1 Taylor, Todd M61 50.30m
2 Kellogg, Howie M61 32.51m
M65 Hammer Throw
1 LaBarge, Pete M69 33.14m
2 Summers, David M68 23.44m
M70 Hammer Throw
1 Lawson, Bob M73 36.39m
M30 Javelin Throw
1 Appel, Geoffrey M31 38.41m
2 Syverson, Luke M34 36.12m
M35 Javelin Throw
1 Syverson, Marc M35 41.74m
M45 Javelin Throw
1 Phillips, Mark M45 37.36m
M50 Javelin Throw
1 Demetrio, Theodore M52 36.04m
M55 Javelin Throw
1 Donaldson, Sven M59 26.62m
M60 Javelin Throw
1 Kellogg, Howie M61 31.92m
2 Jacobson, Vance M60 26.56m
M65 Javelin Throw
1 Stenlund, Gary M67 49.88m
2 Appel, H. Douglas M66 41.20m
3 LaBarge, Pete M69 36.91m
4 McCrea, Don M67 29.32m
M75 Javelin Throw
1 Erikson, Albert M79 20.55m
M18-29 Weight Throw
1 Richards, Zack M22 15.38m
M19-30 Weight Throw
1 Richards, Zack M22 15.38m
M45 Weight Throw
1 Shannon, Tim M45 12.97m
M60 Weight Throw
1 Mathews, Geoege M64 19.68m
2 Taylor, Todd M61 17.86m
3 Kellogg, Howie M61 13.29m
M65 Weight Throw
1 LaBarge, Pete M69 12.73m
2 Summers, David M68 10.46m
3 King, John M69 7.46m
M70 Weight Throw
1 Lawson, Bob M73 14.32m
M95 Weight Throw
1 Joslin, Leon M96 4.75m
M19-29 Super Weight Throw
1 Richards, Zack M22 8.58m
M45 Super Weight Throw
1 Shannon, Tim M45 8.64m
M60 Super Weight Throw
1 Mathews, Geoege M64 10.62m
2 Taylor, Todd M61 9.75m
3 Kellogg, Howie M61 6.56m
M65 Super Weight Throw
1 Summers, David M68 4.59m
M70 Super Weight Throw
1 Lawson, Bob M73 7.51m
M95 Super Weight Throw
1 Joslin, Leon M96 2.83m
M70 10000 Meter Dash
1 Wright, Larry M71 49:06.00
W40 5000 Meter Race Walk
1 Choi, Dora W42 35:01.26
M45 5000 Meter Race Walk
1 Aunan, Tommy M49 26:03.65
M55 5000 Meter Race Walk
1 Novak, Robert M59 28:11.06
M60 5000 Meter Race Walk
1 Chraminski, Stanley M60 28:16.26
2 Bruner, William M63 34:06.57
M70 5000 Meter Race Walk
W70 5000 Meter Race Walk
1 McCall, Bev W72 34:07.38
W40 2000 Meter Steeplechase
1 Steen, Karen W44 7:29.44
M60 2000 Meter Steeplechase
M65 2000 Meter Steeplechase
1 Kloke, Dallas M68 9:49.68
M30 3000 Meter Steeplechase
1 Davis, Joshua M31 10:43.24
M40 3000 Meter Steeplechase
1 Miskimens, David M42 11:32.40
M50 3000 Meter Steeplechase
1 Prather, Bob M52 12:19.15

Posted by Ken Stone at 1:58 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

M70 sprinter Gary Sims and and W75 multi-eventer Edythe Leek were among the stars of the Western States Masters International Invitational over the weekend in Sacramento. Gary ran the 100 in 13.98, the deuce in 29.22 and the 4 in 64.99. Co-meet director Mary Woo also reports: "Liz Palmer (had) huge PRs in the 80 hurdles (ran solo) and the shot. Amanda Scotti (is) a "newbie" to keep on your radar for sure, along with Kathleen Poe. Jeff Mann returning to the 800 after a few years absent from that event, and throwers galore! Had an amazing bunch of PAUSATF officials and volunteers. . . . Randy Sturgeon (was a) superb announcer! Plan to make this event a mainstay on the schedule in years to come."

