2021 USATF MASTERS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS in Ames, Iowa — Data Sheet
July 22 – 25, 2021, at Cyclone Sports Complex, 1022 Welch Avenue, Ames, Iowa
1051 Athletes of all ages 25+ – Entered in 2821 Events, including 2 Olympians
16 Current World Outdoor Record Holders, and 57 Current USA Outdoor Record Holders; with 48 from Iowa and 23 from cities near Ames
534 athletes representing 174 teams – The largest team is So Cal Track Club with 62 athletes, followed by Atlanta Track Club with 34, and Potomac Valley Track Club (Washington DC area), with 30. In addition to individual national championship medals (top three in each 5-year group), clubs compete for team trophies.
124 returning champions from 2019 including 8 returning champions from Iowa
Newest events to watch: Men’s 25-29 and 30-34 100-meter dash
49 states plus DC are represented (all except Alaska), along with Canada, Chile, Peru, and Puerto Rico, with 123 from just California, 72 from Texas, and 59 from Florida.
Events begin Thursday 7:30AM-4PM, Friday 8AM-5PM, Saturday 7:30AM-4:10 PM, and Sunday 6:30AM-2:30PM full schedule at:
https://www.usatf.org/events/2021/2021-usatf-masters-outdoor-championships/schedule
The Status of Entries by events with athletes listed is at:
https://www.usatf.org/events/2021/2021-usatf-masters-outdoor-championships/status-of-entries
Ages among men range from 25 (Jordan Carroll, 25, of Wellington FL; Maxwell Maritato, 25, of Framingham MA; Gerrand Moody, 25, of River Forest IL; and Ryan Schuster, 25, of Temperance MI) to 96 (Dixon Hemphill, 96, of Fairfax Station VA).
Ages among women range from 25 (Gabrielle Marchino, 25, of Minneapolis MN; Amanda Pasko, 25, of Wellesley MA; and Taylor Pralle, 25, of Verona WI) to 90 (Gloria Krug, 90, of New Oxford PA).
Next oldest men are
Gunnar Linde, 93, of Venice CA;
Jerry Donley, 91, of Colorado Springs CO;
Richard Klein, 90, of Davisburg MI;
Vance Genzlinger, 92, of Philadelphia PA; and
William Platts, 93, of Boise ID.
Next oldest women are
Christel Donley, 86, of Colorado Springs CO;
Florence Meiler, 87, of Shelburne VT; and
Tami Graf, 85, of Lusby MD.
Two Olympians, both race walkers, are
Tom Dooley, 75, of San Carlos CA; and
Michelle Rohl, 55, of Mansfield PA.
The 16 current world outdoor record holders in their current or a previous age group are
Gary Hunter, 65, of Fort Wayne IN;
Kenton Brown, 76, of Austin TX;
Neringa Jakstiene, 57, of Memphis TN;
Sherwood Sagedahl, 82, of Fairmont MN;
Damien Leake, 68, of Van Nuys CA;
Kathy Bergen, 81, of La Canada CA;
Linda Cohn, 68, of Northridge CA;
Oneithea Lewis, 61, of Oakland Gardens NY;
William Platts, 93, of Boise ID;
Gunnar Linde, 93, of Venice CA;
Nolan Shaheed, 72, of Pasadena CA;
Quenton Torbert, 69, of Redlands CA;
Florence Meiler, 87, of Shelburne VT;
Lesley Hinz, 63, of Atlanta GA;
Carol Finsrud, 64, of Lockhart TX; and
Myrle Mensey, 72, of Saint Louis MO.
