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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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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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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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.

 

Media Seating and WiFi

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.

Wifi: GoeagsMedia

Password: 34GL3SRUL3

 

Important Links

Competition Schedule

Live results

Event homepage

USATF on Twitter; USATF Masters Track on Twitter; Hashtag #USATFmasterstrack

 

Thank you very much for your coverage! Please contact any of the media relations contacts with questions:

 

Media Contacts

Sandy Triolo, 240-258-8226

MTFCommChair@gmail.com

 

Bob Weiner, 301-283-0821, 202 -306-1200

weinerpublic@comcast.net

 

Ashley Mitchell, 301-980-4767

Ashley.mitchell@usatf.org