Here are results from Sacramento:

Western States Masters Int'l Invitational - 7/18/2008 to 7/20/2008
Sacramento Senior Games
Rosemont Stadium


Event 1 M40 110 Short Hurdles
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Name Age Team Finals
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Finals
1 Jett, Rod M41 GoldWAC 15.57

Event 1 M45 110 Short Hurdles
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Porter, Kerry M46 Unattached 16.88
-- Duhon, BJ M46 Unattached DNF

Event 2 W45 80 Short Hurdles
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Palmer, Liz W46 GoldWAC 12.50

Event 5 M55 100 Short Hurdles
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 McNamee, John M55 GoldWAC 18.42

Event 5 M60 100 Short Hurdles
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Creech, James M61 GoldWAC 18.65

Event 5 M65 100 Short Hurdles
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Greeno, Ronald M66 Unattached 18.91
2 Henderson, Gary M66 Unattached 21.65

Event 7 M45 400 Long Hurdles
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Ribera, Tyler M46 Unattached 1:18.79

Event 7 M55 400 Long Hurdles
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 McNamee, John M55 GoldWAC 1:11.89
2 Shires, Paul M55 Unattached 1:17.62

Event 8 M45 5000 Meter Race Walk
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Mandler, Greg M45 Unattached 29:19.64

Event 8 M65 5000 Meter Race Walk
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Beckett, James M66 MarinRW 29:26.63
2 Moore, Ted M69 Unattached 31:48.91

Event 9 W40 3000 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Papworth-B, Carmet W41 Unattached 11:05.49

Event 9 W50 3000 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Barry, Terrell W51 GoldWAC 13:25.32

Event 9 M45 3000 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Mickle, Iain M45 Unattached 9:35.06
2 Harris, Andy M48 River City 11:56.00

Event 9 M50 3000 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Houar, Mike M50 Unattached 10:21.23

Event 9 M60 3000 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Hall, Gary M61 GoldWAC 11:19.00

Event 10 W50 50 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Scotti, Amanda W51 GoldWAC 7.64

Event 10 W75 50 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Leek, Edythe W76 GoldWAC 10.29

Event 10 M50 50 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals H#
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1 Tacker, Hal M54 Ffracing 7.64 3
2 Mendoza, Charlie M53 Unattached 7.96 3

Event 10 M55 50 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals H#
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1 McNamee, John M55 GoldWAC 7.06 3
2 Washington, Hulan M56 GoldWAC 7.19 3
3 Imrie, Donald M56 GoldWAC 7.38 3
4 Shires, Paul M55 Unattached 7.55 3
5 Buckbee, Charles M56 Unattached 8.31 3

Event 10 M60 50 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals H#
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1 Squires, Jack M61 Unattached 7.95 2

Event 10 M65 50 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals H#
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1 Greeno, Ronald M66 Unattached 7.63 2

Event 10 M70 50 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Alley, David M71 Unattached 8.40
2 Greer, Bob M71 Unattached 8.47
3 Shear, Brian M71 Unattached 8.73
4 Clark, Jerry M71 Unattached 11.04

Event 10 M80 50 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Waxham, George M81 Unattached 10.34
2 Regier, Vernon M81 WestVaTC 10.75

Event 12 W35 400 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Karras, Vasiliki W38 GoldWAC 1:14.97

Event 12 W40 400 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Poe, Kathleen W41 Ffracing 1:12.60

Event 12 W50 400 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 St. James, Valerie W51 GoldWAC 1:23.45

Event 13 M35 400 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals H#
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1 Morris, Roderick M37 Unattached 55.87 4

Event 13 M40 400 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals H#
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1 Kalman, Donald M41 Unattached 59.59 4

