Former NFL wide receiver Henry Ellard celebrated turning 55 this month by crushing the listed American record in the triple jump Sunday, the final day of the USA Masters Games. He did it without the presence of M60 Willie Banks, in the centerfold of Sunday’s Parade magazine (the newspaper supplement). The mag features seven older athletes, including Willie and M95 Orville Rogers. I got a photo credit for a shot of Willie. His mini-profile says he competed at the USA Masters Games, but final results don’t show him in the jumps. The meet in Greensboro, North Carolina, had some great marks, though, even if few showed up. (Most entrants won medals.) Henry appears to be the only record-setter, with his 13.36 (43-10) TJ, far better than the listed AR of 12.76 (41-10½) by Anthony Bailey at 2015 Jacksonville nationals. Henry benefited from a maximum legal wind of 2.0 mps. He won M50 at Michigan nationals with a 13.26 (43-6). The M55 WR remains 14.13 (46-4 1/4) by Germany’s Wolfgang Knabe.

Here are the best winning marks at Greensboro:

Event 281 M55 Triple Jump
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Name Age Team Finals Wind Age-Grading Points
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1 Ellard, Henry M55 Unattached 13.36m 2.0 43-10.00 17.09m 93.49% 8

Event 286 M19-100 Meter Shuttle Hurdle
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Team Finals Points
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Finals
1 Hurdlers ‘A’ 1:15.28 8
1) williamson, mark 58 2) McQuitter, Keith 57
3) Stone, Eddie 59 4) Gatling, Darnell 56

Event 285 W19-100 Meter Shuttle Hurdle
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Team Finals Points
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Finals
1 Unattached ‘A’ 1:03.92 8
1) Phelps, Jo 57 2) Evans, Wanda 52
3) Richardson, Regina 51 4) Gibson, Dr. Koura 52

Event 182 W75 200 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals Wind Age-Grading Points
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1 Green, Rose W78 Unattached 36.51 0.4 23.90 89.32% 8

Event 151 M40 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals Wind Age-Grading H# Points
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1 Mack, Jeff M44 Drive Phaze Trac 11.15 1.6 10.68 91.66% 7 8

Event 151 M55 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals Wind Age-Grading H# Points
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1 McGee, Don M56 Independent Trai 11.95 1.8 10.41 94.14% 5 8
2 sabree, paul M57 Atlanta Track Club 12.81 1.8 11.16 87.82% 5 6
3 pryor, john M55 Unattached 14.56 1.8 12.68 77.27% 5 4
4 Finley, Lawrence M58 Over The Hill Tr 14.80 1.8 12.89 76.01% 5 3

Event 151 M60 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals Wind Age-Grading H# Points
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1 Searles, Anthony M62 Carolina Track Club 12.90 1.2 10.86 90.23% 4 8
2 Fisher, Wayne M61 Carolina Track Club 13.00 1.2 10.94 89.54% 4 6
3 Pressley, Phillip M64 Piedmont Pacers 13.72 1.2 11.55 84.84% 4 4
4 Richardson, Robert M63 Southern Califor 14.47 1.2 12.18 80.44% 4 3
5 Price, Larry M62 Unattached 16.82 1.2 14.16 69.20% 4 2

Event 151 M65 100 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals Wind Age-Grading H# Points
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1 Kish, Michael M65 Shore AC 12.71 2.0 10.31 94.96% 3 8
2 Allie, Charles M68 Houston Elite 12.78 2.0 10.37 94.44% 3 6
3 totten, allen M65 Unattached 15.22 2.0 12.35 79.30% 3 4

Event 191 M65 800 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Finals Age-Grading H# Points
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1 Clark, Howard M65 Unattached 2:23.96 1:51.95 90.32% 2 8
2 Cook, Dixon M69 Piedmont Pacers 2:41.50 2:05.59 80.51% 2 6
3 Ruozzi, Richard M65 Shenandoah Valle 2:57.44 2:17.98 73.28% 2 4
4 Krueger, Charles M69 Twin City TC 2:58.98 2:19.18 72.65% 2 3
5 Moon, Richard M69 Charlottesville 3:01.40 2:21.06 71.68% 2 2

Event 121 M70 1500 Meter Run
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Name Age Team Finals Age-Grading Points
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1 Patton, Gary M70 Southern Califor 5:28.00 3:52.20 88.72% 8

Event 161 M50 400 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals Age-Grading H# Points
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1 Curtis, John M50 Greater Philadel 54.21 47.46 91.00% 4 8
2 Cannon, David M51 Atlanta Track Club 1:01.40 53.75 80.34% 4 6
3 Brown, Grayling M54 Unattached 1:07.92 59.46 72.63% 4 4
4 Silver, Mike M54 Shore AC 1:11.28 1:02.40 69.21% 4 3

Event 161 M65 400 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals Age-Grading H# Points
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1 Allie, Charles M68 Houston Elite 58.18 45.59 94.71% 2 8
2 Clark, Howard M65 Unattached 58.85 46.12 93.63% 2 6
3 Moon, Richard M69 Charlottesville 1:12.74 57.00 75.75% 2 4
4 Krueger, Charles M69 Twin City TC 1:13.29 57.44 75.18% 2 3
5 Ruozzi, Richard M65 Shenandoah Valle 1:15.21 58.94 73.26% 2 2

Event 162 W75 400 Meter Dash
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Name Age Team Finals Age-Grading Points
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1 Green, Rose W78 Unattached 1:30.47 53.28 89.34% 8
2 Daprano, Jeanne W79 Atlanta Track Club 1:34.59 55.71 85.45% 6
3 Guardino, Louise W75 Piedmont Pacers 1:34.76 55.81 85.30% 4

Event 283 M55 100 Short Hurdles
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Name Age Team Finals Wind Age-Grading H# Points
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1 Jones, Sr., Michael D. M56 Unattached 14.91 2.4 2 8
2 McQuitter, Keith M57 Shore AC 17.40 2.4 2 6
3 pryor, john M55 Unattached 18.27 2.4 2 4
— williamson, mark M58 Unattached DNF 2.4 2