Mary Norckauer, 90, is USATF Athlete of Week for several WRs

Mary posed with her medals and a meet official.

USATF couldn’t ignore Mary Norckauer. Wednesday she was named USATF Athlete of the Week after claiming what it said were eight W90 American records and three world records at the USATF Southwest Indoor Championships on Saturday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [I found only two WRs and an additional fIve American records.] Two masters were recognized for outstanding marks: M60 hepster Doug Osland and W80 hepster Christel Donley (Colorado Spring, Colorado) — both in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Anselm LeBourne’s legendary 4:34 mile at age 55 didn’t get mentioned. (Indy wasn’t made aware of it, apparently.)

In addition to her previously reported long jump AR, here’s what I found in results:

Weight throw:
1 Norckauer, Mary W90 Unattached 5.44m 17-10.25
(not a record)

Shot:
1 Norckauer, Mary W90 Unattached 5.24mA 17-02.25
(American record)

Triple jump:
1 Norckauer, Mary W90 Unattached 3.75m 12-03.75
(first-time American record)

60:
1 Norckauer, Mary W90 Unattached 16.67A
(American record)

200:
1 Norckauer, Mary W90 Unattached 1:22.94
(first-time American record)

400:
1 Norckauer, Mary W90 Unattached 3:13.45
(beats listed WR of 3:31.50 by Olga Kotelko)

800:
1 Norckauer, Mary W90 Unattached 7:14.89
(beats listed WR of 8:49.15 by Olga Kotelko)

Here’s most of the release:

INDIANAPOLIS — Masters athlete Mary Norckauer earns USATF Athlete of the Week honors after her record-setting performance at the USATF Southwest Indoor Championships on Saturday, March 7 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Norckauer (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) set eight new W90-94 American Masters Records and three new age-group World Masters Records. She is 90 years old.

“[I’ll compete] as long as I’m able,” Norckauer told The Advocate of Baton Rouge. “Why stop? If you find something that works for you, just keep moving. In fact, I have goals to 100 [years old].”

Norckauer is no stranger to success. Last year, she competed in nine events in the 2014 Louisiana Senior Olympic Games and won nine gold medals. She is a former professional ice skater, ballet dancer, champion archer, markswoman and now a world record holder.

Other standout performances this week included:

• Nick Christie (El Cajon, California), a senior at Missouri Baptist University, won the 3000m race walk with a time of 11:46.20, setting a new NAIA record at the NAIA Indoor Championship on Friday, March 6 in Geneva, Ohio.

• Kamryn McIntosh (Suffern, New York) broke the National High School Record in the 600m to win a state title with her time of 1:28.78 on Saturday, March 7 at Cornell University. The previous national record of 1:29.27 was set in 2005.

• Jaymes Dennison (Penns Grove, New Jersey) of ASA College won the JUCO 600m with a 1:16.22, the No. 5 time in the world this year.

• Chad Zallow (Kennedy HS, Warren, Ohio) equaled the third-fastest high school boys’ 60mH time with a 7.62 at his state meet.

• Doug Osland (Roseville, California) won the M60 Masters Heptathlon Championship with a score of 5393 at the USATF National Masters Indoor Heptathlon and Midwest Regional Meet on Saturday, March 7 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

• Christel Donley (Colorado Springs, Colorado) won the W80 women’s multi-event title with a score of 5,183 points at the USATF National Masters Indoor Heptathlon and Midwest Regional Meet on Saturday, March 7 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.