USATF
Masters Outdoor Championships conclude with 5 world, 15 American age
group records
SPOKANE,
Washington -- The USATF Masters Outdoor Championships concluded its
four days at Eastern Washington University with 5 world masters age
group records and 15 new American marks total.
On
demand video can be found on USATF.TV+.
Click here for
full results.
On
the final day of competition, 100-year-old Orville Rogers (Dallas,
Texas/Potomac Valley Track Club) set his second American record of the
meet, this time in the M100 200m in 2:02.37. This was the centenarian's
third national title earned at 2018 Outdoors following his wins in the
100m and 400m.
“I’m
delighted,” Rogers said post-race. “At my age, to be able to compete in
races, God has really been good to me. I started racing for records
when I was 90, [nearly] 11 years ago. I’ve set 18 world records and you
can imagine the feeling I get. It turns me on.”
Contemporary
M90 competitor Edward
Cox (Binghamton, New York/Syracuse Chargers
Track Club, Inc), who made an impression in March at USATF Masters
Indoor Championships, ran the fastest out of the entire M85-100 field
in 42.56, just one second off the American record.
Roy
Englert (Springfield,
Virginia/Potomac Valley Track Club) beat the listed age group world
record in the M95 1500m, 12:16.93 compared to the WMA’s current listing
of 12:57.7. Sharon
Gerl (Springfield, Oregon/unattached) broke
a 10-year-old American record in the W70 1500m in 6:18.18, breaking the
previous record of 6:22.77.
In
an exciting M70 1500m, Gene Dykes (Bala
Cynwyd, Pennsylvania/Greater Philadelphia TC) battled against Gary Patton (Rock
Rapids, Iowa/So Cal Track Club) in the final 100m for first place,
5:16.77-5:17.24.
Angela
Herzner (Tempe,
Arizona/AZ Desert Throwers), who has also competed in CrossFit, threw
an impressive 13.72m/45-0.25 in the W40 shot put to claim first.
Bowerman Track Club’s Kyley Johnson won
the M35 high jump at 1.92m/6-3.5.
The
meet concluded with 4x100m and 4x400m relays. A quartet of talented
women in Joy’s Jackrabbits Track Club-A lowered the American club
record in the W50 4x100m. The relay team, comprised of Amanda Scotti (Folsom,
California), Debra
Hoffman (Los Altos, California), Darla Demitrios (Reno,
Nevada) and Joy
Upshaw (Lafayette, California), achieved the
record in 55.77.
So
Cal Track Club won the team award with 818 points, followed by Sierra
Gold (326) and SC Striders Track Club (266). Click here for
complete team standings.
Additionally,
USATF sat down with USATF Masters world record holders Oneithea Lewis and Charles Allie on
their experiences as accomplished Masters athletes. Click here and here to
read the Q&As.
Records
set at USATF Masters Outdoor Championships, per www.usatfmasters.org
World
records*:
|
Last,
First
|
Age
Group
|
Event
|
Mark
|
|
Englert,
Roy
|
M95
|
800
|
5:58.15
|
|
Allie,
Charles
|
M70
|
400
|
59.18*
|
|
Platts,
William
|
M90
|
Javelin
|
31.46
|
|
Cohn,
Linda
|
W65
|
Javelin
|
35.80*
|
|
Englert,
Roy
|
M95
|
1500
|
12:16.93*
|
American
records:
|
McDonald,
Sue
|
W55
|
400
|
64.37
|
|
McDonald,
Sue
|
W55
|
800
|
2:27.34
|
|
Rogers,
Orville
|
M100
|
400
|
5:07.26
|
|
Upshaw,
Joy
|
W55
|
80HH
|
12.87
|
|
Sauers,
James
|
M70
|
High
Jump
|
1.58
|
|
Culling,
Robert
|
M85
|
2000
Steeple
|
12:55.75
|
|
Landau,
Kate
|
W40
|
10000
|
34:53.32
|
|
Platts,
William
|
M90
|
Weight
Throw
|
9.91
|
|
Rogers,
Orville
|
M100
|
200
|
2:02.37
|
|
Gerl,
Sharon
|
W70
|
1500
|
6:18.18
|
American
relay records:
|
Non-Club
|
W40
|
4x80SHR
|
52.18
|
|
Non-Club
|
M80
|
4x80SHR
|
2:38.95
|
|
So
Cal TC
|
M60
|
4x100SHR
|
1:12.89
|
|
Non-Club
|
M80
|
4x800
|
19:55.48
|
|
Joy's
Jackrabbits
|
W50
|
4x100
|
55.77
|
*Note:
World marks set by Americans are also American records.
Marks
do not include pending records.
Media
Contacts
USATF
Communications
communications@usatf.org
USATF
Masters Track and Field Media Chair
Sandy
Triolo, 240-258-8226
MTFCommChair@gmail.com
USATF
Masters National Championships Media Director
Bob
Weiner, 202 -306-1200
weinerpublic@comcast.net
USATF
Masters athletes continue to shine at Roos Field
SPOKANE,
Washington -- Sprint finals, distance races and throws marked the
penultimate day highlights at USATF Masters Outdoor Championships at
Eastern Washington University.