The 57 current USA outdoor record holders in their current or a previous age group are
Alisa Harvey, 55, of Manassas VA;
Antonio Palacios, 55, of Bloomington IN;
Bart Thomas, 50, of Gordon TX;
David Montieth, 75, of Ridgefield CT;
Don Isett, 82, of Anna TX;
Doug Osland, 66, of Roseville CA;
Gary Hunter, 65, of Fort Wayne IN;
Henry Ellard, 60, of San Antonio TX;
James Patterson, 58, of Hood River OR;
John Nespoli, 66, of Rossville TN;
Kay Glynn, 68, of Hastings IA;
Kenton Brown, 76, of Austin TX;
Marisa Sutera Strange, 58, of Millbrook NY;
Michael Brown, 67, of Jacksonville FL;
Neringa Jakstiene, 57, of Memphis TN;
Roger Parnell, 72, of Chico CA;
Scott Eriksson, 60, of Plano TX;
Sherwood Sagedahl, 82, of Fairmont MN;
William Jankovich, 87, of Racine WI;
James Sauers, 73, of Dacula GA;
Angela Herzner, 46, of Tempe AZ;
Sara Shisslak, 37, of Phoenix AZ;
Barbara Warren, 74, of Charleston WV;
Lisa Daley, 51, of White Plains NY;
Christel Donley, 86, of Colorado Springs CO;
Joanne Marriott, 82, of Arvada CO;
Lorraine Jasper, 59, of Birchrunville PA;
Jennifer Hedges, 56, of Magnolia TX;
Joy Upshaw, 60, of Lafayette CA;
Emmanuelle Mcgowan, 53, of Sugar Hill GA;
Lisa Valle, 55, of Albuquerque NM;
Alison Wood, 47, of Aumsville OR;
Gloria Krug, 90, of New Oxford PA;
Bruce McBarnette, 63, of Sterling VA;
Oscar Peyton, 68, of Hughesville MD;
Rose Green, 83, of Upper Marlboro MD;
Tami Graf, 85, of Lusby MD;
Damien Leake, 68, of Van Nuys CA;
Kathy Bergen, 81, of La Canada CA;
Linda Cohn, 68, of Northridge CA;
Rita Hanscom, 67, of San Diego CA;
Oneithea Lewis, 61, of Oakland Gardens NY;
William Platts, 93, of Boise ID;
Brian Hankerson, 61, of Coral Springs FL;
Gary Patton, 75, of Rock Rapids IA;
Gunnar Linde, 93, of Venice CA;
John Dobroth, 80, of Ojai CA;
Nolan Shaheed, 72, of Pasadena CA;
Quenton Torbert, 69, of Redlands CA;
Khalid Mulazim, 55, of Cleveland OH;
Rachel Guest, 46, of Surprise AZ;
Florence Meiler, 87, of Shelburne VT;
Lesley Hinz, 63, of Atlanta GA;
Sue McDonald, 58, of Santa Barbara CA;
Carol Finsrud, 64, of Lockhart TX;
Eric Cole, 51, of Flower Mound TX; and
Myrle Mensey, 72, of Saint Louis MO.
The 48 athletes from Iowa are
Andrew Benko, 53, of Dubuque IA;
Ann Hegstrom, 65, of De Soto IA;
Austin Lyons, 34, of Waukee IA;
Brandon Gill, 33, of Waterloo IA;
Dan Deviney, 66, of Cedar Falls IA;
David Rainey, 67, of Waterloo IA;
David Roberts, 64, of Boone IA;
Erik Hite, 35, of Cedar Rapids IA;
Greta Budweg, 62, of Ankeny IA;
Jacob Kaemmer, 44, of Des Moines IA;
Jason Hahn, 50, of Des Moines IA;
Jeff Naples, 38, of Des Moines IA;
Jeffrey Coover, 33, of Cedar Falls IA;
Jim Franzen, 64, of Denver IA;
Jodi Smith, 43, of Ames IA;
Joe Fleischman, 50, of West Des Moines IA;
John Manning, 85, of Cedar Rapids IA;
Kay Glynn, 68, of Hastings IA;
Lacy Brunnette, 35, of Des Moines IA;
Linda Rowe, 69, of Bloomfield IA;
Marc Peterson, 51, of Ames IA;
Mark Movic, 64, of Des Moines IA;
Mark Roberts, 61, of Cedar Falls IA;
