Kathy Martin’s 2 WRs at Toronto highlight Team USA at WMA meet

Rob Jerome’s photo of Kathy’s 8:52.49 W65 steeple WR.

Bob Weiner, USATF national masters media director, writes what I didn’t have time to. Bless him (and Jeff Brower and Mary Trotto who helped with the stats). “Masters are on a tear! Master Chair Rex Harvey wants the USATF Masters to be the number one masters track and field team in the world, and it appears they are well on their way. Two world and 15 American masters records were set at the World Masters Athletics (WMA) North America-Central America- Caribbean Regional Championship in Toronto, Canada August 11-13 and the USATF Masters Outdoor Throws Championship August 5-6 in Worcester, MA. Masters Track & Field Records Chair Jeff Brower has provided the list below, highlighted by Kathy Martin, 65, from Northport, NY, setting TWO world marks, in the 1500 Meter Run and 2000 Meter Steeplechase, in Toronto at the WMA Regionals.” (Meanwhile, check out the gazillion free photos taken at Toronto for the Ontario Masters Athletics site.)

Bob’s release continues:

Masters Awards Co-Chair and Hall of Fame Chair Mary Trotto reports that 385 Americans entered in Toronto on Team USATF among nearly 1000 total, and MTF Vice-Chair Jerry Bookin-Weiner reported that 325 competed. Meet Director was Canada’s Doug Smith of Ontario Masters Athletics. The USATF Masters team earned an astounding 265 Gold Medals, 156 silver medals, and 116 Bronze medals at the Toronto championships.

SEVEN WORLD AND AMERICAN RECORDS SET AT NORTH AMERICA-CENTRAL AMERICA-CARIBBEAN WORLD MASTERS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AUGUST 11-13

2017 NCCWMA Championships
August 11-13, 2017, Toronto, Canada

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* 8/11/17 W65 1500 Meter Run – Martin, Kathryn W65 UNITED STATES 5:25.65

* 8/12/17 W65 2000 Meter Steeplechase – Martin, Kathryn W65 UNITED STATES 8:52.49

8/12/17 W55 80 Short Hurdles 30″ – Upshaw, Joy W56 UNITED STATES 12.99

8/12/17 M80 400 Meter – Lida, Bob M80 UNITED STATES 1:12.10

8/13/17 M80 200 Meter – Lida, Bob M80 UNITED STATES 29.90

8/13/17 W55 4×100 Meter Relay – UNITED STATES ‘A’ 56.22

1) Triolo, Sandra 55 2) Scott, Daphne 57

3) Allen, Adriene 55 4) Upshaw, Joy 56

8/13/17 M55 4×100 Meter Relay – UNITED STATES ‘A’ 46.31

1) Barnwell, Val 59 2) Tissenbaum, Allan 57

3) Foster, Robert 55 4) McGee, Don 57

* indicates a WR

NINE AMERICAN RECORDS SET AT USATF MASTERS OUTDOOR THROWS CHAMPIONSHIP Aug. 5-6

2017 USATF Masters Outdoor Throws Championships
August 5-6, 2017, Holy Cross, Worcester, MA

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Throws Pentathlon W35 Janine Kuestner 3256

Weight Throw W55 Oneithea Lewis 15.88

Weight Throw W75 Joanne Marriott 3866 11.55

Superweight W35 Julie Williams-Tinkham 10.00

Superweight W55 Oneithea Lewis 11.04

UltraWeight Pentathlon M45 Eric Cole 5049

UltraWeight Pentathlon W35 Janine Kuestner 4589

UltraWeight Pentathlon W55 Oneithea Lewis 5221

UltraWeight Pentathlon W60 Carol Finsrud 5214

Source: USATF Masters Media Committee, Records Chair Jeff Brower, Awards Co-Chair/Hall of Fame Chair Mary Trotto,, and Masters Media Director Robert Weiner

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August 17, 2017

8 Responses

  1. Doug Smith - August 18, 2017

    The Americans came in droves…..more than Canadians on our home turf! They looked great in their new USATF uniforms, setting the bar very high for National Teams. We have to work on that with our national Athletics body.
    All of our members just love having our friends come up to our meets.
    See you in two years.

  2. Ken Stone - August 18, 2017

    Rob Jerome’s sensational photo gallery from Toronto:
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjdavellar/sets/72157687646663036

  3. MICHAEL DE JESUS - August 18, 2017

    KATHY, HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE 5TH AVENUE MILE.

  4. Rob Jerome - August 18, 2017

    Can’t say enough about Doug Smith’s extraordinary management of NCCWMA Toronto. Incredibly well-run meet. Thank you for accepting the challenge and carrying it off with such success. Congratulations! A pleasure to photograph.

  5. Tommy Aunan - August 18, 2017

    Toronto 2020 will be very promising then

  6. Jeff Davison - August 18, 2017

    Gold medal pics from Rob

  7. tb - August 18, 2017

    Great shots from Rob Jerome. We sure looked sharp in our uni’s!

  8. Weia Reinboud - August 19, 2017

    I am in the same age group as Kathy and can tell you: those times are completely impossible, maybe the track was 300 meter in stead of 400. Congratulations Kathy, I’m in awe!

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