2014 Masters Exhibition Events

Meet	Events	Entry Info, Results
USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Albuquerque, N.M. Sunday, February 23, 2014	M 60m W 1500m
Drake Relays Des Moines, IA Saturday, April 26, 2014	W 800m
USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Sacramento, CA Saturday, June 28, 2014	M 400 IH W 100m

Angela Herzner

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 Bickel

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 Eriksson

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 Mathews

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 Roman

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.

2014 USATF Indoor Championships Exhibition

Albuquerque, NM
Sunday, February 23, 2014

Entry Info

You must be a 2014 USATF member to compete in the meet. If you do not have a 2014 membership, please complete a membership application first. You must also be a U.S. citizen and meet the qualifying standards.

Qualifying Standards

To apply for entry into one of the Masters Invitational Program events, you must have met the following standards during the 2013 or 2014 seasons:

Event	Standard*	Ages
Masters Men’s 60m	7.49	40+	6
Masters Women’s 1,500m	5:18.00 (1500m) OR 5:38.00 (1600m)	40+	10

*Must be a verifiable time from a 2013 or 2014 USATF sanctioned event or a collegiate meet that utilized FAT timing.

** Up to two (2) alternates will also be selected; no more than two (2) athletes can represent the same club for the Masters Men’s 60m. No more than three (3) athletes can represent the same club for the Masters Women’s 1,500m.

Entries

MASTERS MEN’S 60M
NAME	MARK
Val Barnwell	7.41
Derek Pye	7.35
Nate Sickerson	7.21
Gavin Thorne	7.80
Scott Wichman	7.32
MASTERS WOMEN’S 1,500M
NAME	MARK
Jennifer Hegarty	5:17.50
Susan Stine-Melgares	5:22.53
Lisa Valle	5:20.00
Jill Vollweiler	5:28.50

Results

Women 1500 Meter Run Masters

Name	Team	Finals
1 Lisa Valle	New Mexico TC	5:12.45
2 Jennifer Hegarty	Unattached	5:31.08
3 Susan Stine-Melgares	Unattached	5:33.31
4 Jill Vollweiler	So Cal Track Club	05:42.0

Men 60 Meter Dash Masters

Name	Team	Finals
1 Nate Sickerson	Southwest Sprint	7.14
2 Scott Wichman	Unattached	7.18
3 Derek Pye	So Cal Track Club	7.25
4 Val Barnwell	So Cal Track Club	7.55
5 Gavin Thorne	Unattached	7.64

2014 Drake Relays Exhibition

Des Moines, IA
Saturday, April 26, 2014

Entry Info

Women age 40 and up who are U.S. citizens may apply to compete in the Masters Women’s 800m as part of the USATF Masters Invitational Program. You must be a 2014 USATF member to compete in the meet. If you do not have a 2014 membership, please complete a membership application first. You must also be a U.S. citizen and meet the qualifying standards.

Qualifying Standards

To apply for entry into Masters Invitational Program events, you must have met the following standard during the 2013 or 2014 seasons:

Event	Standard*	Ages	Field Size**
Masters Women’s 800m	2:34.00	40+	10

*Must be a verifiable time from a 2013 or 2014 USATF sanctioned event or a collegiate meet that utilized FAT timing.
**Up to two (2) alternates will also be selected; no more than three (3) athletes can represent the same club for the Master’s Women’s 800m.

Entries

Masters Women’s 800m
Name	Team	Mark
Chris Gentile	The Janes Elite Racing	2:20.45
Gaby Grebski	Athena Track Club	2:21.00
Jennifer Hegarty	New Balance Boston	2:36.87
Donna Mills		2:42.00
Christine Price	Runablaze Iowa	2:41.00
Jill Vollweiler	So Cal Track Club	2:39.84

Results

Masters Women’s 800 Meter Run

Name	Team	Finals
Chris Gentile	Janes Elite Racing	02:25.0
Christine Price	Runablaze Iowa	02:37.2
Jennifer Hegarty	New Balance Boston	02:38.2
Donna Mills	Orange City IA	02:39.2
Jill Vollweller	So Cal TC	02:45.7

2014 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Exhibition

Sacramento, CA
Saturday, June 28, 2014

Entry Info

Men and Women age 40 and up who are U.S. citizens may apply to compete in the Masters Men’s 400 IH or the Masters Women’s 100m as part of the USATF Masters Invitational Program. You must be a 2014 USATF member to compete in the meet. If you do not have a 2014 membership, please complete a membership application first. You must also be a U.S. citizen and meet the qualifying standards.

Qualifying Standards

To apply for entry into Masters Invitational Program events, you must have met the following standard during the 2013 or 2014 seasons:

Event	Standard*	Ages	Field Size**
Masters Men’s 400 IH	1:05.00	40+	8
Masters Women’s 100m	13.50	40+	8

*Must be a verifiable time from a 2013 or 2014 USATF sanctioned event or a collegiate meet that utilized FAT timing.**Up to two (2) alternates will also be selected; no more than two (2) athletes can represent the same club for both Masters events as lanes will be utilized.

Entries

Masters Men’s 400 IH
Name	Team	Mark
Darnell Gatling Sr	So Cal Track Club	59.67
Peter Grimes		61.01
Kerry Sloan	Explosion Track Club	1:00.00
Masters Women’s 100m
Name	Team	Mark
Colleen Barney		13.98
Darla Demitrios		14.29
La Shon Nedd-Johnson		14.20
Diane Pomeroy	Mass Velocity Track Club	14.08
Joy Upshaw		12.90

Results

Name	Team	Finals
1 Darnell Gatling Sr.	So Cal Track Club	1:01:61
2 Peter Grimes	Unattached	1:01:95
3 Kerry Sloan	Explosion Track Club	1:07:10

Name	Team	Finals
1 Joy Upshaw	Unattached	13.25 +1.7
2 La Shon Nedd-Johnson	So Cal Track Club	13.71 +1.7
3 Colleen Barney	Unattached	13.73 +1.7
4 Diane Pomeroy	Mass Velocity Track Club	14.26 +1.7