Martha Green, 70, of Des Moines IA;
Mike Krapfl, 58, of Ames IA;
Nick Casillas, 37, of Jesup IA;
Ravi Bhave, 45, of Ames IA;
Rod Speidel, 72, of Bettendorf IA;
Sean McVeigh, 39, of Cedar Rapids IA;
Shon Wells, 39, of Shenandoah IA;
Susan Fray, 60, of Clive IA;
Thomas Dodds, 44, of Ankeny IA;
Thomas McBride III, 65, of Des Moines IA;
Tyler Mulder, 34, of Cedar Falls IA;
Tyler Schiferl, 35, of Pella IA;
Ukelo Lueth, 34, of Ames IA;
Wayne Douet, 52, of Ames IA;
Yuri Fedirko, 44, of Des Moines IA;
Ben Lundell, 38, of Dubuque IA;
Jessica Hruska, 41, of Dubuque IA;
Britta Wey, 36, of Johnston IA;
Kyle Keraus, 40, of Johnston IA;
Gary Patton, 75, of Rock Rapids IA;
Michael Wiggins, 72, of Hawarden IA;
Sara Schwendinger, 44, of Des Moines IA;
Nate Sickerson, 48, of Ankeny IA;
Troy Henrich, 42, of West Des Moines IA; and
Larry Hamm, 73, of Des Moines IA.
The 23 from cities near Ames are
David Roberts, 64, of Boone IA;
Greta Budweg, 62, of Ankeny IA;
Jacob Kaemmer, 44, of Des Moines IA;
Jason Hahn, 50, of Des Moines IA;
Jeff Naples, 38, of Des Moines IA;
Jodi Smith, 43, of Ames IA;
Lacy Brunnette, 35, of Des Moines IA;
Marc Peterson, 51, of Ames IA;
Mark Movic, 64, of Des Moines IA;
Martha Green, 70, of Des Moines IA;
Mike Krapfl, 58, of Ames IA;
Ravi Bhave, 45, of Ames IA;
Susan Fray, 60, of Clive IA;
Thomas Dodds, 44, of Ankeny IA;
Thomas McBride III, 65, of Des Moines IA;
Ukelo Lueth, 34, of Ames IA;
Wayne Douet, 52, of Ames IA;
Yuri Fedirko, 44, of Des Moines IA;
Britta Wey, 36, of Johnston IA;
Kyle Keraus, 40, of Johnston IA;
Sara Schwendinger, 44, of Des Moines IA;
Nate Sickerson, 48, of Ankeny IA; and
Larry Hamm, 73, of Des Moines IA.
Returning from the 2019 masters meet in Ames are 124 champions:
Michael Arata, M55, New Orleans LA;
Brenda Babits, F61, Fort Wayne IN;
Kenneth Barbee, M57, Philadelphia PA;
Val Barnwell, M63, Brooklyn NY;
Tracey Battle, F54, Silver Spring MD;
Cheryl Bellaire, F62, Wayne PA;
Troy Bellrichard, M54, Spring Valley MN;
Kathy Bergen, F81, La Canada CA;
Justin Bishop, M40, Blythewood SC;
Howard Booth, M77, Gregory MI;
Tina Bowman, F68, Long Beach CA;
David Brandt, M67, Sprague NE;
Charles Caldwell, M39, Overland Park KS;
David Cannon, M56, Glade Spring VA;
Ann Carter, F79, Aiken SC;
Kurt Carter, M43, Union NJ;
Bob Cedrone, M66, Stoughton MA;
Craig Chasse, M51, Reston VA;
Chet Clodfelter, M57, Roachdale IN;
Eric Cole, M51, Flower Mound TX;
Andrea Collier, F54, Orlando FL;
Susan Cooke, F62, Odessa FL;
Joe Cordero, M83, Dewey AZ;
Lisa Daley, F51, White Plains NY;
John Daniel, M70, Spring Branch TX;
Matthew De Witt, M41, Union Grove WI;
Stevan Dixon, M50, Overland Park KS;
Christel Donley, F86, Colorado Springs CO;
Lisa Edwards, F43, Bronx NY;
Scott Eriksson, M60, Plano TX;
Michael Evans, M49, Jackson WY;
Lee Faulkner, M52, Marion AR;
James Ferrell, M51, Chaska MN;
Carol Finsrud, F64, Lockhart TX;
Erycka Fisher, F35, Broomfield CO;
Robert Foster, M59, Mission Viejo CA;
