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March 28, 2025

Team USATF kicks off World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships in Gainesville, Florida

GAINESVILLE -- Day one and two of the 2025 WMA Indoor World Championships started with some exceptional performances from Team USATF Masters athletes.  The team brought home 28 gold, 39 silver, and 36 bronze medals across the first two days of competition. 

Team USATF Masters saw 16 national and four WMA records go down. Flo Meiler bettered six American records and four WMA records. She set records in the W90 60M (14.85), 60H, High Jump (.90), Long Jump (1.79), 800M (6:52.21) and Pentathlon (2531).  Of those events, she also set WMA records in the 60H, High Jump, and Pentathlon. Neringa Jakstiene also set an American and WMA record in the W60 long jump with a leap of 4.74m.

Other American records set were Donna Lawrence W50 60M (8.34), Sabra Harvey W75 800m (3:11.37), Ron Humphrey M65 Pentathlon (4023), Marsha Baird W50 Pentathlon (4156), Rita Hanscom W70 Pentathlon (3876). In an exciting show of competition, masters athletes had the second U.S. finisher in three events also better the existing American records in their events. Second-place finishers who exceeded records were Pamela McCartney W50 Pentathlon (3861), Jeannie Rice W75 800M (3:15.79) and Christel Donley W90 60M (15.56).

Contributed by USATF Masters Secretary, Rachel Guest
DAY 1 RESULTS

Rick Becker M70 6000 26:02.18 1
Nora Cary W70 6000 28:13.63 1
Joseph Gray M40 8000 25:43.47 1
Katie Sherron W40 8000 30:28.23 1
Erika Holroyd W45 8000 31:42.26 1
Euleen Josiah-Tanner W50 8000 33:56.12 1
Suzanne Cordes W65 8000 39:55.10 1
Jim Sharps M80 IPENT 2580 1
Marsha Baird W50 IPENT 4156 1
Neringa Jakstiene W60 IPENT 4520 1
Jack Pottle M70 6000 26:56.95 2
Jeannie Rice W75 6000 30:34.07 2
Jorge Jabaz M35 8000 27:08.41 2
James Grabow M40 8000 26:03.72 2
Mark Zamek M60 8000 30:25.19 2
Roger Sayre M65 8000 31:56.85 2
April Lund W40 8000 30:29.95 2
Hortencia Aliaga W50 8000 34:35.26 2
Suzanne La Burt W60 8000 34:25.31 2
Kitty Musante W65 8000 40:35.09 2
Ronald Humphrey M65 IPENT 4023 2
William Wuth M80 IPENT 2219 2
Pamela Mccartney W50 IPENT 3861 2
Reno Stirrat M70 6000 27:10.18 3
Gary Ostwald M75 6000 28:14.67 3
David B Turner M85 6000 38:58.61 3
Mark Currell M40 8000 27:24.33 3
Kevin Shirk M45 8000 28:12.26 3
Matthew Farley M55 8000 29:21.49 3
Andrea Richardson W35 8000 32:46.36 3
Jennifer Pesce W45 8000 33:39.11 3
Rachel Hopkins W55 8000 37:08.76 3
Diane E Rothman W65 8000 41:13.49 3
David Ortman M70 IPENT 3388 3
Robert Zukas M80 IPENT 1099 3
Robert Paulen M85 IPENT 1869 3

DAY 2 RESULTS
Odeika Giscombe W35 60 7.73 1
Easter Grant W40 60 7.76 1
Florence Meiler W90 60 14.85 1
Michelle Rohl W55 800 2:25.13 1
Sue Mcdonald W60 800 2:26.52 1
Lesley Hinz W65 800 2:53.85 1
Marie-Louise Michelsohn W80 800 5:10.50 1
Larry Rheams M80 DT 25.73m 1
Peter La Barge M85 DT 23.83m 1
Mary Hartzler W75 DT 24.69m 1
Eric Cole M50 HT 56.48m 1
Vicki Fox W65 Pent 3055 1
Rita Hanscom W70 Pent 3876 1
Nancy Berger W80 Pent 1172 1
Florence Meiler W90 Pent 2531 1
Durelle Schimek W55 JT 40.05m 1
Amy Haapanen W40 WT 16.13m 1
Angela Herzner W50 WT 16.60m 1
Amanda O'Connor W40 60 7.80 2
Cynthia Mcnamee W45 60 7.95 2
Donna Lawrence W55 60 8.34 2
Claudia Simpson W70 60 10.10 2
Madelaine Cazel W85 60 20.14 2
Christel Donley W90 60 15.56 2
Mark Williams M50 800 2:02.21 2
Charles Novak M55 800 2:07.58 2
Peter Kashulines M60 800 2:15.16 2
Robert O'Rourke M80 800 3:13.20 2
Inocencio Cantu M90 800 4:34.50 2
Ericka Charles W35 800 2:17.55 2
Sonja Friend-Uhl W50 800 2:31.33 2
Julie Hayden W65 800 2:54.20 2
Ivy Bell W70 800 3:14.95 2
Sabra Harvey W75 800 3:11.37 2
Cook Holliday M80 DT 23.70m 2
Emil Pawlik M85 DT 23.56m 2
David Destefano M50 HT 53.35m 2
David Bickel M55 HT 43.85m 2
Kay Glynn W70 Pent 3591 2
Norma Hudnall W75 Pent 1245 2
Marina Worsley W80 Pent 491 2
Tamara Alegria-Dybvig W65 JT 25.48m 2
Pierre Brown M40 SP 13.18m 2
Dominique Eason W35 WT 12.42m 2
Amanda Roberts W45 60 7.99 3
Allison Murphy W50 60 8.32 3
Emmanuelle Mcgowan W55 60 8.37 3
Renee Shepherd W60 60 8.81 3
Carol Robertson W65 60 9.17 3
Georgia Kightlinger W80 60 12.26 3
David Clark M40 800 1:57.93 3
Gary Patton M75 800 2:54.91 3
Maureen Zivic W40 800 2:19.06 3
Dianne Deoliveira W50 800 2:32.55 3
Cheryl Bellaire W65 800 2:58.91 3
Jeannie Rice W75 800 3:15.79 3
Nancy Berger W80 800 5:17.28 3
Linda Harper W70 DT 19.55m 3
Madelaine Cazel W85 DT 15.23m 3
Hondo Salgado M50 HT 52.62m 3
Gregory Cheney M55 HT 40.71m 3
Patricia Clemmons W65 Pent 2885 3
Peggy Peck W70 Pent 2905 3
Mary Trotto W75 Pent 1153 3
Kristin Terpening W65 JT 23.52m 3
Robert Horton Jr. M40 SP 12.71m 3
Jason Andrich M45 SP 13.65m 3

 

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