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
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
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...]
Sagedahl hot at Masters
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...]
Three world records fall at World Masters
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
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...]
Kennedy, Masters Athlete of the Year
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
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...]
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. … [Read more...]
Throw records at USA Masters Champs
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...]