Leandra Funk, F65, West Lafayette IN;
Melissa Gacek, F45, White Bear Lake MN;
Buzz Gagne, M73, Concord NH;
Tiffany Garcea, F34, Erie IL;
Kent Gartin, M51, Benton AR;
Panseluta Geer, F74, Hazlet NJ;
Kay Glynn, F68, Hastings IA;
Norman Goluskin, M82, New Paltz NY;
Rose Green, F83, Upper Marlboro MD;
Rachel Guest, F46, Surprise AZ;
Marie Hamay, F42, Jackson MI;
Rita Hanscom, F67, San Diego CA;
Mary Hartzler, F72, Gahanna OH;
Sonder Hawkins, F53, Orlando FL;
Ann Hegstrom, F65, De Soto IA;
Dixon Hemphill, M96, Fairfax Station VA;
Troy Henrich, M42, West Des Moines IA;
Matthew Holtry, M42, Chapel Hill NC;
Penelope Ingles, F45, Arlington VA;
Don Isett, M82, Anna TX;
Michael Jackson, M48, Red Lion PA;
Lorraine Jasper, F59, Birchrunville PA;
Scott Johnson, M45, Culver IN;
Nicole Kelly, F40, Greensboro NC;
James Kimani, M51, Minneapolis MN;
Adam Knudson, M46, Falls Church VA;
Dick Kochert, M72, Remington IN;
Robert Koontz, M77, Waldorf MD;
Tamba Kortequee, M43, Tallahassee FL;
Peter La Barge, M82, Runaway Bay TX;
Damien Leake, M68, Van Nuys CA;
Kimberly Lindner, F50, Chappaqua NY;
Donald Loewe, M73, Georgetown TX;
William Long, M62, Los Angeles CA;
April Lund, F39, Bismarck ND;
Roman Marenin, M38, Highlands Ranch CO;
Marianne Martino, F71, Littleton CO;
Reed Masters, M74, Odessa TX;
George Mathews, M77, Edmonds WA;
Inga McIntyre, F41, Madison WI;
Florence Meiler, F87, Shelburne VT;
Robert Mishev, M43, San Francisco CA;
Khalid Mulazim, M55, Cleveland OH;
Betsy Murray, F51, North Oaks MN;
Isi Oamen, M38, Tucson AZ;
Antonio Palacios, M55, Bloomington IN;
Kara Parker, F51, Saint Paul MN;
Rondrick Parker, M38, Hardeeville GA;
Roger Parnell, M72, Chico CA;
Bruce Patterson, M70, Cincinnati OH;
Gary Patton, M75, Rock Rapids IA;
Jo Phelps, F62, Clermont FL;
Alan Phillips, M87, Minneapolis MN;
Catherine Radle, F77, Atlanta GA;
Kelly Reblin, F50, Milford OH;
Josh Robbins, M45, Gilbert AZ;
Mary Robinson, F79, Gahanna OH;
Michelle Rohl, F55, Mansfield PA;
Linda Rowe, F69, Bloomfield IA;
Richard Samaha, M63, Williamsburg VA;
Clint Santoro, M46, Phoenix AZ;
James Sauers, M73, Dacula GA;
Durelle Schimek, F53, Grass Valley CA;
Jim Scott, M63, Springfield IL;
Francis Shen, M43, Minneapolis MN;
Colben Sime, M87, Redmond OR;
Danielle Simons, F40, Brooklyn Park MN;
Andrew Smith, M71, Whittier NC;
Jodi Smith, F43, Ames IA;
Mary Smith, F80, Colorado Springs CO;
ngela Staab, F78, Reidsville NC;
Coreen Steinbach, F70, Pompey NY;
David Swarts, M56, Jackson MI;
Lyndee Tisinger, F49, Chandler AZ;
Penny Tolman, F53, Preston ID;
Quenton Torbert, M69, Redlands CA;
Jassiel Torres, M43, Kissimmee FL;
Mary Trotto, F74, Kihei HI;
James Veenstra, M83, Jacksonville IL;
Roger Vergin, M83, The Villages FL;
Barbara Warren, F74, Charleston WV;
Richard Watson, M68, Yuma AZ;
Britta Wey, F36, Johnston IA;
Tim Wigger, M73, Shawnee KS;
Michael Wiggins, M72, Hawarden IA;
Mark Williams, M48, Columbia NJ;
Donna Zukas, F65, Apollo PA; and
Robert Zukas, M77, Saxonburg PA.
