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October 2022 – LDR Division Newsletter

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September 25, 2022 The USATF Masters 12 Km Championships were hosted for the second year by the USATF-NJ’s By Hook Or By Crook Run. A record number of athletes gathered on the Jersey Shore and a record number, 299, finished. The course is out and back on the National Park Service…
September 23, 2022 Another participation record was set on Sunday, September 18th at Highlands, NJ. Last year there were 179 finishers, this year 299! The weather this past Sunday at the race was great for spectators but made for slower times than were anticipated. As one of my colleagues who has…
9/18/22 HIGHLANDS NJ Men’s Overall race Twenty minutes into the race, the temperature and the humidity both stood at 73. The wind speed was 17-20 mph. The only thing hotter than the day was the pace that Riley Cook threw down to start the Masters 12 Km race, hitting the…
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA After a summer hiatus to cheer on Team USA at the World Championships, the USATF Masters National Grand Prix roars back into action with loaded fields contesting the 12 Km Masters Championships at USATF-NJ’s By Hook Or By Crook Run! The race has set another record with 330…
As we wrap up our first full year of meets since the onset of COVID in 2020, let’s take this opportunity to reflect on the many MTF happenings this past year. It has been an extremely busy year with association and regional Masters championships around the country, the National Senior…
It has been a successful year for USATF MTF, but we have a few events remaining in 2022 and then 2023 will be on us before we know it. We also have the USATF Annual Meeting in December where we will be discussing several important matters and have a few…
The USATF 2022 Annual Meeting is coming up (December 1 – 4). 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, sets policies for MTF, and members…
For the upcoming WMA Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland (March 26 – April 1, 2023) grants will go to qualified athletes who are in need of financial assistance to attend the meet. Applications must be submitted by the close of meet registrations – any applications received after that date will…
At 342 athletes registered for the WMA Outdoor Stadia Championships in Tampere, Finland in June-July 2022, Team USATF Masters represented the second largest national contingent signed up for the meet (host Finland was first with 1135 entered; Great Britain and Northern Ireland was third at 336; and Germany was fourth…
If you are listing events please consider listing on the USATF calendar, it is free and easy to do. That way people can easily find your event.
Angela topped 6000 points setting the Ultraweights W45 record in addition an Indoor Shot record (13.61m) in NY. She won Gold in the Throws Pent, Ultra Pent and Superweight at the Throws Champs in Seattle, won Gold in the Shot, Weight and SuperWeight at Indoor Nationals in NY, and won Gold in the Shot, Weight, Hammer, and Discus with a Silver in Javelin at Outdoors in Lexington. Great throwing!
Dave is an athlete, a coach, a meet host, an official and friend to masters throwers. Creating a throws mecca in his backyard, Dave hosts frequent meets providing opportunities for athletes at all levels to compete. His integrity and attention to detail is what have people coming back for more competitions. Dave is a huge asset to all track and field especially in Arizona. He is the USATF Masters Records Sub-Committee chair and has done an outstanding job of clarifying and streamlining the process and transparency. He has also served on the Throws Committee for several years. Dave leads the Arizona Desert Throwers (AZDT) team. As an athlete, he has held 8 USATF Age Group Records. Thanks, Dave, for your dedication to throwers!
Scott won Gold in Shot and Discus at the 2022 Outdoors Nationals, Gold in shot at the 2022 Indoor Nationals and won Gold in both Shot and Discus at WMA in Tampere! He set and holds the American Records for Discus and Shot (M60). And all this while battling cancer…outstanding throwing!
George has been a fixture in Masters Throwing, and in USATF organizations, for well over 40 years. He has been ranked #1 in the US 27 times, with 57 Gold medals in USATF Nationals/Throws Champs and 8 records. He also has 17 WMA medals in Hammer and Weight, with 2 records. Positions have included National Masters Chairman and member of USATF Board of Directors, 2000-2006; Masters National Site Selection Chair 1996-2000; Masters Association Chair in Pacific Northwest and San Diego; 2001 USATF National President’s Award; Co-Founder of Seattle Masters Athletic Club 1991 and many more. He has hosted/directed many invitational, association, regional and national Masters champ including the Throws Champs multiple times. Thank you, George, for your lifetime commitment!
Mary was a prolific and talented thrower throughout her career, earning 74 Gold, 30 Silver and 8 bronze at USATF Nationals including 18 US records. With 13 #1 World rankings between 2005-2020, she won at WMA 3 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze across all throwing events. She greeted everyone at meets with a smile and she was less impressed by her own athletic accomplishments but was thrilled for you when speaking of yours. Gracious, big-hearted, she was a friend for life of all she touched. Unfortunately, we lost Mary to Covid in the early 2000’s, but she lives on in all our memories.