INDIANAPOLIS - Christine Kennedy (Los Gatos, Calif.) has been named the 2011 Masters Athlete of the Year by USA Track and Field’s Masters Committee. Kennedy will be honored on Saturday, December 3, at the Jesse Owens Awards and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in St. Louis, Mo. The event is held in conjunction with USA … [Read more...]
Herbst-Lucke sets Masters record
October 4, 2011 By
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Despite the most challenging weather conditions in the 19-year history of the Syracuse Festival of Races (SFoR) on Sunday, runners from throughout the U.S. continued the tradition of 5K national records and world class performances for which Syracuse's premier annual road race is known. … [Read more...]
Valien named Athlete of the Week
July 22, 2011 By
INDIANAPOLIS - Johnnye Valien has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week for her multiple record-setting performances at the 2011 WMA World Masters Outdoor Championships in Sacramento, Calif. … [Read more...]
Records at World Masters 2011
July 20, 2011 By
Patricia Peterson and John Altendorf set world records early in the morning on the ninth day of the 2011 WMA World Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships. … [Read more...]
Decathlon Masters record for Maxwell
July 8, 2011 By
Ralph Maxwell of Alamo, Texas doubled the previous world record in the M90 decathlon with his winning score of 7,069 on the second day of competition at the 2011 WMA World Track & Field Field Championships. … [Read more...]
Large US team for World Masters
July 4, 2011 By
INDIANAPOLIS - Bringing the largest contingent ever to the World Masters Athletics Championships, 1,915 members of Team USA will be on a medal hunt to excel on home soil while competing against 4,804 competitors from 93 countries. … [Read more...]
Gault named Athlete of the Week
May 12, 2011 By
INDIANAPOLIS - Masters phenom Willie Gault has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after he set masters 50-54 world records in the 100 meter (10.88) and 200m (22.44) last weekend at the Occidental Invitational in Los Angeles. … [Read more...]
Shaheed named Athlete of the Week
April 28, 2011 By
INDIANAPOLIS - Masters athlete and noted jazz musician Nolan Shaheed has been named USA Track & Field's Athlete of the Week after he broke his own world record in the M60 800 meter race in 2:08.56 Saturday in Los Angeles. Running at the Tommie "Tiny" Lister Classic, Shaheed lined-up next to collegiate athletes … [Read more...]
Collins named Athlete of the Week
March 11, 2011 By
INDIANAPOLIS – Masters standout Bill Collins of Houston, Texas has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after he set three American and two World Records last weekend at the USA Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. Collins won the national title in every flat … [Read more...]
Throw records at USA Masters Champs
March 7, 2011 By
ALBUQUERQUE – The female throwers were the stars of the day with multiple records in the weight and super weight throws as the USA Masters Indoor Championships wrapped the final day of competition in Albuquerque, N.M. The three-day meet featured athletes ranging in age from 30-96 in a display of speed, … [Read more...]
