Boston’s Gary Snyder latest entry in chairman race

Gary Snyder, former president of the New England USATF Association, is running for USATF Masters T&F chairman — joining previously announced Mark Cleary and Joy Upshaw Margerum. At New England, Gary last year helped rescue the 2007 indoor masters nationals when the original venue — New York’s Armory — pulled out. Boston stepped in and said it would host the March 2007 meet. Others have been rumored to be chair candidates, but today I got this note from Phil Byrne, who is the official contact for chair hopefuls: “As of now, Mark Cleary, Gary Snyder, and Joy Upshaw-Margerum are the candidates. Carroll DeWeese has decided not to run. I’ve had no response from Max Hamlyn.”