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Records fall as Masters Indoor concludes
March 13, 2005 Courtesy of USATF
BOISE, ID - America's top masters athletes crushed world and
American records Sunday to conclude the 2005 USA Masters Indoor
Track & Field Championships at Jacksons Track in Nampa, Idaho.The W60 division highlighted the 200m finals as Nadine O'Connor set a
world record after clocking a 29.51 performance. The 63-year-old
O'Connor bettered the previous record of 29.93 set in 1989 by Christel
Franzen of the Federal Republic of Germany. O'Connor held off a late
surge from runner-up finisher, Kathy Jager of Glendale, Ariz., who
clocked 30.26 seconds and also bettered the previous American record
time of 30.59 in the W60 age division. Not surprisingly, Phil Raschker of Marietta, Ga., added another
American record to her book as she won the 200m W55 age division.
The 58-year-old, Raschker ran 29.07 seconds to better the previous
record of 30.00 set in 1997 by Adlin Mair of New York. A 2004
Sullivan's Award finalist, Raschker also added the triple jump crown
(W55-8.97m/29-5.25). Melvin Larsen of Ames, Iowa dazzled the crowd after he set a world
record in the M80 age division of the 200m finals. The 80-year-old ran
31.86 seconds bettering Sweden's Gote Linblat's mark of 32.49 set in
2004. Steve Gallegos of Golden, Colo., set a world record in the M50 age
division of the 800m finals. The 50-year-old Gallegos ran 1:59.99 to
better the 2:02.20 record set in 2004 by Great Britain's Alastair Dunlop. Lesley Chaplin-Swann of McDonough, Ga., set an American record in
the W45 division of the 800m finals. The 46-year-old Chaplin-Swann
ran 2:22.78 to better the previous record of 2:23.33 set in 1996 by
DeeDee Grafius of California. In the W50 division, Kathryn Martin of
Northport, N.Y., improved her American record in the 800 finals. The 53-
year-old ran 2:26.69 to better her 2:28.07 time set in 2004. Sean Maye of Springville, Utah set an American record in the M35
division of the 200m finals. The 35-year-old Maye ran 22.02 seconds to
better the 22.04 set in 1998 by Mitchell Lovett of New York. Runner-up
finisher, Robert Thomas of Indianapolis, Ind., (M35-22.44) claimed the
second fastest time out of all age groups in the 200m. Roderick Parker improved his American record in the M85 age division
of the 200m. The 86-year-old Amity, Ark., resident ran 35.17 to better his
previous record of 35.74 set in 2004. Max Springer of Knoxville, Tenn.,
improved his American record in the M90 age division of the 200m. The
91-year-old ran 48.24 to better his previous record of 49.32 set in 2004.
Runner-up finisher Clarence Trahan of Hemet, Calif., (M90-49.12) also
bettered Springer's previous record. Springer also won the 800m finals
(M90-5:09.42) earlier in the afternoon. Several American records were set in today's super weight throw finals.
The first one went to Richard Hotchkiss of Grass Valley, Calif., who
tossed 7.38m/24-2.5 to win the M65 division. The 66-year-old Hotchkiss
bettered the 7.30m/23-11.5 mark set in 2001 by Bob Ward of Texas.
Richard Mulkern of St. Petersburg, Fla., tossed 7.40m/24-3.5 to set an
American record in the M80 division. The 80-year-old Mulkern bettered
Thomas McDermott's mark of 6.31m/20-8.5 set in 1998. Leland McPhie of San Diego, Calif., set a few American records in
today's competition. The 91-year-old improved his American record in
the super weight throw M90 age division with a mark of 4.79m/15-8.75.
McPhie's previous record mark was 2.70m/8-10.25 set in 2004. McPhie
also set an American record in triple jump with a leap of 5.52m/18-1.5 to
better the 5.09m/16-8.25 set in 2004 by Max Springer. Audrey Lary of Frederick, Md., set American records in today's triple
jump and super weight throw finals. The 70-year-old leaped 7.90m/25-
11 to better the previous mark of 6.80m/22-3.75 set in 1998 by Leonore
McDaniels. Lary's second American record of the day was in the W70
super weight throw with a toss of 6.02m/19-9. She bettered the 5.45m/
17-10.5 mark set in 2003 by Lillian Snaden. Lary also claimed the W70
division crown in the 200m with a time of 36.90 seconds. Ralph Maxwell of Alamo, Texas, leaped 6.59m/21-7.5 to set an
American record in the M85 age division of the triple jump. The 85-year-
old Maxwell bettered the previous mark of 6.31m/20-8.5 set in 2002 by
Clarence Trahan. The other women's triple jump champions were Liz Johnson of
Charlotte, N.C., (W45-7.31m/23-11.75), Barbara Jordon of Burlington,
Vt., (W60-7.36m/24-1.75) and Johnnye Valien of Los Angeles, Calif.,
(W70-5.11m/16-9.25). The M60 division of the super weight throws provided some fireworks as
Munich Olympian, Tom Gage of Billings, Mont., and George Mathews of
Hayden Lake, Idaho, both tied with a mark of 8.40m/27-6.75. Gage
claimed the title because his second best toss (8.36m/27-5.25) was
better than Mathews' second best (8.09m/26-6.5). Ironically, both 61-
year-olds were born three months apart in the same hospital in Ithaca,
N.Y. Other super weight throw winners include James Wetenhall of
Sylvania, Ohio (M50-10.43m/34-2.75), Todd Taylor of Portland, Ore.,
(M55-8.65m/28-4.5), Bob Ward of Dallas, Texas, (M70-9.17m/30-1) and
Gerald Wojcik of Eugene, Ore., (M75-6.66m/21-10.25). The 2005 women's super weight throw champions were Oneithea Lewis
of Bayside, N.Y., (W40-9.32m/30-7), Cheryl Mellenthin of Cat Spring,
Texas., (W45-4.33m/14-2.5), Joyce Taylor of Portland, Ore., (W50-
8.73m/28-7.75), Sharon Raham of Wellington, Colo., (W55-4.57m/14-8),
Mary Roman of Norwalk, Conn., (W65-5.35m/17-6.75) and Johnnye
Valien of Los Angeles, Calif., (3.30m/10-10). The women's 200m champions were Marjorie Milligan Jackson of
Tacoma, Wash., (W35-28.61), Joy Upshaw-Margerum of Los Altos Hills,
Calif., (W40-26.22), Denise McField of St. Louis, Mo., (W45-28.78), Rita
Hanscom of San Diego, Calif., (W50-27.86), Barbara Jordan of
Burlington, Vt., (W65-34.51), Gerry Davidson of Fallbrook, Calif., (W80-
55.25) and Olga Kotelko of Vancouver, Canada (W85-55.75). Ray Graves of Scottsdale, Ariz., ran 30.74 seconds holding off a late
surge by Lowell Bonifield of Lubbock, Texas, (M70-30.92) to win the
M70 division of the men's 200m. Other men's 200m champions were
George Joachim of Fort Wayne, Ind., (M30-23.17), Kettrell Berry of San
Diego, Calif., (M40-22.58), Bennie James of Honeoye Falls, N.Y., (M45-
23.27), Bill Collins of Houston, Texas, (M50-24.43), Charles Allie of
Pittsburgh, Pa., (M55-24.70), Roger Price of Piscataway, N.J., (M60-
25.83), Robert Lida of Wichita, Kan., (M65-26.78) and Harry Brown of
Wauconda, Ill., (M75-29.61). Marcus Battle of Silver Spring, Md., (M45-12.06m/39-7) barely edged
runner-up finisher David Quick of Bakersfield, Calif., (M45-12.05m/39-
6.5) to win the triple jump. Other men's triple jump champions include
James Melton of Willingboro, N.J., (M35-9.69m/31-9.5), Gregory Foster
of Lumberton, N.J., (M40-14.02m/46-0), Robert Richardson of Carson,
Calif., (M50-11.02m/36-2), Larry Rodenbeck of West Plains, Mo., (M55-
11.28m/37-0.25), Frank Struna of Lolo, Mont., (M60-10.89m/35-8.75),
Norman MacLeod of Portland, Ore., (M65-9.20m/30-2.25), Robert Hewitt
of Portland, Ore., (M70-8.99m/29-6) and James Stookey of Dickerson,
Md., (M75-6.53m/21-5.25). The women's 800m winners were Rebecca Connolly of Wilmington,
Mass., (W35-2:36.06), Carrie Sherburne of the So Cal Track Club (W40-
2:28.96), Jeanette Groesz of Redmond, Ore., (W55-2:39.24), Marie-
Louise Michelsohn of Stony Brook, N.Y., (W60-2:49.71), Jeanne
Daprano of Atlanta, Ga., (W65-3:28.85), Suzi Macleod of Bend, Ore.,
(W70-3:29.77), Helen Schley of Myersville, Md., (W75-4:41.40) and
Gerry Davidson of Fallbrook, Calif., (W80-4:57.62). The M70 division of the 800m came down to the wire as Donald Kane of
Portland Ore., finished in 3:05.57 with runner-up finisher, Bruce Marsh of
Blounts Creek, N.C., in a close 3:05.59. Other men's 800m champions
were Kyle Lanier of Lincoln University, Pa., (M30-2:04.07), Marek
Wensel of Storm Lake, Iowa, (M35-2:04.20), Tony Young of Redmond,
Wash., (M40-1:56.15), Jeff Lindsay of Tulsa, Okla., (M45-2:05.77), Alston
Brown of Mount Vernon, N.Y., (M55-2:12.37), Larry Barnum of Reno,
Nev., (M60-2:18.89), Sid Howard of New York, N.Y., (M65-2:28.17), Jack
Gray of Fort Worth, Texas, (M75-3:09.74) and Roy Englert of Springfield,
Va., (M80-3:48.51). The women's 3,000m race walk champions were Kelly Murphey-Glenn
of Kuna, Idaho (W40-16:02.85), Cathy Henley of Bellingham, Wash.,
(W45-16:52.48), Lynn Tracy of Racine, Wis., (W50-16:03.07), Yoko
Eichel of Woodland Hills, Calif., (W55-17:49.72), Jolene Steigerwalt of
San Diego, Calif., (W60-19:01.48), Bev LaVeck of Mazama, Wash.,
(W65-19:15.30), Sara Lee Warberg of Twin Falls, Idaho (W70-22:45.91)
and Katherine Marrs of Milwaukee, Wis., (W75-21:44.20). The men's 3,000m race walk winners include Michael Blanchard of
Castle Rock, Colo., (M40-14:48.65), Chris Rael of Huntington Beach,
Calif., (M45-14:40.23), David Friedman of Monroe Township, N.J., (M50-
27:43.16), Norman Frable of McKinney, Texas, (M55-15:52.93), James
Carmines of Etters, Pa., (M60-16:05.06), Ted Moore of Reno, Nev.,
(M65-17:05.66), Jack Bray of Greenbrae, Calif., (M70-17:12.27) and
Jerard Hargis of Spearfish, S.D., (M75-22:21.04). Ad Hoc A (W40-49; 4:31.15) claimed the women's 4x400m relay title
and So Cal Track Club A (W40-49; 10:31.32) claimed the women's
4x800m relay crown. The men's 4x400m relay champions were FIBO Track Club (M30-39;
3:41.73), Ad Hoc B, (M40-49; 3:30.83), Ad Hoc H (M50-59; 3:48.77), So
Cal Track Club B (M60-69; 4:14.76) and Ad Hoc L (M70-79; 5:35.93). The men's 4x800m relay champions were FIBO Track Club A (M30-39;
9:01.69), Ad Hoc E (M40-49; 9:24.60), Ad Hoc B (M50-59; 8:32.95), So
Cal Track Club A (M60-69; 10:23.92) and Ad Hoc A (M70-79; 13:30.93).
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