Event 13 M45 400 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals H#
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1 Barlow, Jeff M47 GoldWAC 58.02 4
2 Lawrence, Jeff M46 Unattached 1:00.87 4

Event 13 M50 400 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals H#
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1 Wun, Ken M51 SanFranTF 59.06 3
2 Booze, James M53 Unattached 1:00.45 3
3 Ri'chard, Ronald M52 Unattached 1:01.79 3
4 Tacker, Hal M54 Ffracing 1:04.77 3

Event 13 M55 400 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals H#
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1 Hardison, Steven M55 GoldWAC 57.74 2
2 McNamee, John M55 GoldWAC 1:02.51 2
3 Shires, Paul M55 Unattached 1:06.08 2

Event 13 M60 400 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Barnum, Larry M61 Unattached 1:01.14
2 Hall, Gary M61 GoldWAC 1:06.29

Event 13 M65 400 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Strouse, Frank M66 GoldWAC 1:05.83
2 Duffy, Dennis M65 GoldWAC 1:08.01

Event 13 M70 400 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Sims, Gary M70 SprintFA 1:04.99

Event 14 W40 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Cocchi, Carrie W42 Whole Fitness 15.99
2 Poe, Kathleen W41 Ffracing 16.16

Event 14 W45 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Palmer, Liz W46 GoldWAC 13.50

Event 14 W50 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Scotti, Amanda W51 GoldWAC 14.63
2 Bowers, Tina W51 Unattached 16.83

Event 14 W75 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Leek, Edythe W76 GoldWAC 20.98

Event 15 M40 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals H#
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1 Irvin, Frank M42 Unattached 12.52 3
2 Brito, Renato M41 Unattached 12.78 3
3 Kalman, Donald M41 Unattached 13.73 3

Event 15 M45 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals H#
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1 Boland, Stephen M47 Unattached 13.16 3
2 Powers, Joseph M46 Unattached 13.39 3
3 Lawrence, Jeff M46 Unattached 13.61 3

Event 15 M50 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals H#
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1 Wun, Ken M51 SanFranTF 12.78 2

Event 15 M55 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals H#
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1 McNamee, John M55 GoldWAC 13.02 2
2 Imrie, Donald M56 GoldWAC 14.01 2
3 Shires, Paul M55 Unattached 14.46 2
4 Buckbee, Charles M56 Unattached 15.56 2

Event 15 M60 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Squires, Jack M61 Unattached 15.38

Event 15 M65 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Greeno, Ronald M66 Unattached 14.39

Event 15 M70 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Sims, Gary M70 SprintFA 13.98
2 Greer, Bob M71 Unattached 16.55
3 Alley, David M71 Unattached 16.96
4 Clark, Jerry M71 Unattached 21.96

Event 15 M75 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Ford, Benson M78 Unattached 16.43

Event 15 M80 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Waxham, George M81 Unattached 22.45

Event 16 W40 800 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Kehoe, Carla W41 GoldWAC 2:28.57

Event 16 M35 800 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Manhiapane, Stephan M36 HumboldtTC 2:06.08

Event 16 M45 800 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Mann, Jeff M46 PacificStrid 2:04.19
2 Kollars, Steve M45 GoldWAC 2:20.96
3 Coughlin, Tim M46 Unattached 2:32.06

Event 16 M50 800 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Weiser, Dan M50 Ffracing 2:23.80

Event 16 M70 800 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Moss, George M71 WestVaJS 3:54.44

Event 18 W40 1500 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Kehoe, Carla W41 GoldWAC 5:03.91

Event 18 W50 1500 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Barry, Terrell W51 GoldWAC 6:20.05

Event 18 W60 1500 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Greeno, Paullette W61 Unattached 8:12.20

Event 18 M45 1500 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Mann, Jeff M46 PacificStrid 4:28.58
2 Kollars, Steve M45 GoldWAC 4:55.96
3 Coughlin, Tim M46 Unattached 5:20.73