On
demand video can be found on USATF.TV+.
Click here for
full results.
41-year-old
Washington resident Kate
Landau (Tacoma, Washington/unattached) set
the stage for an exciting Saturday with an American record in the first
event of the day. Landau completed the W40 10,000m in 34:43.32,
sneaking under the previous AR of 34:58.54. Her national title adds to
an already exciting year, having earned the top qualifying standard for
the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon at the Eugene Marathon in
2:35:44.
In
the sprints, Val
Barnwell (Brooklyn, New York/So Cal Track
Club) nearly broke the American record in the M60 100m, running 11.85
compared to 11.83. Orville
Rogers (Dallas, Texas/Potomac Valley Track
Club) returned to the track where he set an American record in the 400m
yesterday, eager to take on today’s 100m final. The 100-year-old WWII
veteran ran in a heat with athletes ages 85+ and finished in 40.09 to
beat contemporary George
Roudebush (Chardon, Ohio)by nearly eight
seconds. 2016 USATF Masters Athlete of the Year Irene Obera (Fremont,
California) clinched her W80 national title in 17.86, and 2017 WMA
Outstanding Athlete of the Year Bob Lida (Wichita,
Kansas) snatched the M80 win in 14.81. A bevy of 200m preliminary heats
ensured riveting finals to come tomorrow.
Kay
Glynn (Hastings,
Iowa/Unattached) nearly tied the current American record of 1.33m in
the women’s 65-69 high jump. Glynn had a strong showing, soaring over
the first four bars with one attempt each. Her first miss came at a
height of 1.30m/4-3.25, which she cleared on her second jump. She was
unable to capture the following mark of 1.34m, however, which would
have beaten the American record by 0.01 meters.
Javelin
world record holder Linda
Cohn (Northridge, California/SC Striders
Track Club), who earlier this year improved upon her age group WR in a
yet-to-be-ratified 37.50m, continued to dominate the W65 event with
35.80m on her third attempt. This distance still beats her previous
(and ratified) record of 33.99m. On the men’s side, newly crowned
javelin WR holder William
Platts (Boise, Idaho/unattached) clinched
his second record of the meet in the M90 weight throw. Platts clinched
a new American record on his final throw of 9.91m, besting the previous
9.55m.
Additionally,
USATF sat down with Masters world record holder Oneithea Lewis on
her experiences as an accomplished 50+ athlete. Click here to
read the Q&A.
The
final day of competition begins early Sunday with the 10,000m race walk
at 6:30 a.m. and will conclude around 2:30 p.m. with 4x400m relays.
Click here for
full schedule.
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Communications
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Two
world records broken on second day of USATF Masters Outdoor
Championships
SPOKANE,
Washington -- The action ratcheted up as temperatures slightly cooled
on the second day of USATF Masters Outdoors Championships at Eastern
Washington University, with two world and six American records set or
equaled at Roos Field.
On
demand video can be found on USATF.TV+.
Click here for
full results.
70-year-old Charles Allie (Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania/Houston Elite) was unstoppable in the M70 400m and set a
new world record in 59.18, dipping under the previous 2009 record of
59.34. Since entering a new age group this year, the 2013 USATF Masters
Athlete of the Year has claimed five age group world records, including
the indoor
400m.
The
second world record of the day came in the men’s preliminary 100m heats. Damien Leake (Van
Nuys, California/SC Striders Track Club) sped to a new WR in the M65,
running 12.32 to slip under the now-shattered 12.33 record from fellow
American William Collins.
Earlier
in the morning, race walker David Swartz (Jackson,
Mississippi/Pegasus A.C.) led an impressive performance in the M50
5,000m, earning the national title in 23:50.74. So Cal Track Club swept
the W70 5,000m race walk podium with Yoko Eichel (Woodland
Hills, California), Kathleen
Frable (Ivins, Utah) and Darlene Backlund (Palm
Springs, California).
Field
events kicked off with men’s high jump. In the men’s 70-74 age division, James Sauers (Dacula,
Georgia/Atlanta Track Club) cleared 1.58m/5-2.25 to tie the American
record.
Orville
Rogers (Dallas,
Texas/Potomac Valley Track Club), who scratched from the 800m
yesterday, felt strong enough to step on the line for today’s M100 400m
final. The centenarian pushed through with the aid of cheering
supporters, finishing in a new American record time of 5:07.26. Rogers
plans to also compete in the M100m on Saturday.
Building
off of yesterday’s success, Sue McDonald (Santa
Barbara, California/T.H.E. Track Team) won the W55 400m final to clinch
the national title in 1:04.37 and break a 23-year-old American record
of 1:05.29.
