USATFmasters.org highlights American stories from Lyon worlds

Dedrick helped Team USA win an M35 silver.

Dedrick helped Team USA win an M35 silver.

Webmaster and hurdler Jeff Brower has been adding local news accounts of Americans at Lyon to USATFmasters.org. Featured are two stories about W40 silver medal middle-distancer (in the Daily Leader and Darien Daily Voice) Jen St. Jean, and profiles of W55 steepler Cheryl Bellaire, M45 world 400 champ Lee Bridges, M35 relay medalist Dedrick Clark and smiling W55 sprinter Daphne Sluys. Bridges says he’ll skip Perth 2016 but shoot for 2018 worlds in Spain: “There’s still two goals,” he said. “One of them is the (400) world record, and I think I have that in me. Then, the 50 age-group world record is 50.1, and I think I have that in me.” At 2016 Michigan nationals, he hopes to challenge Texan Allen Woodard, who ran an M45 world record 49.69 in April. Any stories we’ve missed?

Daphine carries stick at Lyon.

Relayist Daphne, fighting an Achilles injury, won the 400. Rob Jerome photo

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September 2, 2015

3 Responses

  1. Roger Pierce - September 3, 2015

    Daphne had an awesome Worlds and ran a fantastic anchor leg that took her 4 x 4 team from 3rd to first.

  2. Christel Donley - September 3, 2015

    What an excitement to watch her run!

    AND she gives great massages, saved my legs after my spill, so I could continue.
    Daphne thanks for everything!!

  3. Peter L. Taylor - September 3, 2015

    Lee Bridges, mentioned in this article, is an exceptionally hard hitter. I sure hope I get to announce him at Albuquerque indoor nationals (I have not been selected). I’m a little puzzled at the reference to “50.1” as the outdoor 400 record for M50, as that mark is 51.39 by the legendary Fred Sowerby.

    In fact, Sowerby set that mark in the last (20th) century in Florida, and it has never been bettered.

    As for Daphne Sluys, she has really changed — she now looks like a topflight sprinter. In other words, she has jumped up a class from “very good” to “top level.”

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