USA National Masters Indoor Track and Field Championship
Athletics[edit]
USA Track & Field (USATF) Masters Track and Field has held a National Indoor Track and Field Championship meet every year since 1975 (except 2020). The meets have included stars, records, and competitive competitions.
USA National Masters Indoor Track and Field Championship[edit]
Through the efforts of David Pain, Masters Track and Field began in 1968 [1]. The first indoor championship competition was held March 2, 1975 [2]. The 1975 meet included Masters athletes age 40 and older [3]. The meet has continued until today (with the exception of 2020) [4]. The 2019 meet included a complete set of running (sprints, middle distance, and long distance), hurdles, race walk, and field events (high jump, pole vault, long jump, triple jump, shot put, and weight throw), and relays [5].
The 1976 meet included Bob Backus, Bud Deacon (Masters Hall of Fame) [6], Boo Morcom, and Phil Mulkey as competitors [7]. The 2000 meet included Kathy Bergen, Bill Collins (athlete), Ralph Maxwell (athlete), Bruce McBarnette, Nolan Shaheed, and Cliff Wiley as competitors. The 2000 meet also included Philipa Raschker multi-time record holder and multi-time National Champion. The 2018 meet included centenarian record holders Orville Rogers and Julia “Hurricane” Hawkins [8].
Meet Dates and Locations[edit]
Dates Locations
1975: March 2, 1975, Heightstown, N.J. *
1976: March 1976, Medford, MA (Tufts Univ) *
1977: March 13, 1977, New Haven, CT *
1978: March 19, 1978, East Stroudsburg, Pa. *
1979: March 1979, Ann Arbor, MI *
1980: March 29, 1980, Syracuse, N.Y. *
Note: 1980 and 1981 were the transition years leaving “AAU.”
1981: TFA: Feb. 15, 1981, Liberty, Mo. *
1981: TAC: Feb 28 – March 1, 1981, Ann Arbor, MI *
1982: TAC: March 27-28, 1982, Cambridge, Mass. *
1983: March 26-27, 1983, Bethlehem, Pa. *
1984: March 24-25, 1984, Princeton. N.J. *
1985: March 30-31, 1985, Sterling, Ill. *
1986: Feb. 22-23, 1986, Baton Rouge, La. *
1987: March 28-29, 1987, Madison, WI *
1988: March 19-20, 1988, Baton Rouge, La. *
1989: March 31-April 2, 1989, Columbus. Ohio *
1990: March 24-25, 1990, Madison, WI *
1991: March 22-24, 1991, Blaine, Minn. *
1992: April 3-5, 1992, Columbus, Ohio *
1993: March 19-21, 1993, Bozeman, Mont. *
1994: March 25-27, 1994, Columbia. Mo. *
1995: Feb. 24-26, 1995, Reno, Nev. *
1996: March 29-31, 1996, Greensboro, N.C. *
1997: March 21-23, 1997, Boston, MA *
1998: March 27-29, 1998, Boston, MA *
1999: March 26-28, 1999, Boston, MA *
2000: March 24-26, 2000, Boston, MA *
2001: March 23-25, 2001, Boston, MA *
2002: March 22-24, 2002, Boston, MA *
2003: March 28-30, 2003, Boston, MA *
2004: March 26-28, 2004, Boston, MA *
2005: March 11-13, 2005, Nampa, Idaho *
2006: March 24-26, 2006, Boston, MA *
2007: March 23-25, 2007, Boston, MA *
2008: March 28-30, 2008, Boston, MA *
2009: March 20-22, 2009, Landover, Maryland *
2010: March 26-28, 2010, Boston, MA *
2011: March 4-6, 2011, Albuquerque, N.M. *
2012: March 16-18, 2012, Bloomington, IN *
2013: March 22-24, 2013, Landover, Maryland *
2014: March 14-16, 2014, Boston, MA *
2015: March 20-22, 2015, Boston, MA *
2016: March 4-6, 2016, Albuquerque, N.M. *
2017: Feb. 17-19, 2017, Albuquerque, N.M. *
2018: Mar 16-18, 2018 Prince George’s Complex, Landover, MD *
2019: Mar 1-4, 2019 JDL Track, Winston-Salem, North Carolina *
2020: Cancelled * [9].
Meet Dates and Locations per: *=[10].
