2014 USATF Outdoor Open Track & Field Championships

► XC 2021 SCTC XC Challenge Results

Posted by Ong Les on Aug 21, 2021 in pausatf, XC | 0 comments

► TF Recap of August 17 Tamalpa All Comers Meet

Posted by Cynci Calvin on Aug 20, 2021 in Coach, Elite Athlete, Masters T&F, pausatf, Track & Field | 0 comments

Tamalpa August 17, 2021 Track Meet

San Rafael High School Track

A huge turnout of 108 runners, a new Tamalpa Track Meet participation record, competed in the August Tamalpa Track Meet on August 17, 2021 at San Rafael High School.  The first race of the meet was the One Mile Race and had 34 runners.  28-year-old Tyler Harwood took the lead from the start and won the race handily with a time of 4:51.6.  Allie Kegley was the first female finisher with a strong 6:40.0 finish.   50-year-old Simon Stebbings had the highest age grade for the race as he finished in 5:04.8 with an age grade of 83.49 %.

The next race was the 400M and 32-year-old Chris Barton was the winner with a fast 0:54:31. We had only one female runner in the race, 47-year-old Odilia Diaz who had a 1:51.48 finish.  The highest age graded performance was 77-year-old Larry Barnum’s 1:09.84 which gave him a 96.32% age grade score.

The 800M race was next and Tyler Harwood followed up his dominating win in the One Mile Race with another easy win in the 800M in a time of 2:13.00. Allie Kegley repeated her win in the One Mile Race as the first female finisher in the 800M with a time of 3:01.00.   63-year-old Christian Oakes had the highest age grade in the race with his 2:40.00 finish and an age grade score of 80.75%.

The next race was the 200M and 25-year-old Derrick Martin won the race easily and broke the Tamalpa 200M Track Meet Record of 22:12, which he had set at the Tamalpa June 2021 Track Meet, with an outstanding time of 0:21.77.   That is the new Tamalpa Track Meet Record for the 200M.   60-year-old Joy Upshaw was the first female finisher in the 200M with an outstanding time of 0:28.51. That time set a new Tamalpa Track Meet 200M Record for women 40 and older and gave her an amazing age grade of 99.27% for the race.  Her 99.27% age grade is the highest age grade ever recorded in a Tamalpa Track Meet!

The 100M race featured a very tight battle between 54-year-old Walter Crawford and 52-year-old Maximo Garcia.  Walter Crawford prevailed with a time of 0:11.36 to Maximo Garcia’s 0:11.53.  Both runners broke the previous M50+ record of 0:11.59 which Maximo Garcia had set two years previously at the 8/20/2019 Tamalpa Track Meet.  Walter Crawford is the new Tamalpa M50+ 100M record holder with his time of 0:11.36.  He also had the highest age grade for the race with a 99.17% age grade.  His age grade is second only to Joy Upshaw’s 99.27% age grade that she set in this month’s track meet 200M race.  60-year-old Joy Upshaw was the first female finisher in the 100M with a fine time of 0:14.00 which was only 0.03 of a second off of Nanci Henderson’s 13.97 Tamalpa 100M Track Meet Record for 40+ women. 

The final two races of the meet, the 3000M and the 5000M, were run concurrently to close the meet.  We had a record 38 runners in the 3000M.  16-year-old Christian Taylor won the 3000M with a time of 9:24.00.  Christian also had the highest age grade in the race with a 82.83%.  17-year-old Ellie Black was the first female finisher in the 3000M Race with a time of 11:54.92. 

32-year-old Katie Klymko was the winner in the 5000M with a time of 17:31.38. This time gave her the highest age grade in the race of 82.48%.  Katie also broke the long-standing women’s 5000M record of 17:32.30 set by YiOu Wang at the Tamalpa Track Meet of 6/22/2010.  Markelle Taylor was the first male finisher in the 5000M with a time of 17:51.69.

Jason Reed and Max Huckstepp were the ironmen for the track meet, as they ran in the maximum of 6 races in the Meet.

Thanks to Kevin Rumon, Tim Fitzpatrick, Tom Lyons and Liz Gottlieb for doing the timing for the meet and Lillie O’Reilly, Reese Laughlin, Claire Bukata, Kent Carlomagno, Verity Breen and Paul Herrerias for registering runners. The next and Tamalpa Track Meet will be on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at 6:30 PM at the San Rafael High School Track.

