MASTERS EXHIBITION EVENTS SET FOR INDOOR NATIONALS, OUTDOOR NATIONALS AND DRAKE RELAYS IN 2022 Masters Exhibition events will be held in 2022 at the USATF Indoor Championships in Spokane, Washington, the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, and the USATF Outdoor Championships (site TBD). The events will be the 200m…
Masters Runners Beat the Humidity at Tallahassee
12/11/2021 TALLAHASSEE FL – Temperatures were delightful for spectators, but a little warm and humid for the competitors. Athletes were impressed with the substantial infrastructure improvements with new permanent tenting, buildings, and award stages. As runners traversed the course, a large jumbotron screen displayed live video and continuously updated splits…
USATF 2021 ANNUAL MEETING – MTF Report Part II
This is the second of two reports on the Masters Track & Field Committee’s meetings at the recently concluded USATF Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. This report covers important announcements made at the Annual Meeting regarding future plans for MTF. In addition to the formal actions taken by the MTF…
WMA Travel Grants for Tampere – 2022
For the upcoming WMA Outdoor Championships in Tampere, Finland (June 29 – July 10, 2022) grants will go to qualified athletes who are in need of financial assistance to attend the meet. The Travel Grant Committee will distribute one-third of available travel grant awards prior to the meet to those…
USATF 2021 ANNUAL MEETING – MTF Report Part I
This is the first of two reports, on the Masters Track & Field Committee’s meetings at the recently concluded USATF Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. This report will cover actions taken by the MTF Committee. Site Selection On Friday, December 3, the Committee heard bid presentations from three bidders for…
Message from the Chair – December 2021
It has been a great honor and wonderful experience to serve as the Chair of the USATF Masters Long-Distance Running Committee. I have met a lot of truly wonderful people. I especially appreciate the huge support by the members of the MLDR Executive Committee, our subcommittees, our race directors,…
MTF Records Ratified at USATF Annual Meeting
According to the USATF Operating Regulations, records are under the purview of each of the Sport Committees, of which Masters Track & Field (MTF) is one. Record applications are reviewed by the MTF Records Subcommittee which makes their recommendation to the USATF Records Committee for their review and recommendation. The…
2021 MTF HOF announcement
Each year, since 1996, athletes have been inducted into the USATF Masters Hall of Fame. Click here to see all previous inductees. Nomination information for the Masters Hall of Fame is available here. Hall of Fame 2021 Announcement The MTF Hall of Fame Sub-Committee’s focus this year was to communicate well with every candidate,…
2021 USATF MTF Annual Award Winners
2021 USATF MTF Annual Award Winners! Masters Track & Field and Masters LDR recognize excellence in athletic performance and administrative contributions via several awards and recognition programs. Yearly awards include All American, Age Group Awards, Athlete of the Year, Hall of Fame, David Pain Award, Centenarian Award, and Rex Harvey…
MTF Loses Beloved Jeanne Daprano
Although she was still breaking records at age 81, Jeanne Daprano passed away from complications of Parkinson’s Disease on December 1 at age 85 following the death of her husband Bill, 94, on November 14. In a 2018 CNN article, Samantha Bresnahan wrote: “ Jeanne Daprano wants the world to…