Event 18 M55 1500 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Brusher, Bill M56 Unattached 5:27.35

Event 18 M60 1500 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Hall, Gary M61 GoldWAC 5:08.12

Event 18 M65 1500 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Greene, Abner M69 Unattached 6:06.54

Event 18 M70 1500 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Moss, George M71 WestVaJS 8:00.98

Event 20 W35 200 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Karras, Vasiliki W38 GoldWAC 34.50

Event 20 W40 200 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Cocchi, Carrie W42 Whole Fitness 33.61

Event 20 W50 200 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Scotti, Amanda W51 GoldWAC 30.04
2 Bowers, Tina W51 Unattached 34.93

Event 20 W75 200 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Leek, Edythe W76 GoldWAC 47.19

Event 21 M40 200 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals H#
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1 Irvin, Frank M42 Unattached 25.67 3
2 Brito, Renato M41 Unattached 26.66 3
3 Kalman, Donald M41 Unattached 27.70 3

Event 21 M45 200 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals H#
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1 Baker, Tommy M46 Unattached 25.73 3
2 Barlow, Jeff M47 GoldWAC 26.63 3
3 Mann, Jeff M46 PacificStrid 27.76 3
4 Lawrence, Jeff M46 Unattached 28.50 3
5 Coughlin, Tim M46 Unattached 30.35 3

Event 21 M50 200 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals H#
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1 Wun, Ken M51 SanFranTF 26.31 2
2 Weiser, Dan M50 Ffracing 28.58 2

Event 21 M55 200 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals H#
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1 McNamee, John M55 GoldWAC 26.91 2
2 Buckbee, Charles M56 Unattached 32.28 2

Event 21 M65 200 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Greeno, Ronald M66 Unattached 29.64

Event 21 M70 200 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Sims, Gary M70 SprintFA 29.22
2 Clark, Jerry M71 Unattached 50.40

Event 21 M75 200 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Ford, Benson M78 Unattached 35.73

Event 21 M80 200 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Waxham, George M81 Unattached 54.64

Event 24 W45 Shot Put
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Palmer, Liz W46 GoldWAC 8.78m

Event 24 W75 Shot Put
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Leek, Edythe W76 GoldWAC 5.26m

Event 25 M29&U Shot Put
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Hayashida, Bryan M20 ElkGThrow 10.67m
2 Mierczynski, Colin M15 ElkGThrow 9.32m
3 Avalos, Pedro M20 ElkGThrow 8.49m

Event 25 M40 Shot Put
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Boren, Aaron M41 EZ Auto TC 14.48m
2 Curry, Mike M41 RenoTAC 12.65m

Event 25 M50 Shot Put
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Wilson, Randy M53 GoldWAC 15.23m
2 Herbert, David M51 Unattached 12.13m
3 Kohaut, Harry M51 GoldWAC 11.86m

Event 25 M55 Shot Put
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Schmidt, Gary M56 Unattached 12.15m

Event 25 M60 Shot Put
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Larson, Clay M61 Unattached 15.26m
2 Wuest, Gary M61 Unattached 11.45m
3 Rose, Patrick M61 Unattached 9.91m
4 Henning, Kenoah M61 Unattached 8.50m
4 Walton, Teddy M61 Unattached 8.10m

Event 25 M65 Shot Put
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Sira, Alan M65 Unattached 9.23m
2 Rust, Ed M65 Unattached 8.33m
3 Ramos, Donald M66 GoldWAC 7.17m

Event 25 M70 Shot Put
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Tronstad, Ken M71 Unattached 9.76m
2 Jordan, Roberto M71 Unattached 9.37m
3 Sanchez, Roberto M71 Unattached 8.57m
4 Gould, Bernie M71 SierraFoot 8.25m

Event 25 M80 Shot Put
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Orlich, Michael M81 Unattached 9.37m
2 Waxham, George M81 Unattached 7.06m
3 Barkman, Ira M81 Unattached 5.30m

