2022 Masters Exhibition Events

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.

2022 USATF Indoor Championships Exhibition

Spokane, WA
February 26

Entry Info

The 200m exhibition race at the Indoor Championships will be held on Saturday, February 26, 2022 for men 45-54 and for women 65+. The Podium in Spokane is a brand new venue that will host the 2024 USATF Masters Indoor Championships and (pending approval by WMA) the 2025 WMA Indoor Championships. Athletes in the M45, M50, and W65+ age groups should submit their best times in the past two years by January 28, 2022. We expect to invite the top six athletes in the men’s and women’s categories to participate in the exhibition race in Spokane.

Results

Women 200m	Men 200m
Tomomi Seki Unattached 33.80 Rita Hanscom Unattached 34.51 Susan Loyd Unattached 35.62 Kathy Bergen Unattached 38.78 Pat Kelly Unattached 39.00 DQ Leandra Funk Unattached	Ronald Atkins Unattached 23.89 Peter Haack Unattached 24.52 Gavin Thorne Unattached 25.83 Kent Gartin Unattached 26.38 DNF Andrew Reyes Unattached 2 DQ Alfredo Sanchez Unattached

2022 Drake Relays Rex Harvey Memorial Masters Exhibition

Des Moines, IA
April 30

Entry Info

At the Drake Relays, the Rex Harvey Memorial Masters Exhibition Shot Put will be a coed event, with the top four men and top four women invited to participate. Those selected will be hosted in Des Moines by the Drake Relays with funds provided by the Rex Harvey Memorial Endowment. The event will take place on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Shot putters from all Masters age groups are invited to submit their best distances in the past two years by March 25, 2022. The top four men and top four women will be invited to participate. Athletes are expected to bring their own implements to use in the exhibition.

Qualifying Standards

Entries

Results

2022 USATF Outdoor Championships Exhibition

Eugene, OR
June 26

Entry Information

Masters-aged women, 50 to 69 and Masters-aged men 60 to 79, may apply to compete in the 2022 USATF Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon as a part of the 2022 USATF Masters Exhibition Events. All entrants must be USATF Members for the 2022 calendar year in order to compete in this prestigious meet. If you do not have a 2022 USATF Membership, please complete a membership application in USATF Connect (link on the top of usatf.org. Athletes must also be U.S. citizens or eligible to represent the U.S. in WMA competitions.

Application Deadline and Entry Fee

The application deadline is June 1st, 2022 at 11:59PM PT
There is no entry fee.

Application Process

Completion of an Online Entry DOES NOT mean an athlete is entered in the meet. The USATF Masters Exhibition Events Sub-Committee will review entries and, based on qualifying marks in rank order, select the athletes who are invited to participate.
Athletes do not need to declare themselves through the elite athlete process.

Selection Criteria

To apply for entry into this Masters Exhibition Event, you must submit a verifiable time from a 2021 or 2022 USATF sanctioned event or a collegiate meet utilizing FAT timing.

The top eight (8) women and top eight (8) men applying will be selected based on verifiable times submitted. Up to two (2) alternates will also be selected.

Applications may be made here and are due no later than Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 11:59 pm PT. There is also a Status of Entries page where those applying can verify that their applications have been received.

Athletes selected to participate (and the two alternates) will be notified by Tuesday, May 31, 2022. They are responsible for their own travel to Eugene and lodging and meals while there.

For questions, please contact Lee Bridges, Chair of the USATF Masters Exhibition Events Subcommittee.

Meet	Events	Entry Info, Results
USATF Indoor Championships Spokane, WA February 26	M 200m W 200m
2022 Drake Relays Des Moines, IO April 30	M Shot W Shot
2022 USATF Outdoor Championships Eugene, OR June 26	W 800m M 800m