Additional Masters Track and Field Competitions[edit]
Over the years, Masters Track and Field athletes (Masters athletics) competed at the following meets: Masters World Track and Field Championship (started 1975) **, USA National Masters Outdoor Track and Field Championship (1968 to Present) **, USA National Masters Indoor Track and Field Championship (1975 to Present) **, Masters So Cal Track and Field Championship (1970s to Present) **, Masters West Region Track and Field Championship (1975 to Present) **, Club West Masters meet (1974 to Present) ** [11]. Ben Brown meet **, Corona Del Mar Relays, (1970s to 1980s) **, Grandfather Games (Anteater, Dan Aldrich) (1971 to 2004) **, Huntsman World Senior Games (Utah) [12]. John Ward meet (Al Siddon; Orange) (1978 to 2014) **, Mt Sac Relays including Masters (1970s to Present) ** [13], Orange County Senior Games (Irvine) (1970s to 1980s) **, Palm Desert Senior Games (Palm Springs) (1970s to Present) ** [14], Pan Am Games (for Masters) (1977 to 1981) **, Pasadena Senior Games (1992 to Present) ** [15], Saddleback Masters Relays (200 to 2004) **, Senior Sports International Meet (LA Senior Games) (1970s to 1980s) **, Southern California Indoor Meet Outdoor (2006 to Present) ** [16], Striders Meet of Champions hosted by the Southern California Striders (1975 to Present) ** [17], Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence (1988 to Present) ** [18], and Trojan Masters meet (1980s to Present) ** [19].
Additional competitions include: Cross Country, Marathons, Road Races, Race walking, and Ultra [20].
Additional Competitions per: **=[21].
Masters Track and Field Meet Results[edit]
Mastershistory.org website includes past year by year meet results [22].
USATF Masters Track and Field Championship Bids[edit]
USATF Masters Track and Field Championship Bids are located on the USATF website [23].
References[edit]
- ↑ Masterstrack.com. [1] Retrieved Oct. 15, 2020
- ↑ Track & Field History. [2] Retrieved Oct. 15, 2020
- ↑ Track & Field History. [3] Retrieved Oct. 15, 2020
- ↑ Track & Field History. [4] Retrieved Oct. 15, 2020
- ↑ Track & Field History. [5] Retrieved Oct. 15, 2020
- ↑ USATF Hall of Fame. [6] Retrieved Oct. 15, 2020
- ↑ USMITT 1976. [7] Retrieved Oct. 15, 2020
- ↑ NBC Sports. [8] Retrieved Oct. 15, 2020
- ↑ Runners Space Meet Cancelled. [9]] Retrieved Oct. 15, 2020
- ↑ Track & Field History. [10] Retrieved Oct. 15, 2020
- ↑ Club West Masters. [11] Retrieved Oct. 14, 2020
- ↑ Huntsman Games. [12] Retrieved Oct. 14, 2020
- ↑ Mt. Sac Relays. [13] Retrieved Oct. 14, 2020
- ↑ Palm Desert Track & Field. [14] Retrieved Oct. 14, 2020
- ↑ Pasadena Track & Field [15] Retrieved Oct. 14, 2020
- ↑ Indoor / Outdoor Meet [16] Retrieved Oct. 14, 2020
- ↑ SC Striders Meet [17] Retrieved Oct. 14, 2020
- ↑ Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence [18] Retrieved Oct. 14, 2020
- ↑ Trojan Masters [19] Retrieved Oct. 14, 2020
- ↑ Competitions. [20] Retrieved Oct. 15, 2020
- ↑ Track & Field History [21] Retrieved Oct. 15, 2020
- ↑ Track & Field History. [22] Retrieved Oct. 15, 2020
- ↑ USATF Bids. [23] Retrieved Oct. 14, 2020
External Links[edit]
1. USATF website 2. USATF Masters website 3. World Masters Athletics (WMA) 4. SCA USATF 5. Mastershistory.org results and records 6. National Masters News 7. World Masters Track and Field Rankings 8. North and Central America and Caribbean Region of World Masters Athletics (NCCMA) 9. Southern California Striders 10. Club West track club 11. Masters Track and Field 12. List of USA Masters Track and Field Records 13. List of USA Masters Track and Field Records 14. USMITT Newsletter 15. San Fernando Valley Track Club Newsletters (SFVTC)
This article "USA National Masters Indoor Track and Field Championship" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:USA National Masters Indoor Track and Field Championship. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
