Dick Richards adds M80 mark to his set of U.S. long jump records

Dick, shown winning at 2010 Sacto nationals, takes good advantage of his speed in the LJ.

Coming back from a hammie pull earlier this season, M80 Dick Richards long jumped 4.22 (13-10 1/2) Sunday at the San Diego Senior Olympics to beat the listed American record of 4.19 (13-9) by Mel Larsen 10 years ago at Decatur nationals. It’s his third AR. (He holds M65 and M75, too.) Prepping for 2015 worlds, Dick also ran the 100 in 15.20. Also returning from layoffs were masters greats including Jim Selby, Doug Smith and Lynn Naftel, all doing well on Mesa College’s Mondo track. In addition, Nadine O’Connor fell a fraction short of a W70 American record in the long jump, and Rita Hanscom ran another great 300-meter hurdles in W60. See results below. Nadine’s jump of 3.82 (12-06 1/2) was close to the AR of 3.84 (12-7¼”) set by Audrey Lary at Decatur nationals. Rita’s 53.86 in the long hurdles was a good go at Phil Raschker’s AR of 52.17.

Thanks to Jim Waters for sharing these results:

SAN DIEGO SENIOR GAMES 2014 – 9/21/2014
San Diego Mesa College

Event 1 Men Pole Vault
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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Finals
1 Kendall, Charles M51 unatt 13-00.00 3.96m
2 Bentz, Kirk M60 unatt 12-00.00 3.65m
— Silva, Robert M57 unatt NH
— Werne, Roger M71 unatt NH

Event 2 Women Javelin Throw
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Dunton, Linn W58 unatt 32.23m 105-09
2 Wallace, Barbara W55 unatt 12.68m 41-07
3 McGowan, Corine W56 unatt 11.80m 38-08

Event 2 Men Javelin Throw
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Schneider, John M69 unatt 37.04m 121-06
2 Barry, Lawrence M75 unatt 35.43m 116-03
3 Rook, Ron M66 unatt 33.55m 110-01
4 Damschen, Ronald M71 unatt 30.07m 98-08
5 Terauds, Juris M78 unatt 30.01m 98-05
6 Baker, Kenneth M71 unatt 26.44m 86-09
7 Johnson, Richard M76 unatt 20.82m 68-04
8 Durkin, Noel M83 unatt 16.47m 54-00
9 Durrenberger, Joe M80 unatt 14.58m 47-10
10 Millikan, Donald M82 unatt 12.60m 41-04
11 Westfall, Ronald M92 unatt 6.20m 20-04

Event 3 M50-64 Javelin Throw
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Williams, Thomas M53 unatt 41.25m 135-04
2 Love, Richard M55 unatt 39.04m 128-01
3 Westfall, Ron M54 unatt 38.15m 125-02
4 McLawhorn, David M60 unatt 31.00m 101-08
5 Crowl, Chip M59 unatt 27.51m 90-03
6 Valentine, Jack M64 unatt 25.96m 85-02
7 Deitrich, Woody M62 unatt 21.88m 71-09
8 Morrow, Art M50 unatt 19.79m 64-11

Event 4 Women Long Jump
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 O’Conner, Nadine W72 unatt 12-06.50 NWI 3.82m
2 Cooper Ongley, Marilyn W75 unatt 8-03.50 NWI 2.52m
3 Styles, Frances W84 unatt 5-10.00 NWI 1.77m

Event 4 Men Long Jump
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Tomaschke, John M65 unatt 15-01.00 NWI 4.59m
2 Royster, Stanley M68 unatt 13-11.00 NWI 4.24m
3 Richards, Dick M80 unatt 13-10.50 NWI 4.22m
4 Underhill, Bruce M70 unatt 13-03.00 NWI 4.03m
5 Rose, Ed M66 unatt 12-06.50 NWI 3.82m
6 Osborn, Paul M77 unatt 10-11.00 NWI 3.32m
7 Baker, Kenneth M71 unatt 10-02.00 NWI 3.09m
8 Yates, Vern M79 unatt 10-00.50 NWI 3.06m
9 Damschen, Ronald M71 unatt 9-08.50 NWI 2.95m
10 Villanueva, Patricio M71 unatt 9-04.50 NWI 2.85m
— Almaraz, Andy M75 unatt FOUL

