With a trio of meets for Masters athletes this past weekend and more to come the rest of June and into July, USATF Masters Track & Field is definitely BACK! The USATF Masters Mega Regional, incorporating the East Region, Southeast Region, and Potomac Valley Association Masters Championships drew more than…
It’s official. The 2021 USATF Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. A link to register for the event will be available as soon as meet details are finalized. Information is somewhat limited at this time – the daily schedule is…
We have been hit really hard with race cancellations in 2021 because of the pandemic. The 1-mile Championship that was scheduled for June in Rochester, New York has now been officially cancelled. The Half Marathon Championship that was scheduled for November 14 has been deferred to March 20, 2022. Our…
Sacramento, which had been scheduled to host the 2021 USATF Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships, informed USATF that they were withdrawing because of the challenges of getting a commitment for a facility in California now. This was received on March 9. USATF Iowa, the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau,…
HOUSTON, Texas – With Texas in a deep freeze last week, it was unclear if the River Oaks Park (ROP) 8 km Invitational could go off on schedule. Normal weather returned by Sunday; the Race Organizers went ahead with the USATF-sanctioned event, in part, to lift the spirits of the…
Inaugural Rex Harvey Memorial Masters Exhibition Event at Drake Relays – Long Jump Des Moines, IA April 23 or 24, 2021 The Masters Exhibition Long Jump will be the inaugural Rex Harvey Memorial Masters Exhibition Event at the Drake Relays. Up to four men and four women in the…
HOUSTON, Texas. February 6 Conditions were perfect for Sean Wade’s attempts to pick off three American Records in a single 10 Mile Race. Wade was inducted into the Master’s Hall of Fame in 2019, and still holds the Men’s 50-54 American Record for the 5 Km at 15:02! He sped to…
MTF Announces Subcommittee Chairs, Liaisons, and USATF Committee Representatives for 2021-2024 The USATF Masters Track & Field (MTF) Executive Committee, in a meeting on Wednesday, February 3, 2020, approved the following slate of subcommittee chairs for the next four years. This was the culmination of a month-long process during which…
This morning WMA President Margit Jungmann announced that the WMA Council has decided to postpone the WMA Outdoor Championships scheduled for 2021 in Tampere, Finland to 2022. The next WMA Indoor Championships will be held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 2023, and the WMA Championships previously scheduled for Gothenburg, Sweden…
Black Masters Track & Field Athletes Share Their Encounters with Racism in America An Introduction by Jerry Bookin-Weiner, USATF Masters Track & Field Committee Interim Chair Ever since Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd by kneeling on his neck on May 25, more people have been grappling with…