Archive for May 29, 2009
Masters lose McMahon meet, but add San Diego open event
Although the Chuck McMahon meet this year was canceled, another meet in San Diego is welcoming masters tracksters. The event, called the San Diego-Imperial USATF Open Championships, will be held June 14 at Point Loma Nazarene University, whose track overlooks the Pacific. A gorgeous venue, it hosted the San Diego Senior Olympics last year. Tonie […]
May 29, 2009
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Olga goes overboard: Eight world records at Canadian meet!
No kidding. Olga Kotelko, who turned 90 on March 2, set 10 Canadian age-group records and eight world records last weekend at the two-day British Columbia Masters Championships in Nanaimo. Track results are here, and field event results are here. Meet maven Harold Morioka reported: “Olga broke five world records: 200 1:04.16 (-2.7 mps wind) old WR was 1:22.29 […]
May 29, 2009
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Myrle Mensey keeps hammering away at American records
At 60, national champion Myrle Mensey keeps getting stronger and stronger. And throwing heavy things farther. At last Saturday’s Steel Throwers Open (put on by this club) in Franklin, Tennessee, Myrle upped her own W60 American records in the weight throw and superweight toss a total of eight times! She also had a monster foul […]
May 29, 2009
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Doubles by Jai Black, Terry Howell top results from Striders
Results are now posted for last Saturday’s Southern California Striders Meet of Champions, where Nadine O’Connor set her latest vault record. Lots of great marks, including M45 Willie Gault’s 11.08 into a wind in the 100. Marks that popped out for me include the 200 and 400 by San Diego’s Jai Black, 46. Amid windy conditons, […]
May 29, 2009
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South Africa’s Monty Hacker quits as WMA acting president
Monty Hacker is about 74. Winston Thomas of World Masters Athletics, reports: “As WMA Secretary, I have received a letter from WMA Executive Vice-President and acting WMA President Monty Hacker notifying of his need, for health reasons, to immediately resign from both of those positions. I would like to point out that WMA has a […]
May 29, 2009
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