Event 5 M50-64 Long Jump
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Allaire, John M55 unatt 16-01.25 NWI 4.90m
2 Bentz, Kirk M60 unatt 15-05.00 NWI 4.69m
3 Westfall, Ron M54 unatt 15-02.00 NWI 4.62m
4 McLawhorn, David M60 unatt 14-04.50 NWI 4.38m
5 Alstton, Michael M57 unatt 13-10.00 NWI 4.21m
6 Valentine, Jack M64 unatt 13-05.00 NWI 4.08m
7 Morrow, Art M50 unatt 12-09.00 NWI 3.88m
8 Silva, Robert M57 unatt 12-05.25 NWI 3.79m
9 Tipping, Mike M62 unatt 12-00.25 NWI 3.66m
— Royall Sr., Curtis M62 unatt FOUL

Event 6 Women Shot Put
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Dunton, Linn W58 unatt 10.05m 32-11.75
2 Wallace, Barbara W55 unatt 7.31m 23-11.75
3 Sanchez, Estela W57 unatt 6.72m 22-00.75
4 McBeath, Kathleen W65 unatt 6.34m 20-09.75

Event 6 Men Shot Put
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Barry, Lawrence M75 unatt 11.22m 36-09.75
2 Wisslead, Bill M66 unatt 10.99m 36-00.75
3 Durrenberger, Joe M80 unatt 10.06m 33-00.25
4 Widmer, Ron M72 unatt 9.47m 31-01.00
5 Baker, Kenneth M71 unatt 9.09m 29-10.00
6 Damschen, Ronald M71 unatt 9.07m 29-09.25
7 Eldridge, Robert M72 unatt 8.81m 28-11.00
8 Johnson, Richard M76 unatt 7.89m 25-10.75
9 Almaraz, Andy M75 unatt 7.79m 25-06.75
10 Durkin, Noel M83 unatt 7.46m 24-05.75
11 Millikan, Donald M82 unatt 6.67m 21-10.75
12 Gluck, Al M91 unatt 5.02m 16-05.75

Event 7 M50-64 Shot Put
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Holden, Greg M56 unatt 13.32m 43-08.50
2 Lloyd, Daniel M61 unatt 12.32m 40-05.00
3 Allaire, John M55 unatt 11.78m 38-07.75
4 Royall Sr., Curtis M62 unatt 10.68m 35-00.50
5 Crowl, Chip M59 unatt 9.50m 31-02.00
6 Silva, Robert M57 unatt 7.08m 23-02.75

Event 8 Women High Jump
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Steekelenburg, Annelies W66 unatt 1.28m 4-02.25
2 Tefft, Jan W56 unatt 1.20m 3-11.25
3 O’Conner, Nadine W72 unatt 1.10m 3-07.25
4 Styles, Frances W84 unatt 0.85m 2-09.50

Event 8 Men High Jump
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Hlavin, Peter M56 unatt 1.65m 5-05.00
2 Rader, Charlie M66 unatt 1.60m 5-03.00
3 Little, John M64 unatt 1.55m 5-01.00
4 Allaire, John M55 unatt 1.45m 4-09.00
5 Alstton, Michael M57 unatt 1.40m 4-07.00
5 Bentz, Kirk M60 unatt 1.40m 4-07.00
7 Deitrich, Woody M62 unatt 1.35m 4-05.00
8 Nelson, David M61 unatt 1.30m 4-03.25
8 Squires, Jack M70 unatt 1.30m 4-03.25
8 Perry, Dave M75 unatt 1.30m 4-03.25
11 Lloyd, Daniel M61 unatt 1.15m 3-09.25
12 Damschen, Ronald M71 unatt 1.05m 3-05.25
13 Villanueva, Patricio M71 unatt 1.00m 3-03.25
14 Almaraz, Andy M75 unatt 0.70m 2-03.50
— Silva, Robert M57 unatt NH
— Jones, Steve M51 unatt NH

Event 9 Women Discus Throw
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Dunton, Linn W58 unatt 27.09m 88-10
2 Harker, Toni W67 unatt 17.34m 56-11
3 Wallace, Barbara W55 unatt 16.40m 53-10
4 McBeath, Kathleen W65 unatt 14.24m 46-09
5 McGowan, Corine W56 unatt 11.87m 38-11

