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Dragila out for the season, but wants spot for Beijing

Stacy Dragila at age 36 is back in rehab mode. She set several W35 world records in the vault this season, but it was cut short by injury. Again. John Schumacher of the Sacramento Bee reports: “The pole-vault pioneer from Auburn remains hopeful she can compete for a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic team […]

July 17, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

GeezerJock spins off Masters Cycling — first of many?

GeezerJock magazine is launching its first single-sport title. Called Masters Cycling, it could be the beginning of a media empire. I wrote to GeezerJock editor Sean Callahan and asked if track might be next on his list. Sean replied: “We’re looking into a soccer magazine next, and we see a number of single sport publications […]

July 16, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  5 Comments

Gatling lowers own M45 American record in 400 hurdles

Last August, Darnell Gatling was running in the M45 finals of the Charlotte nationals 400 hurdles when he caught a spike, crashed a hurdle and took a tumble. Yet he still got up and won the race. Yesterday, he had smooth sailing out of lane 8 at the USATF National Club Championships at New York’s […]

July 15, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  7 Comments

Americans dodge bullets in 2008 schedule, but not ’09

Several folks have expressed concern about the 2008 indoor schedule. Turns out their worst fears won’t be realized. The 2008 WMA world indoor championships in Clermont-Ferrand, France, will be March 17-21, 2008. The USATF masters indoor nationals will be March 28-30, 2008, according to the host Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. So it’s still possible […]

July 15, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  3 Comments

Jud Logan plotting countdown to M50 hammer record

Jud: 4-time Olympian Jud Logan is looking forward to turning 48 on Thursday. That’s strange. You normally go for a figure divisible by 5. Well, Jud is using 48 as a kickoff to a two-year training program that culminates with an M50 world record in the hammer throw. Ah, now you recognize the name. That […]

July 14, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Neni Lewis tops the kiddies at USATF Club Champs

Oneithea “Neni” Lewis of New York turned 47 in June, but who cares when you’re having fun beating collegiate types? Today at the USATF National Club Championships, Neni won the discus and hammer throw (apparently with the Olympic-weight implements). She scored 20 points for Shore AC, which leads the women’s standings after Day 1. The […]

July 13, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Take hotel shuttle for USATF Masters West Regionals

Meet director Mark Cleary writes that he has a motel lined up for the USATF West Regional Masters Championships on July 21-22 at Occidental College near Los Angeles. Mark writes: “The Marriott Courtyard in Pasadena (is) about 10 minutes drive from Occidental. . . .They have offered us a $99 per night rate and will […]

July 13, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Savior of 2009 indoor nationals emerges: D.C. club

Remember last winter’s USATF convention in Indy — and how nobody bid to host our masters indoor nationals in 2009? Well, we have a bidder. A source tells me that the Potomac Valley Track Club in the Washington, D.C., area has submitted a bid to host the meet at the six-lane track inside the Prince […]

July 13, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Jay Beltz elected interim president of San Diego USATF

Lolitia “Lish” Bache, treasurer of the San Diego-Imperial USATF Association, informs me: “Jay Beltz was unanimously elected president (of the association). You might remember that he was the Nominating Committee choice, who ran against Mike Rouse last year.” Jay takes over until September for Mike, who resigned recently, saying his new job required travel and […]

July 13, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Orono meet director: July 20 is deadline, with no late fee

Coach Rolland Ranson of the University of Maine, meet director of his third masters nationals, graciously writes to straighten out confusion over the entry deadline for his Aug. 2-5 meet. Rolland writes that the deadline for entries is July 20, adding: “They changed it (from July 13) on the Web site a week or more […]

July 12, 2007   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments