Hopefully, this includes all our teammates:
So Cal Track Club medals: 35 individual medals: 17 gold, 12 silver, 6 bronze; plus 20 team relay medals for total of 55.
W80 5000 Meter Race Walk
2 Elkins, Claire W81 United States of America 44:53.80
W80 10000 Meter Race Walk
3 Elkins, Claire W81 United States of America 1:32:23.95
M55 Weight Throw
2 Meyer, Thomas M59 United States of America 17.04m 55-11.00
M40 110 Hurdles 39″
1 Godbout, Michael M42 United States of America 14.37 -2.8
2 Pye, Derek M43 United States of America 14.68 -2.8
5 Holmes, Richard M44 United States of America 15.94 -2.8
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And, here’s another of our teammates. Kudos, Sy.
And, everyone is invited to use the comments section to leave their stories and impressions about these World Championships.
90 Weight Pentathlon
3 Lampert, Seymour M91 United States of America 2071
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Here are some additional medal-winning performances by So Cal Track Club athletes at the World Championships, including a couple world records in the women’s steeple. Congrats to Lisa and Lisa.
M35 8000 Meter Run Cross Country
Results – Men 35
1 United States of America 28:00.78 29:15.46 (Barry Givens) 38:33.30
Event 890 M35 10000 Meter Race Walk
2 United States of America 55:23.91 58:36.22 1:08:08.10 (Art Morrow)
Event 905 M35 20000 Meter Race Walk
2 United States of America (3378)2:01:56.35 (3469)2:04:40.01 (4204)2:23:57.12 (Art Morrow)
Event 91 W40 1500 Meter Run
3 Ryan, Lisa W41 United States 4:38.63
Event 135 W40 2000 Meter Steeplechase
1 Ryan, Lisa W41 United States 6:49.58 (World Record)
Event 181 W40 4×400 Meter Relay
1 United States of America 4:03.49
1) Roux, Maryline 44 2) Daley, Lisa 41
3) Ryan, Lisa 41 4) Roberts, Charmaine 44
Event 136 W45 2000 Meter Steeplechase
1 Valle, Lisa W45 United States 6:58.89 (World Record)
Event 665 M35 4×100 Meter Relay
1 United States of America 41.89
1) Snaer, Demitrius 36 2) Ho, Thachvu 35
3) Pittman, Lyndell 39 4) Dussett, Antwon 35
Summary update: Lisa Ryan: 1 gold, 1 bronze, 1 relay gold
Art Morrow: 2 relay silver
Medal update (courtesy Mark Cleary): 30 individual medals — 16 Gold, 10 Silver and 4 bronze, and 10 golds and 2 silvers for a total of 12 team medals. Thirty individual medals ties So Cal with Finland for sixth place among nations.
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The WMA World Masters Athletics Championships concluded Sunday, July 17, in Sacramento.
Here’s a concise, but hopefully accurate, account of how often our So Cal Track Club teammates stood on the medal stand. (Before we get started, apologies to anyone I overlooked. There were many teammates who competed honorably, even spectacularly, without winning a medal.)
Summary: So Cal athletes won 24 individual medals and 10 team and relay medals, including 10 individual gold medals, 12 silver, 2 bronze; 4 team gold in race walking, 1 team silver in race walking; 1 team bronze in cross-country; 4 relay gold.
Top medal-winners:
Leland McPhie: 3 gold, 2 silver
Lisa Valle: 2 gold, 1 silver
Nolan Shaheed: 1 gold, two silver
Kathy Jager: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 relay gold
Dena Birade: 1 gold, 1 silver
Carlos Acosta: 1 silver, 1 bronze, 1 team gold
Brian Sax: 1 bronze, 1 relay gold
Here’s a summary, in no particular order, of the results involving So Cal Track Club medalists:
Event 506 M45 110 Short Hurdles 39″
1 David Ashford M48 United States 15.37 -2.9
2 Henry Andrade M49 United States 15.90 -2.9
Event 505 M40 110 Short Hurdles 39″
2 Derek Pye M43 United States 14.68 -2.8
3 Don Drummond M42 United States 15.16 -2.8
Event 30 W35 100 Meter Dash
1 Birade, Dena W39 United States 12.36 0.9
Event 45 W35 200 Meter Dash
2 Birade, Dena W39 United States 25.51 -1.2
Event 580 M60 800 Meter Run
2 Shaheed, Nolan M61 United States 2:11.98
Event 595 M60 1500 Meter Run
1 Shaheed, Nolan M61 United States 4:35.97
Event 610 M60 5000 Meter Run
2 Shaheed, Nolan M61 United States 17:19.60
Event 541 M95 100 Meter Dash
2 McPhie, Leland M97 United States 28.05 -2.3
Event 765 M95 Shot Put
2 McPhie, Leland M97 United States 5.86m 19-02.75
Event 704 M95 Long Jump
1 McPhie, Leland M97 United States 1.29m +0.0 4-02.75
Event 719 M95 Triple Jump
1 McPhie, Leland M97 United States 2.42m 1.6 7-11.25
Event 736 M95 High Jump
1 McPhie, Leland M97 United States 0.80m 2-07.50
Event 77 W45 800 Meter Run
1 Valle, Lisa W45 United States 2:20.73
Event 92 W45 1500 Meter Run
2 Valle, Lisa W45 United States 4:44.00
Event 136 W45 2000 Meter Steeplechase
1 Valle, Lisa W45 United States 6:58.89
Event 774 M55 Discus Throw
1 Fruguglietti, Ralph M56 United States 52.25m 171-05
Event 695 M35 Long Jump
2 Pettes, Alfy M36 United States 6.45m 0.2 21-02.00
Event 36 W65 100 Meter Dash
2 Jager, Kathy W68 United States 15.09 -1.8
Event 246 W65 Pole Vault
1 Jager, Kathy W68 United States 2.30m 7-06.50
Event 576 M40 800 Meter Run
3 Sax, Brian M40 United States 1:55.83
Event 891 M75 10000 Meter Race Walk
3 Acosta, Carlos M77 United States 1:08:46.15 2
Results – Men 75
1 United States of America 1:07:25.90 1:08:46.15 (Carlos Acosta) 1:09:51.76
Total Time: 3:26:03.81
Average: 1:08:41.27
Event 406 20000 Meter Race Walk
Results – Women 65
1 United States of America (2880)2:19:06.30 (3261)2:21:25.41 (Jolene Steigerwalt) (2874)2:24:08.43 (Darlene Backlund)
Total Time: 7:04:40.14
Average: 2:21:33.38
Event 906 M75 20000 Meter Race Walk
2 Acosta, Carlos M77 United States 2:22:11.85 1
Event 906 20000 Meter Race Walk
Team Scores
Results – Men 65
2 United States of America (3758)1:58:49.10 (Norm Frable) (3939)2:01:49.81 (3547)2:03:56.21 (Richard Campbell)
Total Time: 6:04:35.12
Average: 2:01:31.71
Results – Men 70
1 United States of America (3428)2:12:13.46 (3382)2:18:24.82 (John Backlund) (4679)2:18:28.23
Total Time: 6:49:06.51
Average: 2:16:22.17
Results – Men 75
1 United States of America (3334)2:22:11.85 (Carlos Acosta) (3721)2:23:59.92 (3685)2:38:09.17
Total Time: 7:24:20.94
Average: 2:28:06.98
Event 875 M35-M54 8000 Meter Cross Country Run
Results – Men 35
3 United States of America 28:00.78 29:15.46 (Barry Givens) 38:33.30
Total Time: 1:35:49.54
Event 170 W60 4×100 Meter Relay
1 United States of America 58.75
1) Matthews, Brenda 62 2) Jager, Kathy 68
3) Warren, Sharon 60 4) Hale-Hall, Marcella 60
Event 686 M65 4×400 Meter Relay
1 United States of America 4:08.51
1) Pierce, Roger 66 2) Barnum, Larry 67
3) Laing, Winston 68 4) Talib, Salih 66
Event 684 M55 4×400 Meter Relay
1 United States of America 3:49.28
1) Schoffman, Jim 58 2) Davis, Mark 55
3) Hockersmith, Dave 55 4) Haywood, George 58
Event 681 M40 4×400 Meter Relay
1 United States of America 3:23.15
1) Prince, Eric 42 2) Sax, Brian 40
3) Wensel, Marek 42 4) Fitzgerald, Neil 43
Now, it’s on to Masters Nationals, starting July 28 in Berea, Ohio. Best of luck to all our teammates making that trip.