AGE GRADING

>100% = World record level

       > 90% = World class

       > 80% = National class

       > 70% = Regional class

Franklin Ruona

Tamalpa Running Club Coach

(415) 760-8992

► TF National Wm’s Decathlon Champs at San Mateo this weekend!

Posted by Dave Shrock on Aug 19, 2021 in Coach, Elite Athlete, Masters LDR, Masters News, Masters T&F, Officials, Officials News, PA Masters TF News, Para Athletics, pausatf, Race Walking, Road Racing, Track & Field, XC, Youth | 0 comments

“GREATEST WOMAN ATHLETE” NOT DECIDED IN TOKYO;
WOMEN’S DECATHLON CHAMPIOSHIPS SET FOR COL. OF SAN MATEO AUG. 21-22

NOTE: Although the women’s decathlon is an officially recognized World Athletics and USA Track & Field competition, women are not yet allowed to contend for the “world’s greatest woman athlete” title at the Olympic Games. They are currently restricted to the vintage 7-event heptathlon, which was contested in Tokyo two weeks ago.

College of San Mateo, which had student Pat Daniels (Connolly) pioneer women’s multi-event Olympic competition with the pentathlon at the 1964 Tokyo Games, is therefore hosting the only 2021 women’s decathlon championship meet this year. See link to New York Times Story at bottom –for background.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2021
From/contact: Fred Baer   Women’s Decathlon LOC Chair       [email protected]               650.483.3733

College Of San Mateo Still the Center of Women’s Multi-Event Competition

WOMEN’S DECATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS RETURN TO CSM AUG. 21-22; AR HOLDER / WORLD LEADER JORDAN GRAY HOPES TO BECOME FIRST AMERICAN TO SCORE 8,000+

The Women’s Decathlon National Championships are returning to College of San Mateo, this Saturday, August 21-22
Click here for a link to start lists, results, event info.

The 2021 Women’s Decathlon Association Championships, presented by Parity, is only the second standalone national meet for women to contest all 10 disciplines of the decathlon, such as the men concluded just two weeks earlier at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The event “routinely” determines a gender’s “greatest athlete.”

Cash prizes will be awarded to the top finishers this weekend. Jordan Gray set an American record of 7,921 points as CSM staged the first formal championship meet on June 22-23, 2019. She plans to defend her title and hopes to become the first American to better 8,000 points.

The Pandemic prevented most competition in 2020. Gray, however, did produce the season’s “world leading” performance of 7,627 points, finally getting into a special competition in Marble Falls, Texas, on Oct. 3-4. She broke her own “world decathlon long jump record, jumping 6.19 meters (20 feet, 3 3/4 inches).

Gray had set the former record of 6.18 while setting an American and North American area decathlon record in the 2019 competition at CSM. She ranks No. 3 all-time in the decathlon and hopes to challenge the world record of 8,358 points, set in 2005 by Austra Skujyte of Lithuania. Gray has already this year improved her individual long jump best significantly to 21 feet, 2 inches.

One international entrant confirmed, Uxia Pereira of Spain. Two early local (San Francisco) entrants are: AnnaLee MacGregor and Hanna McPhee.

Competition begins on Saturday, August 21, at 1 p.m., and at 11 a.m. on Sunday and should run approximately four hours each day.

CSM has long been a USA base for women’s combined events. In 1964 then CSM student Pat Daniels (Connolly) was the first to compete in an Olympic multi-event competition, the pentathlon – as women were finally allowed to contest five events (compared to the 10-event men’s decathlon). She finished seventh.

CURRENTLY WOMEN COMPETE IN ONLY 7-EVENT HEPTATHLON IN OLYMPICS:
Women now compete in the 7-event heptathlon at World and Olympic meets. The women’s decathlon is, however, formally recognized by World Athletics, which maintains lists of annual and all-time performances.

The decathlon adds two key field events for women, the pole vault and the discus throw to the existing menu of long jump, shot put, and javelin throw. The running event program changes from contesting the 200 and 800 meters to running the 100, 400, and 1,500 meters. The hurdles remain for both genders.

Pat Daniels Connolly still lives on the San Francisco Peninsula, in Half Moon Bay. The 3-time Olympian remains an avid supporter of the women’s decathlon. She was one of the youngest women ever to represent the USA in the Olympic Games, competing in the 800 meters in 1960 after her junior year at San Bruno’s Capuchino High School.

