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An M65 high jumper wore a shirt proclaiming his allegiance to eternal youth. I think his name was Peter Q. Pan.
Date: 08/12/2006
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USATF Masters Athlete of the Year (2005) Emil Pawlik of Mississippi won the M65 high jump with a 1.50 (4-11) clearance.
Date: 08/12/2006
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Bert Bergen of La Canada, Calif., at 68 one of the oldest jumpers in the field, took fourth in his age group. His wife, Kathy, won the W65 sprints.
Date: 08/12/2006
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USATF officials, including some Olympic workers, came from all over the country to staff the Charlotte meet.
Date: 08/12/2006
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Officials took the brunt of Thursday's heat emergency. But they bellied up to the bar the rest of the meet with patience and humor.
Date: 08/12/2006
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Hurdler Bruce Mills of Illinois wore a recent iteration of the USATF Masters uniform in the M65 high jump.
Date: 08/12/2006
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Jim Selby of San Diego County handily traverses the barrier in the M75 2K steeple. He was the only entrant in his age group.
Date: 08/12/2006
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Mike Finkbeiner of Canada took fourth in the M50 javelin with a toss of 47.60 (156-2).
Date: 08/12/2006
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Dr. Richard Watson of Yuma, Arizona, was busy from the start of the meet, taking second in the M50 pentathlon and also throwing and jumping.
Date: 08/12/2006
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Christine Long of Tustin, Calif., prepares to hydrate midevent. She won the W45 2K steeple in 10:23.27.
Date: 08/12/2006
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Debbie Selby, Jim's daughter, recently was named to an AAU power lifting Hall of Fame. In the W45 steeple, she was third.
Date: 08/12/2006
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Karen Kunz of Folsom, Calif., won the W50 2K steeple in an American record 8:31.15.
Date: 08/12/2006
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Third-placer Jeff Brower of Austin points admiringly at M45 110H runner-up Dexter McCloud in a race that saw Karl Smith set a WR at 14.41.
Date: 08/12/2006
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At the Witherspoon dorm, meet announcer Pete Taylor points out medal-winner W45 Debbie Zakerski of Elk Grove, Calif.
Date: 08/12/2006
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Fighting leg injuries, former national champ Rick Easley of Texas took fourth in the M50 400 hurdles.
Date: 08/12/2006
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Thad Wilson had a big lead off the final turn of the M55 400 hurdles. He'd go on to win in 65.41.
Date: 08/12/2006
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Terri Lowe steps over a 30-inch hurdle in the W35 event. She raised hundreds of dollars for a teammate's medical bills by scoring points for Brooks.
Date: 08/12/2006
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Glenn Thompson, founder and publisher of the Long & Strong Throwers Journal, won the M40 shot put.
Date: 08/12/2006
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Glenn would give you the shirt off his back -- but only after taking care of business. His winning throw (with 16-pound ball) was over 51 feet.
Date: 08/12/2006
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Phil Raschker won six individual W55 events and took second in one -- a modest outing by her usual measure.
Date: 08/12/2006
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Emil Pawlik swept the M65 hurdles, taking this 300-meter event in 50.31.
Date: 08/12/2006
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An official used color-coding to keep track of the M40 and M45 high jumpers Sunday morning. Missing was 6-8 indoor jumper Dennis Lewis.
Date: 08/12/2006
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Dr. Jim Stookey of Maryland was his usual Hall of Fame self in the M75 hurdles.
Date: 08/12/2006
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At age 44, John Hinton of Chapel Hill, N.C., swept the M40 800 and 1500. Here he relaxes in the 15 Sunday morning.
Date: 08/12/2006
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John won the 1500 in 4:08.99 after taking the 800 in 1:59.64.
Date: 08/12/2006
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