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Ames plays host to 2019 USATF Masters Champs FallFall 20192019 Iowa Teams placing at the USATF Masters Outdoor Championships 35. Johnston RC , 32 pts 85. Waukee TC, 8 pts 111. Jesup T&F Club, 3 pts 114. Turbo TC, 2 pts Inside this issue: Ames Masters Results 3 Running Rampant 6 USATF Iowa highlights 8 Collecting track & field 9 Iowa nominees sought 10 Newsletter deadlines 10 (Top photo) Patrick Jackson passes the baton to twin brother, USATF membership form 11 Fredrick, during the M35-39 4x400m relay. (Below) Jodi Smith, Photo Page 12 of Ames, leads the W40-44 1500m at the USATF Masters Out- door Championships. (Photos courtesy of Luke Lu) Fall 2019 USATF Iowa Record-breaking USATF Masters Championships wrap up in Iowa Seven world and 13 American records fall over four days of competition in Ames More than 900 Masters athletes, ages 30-96, competed for individual and team titles, as records fell over four days of competition at the Bill and Karen Bergan Track at the Cy- clone Sports Complex on the cam- pus of Iowa State University. Among those athletes were 116 reigning outdoor USATF National champions. 92 participants in the recent Indoor World Masters Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland- More than 115 clubs challenged for the team title, with the So Cal Track Club winning the top spot with 518 points, followed by TNT Interna- tional Racing Club (365), and Poto- Perry Linn, of Corning, runs with the pack during the M65 mac Valley Track Club (347). 800m run. Linn finished seventh, in 2:51.75. He also ran in the SoCal has won a total of 17 indoors 1500m, 5000m and 10000m. (Photo courtesy of Luke Lu) and outdoors titles. Iowa teams placing included the Club (114th - 2 pts.). the lone competitor for the Johnston Johnston Running Club (35th - 32 A total of 33 Masters athletes Running Club, her 32 points helped points), Waukee Track Club (85th - from Iowa competed, with 14 from lead her club to the top finish among 8 pts.), Jesup Track and Field Club the Ames-Des Moines area alone. USATF Iowa teams. (111th - 3 pts.), and the Turbo Track While Britta Wey, (W34) was The JRC coach finished second Co-Youth Chair…………….…….…….. Janelle Coil Officials Certification…………………...Curt Broek USATF Iowa Sanctions (Club & Events)………....Jim Walczyk Officers Marketing……………...……………..…....Ryan Vogt Communications……........….Duff E. McFadden President……………..Lynn M. Lindaman MD Masters Chair…………...…………..Marek Wensel Operations Manager………..…..Jim Walczyk Masters/Open Comms……...……..Larry Bednar Vice President…………...…..Scott Tjeerdsma Open Track & Field Chair…….....Ryan Elsbernd Published for Treasurer……………………….….….Jim Walczyk Cross Country………………..Steven Bobenhouse USATF Iowa Secretary….………………………..…...Eric Pingel Coaching……………………….…..………...Eric Pingel members like Membership……………...……….Emily Hansen Law/Legislation/Rules………….....Mark A Smith Carolyn Hill Co-Youth Chair…………….....Scott Tjeerdsma Education Chair…………….………………..Al Geiger West DSM, Iowa Fall 2019 USATF Iowa 2 in the W30 Long Jump with a leap Fame inductee and indoor world Kay Glynn (W66), a multi- of 41.11m., and was second in the record holder in the M70 mile, discipline athlete from Hastings, and W30 400m, in 1:13.72. In the finals, Gary Patton (So Cal Track Club) a returning national champion and she finished third (15.12). She won from Rock Rapids, Iowa, went on American record holder in the pole the W30 Triple Jump by hop-skip- to sweep the distance events in the vault, opened the meet by finishing jumping 8.48m on her next-to-last 70-74 age group. second in the W65 Outdoor Pentath- attempt. On the final day, she was On the final morning of the lon, with a total of 3,422 points. She runner-up in the W30 200m (31.78). four-day event, he claimed the won the Pentathlon’s High Jump Matt Smalley (M31) earned all 1500m in 5:22.75 after winning (1.27m), Long Jump (3.89m), finish- eight of the Waukee Track’s Club the 800m (2:34.25) and 5000m ing second in the 80m Short Hurdles points while winning the M30 Pole (20:33.56) earlier in the week. (16.90), Shot Put (7.49m). She did Vault with a top jump of 4.10m. More than a few Iowans elected not finish the 800m run. Jesup Track and Field Club’s to compete as “unattached.” One Over the next few days, she won Nick Casillas (M35) ended up fourth was thrower Martha Green (W68), the W65 Long Jump (3.91m), W65 in the M35 110m Short hurdles, run- of Des Moines. She finished sixth Triple Jump (7.99m) and W65 Pole ning 17.94 and third in the M60 