Event 9 Men Discus Throw
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Barry, Lawrence M75 unatt 30.83m 101-02
2 Schneider, John M69 unatt 30.14m 98-11
3 Baker, Kenneth M71 unatt 29.42m 96-06
4 Damschen, Ronald M71 unatt 28.49m 93-06
5 Held, Franklin M89 unatt 28.23m 92-07
6 Johnson, Richard M76 unatt 24.23m 79-06
7 Durrenberger, Joe M80 unatt 18.13m 59-06

Event 10 M50-64 Discus Throw
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Watson, Richard M62 unatt 37.74m 123-10
2 Holden, Greg M56 unatt 34.03m 111-08
3 Tipping, Mike M62 unatt 33.03m 108-04
4 McLawhorn, David M60 unatt 31.61m 103-08
5 Crowl, Chip M59 unatt 22.13m 72-07

Event 11 Women Triple Jump
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Styles, Frances W84 unatt 12-05.50 NWI 3.79m

Event 11 Men Triple Jump
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Tomaschke, John M65 unatt 30-10.00 NWI 9.39m
2 Rose, Ed M66 unatt 25-07.00 NWI 7.79m
3 Osborn, Paul M77 unatt 21-09.00 NWI 6.62m
4 Damschen, Ronald M71 unatt 21-01.50 NWI 6.43m

Event 12 M50-64 Triple Jump
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Bentz, Kirk M60 unatt 32-04.00 NWI 9.85m
2 Allaire, John M55 unatt 30-05.00 NWI 9.27m
3 McLawhorn, David M60 unatt 27-02.00 NWI 8.28m
4 Valentine, Jack M64 unatt 26-09.00 NWI 8.15m
5 Silva, Robert M57 unatt 24-00.50 NWI 7.32m

Event 13 Women Hammer Throw
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Dunton, Linn W58 unatt 33.49m 109-10
2 Wallace, Barbara W55 unatt 13.93m 45-08

Event 14 M50-64 Hammer Throw
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Watson, Richard M62 unatt 38.99m 127-11
2 McLawhorn, David M60 unatt 21.20m 69-07

Event 18 M50-89 3000 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Banda, John M70 unatt 16:03.36
2 Esquibel, Herman M76 unatt 18:26.31
3 Seckler, William M67 unatt 19:16.08

Event 19 W50-89 80 Short Hurdles
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Maxwell, Karen W56 unatt 14.42 0.2
2 Matthews, Brenda W65 unatt 17.85 0.2

Event 20 M50-69 100 Short Hurdles
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Alstton, Michael M57 unatt 24.30 0.4
2 Silva, Robert M57 unatt 25.61 0.4

Event 23 W50-89 1500 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Paine, Robin W64 unatt 6:40.81
2 Tefft, Jan W56 unatt 6:52.65

Event 23 M50-89 1500 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Nivens, Denny M57 unatt 5:18.09
2 Fanelli, Mike M58 unatt 5:38.19
3 Doyle, Steven M66 unatt 6:15.58
4 Jones, Eric M71 unatt 7:16.46
5 Banda, John M70 unatt 7:19.67

Event 33 W50-89 1500 Meter Race Walk
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Clark, Wendy W61 unatt 9:20.10

Event 33 M50-89 1500 Meter Race Walk
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Morrow, Art M50 unatt 8:32.56

Event 34 W60-89 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Matthews, Brenda W65 unatt 15.16 1.0
2 Kelly, Pat W64 unatt 15.76 1.0
3 Bowman, Jeanne W62 unatt 16.04 1.0
4 O’Conner, Nadine W72 unatt 16.59 1.0
5 Naftel, Lynn W70 unatt 17.12 1.0
6 Lurie, Debi W60 unatt 17.78 1.0
7 Cooper Ongley, Marilyn W75 unatt 20.81 1.0
8 Styles, Frances W84 unatt 26.46 1.0

Event 35 W50-59 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Gaston, Katherine W55 unatt 15.53 NWI
2 Maxwell, Karen W56 unatt 15.72 NWI
3 Selby, Debbie W58 unatt 17.62 NWI
4 Tefft, Jan W56 unatt 18.70 NWI
5 Hope, Beth W56 unatt 21.00 NWI

