Saturday
June 3, 2023
Track Start 1:20 pm
Field Start 12:00 pm
Pomona College
522 N Mills Ave
Claremont, CA 91711
All eligible members of USATF and eligible members of other WMA Members may compete in these Championships. However, only U.S. citizens may score or win championship medals. A 2023 USATF membership is required for USA affiliated athletes to enter online (please join online if you are not a member). Non-USA affiliated athletes must present evidence that they are members in good standing of their appropriate WMA Masters Member. Letters attesting to their status should be addressed to Jerry Bookin-Weiner, Chair, USATF Masters Track & Field Committee at mtfchair@usatf.org. A competitor must compete in his/her age division only. Athletes from more than one age group can comprise a relay; the age of the youngest member of the team determines which age group it competes in.
A competitor must compete in his/her age division only. Athletes from more than one age group can comprise a relay; the age of the youngest member of the team determines which age group it competes in.
New this year, we will be contesting the mile, so come get your new mile PR (if you want a 1500m time, you got it because we will be capturing your time en route).
$35 First Event
$10 Second Event
$5 Each Additional Event
June 1st by 6:00 pm PDT
Members of the Southern California Association are eligible to double-medal (SC place medal, West Region place medal).
Eric Barron
barron_eric@smc.edu
Strehle Track at Pomona College in Claremont, an eight-lane track with excellent throwing and jumping facilities. Spikes must be pyramid ¼-inch or shorter.
Fully automatic timing by Royal Results.
RUNNING EVENTS: 45-minutes prior to the scheduled start of each running event, competitors must check in at the CLERK’S TENT—after which those who have not checked in will be scratched. 20 minutes prior to each running event, runners must return to the Clerk to pick up their hip numbers and heat assignments. FIELD EVENTS: 45 minutes prior to the event, competitors must check in with the Head Judge.
Throwing implements will be certified in the shed on the west side of the track.
Protests must be made in writing to the referee. Proper rule reference must be cited, and all protests must be accompanied by a $100.00 cash deposit, which will be refunded if protest is upheld; forfeited if the protest is denied.
The Southern California USATF Championship celebrates the extraordinary coaching career of Jim Bush. Jim’s success as a Southern California high school, junior college, and university coach is without peers. Fullerton High School, Kern County, CA, Bakersfield College, Occidental College, UCLA, the U.S. Track Coaches Association, and USA Track & Field have all inducted Jim into their Hall-of-Fame. Jim coached 118 NCAA medalists and 30 Olympians. He had been a coach for three USA teams in international competitions. Jim spent 53 years coaching several generations of America’s Olympic hopefuls. No one is more deserving of having a track meet bearing his name and for that meet to be a worthy legacy.
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 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 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 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 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.