Roger Pierce burns up track at Dartmouth in new age group
Roger Pierce, a Masters Hall of Famer, ran the 60-meter dash last weekend in 8.58 up in Hanover, New Hampshire. But that’s not the news. It’s the fact he turned 65 last October and is looking good after some health issues. In fact, he ranks first this young indoor season in the 200 and 400 as well. (See Dartmouth results here.) So go, man, go — all the way to a sweep of the 60-200-400 at Kamloops. The same day — January 10 — a great series of miles were contested at the site of the 2009 Landover indoor nationals, with W45 Joan Hunter of Purcellville, Virginia, clocking a nifty 5:31.8 mile. (See the Sportsfest results here) So forget football. Track season is here!
Here’s Roger exulting upon winning a long sprint at Orono nationals in 2007.
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Nice job Luke Hotte at the Dartmouth Relays! In the Men’s 60-64 shot put, he tossed a 45’5.25″ (13.85m). Good start to the season!
Roger has been and continues to be one of the best masters competitors in the sprints ever and and an inspiration to many, many other masters runners- myself included for 26 years!
Roger epitomizes what is good about masters T&F in the US. In many ways he reminds me of Nolan Shaheed of California. Roger, who is from Massachusetts, competes at a very high level and is not afraid to show his excitement. Also like Nolan, he is popular with his fellow athletes and is very knowledgeable about the sport.
This coming Saturday (January 23) I will be helping out with the Hartshorne Mile at Cornell University. I hope that Nolan Shaheed will be among the competitors. I will also single out Tom Hartshorne and Rick Hoebeke, who are both the brains and the brawn behind the Hartshorne Mile, which honors Tom’s father. Tom and Rick are two more examples of people who epitomize what is good in masters T&F in the United States.
Way to go Roger. Way to represent the Northeastern University Huskies. Great job and continued success.
It wsa great to see Roger and the Mass Velocity crew at the Dartmouth Relays last Sunday. For those of you who live in the Northeast – Dartmouth Relays masters meet historically has been on Friday (first or 2nd weekend of January). This year the masters competed on Sunday. This was a welcome change for me at least – as it allowed masters who work to compete without having to take a day off and for us older folks= let us make the trip to and from Hanover in daylight. The older I get – the less I like to drive at night esp on unfamiliar roads.
The meet was very well run – and it was great having the crowd of college athletes there as well.
For masters Dartmouth relays is a great meet – lots of running events including hurdles, pole vault, high jump, long jump, some throws.
I hope they will continue to have the masters meet on Sunday and that more masters athletes from the northeast will make their way to Hanover for this great meet.
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