PHILADELPHIA - Sept. 21, 2014 - Nothing appears to be stopping American distance-running ace Deena Kastor. The 41-year-old Olympic bronze medalist and American marathon-record holder added another mark to her impressive and extensive resume this weekend: the Masters world record in the half marathon. Kastor, who lives … [Read more...]
Youth and Masters Athletes of the Year 2013
December 4, 2013 By
Mary Cain (Bronxville, N.Y.) and Brian Pilcher (Ross, Calif.) have earned Youth & Masters Athletes of the Year titles, USA Track & Field announced Tuesday, Dec. 3. Cain and Pilcher will be honored on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Jesse Owens Awards and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Indianapolis, Ind. The event … [Read more...]
Masters Mile Road Championships
August 1, 2013 By
Olympic marathoner Magdalena Lewy Boulet celebrates 40th birthday by competing in first Masters national championship at GNC Live Well Liberty Mile … [Read more...]
Masters Indoor Track Champs
March 18, 2013 By
A record 1,043 athletes, which includes a total of nine Olympians and 30 world champions, are expected to compete this weekend when the 2013 USA Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships converge on the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Md., March 22-24. … [Read more...]
Lida sets record
August 6, 2012 By
LISLE, Ill. – Robert Lida became the first man over the age of 75 to ever run under 13.50 seconds in the 100-meters in winning the event in 13.49 as fans on the campus of Benedictine University witnessed another world record on day three of the USA Masters Outdoor Championships in Lisle, Ill. … [Read more...]
Sagedahl hot at Masters
August 3, 2012 By
LISLE, Ill. - While temperatures in the mid-90s greeted the nation’s top masters athletes Thursday for the first day of the USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships, it did little to slow down Sherwood Sagedahl (M73) as the multi-event athlete bettered the listed American age group record in the pentathlon … [Read more...]
Stellar Masters Field for Freihofers 2012
May 16, 2012 By
Defending Freihofer’s Run for Women champion Lisa Harvey is set to headline another strong masters field at the 34th annual Freihofer’s Run for Women 5K on Saturday, June 2nd in Albany, New York … [Read more...]
Three world records fall at World Masters
April 5, 2012 By
JYVASKYLA, Finland – Over the first two days of the World Masters Indoor Track and Field Championships, Team USA set three world records en route to a total of 12 medals. Competition continues Thursday and runs through Sunday from Central Finland. … [Read more...]
Collins, Daprano shine
March 19, 2012 By
BLOOMINGTON, IND. – Bill Collins etched his name next to a pair of world marks while Jeanne Daprano left little doubt in setting her second world record is as many days as the Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships continued Saturday at the Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse on the campus of Indiana University. … [Read more...]
Somers-Smith USATF Athlete of the Week
December 16, 2011 By
INDIANAPOLIS - Linda Somers-Smith (Arroyo Grande, Calif.) has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after finishing 8th in the open women’s race at the USATF National Club Cross Championships in Seattle on Dec. 10 … [Read more...]
