Deadlines Approaching for Masters Exhibition Events
There are several Masters Exhibition Events on tap in the coming months, with deadlines for applications rapidly approaching for two of them:
Rex Harvey Memorial Masters Exhibition Shot Put at the Drake Relays
Date: April 27, 2024
Events: Shot Put all ages, age graded
Registration: Click here to apply
Deadline to apply: March 29, 11:59 PDT
Application List: Click here to view the current list of applications
USATF Bermuda Grand Prix – 400m
Date: April 28, 2024
Event: 400m; Age groups – W55-64; M55-64
Hamilton, Bermuda
Registration: Click here to apply
Deadline to apply: Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 11:59 pm PDT
For information about other Masters Exhibition Events at the USATF LA Grand Prix, USATF NYC Grand Prix, and the Olympic Trials, click here.
Anti-Doping Webinar
Wednesday, March 13 (8 pm EDT/7 pm CDT/6 pm MDT/5 pm PDT
There will be a webinar on anti-doping policies and procedures for Masters athletes on Wednesday, March 13 at 8 pm Eastern (7 pm Central, 6 pm Mountain, 5 pm Pacific). Click here to register for the webinar. Once you have registered you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
2024 USATF Masters Indoor Championships – Near Record Entries
The field for the 2024 USATF Masters Indoor Championships is now set, with a near record 1174 entries (the record is 1219 in 2018). The meet will be held at the Dr. Conrad Worrill Track & Field Center at Gately Park in Chicago, Illinois. The minute-by-minute schedule has been posted, with more information still to come such as the shuttle bus schedules and more.
If you are entered in the meet and find that you cannot compete in one or more of the events you entered, please send an email to usatfmscratches@gmail.com, including your name, age group, and event(s) from which you are scratching. This helps with the seeding process.
Donation Drive
USATF Masters appreciates the local communities who open themselves up to us each spring and summer. Every year we strive to find a worthwhile charity with whom we can partner. This year, for this meet our partner is Wendell Smith Elementary School, which is located adjacent to the Dr. Conrad Worrill Track & Field Center at Gately Park and serves children from grades K-8. Children in 4th-8th grades participate in track and field at the arena, often without appropriate apparel (competing in jeans or socks). We will be collecting new track and field apparel (shorts, tank tops, running/jumping/throwing shoes and spikes (sizes should be appropriate for children between the ages of 10 and 14) at the Executive Committee Table and donating those items at the end of the meet. We will also have a jar for cash donations as well. We hope you will consider leaving Chicago a better place than when we arrived.
MTF Hall of Fame Solicits Nominees for the MTF HOF Class of 2024
The Masters Track & Field Hall of Fame (MTF HOF) Subcommittee is seeking nominations for the MTF HOF Class of 2024. For more information about the MTF HOF and eligibility criteria, go to the MTF HOF Subcommittee page on usatfmasters.org.
Upcoming Events in Summer 2024
Summer 2024 promises to be a very busy one for those involved in Masters Track & Field. Here is a list of the major upcoming events (with links to websites where available):
- National Masters Combined Events Championships – June 22-23
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia - 2024 USATF Masters Outdoor Championships – July 18-21
American River College, Sacramento, California - WMA Outdoor Championships – August 13-25
Gothenburg, Sweden - National Masters Throws Championships – September 7-8
Benedictine University, Lisle Illinois
In addition, regional championships are being scheduled now, with four of them set. To see what’s been set, go to the Upcoming Events page on usatfmasters.org.
In Other News….
The Masters Exhibition 200m at the USATF Indoor Championships in Albuquerque in mid-February yielded some outstanding results – one World age group record (Angee Henry – W48) and two American age group records (Easter Grant W40 and Antoine Echols M41). Full Results are listed below:
Results Men
- Antoine Echols Joys Jackrabbits TC 21.90 M41 – American Record M40
- Durran Dunn Atlanta TC 22.87 M42
- Garth Robinson Unattached 23.05 M53
- Jassiel Torres Southwest Sprinters TC 23.51 M46
- Brandon Biodrowski Unattached 23.96 M40
- Ronald Atkins Kistsap Fliers TC 24.52 M50
Results Women
- Easter Grant Southwest Sprinters TC 24.60 W40 – American Record W40
- Angee Henry Unattached 25.35 W48 – Pending World Record W45
- Cynthia McNamee Southwest Sprinters TC 26.77 W48
- Inga McIntyre Atlanta TC 27.54 W43
- Yvette White DC International 27.69 W46
- Tiombe Ewing Potomac Valley TC 30.12 W49
WMA Best Female Athlete of the Year for 2023
Sue McDonald (W60) of Santa Barbara, California and the Pursuit of Excellence Track Club capped off a year where she broke nine (9) world age group records by being named the WMA Best Female Athlete of the Year for 2023. Her records were in the indoor 800m and 1500m and the outdoor 400m, 800m, 1500m, mile, steeplechase, 300m long hurdles, and heptathlon. WMA published an article about all of the award winners and other nominees, including Damien Leake (M70) from the US, who was the NCCMA nominee for Best Male Athlete of the Year. Damien set new world age group records in the 60m indoors and 100m outdoors in 2023.