in the W65 Hammer Throw, fling- Vault (2.70m); was runner-up in the 300m Long Hurdles (52.39). ing it 18.54m. In the W65 Weight W65 Short Hurdles (16.51), W65 For the Turbo Track Club, Pat- Throw, she finished fifth, with a 100m (16.87), and W65 High Jump rick Jackson (M38) finished eighth toss of 7.60m. The next day, she (1.20m). She was third in the W65 in his 400m heat, in 58.30, good finished second in the W65 Discus Javelin Throw (21.19). enough to qualify for the finals, (12.69m). She joined up with three others where he finished eighth in a time of She also competed in the Jave- to win the 60m Shuttle Hurdle Non- 58.63. He finished fifth in the M35 lin, with a toss good enough for club in a time of (1:09.43). The team Long Jump (5.48m), while complet- sixth place (12.14m), and ended included Jo Phelps, Brenda Mat- ing the M35 200m finals in seventh, her competition with a throw of thews Steele, and Rita Hanscom. clocking a 25.49. 6.60m in the W65 Shot Put, good There were also a few other unat- A 2017 USATF Masters Hall of for third place. tached Iowans who were victorious in the only events they competed in. That included Paxton Bennett (M45), of West Des Moines, who won the M45 5000m run in a time of 18:14.73, and Troy Henrich (M40), of West Des Moines, who won the M40 400m (55.07). Michael Wiggins (M70), of Ha- warden, was the defending outdoor champion of the M65-69 5000m and10000m race walk, and didn’t disappoint. His winning efforts in- cluded a 29:43.11 in the M70 5000m Race Walk and a 1:00:04.67 in the M70 10000m Race Walk. Trevor Richards (M52), of Des Moines, topped 4.10m to win the Masters Championships Gary Patton, of Rock Rapids, a runner with the So Cal Track Club, stalks the field of the M70 1500m, before sprinting to Continued on page 4 the win with a 1:25.022 final lap. (Photo courtesy of Luke Lu) Fall 2019 USATF Iowa 3 W65 Javelin. She then tossed the Steeplechase (12:16.35) and M35 Masters Championships W65 Hammer 21.76m, good for 5000m Race Walk (32:43.73). He fourth. also placed third in the M35 5000m Continued from page 3 Todd Davis (M54), of Council (19:03.73). Bluffs, was among the Iowans fin- Sara Schwendinger (W42), of M50 Pole Vault, after passing until ishing as runner-ups in field Des Moines, finished second in the the 3.80m mark; Jodi Smith (W41), events. Davis threw a 50.48m in W40 5000m (20:04.91) and third in of Ames, won the W40 1500m the M50 Discus and Matt Smalley the W40 1500m (5:18.04). (5:13.04) after running a 1:04.301 (M31), of Runnels, jumped to a Both Rod Speidel (M70), of Bet- first lap; and Marek Wensel (M50), 4.10m mark in the M30 Pole Vault. tendorf, and Thomas Dodds (M42), of Marion, who was on the winning Others competing solely in of Ankeny finished fifth in the Pen- team in the M50 4x400m Relay field events were Daniel Deviney tathlon. Speidel earned 1695 points Club (3:32.86). (M64), of Cedar Falls, who fin- by finishing fourth in the Long Jump Wensel, who ran the Southwest ished sixth in the M60 Javelin (3.22m), fifth in 200m (36.40m), Sprinters track Club “A” team’s (23.28) and ninth in the M60 Dis- fourth in the Discus (25.13m) and second leg, ran with Edward Wins- cus (24.57m) in his third and final fifth in the 1500m (7:57.98), (He low, Jr., Getulio Echeandia, Jr., and throw. earned no points in the Javelin, foul- Khalid Mulazim. Jim Franzen (M62) of Denver, ing three times). Joli Coil (W36), of Ames, Iowa, placed sixth in the M60 Dis- Dodds garnered 1823 points, fin- placed first in the W35 Shot Put on cus (38.11m), as Mike Krapfl ishing fourth in the Long Jump the final day of competition with a (M56), of Ames, finished sixth in (4.76m), the 200m (26.83) and the 12.71m. By the time she was done the M55 High Jump (1.45m) and 1500m run (6:23.42), fifth in the throwing implements, she had a pair Mark Roberts (M59), of Cedar Javelin (29.35m) and Discus of second place finishes in the W35 Falls, finished fifth in the M55 (18.48m). Weight Throw (13.30m) and in the High Jump (1.55m). Once the pentathlon was over, W35 Discus Throw (30.86m). Ben Lundell (M36), of Dubu- Dodds wasn’t yet done. The Ankeny Linda Rowe (W67), of Bloom- que, placed second in the M35 athlete placed sixth in the M40 field, threw to win, placing first in 10000m (40:53.10), while Sean 400m (1:02.36), seventh in the M40 the W65 Weight Throw (9.45m), McVeigh (M37), of Cedar Rapids, 100m (12.60), fifth in the M40 Long the W65 Discus (24.33m) and the was second in the M35 3000m Jump (4.97m), seventh in the 200m (26.00), and third in the M40 High Jump (1.50).