MTF Media Coverage Articles for 2014
September 26, 2014 “Attorney fights fraud, chases fast times” in The Daily Transcript, San Diego CA, quotes Rita Hanscom

at North, Central American, and Caribbean World Masters Athletics (NCCWMA) 2014 Track & Field Championship
From left to right:
Front row: Donna Lawrence, Shaaron Sellars, Kim Abrams, Mary Rosado, Carrol Steele-Smith, Toccata Murphy
Middle: Phillip Wright, Jr., Michael Shea, Don Fields,Mark Kerr, Robert Thomas, John Oleski, Bob Bowen, Leondus Worsley
Back: Joy Upshaw, Calvin Padgett, Michael Chiles, Rod Bell, U.S. official Robert Kern, Ivan Black, Joseph Smith, Terry Parks, U.S. official Beverly Kern
- August 19, 2014 “Age No Limit for Masters Track and Field Athletes” by Lindsey Holden in SB Nation
- August 19, 2014 Video on Medill News Service
- August 14, 2014 “Bohemia club members don’t let age keep them off track (and field)” in Newsday
2014 USATF Masters Outdoor Championships in Winston-Salem NC – How The Press Was Generated – A Team Effort
- September, 2014 “4 Million Viewers, 59 TV Stories at Winston-Salem National Masters Championships” in National Masters New
- July 17-21, 2014 Winston-Salem National Masters Championships Media CoverageVideos
- July 21, 2014 “90-Year-Olds on Relay Team” on WGHP-8 Fox TV, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem NC
- July 21, 2014 “Track and Field Competitors in their 90s” on WFMY CBS TV, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem NC
- July 20, 2014 “90-Year-Olds Team For World Records” on ESPN | Original
- July 20, 2014 “USA Track & Field Masters at Wake Forest” on WXII-12 TV
- July 18, 2014 “USATF Masters Outdoor Championships” on N14G TV, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem NC
- July 17, 2014 “USATF Masters Outdoor Championships” on N14G TV, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem NC
- July 17, 2014 “Great Grandma Competes in Track Meet” on WFMY-2 CBS TV, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem NC
- July 17, 2014 “National Masters Track and Field Championship held in Winston-Salem” on WGHP-8 Fox TV, Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem NCAudios
- July 22, 2014 USA Track & Field Masters Outdoor Championships on WGN-AM, Chicago IL
- July 18, 2014 Let the Games Begin Again: 74 Year-Old Olympic Flagbearer Ed Burke Competes in National Track Competition on 88.5 WFDD Radio (NPR affiliate)
Printed in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 17-20, 2014 Day-by-day photos | Thursday, July 17 | Friday, July 18 | Saturday, July 19 | Sunday, July 20 in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 21, 2014 “Rouser relishes his chance to compete” in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 20, 2014 “USATF Masters Outdoor Championships: Nailing the approach McBarnette gets steps right to set high-jump record” in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 20, 2014 “Hamilton: Masters friendships as important as the races” in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 18, 2014 “Weiner enjoys multitasking” in Winston-Salem Journal | Original Photo
- July 18, 2014 “Notes: Greensboro’s Sowerby staying quite busy” in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 18, 2014 “Hamilton: Shaheed living the life he loves” in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 18, 2014 “90-year-olds still have sprinters’ legs” in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 18, 2014 “Long Island realtor Martin continues to thrive on track” in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 18, 2014 “Schmanski took unconventional path to fitness” in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 17, 2014 “Great-grandmother, 80, entered in 14 events at Masters track meet” in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 17, 2014 “Notes: Holland second in 800; eyes 1,500 on Saturday” in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 17, 2014 “Ellard, ex-NFL star, is ready for first Masters Championship” in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 17, 2014 “Former Olympian Burke still has competitive fire burning at 74” in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 17, 2014 “Shannon, 57, still loves to run” in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 17, 2014 “Four-day Masters track meet to begin Thursday at Wake Forest” in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 17-20, 2014 “USATF National Masters Outdoor Track and Field Championships” in Winston-Salem Journal
Printed in other newspapers (includes links to some videos) - July 22, 2014 “All this team of ninety-year-olds does is set records in track” in The Washington Post
- July 23, 2014 “Track Team is Peerless and, Seemingly, Ageless” in The New York Times
- July 23, 2014 “Sterling man soars to high jump record” in Loudoun Times-Mirror | Video
- July 22, 2014 “90s hits on the track” in ESPN
- July 22, 2014 “Over-90 relay team sets world records at USATF Masters Championships” in SI.com
- July 21, 2014 “90-and-Over Relay Team Sets Three World Records” in Runner’s World
- July 20, 2014 “USA Track & Field Masters at Wake Forest | Sports – WXII Home” in WXII12.com
- July 20, 2014 “USATF Masters: Greensboro’s Latiffia Taylor eyes another title” in News-Record.com Blogs
- July 20, 2014 “USATF Masters: Friendships as important as the races” in News-Record.com Blogs
- July 18, 2014 “Brad Barton, 48, Misses Milestone Sub-4 in 1500 by Whisker” in Times of San Diego
- July 18, 2014 “Records fall, champions crowned on Day 1 at USATF Masters Outdoor Championships” in Noodls-USA
- July 18, 2014 “USATF Masters: How area runners fared” in News-Record.com Blogs
- July 18, 2014 “USATF Masters: Former NFL star Henry Ellard retains his health” in News-Record.com Blogs
- July 18, 2014 “Henry Ellard, former NFL All-Pro receiver, competes at USATF Masters” in OlympicTalk NBC Sports
- July 16, 2014 “A 65-year-old woman ran a half mile in 2:42” in SI.com
- July 16, 2014 “USATF Masters track and field begins Thursday in Winston-Salem” in News-Record.com Blogs
- July 16, 2014 “JDL Fast Track owner part of USATF Masters meet in Winston-Salem” in News-Record.com Blogs
- July 17-20 in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 17-20 in Times of San Diego
- July 17-20 in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 17-20 in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 17-20 in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 17-20 in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 17-20 in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 17-20 in Winston-Salem Journal
- July 17-20 in Winston-Salem Journal
- Complete results
- Complete list of athletes and events (Make a copy to select and sort)
- July 10, 2014 “USA National Masters Track Championships July 17-20 At Wake Forest University Kentner Stadium, Winston-Salem NC, Include World Champions, Olympians, NFL Great, Top Jazz Artist, Local Stars Among 1100+ Athletes 30-95+ From US And World press release by USATF Masters Media Committee
- March 26, 2014 “Athletes aging gracefully: Age is just a number, especially for these fit seniors who prove athletics is a lifetime journey” on Al Jazeera America
- March 23, 2014 “What They Were Thinking: A Leap of Faith” in The Boston Globe
- March 14, 2014 “Update: 3-Time Olympian Ed Burke Sets World Record in Special Night Session at USA Masters Track” in PR Newswire
- March 14, 2014 “Athletes As Old As 100 Compete In Boston Track Event” on WBZ CBS Boston MA | Video
- March 14, 2014 “Breaking Records” on WFXT Fox Boston MA | Video
- March 14, 2014 “McPhie, 100, leads Masters” in The Boston Herald
- March 7, 2014 “100-Year-Old Leland McPhie Ready To Set World & National Marks At USA Masters Track Indoor Championship in Boston March 14-16; More than 900 Others Including World’s Best Athletes 35 to 100 including 47 World Champions And Boston Area Stars” press release by USATF Masters Media Committee