The National Senior Olympics — held in odd-numbered years — is one of the few events for 50-plus athletes that requires “qualifying.” I’m unclear what the standard is, other than simply recording a mark in an official qualifying State Games or State Senior Olympics during 2006, but that’s the drill. In 2007, the track meet portion of the National Senior Olympics will be held in late June and early July at the University of Louisville (they split the meet into two parts: 50-64 and 65-plus.) The news is that only one qualifying meet is left: the Florida Senior Games State Championship.

The Florida meet will be held Dec. 9-10 in Cape Coral. But only one glitch for Southerners thinking they can bop on by and take a lane: “To compete in the 2006 Florida Senior Games State Championship, senior athletes, age 50 and above, must qualify at one of Florida’s local senior games competitions,” says the Web site.
Oh well.
Anyway, results have arrived for one of the other last-chance qualifiers for the National Senior Games — the Hawaii Senior Olympics held earlier this month. Meet director Mark Zeug provided these stats to Jack Karbens, who forwarded them to me.
Track and Field Results, Hawaii Senior Olympics

Racewalk, 1500 Meters
W60-64: Florence Chan, 11:01.9.
M50-54: Ted Robu, 8:55.1.
M60-64: Peter Chan, 10:15.9.
M65-69: Steven Popell, 10:10.4
Racewalk, 5000 Meters
W60-64: Florence Chan, 36:03.
M50-54: Ted Robu, 32:09..
M60-64: Peter Chan, 37:23.
M65-69: Steven Popell, 36:34.
M70-74: Lee Thomas, 40:49.
100 Meters
W40-49: Joni Chin, :18.20.
W50-54: Rita Hanscom, :14.04.
W55-59: Calei Ewing, :21.50; Lucy McCurdy, :22.15..
W60-64: Marg Radcliffe, :16.73; Florence Chan, :21.07.
W65-69: Brenda Andrieu, :21.28; Lida Chase, :23.58.
W70-74: Louise Reed, :17.81; Valera Jones, :19.91.
M40-49: Duke Ota, :12.34; Phil Oyape, :12.90; John Iervolino, :14.04..
M50-54: Theodore Demetrio, :14.34; David Aguirre, :23.21.
M55-59: Allen Ng, :14.22; Daniel Fields, :15.97.
M60-64: Robert Larsen, :14.86; Don Hemmes, :16.32.
M65-69: Jack Karbens, :15.28; Gary Wardlow, :15.29; Stanford Kuroda, :15.46; David Summers, :15.64; Wesley Green III, :16.34.
M70-74: Roger Tsuda, :14.56; Paul Oshiro, :16.62; Lee Thomas, :21.36.
M75-79: Leslie Davies, :15.97; Alex Shkuratoff, :21.18.
M80-84: George Ishiki, :23.65.
M85-89:
M90-94: Lloyd Namihira, :28.35.
200 Meters
W40-49: Joni Chin, :38.59.
W50-54:
W55-59: Lucy McCurdy, :46.26; Calei Ewing, :56.12.
W60-64: Marg Radcliffe, :36.24; Florence Chan, :50.86.
W65-69: Brenda Andrieu, 1:14.89.
W70-74: Louise Reed, :37.98; Valera Jones, :43.70.
M Open: Xavier Morris, :26.26.
M40-49: John Irevelino, :29.80.
M50-54: Theodore Demetrio, :31.49.
M55-59: Allen Ng, :30.81; Williamson Chang, :34.41; Daniel Fields, :35.30.
M60-64: Sai Ching, :27.97; Robert Larsen, :31.39.
M65-69: Jack Karbens, :31.40; Dave Summers, :32.17; Gary Wardlow, :33.12; Stanford Kuroda, :33.18.
M70-74: Paul Oshiro, :36.03.
M75-79: Leslie Davies, :34.28; Alex Shkuratoff, :45.83.
M80-84: George Ishiki, :49.67.