Event 36 M75-89 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Richards, Dick M80 unatt 15.20 1.3
2 Osborn, Paul M77 unatt 16.60 1.3
3 Eyer, Delos M78 unatt 16.69 1.3
4 Yates, Vern M79 unatt 18.52 1.3
5 Thorpe Sr., Karl M76 unatt 18.67 1.3
6 Selby, Jim M86 unatt 24.62 1.3

Event 37 M70 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Underhill, Bruce M70 unatt 15.39 1.0
2 Olson, Alan M72 unatt 15.72 1.0
3 Muranaka, Ronnie M71 unatt 16.33 1.0
4 Hashemzadel, Iraj M74 unatt 16.67 1.0
5 Jones, Eric M71 unatt 16.71 1.0
6 West, Byron M71 unatt 17.74 1.0
7 Horn, Joe M71 unatt 18.97 1.0
8 Villanueva, Patricio M71 unatt 19.48 1.0

Event 38 M65 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Tanabe, Douglass M65 unatt 14.52 NWI
2 Rose, Ed M66 unatt 15.53 NWI
3 Schneider, John M69 unatt 15.60 NWI

Event 39 M60 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Ruggless, Joe M61 unatt 13.12 0.6
2 Pizza, Greg M61 unatt 13.18 0.6
3 Deitrich, Woody M62 unatt 14.15 0.6
4 Stone, Ken M60 unatt 14.70 0.6
5 Tipping, Mike M62 unatt 16.14 0.6

Event 40 M55 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Chinn, James M56 unatt 12.57 0.9
2 Crowl, Chip M59 unatt 12.94 0.9
3 DiMassa, David M55 unatt 13.40 0.9
4 Pearman, Clint M58 unatt 15.63 0.9

Event 41 M50 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Ali, Mansoor M51 unatt 13.53 0.8
2 Westfall, Ron M54 unatt 13.82 0.8

Event 42 W50-89 400 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Kelly, Pat W64 unatt 1:20.96
2 Schaefer, Betty W65 unatt 1:21.57
3 Paine, Robin W64 unatt 1:32.21
4 Tefft, Jan W56 unatt 1:33.14

Event 43 M70-89 400 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Jones, Eric M71 unatt 1:16.91
2 Nunez, Paul M74 unatt 1:23.67
3 Esquibel, Herman M76 unatt 1:25.46
4 Banda, John M70 unatt 1:34.99
5 Yates, Vern M79 unatt 1:38.12

Event 44 M60-69 400 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Ruggless, Joe M61 unatt 1:00.75

Event 45 M50-59 400 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Nivens, Denny M57 unatt 1:07.01

Event 46 M50-89 300 Long Hurdles
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 McLawhorn, David M60 unatt 55.33
2 Deitrich, Woody M62 unatt 57.80
3 Nelson, David M61 unatt 59.44

Event 47 M50-89 400 Long Hurdles
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Silva, Robert M57 unatt 2:00.08

Event 49 W50-89 300 Long Hurdles
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Hanscom, Rita W60 unatt 53.86
2 Maxwell, Karen W56 unatt 59.30
3 Tefft, Jan W56 unatt 1:14.40

Event 55 W50-89 50 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind H# Points
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1 Matthews, Brenda W65 unatt 7.92 NWI 1
2 Gaston, Katherine W55 unatt 8.31 NWI 2
3 Maxwell, Karen W56 unatt 8.36 NWI 2
4 Kelly, Pat W64 unatt 8.64 NWI 1
5 Naftel, Lynn W70 unatt 8.98 NWI 1
6 Selby, Debbie W58 unatt 9.21 NWI 2
7 Lurie, Debi W60 unatt 9.22 NWI 1
8 Cooper Ongley, Marilyn W75 unatt 11.10 NWI 1
9 Styles, Frances W84 unatt 12.79 NWI 1

Event 56 M80-89 50 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Selby, Jim M86 unatt 11.80 NWI