Event 26 W40 Long Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Poe, Kathleen W41 Ffracing 12-05.50

Event 26 W50 Long Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 St. James, Valerie W51 GoldWAC 12-03.00
2 Bowers, Tina W51 Unattached 9-04.50

Event 26 W75 Long Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Leek, Edythe W76 GoldWAC 6-06.50

Event 27 M50 Long Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Gold, Steve M52 GoldWAC 4.60m

Event 27 M55 Long Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Parnell, Roger M56 RenoTAC 5.56m
1 Shires, Paul M55 Unattached 4.64m

Event 27 M60 Long Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Manor, James M60 Unattached 4.65m
2 Walton, Teddy M61 Unattached 3.46m

Event 27 M65 Long Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Greeno, Ronald M66 Unattached 4.41m
2 Dvorak, Donald M66 Unattached 4.05m

Event 27 M70 Long Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Alley, David M71 Unattached 3.54m
2 Sanchez, Roberto M71 Unattached 3.39m

Event 27 M80 Long Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Waxham, George M81 Unattached 2.08m

Event 29 M45 Pole Vault
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Porter, Kerry M46 Unattached 4.10m
-- Sinatra, Paul M46 Unattached NH

Event 29 M55 Pole Vault
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Studebaker, Doug M55 Unattached 3.70m
1 Hochderffer, Mike M56 Unattached 3.30m
-- Hardison, Steven M55 GoldWAC NH

Event 29 M60 Pole Vault
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Creech, James M61 GoldWAC 3.00m
2 Wuest, Gary M61 Unattached 2.30m

Event 29 M65 Pole Vault
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Ribbel, Art M66 NoCoastVault 3.00m

Event 29 M70 Pole Vault
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Steinman, John M71 RenoTAC 2.60m

Event 30 W40 High Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Poe, Kathleen W41 Ffracing 3-08.00

Event 30 W45 High Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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-- Palmer, Liz W46 GoldWAC NH

Event 30 W75 High Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Leek, Edythe W76 GoldWAC 3-00.00

Event 31 M30 High Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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-- Holloman, Chris M34 Unattached NH

Event 31 M40 High Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Kearns, Brad M43 Unattached 5-02.00

Event 31 M45 High Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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-- Ribera, Tyler M46 Unattached NH

Event 31 M50 High Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Watson, Donald M51 Unattached 5-04.00
2 Gold, Steve M52 GoldWAC 4-08.00

Event 31 M55 High Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Baskauskas, Ed M58 Unattached 4-10.00
2 Washington, Hulan M56 GoldWAC 4-08.00

Event 31 M60 High Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Squires, Jack M61 Unattached 4-06.00
2 Wuest, Gary M61 Unattached 4-00.00
2 Walton, Teddy M61 Unattached 3-08.00
-- Walton, Gary M61 Unattached NH

Event 31 M65 High Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Greeno, Ronald M66 Unattached 4-08.00
2 Burns, John M66 Unattached 4-06.00
3 Dvorak, Donald M66 Unattached J4-06.00
4 Henderson, Gary M66 Unattached 4-00.00

Event 31 M70 High Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Alley, David M71 Unattached 3-10.00

Event 31 M75 High Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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-- Bispala, Charles M76 Unattached NH

Event 32 W35 Discus Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Curry, Gina W36 RenoTAC 21.80m

Event 33 M29&U Discus Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Turner, Jared M20 ElkGThrow 36.18m
2 Hayashida, Bryan M20 ElkGThrow 33.68m
3 Mierczynski, Colin M15 ElkGThrow 29.62m
4 Avalos, Pedro M20 ElkGThrow 24.64m

Event 33 M30 Discus Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Holloman, Chris M34 Unattached 25.49m

Event 33 M35 Discus Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Spiller, Mathew M37 Unattached 28.27m

Event 33 M40 Discus Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Boren, Aaron M41 EZ Auto TC 42.40m
2 Curry, Mike M41 RenoTAC 33.10m