M90-94: Lloyd Namihira, 1:03.93.
400 Meters
W40-49: Joni Chin, 1:25.21.
W55-59: Lucy McCurdy, 1:49.63; Calei Ewing, 2:04.87.
W60-64: Marg Radcliffe, 1:32.79.
W70-74: Louise Reed, 1:33.97; Valera Jones, 1:37.66.
M Open: Xavier Morris, :56.18.
M40-49: Phil Oyape, 1:02.09.
M50-54: Francis Mukai, 1:04.40.
M60-64: Sai Ching, 1:03.09; Jim Hammond, 1:10.32; Jack Karbens, 1:14.75; Stanford Kuroda, 1:19.68.
M70-74: Paul Oshiro, 1:45.31.
M75-79: Alex Shkuratoff, 1:42.98,
M80-84: George Ishiki, 2:00.15.
800 Meters
W40-49: Joni Chin, 3:34.7.
W55-59: Lucy McCurdy, 4:33.2; Calei Ewing, 5:00.8.
W65-69: Joan Davis, 7:05.2.
W70-74: Valera Jones, 3:44.7; Diane Stowell, 3:54.8.
M40-49: Phil Oyape, 2:2:41.8.
M60-64: Sai Ching, 2:35.1; Jim Hammond, 2:45.8.
M65-69: Jack Karbens, 3:05.5.
M70-74: Alex Shkuratoff, 3:59.8.
M80-84: George Ishiki, 4:49.4.
1500 Meters
W55-59: Calei Ewing, 9:51.3.
W65-69: Joan Davis, 13:25.5.
W70-74: Valera Jones, 7:25.9; Diane Stowell, 7:59.9.
M60-64: Jim Hammond, 5:47.8.
M75-79: Alex Shkuratoff, 8:40.5.
3000 Meters
W70-74: Valera Jones, 15:45.
M60-64: Ronald Pate, 11:13.
Long Jump
W50-54: Rita Hanscom, 13′ 8½”,
W65-69: Brenda Andrieu, 5′ 6¾”.
M40-49: Duke Ota, 16′ 1¼.
M50-54: Francis Mukai, 16′ 5″; Darryl Wong, 14′ 9″.
M55-59: Daniel Fields, 13′ 4¼; Allen Ng, 12′ 6¾; Alan Nakasone, 11′ 9½.
M60-64: Don Hemmes, 10′ 3½.
M65-69: Robert Taylor, 12′ 11¾; Jack Karbens, 11′ ¾”.
M70-74: Roger Tsuda, 13′ 9½; Lee Thomas, 6′ 11¼.
M75-79: Pat Brown, 9′ 1¾.
Triple Jump
W65-69: Brenda Andrieu, 12′ 8″
M50-54: Francis Mukai, 33′ 8¼”; Daryl Wong, 31′ 3¼”
M55-59: Alan Nakasone, 26′ 5″;
M60-64: Don Hemmes, 21′ 7″;
M65-69: Robert Taylor, 29′ 9½”; Jack Karbens, 20′ 5″.
M70-74: Lee Thomas, 15′ 4″;
High Jump
W50-54: Rita Hanscom, 4′ 7½.
W60-64: Marg Radcliff, 3′ 8¼”.
W65-69: Brenda Andrieu, 2′ 8¾”.
M50-54: Darryl Wong, 5′ 7″; Francis Mukai, 3′ 11¼”.
M55-59: Daniel Fields, 3′ 3¼”.
M60-64: Robert Larsen, 3′ 11¼”; Don Hemmes, 3′ 8¼”.
M65-69: Stanford Kuroda, 3′ 8¼”.
M75-79: Robert Husic, 3′ 3¼”; Win Straube, 2′ 8¾”.
Shot Put
W50-54: Britta Staub, 24′ 2″.
W65-69: Brenda Andrieu, 19′ 4″; Joan Davis, 15′ 8″.
