Gloria Krug sets American record in weight pentathlon
USATF has posted results for Saturday’s National Masters Weight Pentathlon Championships. Click here for the page. In it we learn that Gloria Krug, 77, of the Philadelphia Masters TC scored 3,877 points — which smashes the listed American age-group record of 3,573 by Bernice Holland at 2003 Puerto Rico worlds. Before they went up sometime this morning, meet director Carl Reichard wrote me: “The results were sent to USATF by Charlie Butterfield Saturday night. There was some dialogue between Andy Martin and Charlie about format. Andy has been wonderful in helping me with this meet and I am sure he will get them up as soon as he can.â€
Carl’s note continued:
I would like to point out that the athletes present got results right away. Since these results are not exactly of national security significance a little patience would go a long way. I would also say that many of the the weight pentathlon results over the past 10 years or so have never gone on-line and the sport has survived. Perhaps you are over reacting.
I sent Carl a note listing the link to the results and saying: “Charlie did his job. Indy did not.â€
It’s simply unacceptable in this Digital Age to delay meet results of a national championships three days. USATF’s Indy headquarters has a talented webmaster (Keith Lively) who has the ability to post results to the USATF Web site at any time from any location. And if he’s not available, a mechanism should be in place to delegate posting authority.
The results aren’t of national security import. But are they any less significant than other USATF national championships? If so, USATF, pray tell the ranking of national championships. The Olympic Trials are No. 1, I’d guess. The masters weight pentathlon is near the bottom then? How nice.
USATF, give masters athletes the same due you give the elite kids. Post results late the same day at least!
Now let’s salute the athletes accomplishments!
Besides Gloria, congratulations go to national champions Mark Landa (M35), John Ryer (M40), Tim Shannon (M45), Randy Wilson (M50), Joe Myers (M55), Jerry Bookin-Weiner (M60), Mickey Bitsko (M65), Bob Humphreys (M70), Bill Garrahan (M75), Cindy Latham (W35), Neni Lewis (W45), Carol Finsrud (W50), Mary Hartzler (W55), Barbara LoPiccolo (W60), Georgia Cutler (W65), Mary Roman (W70) and Betty Jarvis (W90).
At 93, Betty is among the oldest women to complete the weight pentathlon.
Don’t tell Betty that her efforts are worth less than any Olympic Trials champ’s. And Gloria Krug? You don’t want to mess with her. This profile states she’s a retired Marine!
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I don’t understand why it so hard to even access the site for the meet. It shuold be posted right up there with all the other Masters National Championships like the Ultra and Superweight meets
FR: David E. Ortman (M55) Seattle, WA
Congratulations to the Weight Pent participants and for getting the results posted.
The final Pentathlon results (i.e. final scores) have still not yet been posted for the National USAT&F Masters Spokane Meet which was held THREE WEEKS ago.
Check out my False Start NMN column from 1999.
http://www.geocities.com/heartland/shores/7081/fs5.html
Nothing much has changed in the past decade about keeping athletes in the dark about their results (except for Eugene, OR’s Bowerman Field scoreboard and screen improvements for the Olympic Trials).
FR: David E. Ortman (M55) Seattle, WA
O.K., brain freeze on previous post. Make that Hayward Field at the University of Oregon.
But I was still struck at Spokane Nationals that the scoreboard clock remained deader than a lapped 800 runner and the small timer at the finish was about what you might find at a high school meet. (See USATF Masters Photo Gallery row 1 photo 5.)
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