USATF
Masters stalwart Joy
Upshaw (Lafayette, California/Joy’s
Jackrabbits Track Club) owned a new American record in the W55 80m
hurdles in W55 12.87, an improvement upon the previous of 12.99. M90
competitor George
Roudebush (Chardon, Ohio/Over The Hill TC)
finished in 1:32.66.
As
the afternoon progressed, more American records fell at Roos Field.
In
the men’s 2,000m steeplechase, Robert Culling (Hacienda
Heights, California/So Cal Track Club) set an American record in the
M85 age group in 12:55.75, which broke the previous record of 13:28.68. Andi Camp (Portland,
Oregon/unattached) ran the fastest of all W40 competitors in 8:43.82.
The
day concluded with sets of shuttle hurdle relays. So Cal Track Club-A (McLawhorn, Anton, Niromand, Davison)
clinched the M60-69 American club record in the 100m event in 1:12.89.
So
Cal Track Club leads the USATF team standings with 363 points, followed
by Sierra Gold and Club Northwest with 122 points each. Click here for
full standings after Day 2.
Saturday
competition begins with the W30-64 10,000m run and M55 long jump. Click here for
full schedule. Live video will be available onUSATF.TV+
starting at 8:00 a.m. local time.
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Communications
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World
and American record set on first day of 2018 USATF Masters Outdoor
Championships
SPOKANE,
Washington -- Over 900 of the nation’s best Masters athletes converged
on Eastern Washington University’s campus to begin competition at the
2018 USATF Masters Outdoor Championships.
On
demand video can be found on USATF.TV+.
Click here for
full results.
In
stunning fashion, 95-year-old Roy Englert (Springfield,
Virginia/Potomac Valley Track Club) clinched the M95 world record in
the men’s 800. Englert, who also set age group records at USATF Masters
Indoor Championships earlier this year, ran 5:18.15 - a huge
improvement from the previous WR of 6:02.94 set in 1991 by Herb Kirk of
the U.S.
On
the women’s side, Sue
McDonald (Santa Barbara, California/T.H.E.
Track Team) set a new American record in the W55 800m. McDonald’s
2:27.00 dipped under the previous age group AR of 2:30.53. Lesley Hinz (Atlanta,
Georgia/Unattached) nearly broke the American record in the W60 800m,
finishing in 2:34.95 compared to the AR time of 2:34.66. In March, Hinz
won USATF
Athlete of the Week following
her 800m world indoor record. She followed up by winning her 400m
prelim in 1:11.84.
Three-time
U.S. racewalk Olympian Michelle Rohl (Madison,
Wisconsin/unattached) clinched the national title in the W50 800m in
2:32.78. 2018 USATF Masters Athlete of the Year Sabra Harvey (Houston,
Texas/Houston Striders, Inc.) won her W65 800m final in 2:49.63.
M50
competitor Carl
Combs (Sheney, Washington/Club Northwest)
ran the fastest time of all M30-59 5,000m runners, clocking in at
16:14.14.
In
the multi-events, Michael
Janusey (Venetia, Pennsylvania/Unattached)
won the M60 pentathlon with 2976 points and Rachel Guest (Surprise,
Arizona/Southwest Sprinters Track Club) took home the USATF Masters
title in the W40 pentathlon with 3348 points.
William
Harvey (Glenbrook,
Nevada/Unattached) earned first in the M70 shot put at 13.81m/45-3.75
and Oneithea Lewis (Oakland
Gardens, New York/Shore Athletic Club) claimed the national title in
W55 weight throw with a best of 14.05m.
Competition
continues Friday with 5,000m race walk finals and M75 triple jump. Click here for
full schedule. Live video will be available onUSATF.TV+
starting at 8:00 a.m. local time.
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Communications
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Welcome to the 2018
USATF Masters Outdoor Championships, July 26-29, at Eastern Washington
University (Roos Field, Cheney, WA 99004)!
Please see below
for important information:
Key Storylines
The
USA Track and Field (USATF) Masters Outdoor Championships features over
900 of the top Masters (athletes ages 35-100+) competitors, including 112 from Washington State and 19
from the Spokane area. In addition, five top world masters
athletes will be in contention for national titles, including several world record holders. Click here for
full press release courtesy of Bob Weiner and the USATF Master Track
& Field Committee.
Media Credential
The media
credential table is located by packet pickup inside the Pavilion (Reese
Court). Upon check in, you will receive your credential and a meet
program. See credential form here with
usage guidelines. Photographers: If you plan to shoot in the infield,
please see USATF on the third floor of the press box to receive a photo
vest.
Parking
Parking is free and
located via the main event entrance of Roos Field.
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Media seating is
available on the third floor of the press box. Suites are open for
additional seating. If you need to use the elevator, please call one of
the media contacts for assistance.
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Schedule
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Thank you very much
for your coverage! Please contact any of the media relations contacts
with questions:
Media Contacts
Sandy Triolo, 240-258-8226
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weinerpublic@comcast.net
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Mitchell, 301-980-4767
Ashley.mitchell@usatf.org