Among those 124 are 8 returning champions from Iowa:
Kay Glynn, F68, Hastings IA;
Ann Hegstrom, F65, De Soto IA;
Troy Henrich, M42, West Des Moines IA;
Gary Patton, M75, Rock Rapids IA;
Linda Rowe, F69, Bloomfield IA;
Jodi Smith, F43, Ames IA;
Britta Wey, F36, Johnston IA; and
Michael Wiggins, M72, Hawarden IA.
In MTF championships’ newly added 25-29 age group, the 100-meter dash among men 25-29 showcases post-collegiate runners:
Jeff Chen, 26, of Dublin CA, best time 10.92;
DJ Meagher, 27, of St. Louis Park MN, 11.36;
Mervin Dino, 27, of Chicago IL, 11.78; and
Christopher Daniels, 28, of Toledo OH, 12.67.
The 100-meter dash among men 30-34 .includes these entrants:
Philip Redrick, 30, of Fort Scott TX, best time 10.6;
Lawrence Trice Jr., 34, of Maricopa AZ, 10.6;
Charles Jackson Jr., 32, of Moss Bluff LA, 10.8;
Armanti Hayes, 33, of St. Peters MO, 11.17;
Sean Nguyen, 31, of North Hollywood CA; 11.25;
Callen Schwank, 30, of Lincoln NE, 11.3;
Nick Blakey, 30, of Indianapolis IN, 11.45;
Kevin Samuels, 32, of Stone Mountain GA, 11.52; and
Dax Riley, 30, of Midland TX, 11.59.
Over four days, athletes compete in 54 events:
Men 10000m;
Men 10000m Race Walk;
Men 100m;
Men 100m Hurdles;
Men 110m Hurdles;
Men 1500m;
Men 2000m Steeplechase;
Men 200m;
Men 200m Hurdles;
Men 3000m Steeplechase;
Men 300m Hurdles;
Men 400m;
Men 400m Hurdles;
Men 5000m;
Men 5000m Race Walk;
Men 800m;
Men 80m Hurdles;
Men Discus Throw;
Men Hammer Throw;
Men High Jump;
Men Javelin Throw;
Men Long Jump;
Men Pentathlon;
Men Pole Vault;
Men Relay Entry ONLY;
Men Shot Put;
Men Triple Jump;
Men Weight Throw;
Women 10000m;
Women 10000m Race Walk;
Women 100m;
Women 100m Hurdles;
Women 1500m;
Women 2000m Steeplechase;
Women 200m;
Women 200m Hurdles;
Women 300m Hurdles;
Women 400m;
Women 400m Hurdles;
Women 5000m;
Women 5000m Race Walk;
Women 800m;
Women 80m Hurdles;
Women Discus Throw;
Women Hammer Throw;
Women High Jump;
Women Javelin Throw;
Women Long Jump;
Women Pentathlon;
Women Pole Vault;
Women Shot Put;
Women Triple Jump; and
Women Weight Throw.
