Results trickling out for the 2010 Huntsman World Senior Games
Haven’t had time to review all the results, but this week’s track meet up in Utah seems to have had some great competition. See results here for the so-called Huntsman World Senior Games. (They’re not affiliated with WMA or the National Senior Games Association, I don’t think.) Jim Barrineau won the M55 high jump at 1.75 meters (5-8 3/4), and Mike Waller won the M50 deuce in 24.58. But results are missing for some events, including the 100, 400, 1500 and triple jump. They held the standing long jump again this year, and the M55 event was won by Don Watson, with a prodigious leap of 2.86 (9-4 3/4). I’m told that schedule had the meet finishing by now. But maybe there was a rain delay. Anybody in Utah to confirm this?
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Including the oldest ever high jump! But Leland jumped 0.76 this year in Sacramento and now 0.92. A big difference, can someone confirm that?
I believe the Huntsman World Games (a somewhat silly name -ie “world” ) is Utah’s senior games.
I participated one year – and found it to be a very well funded games with excellent multiple sports venues, a pretty decent track meet that is sanctioned by USATF. Being in a very lovely part of the country certainly is an attraction. The community gets behind the games – it brings lots of money into the community – and there are many very friendly volunteers.
It is much better funded and with many more non competition activities held in conjunction with it than any other senior games in which I have participated.
I was up there last week end to run the St. George marathon and they had record heat. The weather forecast today doesn’t show any rain. The HWSG are affiliated with the national senior games organization, but I believe pre-date them and have their own mission and vision. They do draw a fair number of international competitors including, interestingly enough, a large contingent from Barbados every year.
I went there about 5 years ago. The entry fees were way high, and the throwing events were run very poorly. (I thought one competitor was going to get in a fist fight with an official about how poorly they were run.)
If that has all changed, great! It’s a very pretty part of the country for sure. I could live there.
BTW – The discus results show only women.
Terrible rain and lightning Monday led to events be canceled. Couple HS kids in critical condition after being struck by lightning. Details to come.
Hi Ken, I just got back from Huntsman. It was a very fun meet, good competition. The weather was bad on Monday, some field events had to be rescheduled for
Tuesday, which put a few events behind schedule, but in the end, it all came together. Tuesday, the wind blew quite hard, it was tough racing into it on the turn in the 200m (Rita Hanscom advised me to keep my head down!) Wednesday, it was not as windy, and the rain mostly held off, the meet ran on schedule. The volunteers and officials were all very nice and very accommodating.
The Huntsman has been around for quite a number of years and seems to draw well. I would say this because the Barbados National Masters/Senior team was there (I competed against them in the Nevada Sr. Games – good team, nice people). You can read the “official” history here:
http://www.seniorgames.net/overview/
NSGA? yes WMA? that’s not clear but if it were the case, would be nice to include in their “about us.”
There were a lot of fine foreign athletes competing, among others from Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany and Brazil, just from what I observed. No doubt other countries were represented. The Huntsman Games aim to foster peace and understanding among nations. Not so silly, in my estimation. All in all, it was a well-run meet, more relaxed than Masters meets, as Senior Olympics tend to be, in my experience. I heard no discouraging words from any of the athletes there. The volunteers were great and the officials were on their game. The ueber-competitiveness of some Masters athletes (and along with it the tendency to strut and carp)frankly grates sometimes. Just to have the chance to be running and competing ought to be enough. It is for me, at any rate. Maybe the problem is the moniker of “Masters.” I suppose it may give rise to illusions of grandeur, whereas “Senior Athlete” is a lot more conducive to practicing realism about one’s own importance in the scheme of things athletic and to adopting an easy-going attitude to others’ foibles and shortcomings.
Thanks everyone for your comments and suggestions I am always looking for ways to improve your experience with the HWSG!
@ Weia I verfied on the Score Sheet that Leland McPhie (age 96) jumped 0.87m (2’10.25)
The HWSG website has been updated to reflect that mark.
Leland competed in 7 events and took gold in 6 of the events.
in addition Everett Penrod (age 95) competed in 3 events taking Gold in two of the events.
The HWSG website has been updated to reflect that mark.
Thanks everyone for all your comments and suggestions. We are always looking for ways to make your experience with the HWSG a better one.
@ Weia Leland jumped 0.87m (2’10.25) this year at the games.
the award ceremony consist of someone handing you your medal out of a bag.i have won many medals and like the meet,but the award ceremony should be three people standing togeather recieving the medals. thanks
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