News & Notes, Volume 8, Number 16

U.S. masters athletes win gold at World Championships

The following American athletes won individual gold medals at the 2008 World Masters Indoor Athletics Championships, March 17-22, in Clermont-Ferrand, France. Americans won a total of 91 medals at the Championships.

Men's 60 Meters

M50 Val Barnwell (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 7.34

M55 Bill Collins (Houston, Texas) 7.39

M65 Stephen Robbins (Seattle, Wash.) 8.06

M70 Robert Lida (Wichita, Kans.) 8.53

Men's 200 Meters

M50 Val Barnwell (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 23.82

M55 Bill Collins (Houston, Texas) 23.73

M60 Charles Allie (Pittsburgh, Pa) 24.95

M70 Robert Lida (Wichita, Kans.) 27.74

Men's 400 Meters

M55 Bill Collins (Houston, Texas) 53.36

M70 Mack Stewart (Katy, Texas) 1:04.56

Men's 800 Meters

M55 Nolan Shaheed (Pasadena, Calif.) 2:09.12

M70 Mack Stewart (Katy, Texas) 2:40.54

Men's 1,500 Meters

M55 Nolan Shaheed (Pasadena, Calif.) 4:29.57

Men's 60m Hurdles

M35 Don Drummond (Lithonia, Ga.) 7.93

M55 James Broun (Sarasota, Fla.) 9.09

Men's High Jump

M50 Bruce McBarnette (Sterling, Va.) 1.90m/6-2.75

Men's Pole Vault

M60 John Altendorf (Corvallis, Ore.) 3.80m/12-5.50

Men's Long Jump

M45 Greg Petrosian (Reston, Va.) 6.60m/21-8

Men's Weight Throw

M60 George Mathews (Hayden Lake, Idaho) 19.12m/62-8.75

Men's 3,000m Race Walk

M75 Robert Fine (Delray Beach, Fla.) 20:03.73

Women's 60m Meters

W40 Renee Henderson (Merchantville, N.J.) 7.78

W60 Phil Raschker (Marietta, Ga.) 8.93

W80 Johnnye Valien (Los Angeles, Ca.) 14.05

W90 Ida Keeling (Riverdale, N.Y.) 31.82

Women's 200 Meters

W40 Renee Henderson (Merchantville, N.J.) 25.34

W60 Phil Raschker (Marietta, Ga.) 8.93

Women's 400 Meters

W35 Lisa Daley (White Plains, N.Y.) 57.95

W65 Marie Louise-Michelsohn (New York, N.Y) 1:16.26

W70 Jeanne Daprano (Fayetteville, Ga.) 1:22.21

Women's 800 Meters

W55 Kathryn Martin (Northport, N.Y.) 2:39.09

W65 Mary Louise Michelsohn (New York, N.Y.) 3:02.71

W70 Jeanne Daprano (Fayetteville, Ga.) 3:17.14

Women's 1,500 Meters

W55 Kathryn Martin (Northport, N.Y.) 5:11.05

Women's 3,000 Meters

W55 Kathryn Martin (Northport, N.Y.) 11:05.92

Women's 60m Hurdles

W35 Laura Barre (West Lebanon, N.H.) 9.56

W60 Phil Raschker (Marietta, Ga.) 10.38

Women's High Jump

W60 Phil Raschker (Marietta, Ga.) 1.38m/4-6.25

W70 Christel Donley (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 1.12m/3-8

Women's Pole Vault

W80 Johnnye Valien (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1.10m/3-7.25

Women's Long Jump

W60 Phil Raschker (Marietta, Ga) 4.31m/14-1.75

W80 Johnnye Valien (Los Angeles, Calif.) 2.11m/6-11

Women's Triple Jump

W60 Phil Raschker (Marietta, Ga.) 9.11m/29-10.75

Women's Pentathlon

W50 Rita Hanscom (San Diego, Calif.) 3,876 points

Women's 8 km Cross Country

W55 Kathryn Martin (Northport, N.Y.) 31:59

For more information on the 2008 World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor in France, visit: http://masters2008.athle.com/