Awards and Recognitions Turns & Distances The Dick Barbour Pacific Association Officials Committee Meritorious Service Award 1985 ........................ Hank Patton % Dick Connors, 2065 Kings Lane, San Mateo, CA 94402 1986 ........................ George Newlon Roxanne Anderson 1987 ........................ Dan Dotta Del Dotta 2009 Annual Meeting 1988 ........................ Harry Young Henry “Hank” Weston t’s annual meeting time again! The Pacific Association officials 1989 ........................ Ed Parker Harmon Brown will host hold their 2009 annual meeting on August 30, in the 1990 ........................ Horace Crow Bruce Edwards Club Room at U. C. Davis’s new football 1991 (No award) I 1992 ........................ Dick Connors stadium (Aggie Stadium), starting at 11:00 a.m. The Club Room is 1993 ........................ George Kleeman located on the ground level of the press box on the west side of the 1994 ........................ Tom Moore 1995 ........................ Charlie Sheppard stadium. Coach Jon Vochatzer and the Aggie Track and Field 1996 ........................ Norm Morrison Program will be our hosts. 1997 (no award) 1998 ........................ John Luppes To reserve your place at the luncheon, send a check for $10 per 1999 ........................ Richard Zulaica 2000 ........................ Jim Hume attendee (Emeritus officials attend free!), to Phil Watkins (1090 San Jim Wynn 2001 ........................ Bob Shor Ramon Way, Sacramento CA 95864). The check should be made out Rick Milam to: “PAUSATF” attn: Officials Annual Meeting. Tell Phil 2002 ........................ Bob Rauch 2003 ........................ Lori Maynard whether/what you’re planning to bring for the Annual Raffle. Sonny Maynard 2004 ........................ Gail Wetzork Hume’s note...In the past only 20%+/- of the certified officials 2005 ........................ Phil Watkins and their spouses have attended our annual meeting. The food is 2006 ........................ Bill Edgar 2007 ........................ Ed Hicks delightful, the “meeting” refreshingly short, the awards in abundant 2008 ........................ Dick Iwamiya supply and the raffle USUALLY finds everyone going home with 2009 something. Last year, if memory serves, found us on round two in The George Newlon Special Recognition Award — Track order to distribute all the goodies. This is certainly an opportunity to 1995 ........................ Bob Mason socialize with other officials. We often do not have enough time to do 1996 ........................ Ben Morjig 1997 ........................ (no award) that. Y’all come ya’ hear! 1998 ........................ Jerry Colman Inside this Edition 1999 ........................ Bobby Hughey 2000 ........................ Dan Davidson Annual Meeting ................................... 1 2001 ........................ John Coie Heard At The Track ............................. 2 2002 ........................ Gerry Collet Rick Milam Honored ........................... 3 2003 ........................ Dick Iwamiya Interview with Len Krsak .................... 3 2004 ........................ Rick Urband Schools Garner Awards ....................... 4 2005 ........................ Joe Harper Missing From The Track 2006 ........................ Richard Cabral Bill Edgar ............................ 5 2007 ........................ Colin Campbell Don Wilson .......................... 7 2008 ........................ Jeannie White 2009 A Cautionary Tale ............................... 8 The Questions for John Luppes .................. 8 Horace Crow Trying to Say Nice Things ................ 10 Special Recognition Award — Field PA Officials Come Through .............. 11 1995 ........................ Sonny Maynard Youth/Air Force Connection ............. 12 1996 ........................ Rich Zulaica 1997 ........................ (no award) Official committee Contacts .............. 12 1998 ........................ Bill Edgar Credits this issue: 1999 ........................ Joan M. Wilson 2000 ........................ Phil Watkins Photography Jim Hume 2001 ........................ Dr. Leon Glover, Jr. Joy Margerum 2002 ........................ Bruce Colman Desktop publishing Jim Hume 2003 ........................ Dick Petruzzi 2004 ........................ Teddy Hayes Writing Bruce Colman 2005 ........................ Shirley Connors Jean Snuggs Margaret Sheehan George Kleeman 2006 ........................ John Murray Leroy Milam 2007 ........................ Bill Hawkes Dick Connors; 2008 ........................ John Shirey Copy writing Bruce Colman 2009 Mailing Dick Connors. Turns & Distances…July 2009 page 2 Heard at the Track: may be contacted evenings at (650) 968-2007, or via email at [email protected] • At the Brutus Hamilton Track and Field Championships on April 25, the University of California track and field • Annual calendar for 2010...Bill Hawkes is assembling team recognized six long tem officials for their the Association calendar of track meets for 2010. Please contribution to the program at Cal over the many years. send Bill the dates time and contact persons for all meets The honorees were: John Coie, a head finish judge and you are aware of. Let’s make this a complete calendar. lap counter; Bill Pratt, a clerk of the course; Leon Remember: everyone uses this calendar now that it’s on Glover, the wind gauge operator; Stewart Sampson, a line—officials, coaches, clubs, and athletes. throws official; Jim Waldron, a horizontal jumps ([email protected]) is your e-mail address to send official; and Don Bailes a field events specialist. Each of Bill your additions. Bill’s calendar will be published in the men was introduced to the crowd and given a gift the November issue of Turns and Distances, and posted certificate. on the PA website. • Mike Shimanski, veteran official from Danville, was • Becky Klein is again assembling the fall long distance honored by the North Coast Section running/cross-country calendar. Please let her know CIF for his many years of service to dates and contact persons for those meets at the section, at the Meet of [email protected]. Champions held at Edwards Stadium • Shirley Connors says, “It’s time to start thinking about on the campus of UC Berkeley. clinics!!!” Shirley has been Congratulations, Mike! appointed to take over from • The PAUSATF Officials George Kleeman’s as chairman of Committee wants to thank the the Education and Training Committee starting with the 2010 Peninsula Athletic League of the Mike Shimanski Central Coast Section, U. C. season. Shirley has told T&D she Berkeley and About Timing Associates for their most is open to your suggestions kind donations to our cause. regarding sites, dates and curriculum for this winter’s • Looking for track and field results on the internet? clinics (December, January, and These web sites carry most significant results from February.) She is also seeking Northern California meets: http://www.dyestat.com , master-level officials willing to Shirley Connors http://www.flashresults.com and teach the classes. Shirley may be http://www.sml1.com/recordtiming . contacted at: [email protected] • New track meet added: At the Western Regional • All-Comers summer T&F series...Again this summer, NCAA meet in Eugene, Oregon, Dick Connors with the Rick Milan will be hosting the summer series off all- assistance of Pacific Association USATF, hosted a comers track and field meets at Los Gatos High School. scheduling breakfast for the 2010 season with Division I The meets are held every Thursday night through August coaches from Northern California and Western Nevada. 6. Meets start at 5:00 p.m. with Pole Vault followed by The conversations amongst the coaches resolved several running at 6:00 p.m. If you are an official or starter conflicting dates for the 2010 season and helped looking for experience, a summer Thursday night with publicize a new meet added to the schedule. On March Rick and the gang is good place. Rick may be contacted 6, 2010, Stanford will host either a Quad or a five way at 408-241-6578. involving: Stanford, Cal, UC Davis, Cal Poly SLO and Fresno State. It should be great competition. The fate of • Officials needed!!! The USA Senior Games will be the California Invitational Relays at this date is hosted by Stanford University in Palo Alto, August 5-11, unknown. 2009. Dick Connors is coordinating officials. The entry fields are large and Association level officials could gain • Dr. Leon Glover, the officials’ valuable experience working this meet and more award chairman, is still seeking experienced officials could gain experience being the recommendations for awards to head of an event. This is an eight day meet, but do not be presented at the meeting. Stop feel you must be there all eight days, however, do a minute and think, what officials remember how good working a national meet like this have done work you admire? will look on your resume when you want to move up a Who has been a mentor to you? level. Dick is seeking a lot of help and you may For whom have you said, “Gee, Here is Dr. Glover in his telephone him at (650) 341.6781 by e-mail at other role as wind guage ?? Ought to get an award. Leon operator. Turns & Distances…July 2009 page 3 [email protected] remember Bobby as one of the fastest sprinters in the Rick Milam Honored...Every once in a while world...circa 1956. He, however, picked the wrong time to one of our own gets recognized for his many years of get sick, just before the Olympics. service