Event 33 M50 Discus Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Wilson, Randy M53 GoldWAC 42.34m
2 Kohaut, Harry M51 GoldWAC 41.97m
3 Westfall, Blaine M51 Unattached 40.03m
4 Herbert, David M51 Unattached 39.11m

Event 33 M55 Discus Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Jessee, Fred M56 Unattached 38.75m
2 Schmidt, Gary M56 Unattached 34.07m

Event 33 M60 Discus Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Wuest, Gary M61 Unattached 33.07m
2 Rose, Patrick M61 Unattached 23.22m

Event 33 M65 Discus Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Burns, John M66 Unattached 36.61m
2 Buckman, Bob M66 Unattached 31.98m
3 Rust, Ed M65 Unattached 27.81m
4 Sira, Alan M65 Unattached 26.45m

Event 33 M70 Discus Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Tronstad, Ken M71 Unattached 29.29m
2 Sanchez, Roberto M71 Unattached 28.11m
3 Jordan, Roberto M71 Unattached 27.71m

Event 33 M75 Discus Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Alaways, Del M76 Unattached 27.68m
2 Bispala, Charles M76 Unattached 18.74m

Event 33 M80 Discus Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Orlich, Michael M81 Unattached 26.27m
2 Barkman, Ira M81 Unattached 12.49m

Event 34 W40 Other Sftball Thro
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Poe, Kathleen W41 Ffracing 156-07.00

Event 34 W55 Other Sftball Thro
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Manor, Sheila W57 Unattached 75-09.00

Event 35 M55 Other Sftball Thro
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 McNamee, John M55 GoldWAC 192-02.50

Event 35 M60 Other Sftball Thro
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Wuest, Gary M61 Unattached 166-10.00

Event 35 M70 Other Sftball Thro
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Alley, David M71 Unattached 164-10.00
2 Tronstad, Ken M71 Unattached 129-03.50

Event 35 M75 Other Sftball Thro
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Alaways, Del M76 Unattached 124-07.00

Event 36 M40 Weight Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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2 Curry, Mike M41 RenoTAC 14.24m

Event 36 M50 Weight Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Wilson, Randy M53 GoldWAC 14.36m

Event 36 M55 Weight Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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3 Schmidt, Gary M56 Unattached 13.91m
4 Cameron, Dennis M56 RenoTAC 13.68m

Event 36 M70 Weight Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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5 Jordan, Roberto M71 Unattached 9.29m

Event 38 W75 Triple Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Leek, Edythe W76 GoldWAC 4.40m

Event 39 M50 Triple Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Watson, Donald M51 Unattached 10.68m

Event 39 M55 Triple Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Shires, Paul M55 Unattached 9.04m

Event 39 M60 Triple Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Manor, James M60 Unattached 9.16m

Event 39 M70 Triple Jump
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Sanchez, Roberto M71 Unattached 5.80m

Event 40 W40 Javelin Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Poe, Kathleen W41 Ffracing 29.97m

Event 40 W75 Javelin Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Leek, Edythe W76 GoldWAC 10.33m

Event 41 M30 Javelin Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Holloman, Chris M34 Unattached 42.15m

Event 41 M40 Javelin Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Curry, Mike M41 RenoTAC 34.18m

Event 41 M50 Javelin Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Popov, Zlatozar M51 Unattached 47.22m
2 Wilson, Randy M53 GoldWAC 42.64m
3 Mendoza, Charlie M53 Unattached 32.16m

Event 41 M55 Javelin Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Jessee, Fred M56 Unattached 41.98m
2 Lewis, Jim M56 Unattached 39.56m

Event 41 M60 Javelin Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Wuest, Gary M61 Unattached 39.49m

Event 41 M65 Javelin Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Burns, John M66 Unattached 40.22m
2 Rust, Ed M65 Unattached 30.12m
3 Ramos, Donald M66 GoldWAC 14.30m

Event 41 M75 Javelin Throw
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Name Age Team Finals
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1 Alaways, Del M76 Unattached 30.60m
2 Bispala, Charles M76 Unattached 15.80m

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