This championship meet in Silicon Valley is an open meet for interested qualified athletes. It is certified by USATF for record purposes. USATF Pacific Association officials will conduct the competition.

The Women’s Decathlon Association is staging the meet, in conjunction with partner Parity, a leader in the movement for parity in women’s sports.

For further information, contact meet director Becca Peter, [email protected]. event website: https://womensdecathlonassociation.com/

An Olympic Hurdle: Why Is the Decathlon Only for Men? – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

► PA Proposed assoc Bylaw revisions

Posted by Dave Shrock on Aug 19, 2021 in Coach, coaching education, Elite Athlete, Masters LDR, Masters T&F, Mtn-Ultra-Trail Running, Officials, Para Athletics, pausatf, Race Walking, Road Racing, Track & Field, XC, Youth | 0 comments

In accordance with USATF-Pacific and USATF bylaws, attached are proposed association bylaw revision which will be discussed during the 19 Sept. annual meeting.

Any approved revisions will be made with a second and final reading during the November meeting prior to a vote and possible approval.

Click here for Version 20 revision: PAUSATF ByLaw Revision 20 (2021- 8- 17)

Any questions, email Dave Shrock at [email protected]

► PA Assoc Annual Meeting – 19 Sept. details

Posted by Dave Shrock on Aug 19, 2021 in Coach, Elite Athlete, Officials, pausatf, Road Racing, Track & Field, XC, Youth | 0 comments

2021 USATF Pacific Annual Meeting via zoom
Sunday, 19 September 3:00-7:00pm

The Board of Athletics will select the delegates for the USATF Annual Meeting (2-5 December); discuss the 2022 PA-USATF annual budget; in addition to the first reading of proposed association bylaws will be considered.  Below is the preliminary agenda. Please send requests to add additional items to the president, Charlotte Sneed at [email protected] by Friday, September 10th.
All updates and meeting documents will be posted on the website under ‘about’ and meetings’ prior to the meeting.

Treasurer’s Report – treasurer /Mansoor: Revision/update
2022 Budget Proposal
2021 USATF Annual Meeting (2-5 December) – Charlotte Sneed
Nomination of delegates and alternates
First reading of association Bylaw update proposal – Dave Shrock
USATF Pacific Foundation update
Covid19 Status
Competition Status Update
NCAA D1 West Region XC meet this fall in Sacramento – Daniel Domenichelli
Club Cross in SF Fall 2022 – Irene Herman
Junior Olympic Track & Field National Championships in Sacramento – John Mansoor
Fall XC Status
2021 Track and Field
Future Meetings: November 16th via Zoom

► MUT Wong & Flanigan nab age div. wins at USATF Mtn. Running Championships

Posted by Cynci Calvin on Aug 17, 2021 in pausatf | 0 comments

USATF MOUNTAIN RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIP
GNAR GNAR 6-Mile Mountain Race
Mt. Hood Ski Resort, Oregon
Sunday, August 15, 2021

USATF Pacific members Colin Wong, Roseville (18, unattached, 1st 19 & Under for Junior Male Champion, 44:25) and Jim Flanigan, Davis (72, Tamalpa, 1st 70-74, 1:15:28)  bookended age division wins at the GNAR GNAR 6-Mile mountain race. Congratulations!

• Complete Race Write-up and Results
• Men’s Start Video
• Women’s Start Video

► RW USATF Pacific COVID-19 Virtual Race Walks Results

Posted by Cynci Calvin on Aug 11, 2021 in Coach, Elite Athlete, Masters News, Masters T&F, Officials, pausatf, Race Walking | 0 comments

Below is the list of winners of the highly prized, matching California and Nevada pins (handmade from various CA & NV rocks) for the top three women, top three men, and top three age-graded athletes in the USATF Pacific Association COVID-19 Virtual Race Walks.  There were five virtual races in 2020 and five in 2021.  For details on all the races, please see https://www.pausatf.org/race-walking/race-walk-event-schedule/, where Nicolle Goldman has posted results, photos, and stories.  CLICK HERE for the results (also from Nicki) of the One-Hour virtual race.

To claim your prizes, come participate in the race walk(s) on Sunday, September 26, at William Pond Park in Carmichael (Sacramento area).  Details on the races (Pacific Association Grand Prix and USATF Western Region 10K, 20K, and perhaps shorter races on the 1-kilometer-loop road course) will be forthcoming and will be posted on the same website.  If you can’t race that day, come as a volunteer.  If you can’t make it that day, you can get your prize from me whenever you let me know you’ll be at a race where Beth and I will be judging.

Congratulations to our Olympians, Robyn & Nick!  Had they not been in Japan, they probably would have won more pins.

Name                                    Number of pairs of pins won

Karen Stoyanowski              15

Robyn Stevens                     14 (highest age grade, 90.45%)

Nick Christie                        13

Adrian Zamudio                    7

Aleshka McPretl                             5

Joanne Figone                        5

David Swarts                         5

Alan Pochi                             4

Susan Mears                           3

Mark Green                            3

Tom Dooley                           3

Talia Green                            3

Joseph Darcy                         2

Adeline Johnson                    2

Nicolle Goldman                   1

Alex Price                              1

Maryanne Daniel                   1

Keith Bunker                         1

Congratulations also to Robyn for taking on the responsibility of Chair of the Pacific Association Race Walk Committee, effective January 1.

Thanks,

Jon

Soon-to-be Past Chair

► MTF USATF Masters Newsletter w/Championships Highlights

Posted by Cynci Calvin on Aug 11, 2021 in Coach, Masters News, Masters T&F, pausatf, Track & Field | 0 comments

USATF Masters Newsletter Masters LDR athletes at the USATF Masters Outdoor Championships A record turnout of Masters LDR athletes boosted the fields at the recent USATF Masters Outdoor Championships in Ames, Iowa. Across all age divisions, there were a total of 110 registered athletes for the 5,000-meter event and 92 registered for the 10,000! Masters athletes are racing again! There were some terrific, competitive races. Read about them at the Running Professor’s blog: http://www.runningprof.com/. Join us on our August 12 Masters LDR Ambassador Call In December of last year, we launched our Masters LDR Ambassador calls. The purpose of these calls is to provide real-time communication about our Masters LDR national championships. The participation so far has been terrific, with over 150 participants from 75 clubs across the nation. Our next call is scheduled from 7-8:00 pm (EDT) on Thursday, August 12. We will be discussing additional details for the USATF Masters 12 km Championship on September 19, the USATF Masters 5 km Cross Country Championship in Boston on October 17, and the USATF Club Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee on December 11. We will also discuss the calendar for 2022, including a preview by the race directors for the USATF Masters 5 km championship in Atlanta on February 26 and the USATF Masters 10 Mile Championship in Sacramento on April 3. You can register for the call at our website (usatfmasters.org). 2021 USATF Masters National Grand Prix Remaining Schedule Based on early registrations, it looks like we will have a great turnout at the USATF Masters 12k Championships as part of By Hook or By Crook 12k in Sandy Hook, NJ on September 19. Run along the beach on a lightning-fast course and join the post-race party at Rory’s Pub. This is a great time of year to visit Sandy Hook and you can access New York City by car or ferry in an hour. Click here to register for the event. We return to XC racing with the USATF Masters 5 km Cross Country Championship at the historic Franklin Park Course in Boston, MA on October 17. Championships have been contested on this turf for over a hundred years! Fall colors should be vibrant and its always a good time to discover the Freedom Trail around Boston, celebrating the birth of America. Finally, the USATF Club Cross Country Championships will be held at the world class Apalachee Regional Park XC course in Tallahassee, FL on December 11. If you have never run this course, you are really missing something. Join your fellow Masters runners at the largest Masters LDR event of the year. Points for the 2020-2021 Masters National Grand Prix can be earned by running the USATF Masters 12 km Championships and the USATF Masters 5 km Cross Country Championship and there will be a special Grand Prix award ceremony on December 11 in Tallahassee following the USATF Club Cross Country Championships. We also reduced the maximum races that individuals and teams can score from the normal five to two for the 2020/2021 Grand Prix because of the number of events. In total, there are four events eligible, including the two upcoming races mentioned above.  2022 Masters LDR Schedule – The Best in our History For 2022, we have arguably the best schedule of events in our history with 10 Championship Road Race and XC Events. Our Grand Prix scoring for 2022 will begin at the Club Cross Championships in Tallahassee on December 11, 2021 and conclude with the 5 km Cross Country Championships in Boulder, Colorado. The Grand Prix awards will then be presented at the Club Cross Country Championships in San Francisco on December 10, 2022.  The rules and scoring for the Grand Prix are posted at www.usatfmasters.org. Get vaccinated for COVID-19 and safely enjoy USATF National events USATF Masters is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all competing athletes. We are encouraging all participants to get vaccinated. If you have not been vaccinated 14 days before an event, then you must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 7 days of the event. All races must comply with local state and county guidelines. You can learn more about the COVID-19 protections for all USATF races at www.usatf.org/covid19. Wanted: Assistant Web Editor for USATF Masters Website The USATF Masters Communications Subcommittee is looking for a volunteer who is passionate about Masters long distance running to help maintain and develop their website, www.usatfmasters.org. A basic knowledge of WordPress is helpful, but also they can teach you. The time involved is 8-12 hours a month. Once the racing season begins, we will be updating the website weekly with timely posts before and after each championship. For more information, contact Bruce Kirschner, MLDR Communications Subcommittee Chair, at [email protected]. Message from Jerry Bookin-Weiner, USATF Masters Track & Field Committee Chair The 2021 USATF Outdoor Championships are now in the books. With 1,051 athletes entered, it was our largest outdoor championships since 2014.  It also seemed to have a significantly larger share of first-time participants than normal, though there were plenty of our long-time members there as well. A huge shout out to USATF Iowa and the Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau for putting together such a great meet in just a little over three months. We couldn’t have had better hosts than Jim Walczyk and his USATF Iowa contingent and Kevin Bourne, Kim Abels, and their team at the Ames CVB. The challenges of hosting a meet like ours during COVID-19 make it infinitely more complicated than during normal times, and they more than met those and every other challenge. Thank you to Ames and USATF Iowa! Now it’s on to the USATF Masters Combined Events Championships at Colorado State University in Fort Collins (August 11-12) and the Masters Throws Championships at West Seattle Stadium (August 21-22). At the same time, we are preparing for the 2022 USATF Masters Indoor Championships at The Armory in New York City (March 18-20, 2022) and the WMA Championships in Tampere, Finland (June 29-July 10, 2022). Information about the indoor meet will be posted on www.usatfmasters.org by the end of September, and information about the WMA meet in Finland will be posted once WMA opens registration (date still uncertain). So Cal Wins Team Titles; Eight World Records and 30 American Records in Ames A record 174 clubs competed for the club titles in the men’s, women’s, and overall categories with So Cal Track Club emerging as the top overall in all three categories:        OVERALL So Cal Track Club 666 Potomac Valley Track Club 433 Atlanta Track Club 317 MEN So Cal Track Club 445 Potomac Valley Track Club 227 Atlanta Track Club 201 WOMEN So Cal Track Club 221 Southern California Striders 217 Potomac Valley Track Club 206 As you can see, the race for the top women’s team was particularly close and wasn’t decided until the last event of the meet, the 4x400m Relay. Among the superb performances were 30 American records, of which eight were also World Records: WORLD RECORDS (PENDING RATIFICATION) Women’s 85-89 Pentathlon —Florence Meiler, Sprinticity, 4,467 points Women’s 85-89 80m hurdles Florence Meiler, Sprinticity, 26.69 (as a part of the pentathlon) Women’s 45-49 400m — Angee Henry-Nott, Unattached, Elkhorn, Neb., 56.14 Women’s 60-64 Hammer Throw —Oneithea Lewis, Shore Athletic Club, 46.84m Women’s 55-59 4x400m Relay — USA All Stars (Sue McDonald, Lisa Valle, Michelle Rohl, Roxanne Brockner) 4:23.52 Women’s 65-69 4x800m relay – USA All Stars (Pat Kelly, Freddie Braxton, Tina Bowman, Rita Hanscom) Women’s 55-59 4x800m relay – USA All Stars (Judy Stobbe, Tina Klein, Roxanne Springer, Sue McDonald) Women’s 85-89 200m hurdles — Tami Graf, Potomac Valley Track Club, 1:42.04 30 American Records WOMEN Women’s 55-59 4x400m Relay — USA All Stars (Sue McDonald, Lisa Valle, Michelle Rohl, Roxanne Brockner) 4:23.52 Women’s 50-54 4x400m Relay — USA All Stars (DeOliveira, Collier, Ballou, Hawkins) 4:23.24 Women’s 90-94 Hammer Throw — Gloria Krug, Philadelphia Masters, 16.62m Women’s 90-94 Javelin — Gloria Krug, Philadelphia, Masters, 11.40m Women’s 90-94 Discus — Gloria Krug, Philadelphia Masters, 12.77m Women’s 90-94 Shot Put — Gloria Krug, Philadelphia Masters, 5.73m Women’s 90-94 Weight Throw — Gloria Klug, Philadelphia Masters, 7.60m Women’s 85-89 200m hurdles — Tami Graf, Potomac Valley Track Club, 1:42.04 Women’s 85-89 10,000m Run — Tami Graf, Potomac Valley Track Club, 1:36:39.48 Women’s 85-89 5,000m —Tami Graf, Potomac Valley Track Club, 46:00.64 Women’s 85-89 2000m steeplechase — Florence Meiler, Sprinticity, 18:55.84 Women’s 85-89 80m hurdles — Florence Meiler, Sprinticity, 26.69 (as a part of the pentathlon) Women’s 85-89 Pentathlon — Florence Meiler, Sprinticity, 4,467 points Tied *Women’s 85-89 High Jump— Florence Meiler, Sprinticity and Christel Donley, Colorado Masters Track & Field, 0.93m Women’s 80-84 400m — Mary Smith, Unattached, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1:30.84 Women’s 60-64 Hammer Throw — Oneithea Lewis, Shore Athletic Club, 46.84m Women’s 60-64 Weight Throw — Oneithea Lewis, Shore Athletic Club, 17.79m Women’s 55-59 10,000m — Lisa Veneziano, Unattached, Fenton, Mich., 38:42.16 Women’s 55-59 800m — Michelle Rohl, Greater Philadelphia Track Club, 2:23.26 Women’s 55-59 1,500m — Michelle Rohl, Greater Philadelphia Track Club, 4:54.16 Women’s 45-49 400m — Angee Henry-Nott, Unattached, Elkhorn, Neb., 56.14 Women’s 85-89 200m hurdles — Tami Graf, Potomac Valley Track Club, 1:42.04 Women’s 65-69 4x800m relay – USA All Stars (Pat Kelly, Freddie Braxton, Tina Bowman, Rita Hanscom) Women’s 55-59 4x800m relay – USA All Stars (Judy Stobbe, Tina Klein, Roxanne Springer, Sue McDonald) MEN Men’s 85-89 100m — Robert Whilden Jr., Unattached, Houston, Texas, 16.18 Men’s 85-89 High Jump — Tom Langenfeld, Unattached, Edina, Minn., 3-10.5/1.18m Men’s 75-79 1,500m — Gary Patton, So Cal Track Club, Rock Rapids, Iowa. 5:19.87 Men’s 65-69 10,000m — Rick Becker, Club Northwest, 37:16.46 Men’s 65-69 3,000m — Rick Becker, Club Northwest, 10:43.05 (set during 5,000m) Men’s 55-59 Shot Put — James Patterson, Unattached, Hood River, Ore., 16.26m USATF Foundation and MTF Establish Fund for WMA Travel Grants At the beginning of August, MTF and the USATF Foundation announced creation of a fund within the Foundation to support travel grants for outstanding Masters athletes to participate in future WMA Championships.  The program will be modeled on the highly successful World #1 Program for the 2019 WMA Indoor Championships in Poland.  Selection criteria will be very similar to those used for that program and will be announced later this year. Special thanks to Chris Pasko, MTF’s representative on the USATF Board of Directors, for taking the lead on setting up the arrangement with the Foundation.  The fund already has commitments for $32,500 per year for the next three years, which represents approximately 1/3 of the funding needed each year. Once the fund is on the Foundation website a link will be shared with the Masters community in future newsletters. MTF Seeks New Chair for Exhibition Events Subcommittee At the end of July, Linda Carty-Dumitrescu, Chair of the MTF Exhibition Events Subcommittee informed the MTF Officers that she will be stepping down as soon as a new chair can be identified. We thank her for her service to MTF and look forward to her continuing involvement in the future. The Exhibition Events Subcommittee is responsible for organizing Exhibition Events for Masters athletes at the USATF Indoor and Outdoor Championships, the U.S. Olympic Trials, and select major open competitions. Those interested in being considered should send an email expressing their interest and what they think they could bring to the role to MTF Chair Jerry Bookin-Weiner at [email protected]. Application screening will begin no later than the end of August. Upcoming Regional and National Meets in 2021 2021 National Masters Combined Events Championships The 2021 National Masters Combined Events Championships will take place Wednesday and Thursday, August 11-12, 2021, at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. The meet consists of the decathlon (for both men and women) and the heptathlon (for women only). Full meet information is posted here. The entry deadline is August 7. 2021 USATF Mid America Region Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships The USATF 2021 Mid America Region Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships will take place Saturday and Sunday, August 14-15, 2021, at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. Full meet information is posted here on usatfmasters.org once available. The entry deadline is August 7; no late entries will be accepted. 2021 National Masters Throws Championships The 2021 National Masters Throws Championships will take place Saturday and Sunday, August 21-22, 2021 at West Seattle Stadium in Seattle, Washington. The meet consists of the Throws Pentathlon, Ultraweight Pentathlon, and Superweight Throw. The Throws Pentathlon is limited to 84 entries, while the Ultraweight Pentathlon and Superweight are each limited to 72 entries. Full information, including links to the entry portal, Status of Entries, and information about the Awards Dinner on Saturday evening, can be found on the event webpage. Nominations for MTF Hall of Fame Due September 15, 2021 Do you know someone you think should be considered for the Masters Track & Field Hall of Fame? If so, nominate them here! Eligibility criteria are on the nomination form. Nominations for 2022 class consideration must be made by September 15, 2021.