Event 57 M70-79 50 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind H# Points
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1 Muranaka, Ronnie M71 unatt 8.61 NWI 2
2 Hashemzadel, Iraj M74 unatt 8.68 NWI 1
3 Eyer, Delos M78 unatt 8.74 NWI 1
4 Osborn, Paul M77 unatt 8.94 NWI 1
5 Thorpe Sr., Karl M76 unatt 9.17 NWI 1
6 West, Byron M71 unatt 9.46 NWI 2
7 Yates, Vern M79 unatt 9.78 NWI 1
8 Horn, Joe M71 unatt 10.80 NWI 2
9 Almaraz, Andy M75 unatt 11.80 NWI 1

Event 58 M65 50 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Tanabe, Douglass M65 unatt 7.67 NWI
2 Rose, Ed M66 unatt 8.08 NWI

Event 59 M60 50 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Ruggless, Joe M61 unatt 7.27 NWI
2 Freiling, Chris M60 unatt 7.59 NWI
3 Royall Sr., Curtis M62 unatt 9.36 NWI

Event 60 M55 50 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Crowl, Chip M59 unatt 7.03 NWI
2 Silva, Robert M57 unatt 12.36 NWI

Event 61 M50 50 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Westfall, Ron M54 unatt 7.23 NWI
2 Ali, Mansoor M51 unatt 7.35 NWI
3 Vaka, Jeff M50 unatt 7.54 NWI

Event 66 W50-89 800 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Schaefer, Betty W65 unatt 3:13.62
2 Mims, Pat W63 unatt 3:28.78

Event 67 M60-89 800 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Fanelli, Mike M58 unatt 2:47.61
2 Doyle, Steven M66 unatt 2:59.55
3 Esquibel, Herman M76 unatt 3:49.08
4 Banda, John M70 unatt 3:53.45

Event 70 W60-89 200 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Bowman, Jeanne W62 unatt 33.60 NWI
2 Kelly, Pat W64 unatt 34.92 NWI
3 Schaefer, Betty W65 unatt 36.36 NWI
4 Naftel, Lynn W70 unatt 36.52 NWI
5 Mims, Pat W63 unatt 40.39 NWI
6 Cooper Ongley, Marilyn W75 unatt 46.57 NWI
7 Styles, Frances W84 unatt 1:04.01 NWI

Event 71 W55 200 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Maxwell, Karen W56 unatt 33.56 NWI
2 Selby, Debbie W58 unatt 40.45 NWI
3 Gaston, Katherine W55 unatt 47.19 NWI
4 Hope, Beth W56 unatt 47.46 NWI

Event 73 M75-89 200 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Smith, Doug M75 unatt 31.43 NWI
2 Yates, Vern M79 unatt 40.95 NWI
3 Selby, Jim M86 unatt 56.90 NWI
4 Millikan, Donald M82 unatt 1:16.69 NWI

Event 74 M70 200 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Olson, Alan M72 unatt 32.97 NWI
2 Underhill, Bruce M70 unatt 33.61 NWI
3 Jones, Eric M71 unatt 34.44 NWI
4 Muranaka, Ronnie M71 unatt 36.47 NWI
— Hashemzadel, Iraj M74 unatt DNF NWI

Event 75 M65 200 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Tanabe, Douglass M65 unatt 29.97 NWI
2 Rose, Ed M66 unatt 32.32 NWI

Event 76 M60 200 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Ruggless, Joe M61 unatt 26.65 NWI
2 Royall Sr., Curtis M62 unatt 46.11 NWI

Event 77 M55 200 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Chinn, James M56 unatt 25.05 NWI
2 Crowl, Chip M59 unatt 26.52 NWI
3 DiMassa, David M55 unatt 26.79 NWI

Event 78 M50 200 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Seed Finals Wind Points
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1 Westfall, Ron M54 unatt 28.62 NWI

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September 21, 2014

4 Responses

  1. ed rose - September 22, 2014

    Where can you buy the Vers-A-Bloc starting blocks that Dick designed?

  2. Tommy - September 22, 2014

    FAT or hand-timed?

  3. Ken Stone - September 22, 2014

    Auto-timing was used throughout meet, Tommy.

  4. Bob Hewitt - October 19, 2014

    Dick:

    Congrats on your LJ record. Last year I jumped 4.33m and it was steel taped, witnessed etc., but alas no wind gauge. Hope your mark holds up.

    Bob Hewitt

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