M55-59: Allen Ng, 27′ 6″; David Aguirre, 26′ 4″; Alan Nakasone, 21′ 7″.
M60-64: Robert Larsen, 33′ 7″.
M65-69: Robert Taylor, 32′ 9″; Jack Karbens, 31′ 1½”; Robert Molyneux, 24′ 5½.
M70-74: Jerry Fasteen, 37′ 5″; Lee Thomas, 27′ 3¾”.
M75-79: Robert Husic, 27′ 3″.
Discus
W50-54: Britta Staub, 64′ 8″.
W65-69: Brenda Andrieu, 44′ 11″; Joan Davis, 32′ 1″.
M40-49: Phil Oyape, 78′ 10″.
M50-54: Daryl Wong, 92′ 4″; Francis Mukai, 76′ 5″; David Aguirre, 72′ 3″.
M55-59: Daniel Fields, 66′ 1″.
M60-64: Robert Larsen, 104′ 5″.
M65-69: Robert Taylor, 112′ 11″; Jack Karbens, 108′ 11″; David Summers, 73′ 3″;
M70-74: Ed Van Pelt, 118′ 7″; Jerry Fasteen, 115′ 10″.
M75-79: Robert Husic, 103′ 2″.
Javelin
W50-54: Britta Staub, 56′ 8″.
W60-64: Marg Radcliffe, 93′ 0″.
W65-69: Brenda Andrieu, 41′ 2″; Joan Davis, 24′ 4½”.
M40-49: Phil Oyape, 110′ 11½”.
M50-54: Francis Mukai, 83′ ½”; Ted Demetrio, 78′ 6″.
M55-59: Daniel Fields, 92′ 6″; Alan Nakasone, 55′ 3½”; Allen Ng, 36′ 11″.
M60-64: Robert Larsen, 92′ 7″.
M65-69: Robert Taylor, 114′ 9″; Jack Karbens, 93′ 8″; Robert Molyneux, 67′ 11½”.
M70-74: Gerald Fasteen, 107′ 0″; Lee Thomas, 52′ 11″.
M75-79: Robert Husic, 67′ 6″.
Hammer throw
W60-64: Marg Radcliffe, 62′ 5″.
W65-69: Brenda Andrieu, 47′ 0″.
M55-59: Thomas Meyer, 152′ 5½”.
M65-69: Jack Karbens, 99′ 10″; Robert Molyneux, 63′ 5″.
M70-74: Jerry Fasteen, 92′ 10″; Lee Thomas, 47′ 10″.
M75-79: Robert Husic, 89′ 5″.
Weight Toss
W65-69: Brenda Andrieu, 19′ 1″.
M55-59: Thomas Meyer, 53′ 0″.
M65-69: Jack Karbens, 43′ 4½”; Robert Molyneux, 28′ 7½”..
M70-74: Jerry Fasteen, 37′ 4″.
M75-79: Robert Husic, 34′ 5″.
4×100 Relay
W40+: Joni Chin, Marg Radcliffe, two others 1:14.77
M40+: Richard Chin, three others :50.19.
M45+: Phil Oyape, Francis Mukai, Allen Ng, Robert Larsen, :54.05.
Jack, who qualified for 10 events at Louisville, sent this nice appreciation note to Mark, too:
Thank you for:
1. Arranging the meet.
2. Working with UH to secure facilities during period when track facilities are being repaired.
3. Securing use of the soccer field for the throwing events.
4. Securing electronic timing.
5. Securing some qualified, energetic officials.
6. Securing very helpful volunteers, especially your bride.
7. Providing excellent polo shirts as part of the entry fee.
8. Providing high quality medals soon after completion of events.
9. Serving all day Saturday and Sunday, including officiating the last event of the meet.
10. Giving encouragement and support to every athlete, including guests from the mainland.
11. Helping Hawaii athletes to qualify for the 2007 National Senior Olympics.
Aloha, Jack Karbens