Dozens of nominees for masters Athletes of Year
Nearly 60 masters-age athletes — including Allen Johnson, Gail Devers and Jeff Hartwig — are nominees for Masters Athletes of the Year. The vast majority are age-group record holders and national masters champions. (See the list below.) If a deserving athlete isn’t mentioned, here is good news: Dave Clingan, chair of the USATF Masters Awards Committee, has written his group: “Nominations will still be accepted for two more weeks. I’ve heard from a couple people that their April National Masters News arrived very late last month and others have stated that they need more time. So, nominations will remain open until May 17.”
Although only committee members will vote on Athletes of the Year and the subcategories, anyone out there in Mastersland can nominate themselves or another athlete for USATF honors.
Here’s the current list of 37 male and 22 female nominees:
2007 MASTERS TRACK & FIELD AWARD NOMINEES
Men 30-59
BLOMQUIST, STEFAN M40 Throws
BROUN, JAMES M50 & M55 Hurdles
BROWN, MICHAEL M50 Javelin
COLLINS, BILL M55 Sprints
FOSTER, GREG M45 Jumps, Combined Events
GAULT, WILLIE M45 Jumps, Hurdles
GIROUARD, MILTON M40 Throws
HARTWIG, JEFF M35 Pole Vaults
HINTON, JOHN M40 Distance
JOHNSON, ALLEN M35 Hurdles
LANIER, KAREEM M30 Distance
LANIER, KYLE M30 Distance
MAGILL, PETE M45 Distance
PRICE, STACEY M50 Hurdles
SHAHEED, NOLAN M55 Distance
TERRELL, BOBBY M55 Sprints, Jumps, PV
THIGPEN, AARON M40 Sprints
THOMPSON, GLEN M40 Throws
WETENHALL, JIM M50 Throws
Men 60+
ALTENDORF, JOHN M60 Pole Vaults
ANOKA, JOHN M85 Sprinter, Jumper, Throws
CARSTENSEN, PAY M70 & M75 Throws
HOWARD, SID M65 Distance
JOHNSON, HAROLD M80 Sprint & Distance
JOHNSTON, JOE M60 Combined Events
LANE, TRENT M95 Throws
LARSEN, MEL M80 Sprints, LJ, Hurdles
MATTESON, BOB M90 Sprints & Distance
MEANS, JOHN M85 Sprints
MONTIETH, DAVID M60 High Jump
MULKERN, RICHARD M80 Throws
PAWLIK, EMIL M65 Combined Events
STOOKEY, JAMES M75 Hurdles, Jumps
SULLIVAN, DENNIS M80 Combined Events
SUTTON, JAMES M75 Distance
VAUGHN, GERALD M70 Throws
WARD, BOB M70 Throws
Women 30-59
DEVERS, GAIL, W40 Hurdles
FINSRUD, CAROL W45 Throws
HANSCOM, RITA W50 Sprints, Jumps, Comb Events
HARVEY, ALISA W40 Distance
KENDALL, MONICA W50 Throws
LEWIS, ONEITHEA W45 Throws
MARTIN, KATHRYN W50 & 55 Distance
PALMER, LIZ W45 Sprints, Jumps, Comb Events
RICHARDSON, REGINA W40 Combined Events
UPSHAW-MARGERUM, JOY W45 sprints, LJ, hurdles
Women 60+
BERGEN, KATHY W65 Sprints, Jumps
DAPRANO, JEANNE W65 & W70 Distance
DAVIDSON, GERRY W85 Distance
DONLEY, CHRISTEL W70 Combined Events
JARVIS, BETTY W90 Throws
JORDAN, BARBARA W70 Hurdles, Sprints, Comb Events
LARY, AUDREY W70 Sprints, Jumps, Throws
MACDONALD, JOY W65 Sprint & PV
MICHELSOHN, MARIE-LOUISE W60 & W65 Distance
O’CONNOR, NADINE W60/W65 Sprints, Jumps, Comb
PETERSON, PATRICIA W80 Sprints
RASCHKER, PHIL W55 & W60 Combined Events
