Fortysomethings Bernard Lagat, Amy Acuff compete Friday at Trials

Gia Lewis-Smallwood will beat W35 discus AR in warmups. width=

Gia Lewis-Smallwood will beat W35 discus AR.

Distance ace Bernard Lagat, 41, and high jumper Amy Acuff, two weeks shy of 41, are among quite a few masters-age athletes competing for spots on the Rio Olympic team. Kip (in the 10,000) and Amy go Friday as the Trials start in Eugene. Also in the high jump is W30 Chaunte Lowe, who may be the first athlete in history to compete at a masters nationals (Albuquerque indoors) and Olympic Trials in the same year. Gia Lewis-Smallwood, 37, is in the discus prelims Friday. Gia set the American open record at age 35, but ridiculously isn’t credited with a W35 American record. Methinks if she beats the listed AR of 54.52 (178-10) by Carol Finsrud at Eugene, she should automatically get the record. Here are startlists for Day 1 of the Trials. Go get ’em, geezers!

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June 30, 2016

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  1. Ken Stone - June 30, 2016

    Live streams of Friday’s events are listed here:
    http://www.usatf.org/News/New-Yorkers-Michta-Coffey-and-Melville-to-represen.aspx

  2. Gary McCullouch - July 1, 2016

    Kip (in the 10,000) and Amy go Friday as the Trials start in Eugene. I know you meant Bernard…right??

  3. Christel Donley - July 1, 2016

    Thanks for the list, GREAT!

  4. Ken Stone - July 1, 2016

    Kip is nickname for Bernard Lagat.

  5. Ken Stone - July 1, 2016

    Dave Albo is uploading masters photos to this gallery:
    http://www.lane1photos.com/Commercial/Masters-oly-trials/n-7HP2bX/

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