Valien named Athlete of the Week

Valien named Athlete of the Week

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. Valien, an 85-year-old grandmother of seven from Los...
Records at World Masters 2011

Records at World Masters 2011

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.Peterson (Albany, N.Y.), who already set American records in both the 100m and 200m earlier in the meet,...
Decathlon Masters record for Maxwell

Decathlon Masters record for Maxwell

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. After day one, Maxwell’s score of 3,956 had already...
Large US team for World Masters

Large US team for World Masters

  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. This event is the top...
Gault named Athlete of the Week

Gault named Athlete of the Week

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. Running against...
Shaheed named Athlete of the Week

Shaheed named Athlete of the Week

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...