► TF PA & PA-Connected Olympians Results

Posted by Cynci Calvin on Aug 10, 2021 in Coach, Elite Athlete, Officials, pausatf, Race Walking, Road Racing, Track & Field | 0 comments

USATF Pacific Members and PA-Connected Tokyo Olympians Results

Names in Bold, Olympic Results in Bold Italic

USATF Pacific Members

• 20 km Race Walk Women Robyn Stevens (1. OT 1:35:13) Vacaville, CA; 1st Olympic Team: 33rd in 1:37.42
• 20 km Race Walk Men Nick Christie (1. OT 1:30:48) Vacaville, CA; 3rd Olympic Team: 50th in 1:34.42
• Men’s Hammer: Alex Young (3. OT 78.32m/256-11); 11th in Qualifying Round with 75.09m, did not advance

PA-Connected Athletes

• Women’s Discus Throw: (Stanford ’17) Valarie Allman (1. OT 69.9m/229-5 for the #3 all-time performance by an American) Gold 68.98m/226-4
• Women’s 5,000 Meters: (Stanford ’18) Elise Cranny (1. OT 15:27.81) 13th in 14:55.98
• Men’s 5,000 Meters: (Stanford ’19) Grant Fisher (2. OT 13:02.53) 9th in 13:08.40
• Men’s 10,000 Meters: (Stanford ’19) Grant Fisher (2. OT 27:54.29) 5th in 27:46.39
• Women’s High Jump: (UC Berkeley ’09 )  Inika McPherson (2. OT 1.93m/6-4 did not achieve the Olympic standard of 1.95m/6-5 and her #27 World Athletics ranking was lower than #21 Tynita Butts) Did not compete
• Men’s Marathon: (Stanford ’11) 2. Jacob Riley (OT 2. 2:10:02) 29th 2:16:26
• Women’s Hammer: (UC Berkeley ’22; for Canadian Olympic Team) Camryn Rogers (75.52m/247-9) 5th 74.35m/243-11
• Women’s Marathon (Stanford ’02; for Canadian Olympic Team): Malindi Elmore (2:24:50) 9th 2:30:59
• Women’s Javelin: (Stanford ’19; for Australian Olympic Team): Mackenzie Little (60.90m/199-9.6) 8th 59.96/196-8.63
• Men’s 400m: (Stanford ’16; for Australian Olympic Team) Steven Solomon (46.82) Qualifying Round #4 2nd in 44.94; Semi Final Round #2 2nd in  45.15 but did not advance.
• Women’s Pole Vault: (Stanford ’12; for Greek Olympic Team) Katerina Stefanidi (4.8m/15-9) 4th 4.90m/16-10

► PA San Jose CC Olympic history video with article on the decline of TF in the Bay Area

Posted by Dave Shrock on Aug 6, 2021 in Coach, Elite Athlete, Officials, pausatf, Track & Field | 0 comments