Club Bragging Rights on the Line-Teams Head to Tacoma for 2024 USATF Club Cross Country Championships December 10, 2025 Clubs are coming by the dozens, from near and far! Nearly 800 athletes signed up for the three Masters Races to be held at Chambers Creek Regional Park this coming Saturday,…
2024 Annual Meeting Recap
Elections — We elected four positions: Chair – Robert Thomas, Vice-Chair – Colleen Barney, Secretary – Rachel Guest, Treasurer – Mike Travers, and Active Athlete Rep – Christina Yarmul. Congratulations to all! Chair Report — The focus of the Chair’s report was primarily on our success in Gothenburg. Jerry recognized…
2024 USATF Masters 5K XC Championships
2024 USATF Masters 5K XC Championships RESULTS Boulder, CO Top Masters Athletes Claim Cross Country Wins on the Front Range of the Rockies It was a glorious, crisp fall day for racing! It was low 40’s for the Men’s race at 9:40 AM, and low 50’s for the Women’s race…
Proposal to amend the current MTF Operating Procedures
At the USATF Annual Meeting that begins on December 4, 2024 in Orlando, Florida, a proposal will be introduced to amend the current MTF Operating Procedures. The purposes of the proposed changes are to clean up internal conflicts in the document, correct typographical errors, clarify processes that have been used…
MTF Active Athlete Process for 2024 USATF Annual Meeting
The 2024 USATF Annual Meeting is coming up (December 4-8, 2024). This year it is being held in person at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista. It is during the Annual Meeting that the Masters Track & Field (MTF) Committee conducts its business. This year is an election year, meaning…
WMA General Assembly Meets in Gothenburg
Every two years, the World Masters Athletics General Assembly meets during the Outdoor Championships. In 2024, the meeting took place on August 16, the first non-competition day of the Championships. The 102 delegates represented countries from around the world; each country has a minimum of one delegate while those with…
2024 WMA Outdoor Championships Medalists
Gothenburg, Sweden Team USATF Medals Day One – 13 Gold – 5 W65 Steeplechase – Cheryl Bellaire W70 Long Jump – Kay Glynn W55 Steeplechase – Melissa Chiti W90 100m – Betts Stroh W80 100m – Kathy Bergen Silver – 3 W60 Steeplechase – Lorraine Jasper M60 Steeplechase – Richard…
Team USATF Masters Tops the WMA Medal Table in Gothenburg
The overall performance of Team USATF Masters in Gothenburg at the WMA Outdoor Championships in August demonstrated the potential that the late Rex Harvey (MTF Chair at the time) touted back in 2018. He promoted the idea that the US Masters athletes were the best team in the world. But,…
Daily schedule for the 2025 Masters Indoor Championships
This is the daily schedule for the 2025 Masters Indoor Championships. The detailed schedule including start times for each age group will be published no earlier than February 6, 2025. Click Here for a PDF Version
2024 USATF Masters 12 Km Championships
2024 USATF Masters 12 Km Championships RESULTS HIGHLANDS NJ The Jersey Shore, and USATF-NJ’s By Hook or By Crook Run, greeted over 200 Masters athletes on Sunday, September 15th. Despite the warm, humid conditions at the 2024 USATF Masters 12 Km Championships, three athletes broke American records. Roberta Groner broke…