Qualifying standards lowered for masters 100s at Des Moines

Hoping to save the masters exhibitions at the USATF open nationals, event coordinator Mark Cleary has decided to lower the qualifying standards. Only three men (Lonnie Hooker, Reggie Pendland and Khalid Mulazim) and no women are listed as entrants in the masters 100s at Des Moines. Mark writes: “We will definitely lower the standard. We will still take the top 8. I would say any athlete at least 40 who is under 11.90 and any female that is 14.00 or faster should consider entering. . . . I know this is a tough economy, but there have to be some people out there that would want to race at a great venue like Drake.” More details are here.