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The Portland Hilton and Executive Tower -- headquarters of the 26th annual USATF national meeting -- were separate buildings on a diagonal from each other in the downtown area.
Date: 12/04/2004
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p02
USATF Masters Chair George Mathews and Vice Chair Suzy Hess presided over the Thursday sessions, which managed to finish a glut of business.
Date: 12/04/2004
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p03
Luigi Schiavo, CEO of his own software services firm, chomps and chats with Mathews before the start of Thursday's session.
Date: 12/04/2004
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p04
Some 65 people attended Thursday's sessions, nearly all of them voting delegates of USATF Masters Track and Field.
Date: 12/04/2004
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p05
Dave Clingan, nominated for re-election as active athletes rep, speaks to the group. His home in Portland was only minutes from the meeting site. He operates a world-renowned record store in town when not racing 800s.
Date: 12/04/2004
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p06
Dr. Joan Stratton of Yuma, Arizona, also was nominated for active athletes rep. She's a world-class W50 thrower and anti-doping expert.
Date: 12/04/2004
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p07
Dr. Becky Sisley, who taught and coached at the University of Oregon, has set many age-group records and was elected to the Masters Track Hall of Fame in 2001. She was the third nominee for active athletes rep.
Date: 12/04/2004
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p08
Andy Hecker of Ventura, California, operates his own track Web site and a film and video production company. He was the creative force behind WOW -- Women of Wrestling. He competes in M45 hurdles and directs track meets.
Date: 12/04/2004
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p09
George Mathews, a world-class hammer thrower, now lives in Idaho after recent stays in San Diego County and the Seattle area.
Date: 12/04/2004
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p10
USATF Masters rules guru Graeme Shirley of San Diego, whose wife, Joni, is a champion and record-setting middle-distance runner, still competes himself in events from the 400 on up. He heads the San Diego-Imperial Association.
Date: 12/04/2004
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p11
Bob Fine has seen it all. A former New York lawyer now living in Florida, he wrote the original constitution for the World Association of Veteran Athletes, making sure women were treated equally with men in all phases.
Date: 12/04/2004
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P12
Graeme Shirley, who has worked as a stockbroker, has become expert in directing meets and using Hy-Tek software. He has memorized all USATF rules and bylaws.
Date: 12/04/2004
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P13
Ken Weinbel of Seattle, who Mathews succeeded as MT&F chairman in 2000, was a great hammer thrower. He's made a great comeback from heart surgery of several years ago.
Date: 12/04/2004
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P14
Gordon Edwards, who will run the 2006 masters nationals in Charlotte, North Carolina, presented a proposal to allow timed finals in events that previously required prelims and finals. He lost.
Date: 12/04/2004
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P15
Edwards, retired track coach of Charlotte Christian School, launched the
the Carolina Masters Track & Field Club.
Date: 12/04/2004
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P16
A show of hands decided whether USATF Masters T&F would recommend a rule change on timed finals to the USATF Rules Committee.
Date: 12/04/2004
Views: 863
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p17
Craig Masback, the chief executive officer of USATF, stopped by to speak to the masters and take questions. He didn't get off easy.
Date: 12/04/2004
Views: 650
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p18
In the middle of his remarks, he had to take a call. At first he thought it was an important call from his wife. Turns out it dealt with a friend's funeral.
Date: 12/04/2004
Views: 659
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p19
Masback said USATF Masters T&F didn't have the numbers to command a lot of attention of corporate sponosrs -- but said, hey, you can keep the money you raise.
Date: 12/04/2004
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p20
Masback wasn't afraid to tackle controversial questions, like: Why are there more LDR masters than track masters? His answer: Track is harder.
Date: 12/04/2004
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p21
Masback described the USA Track & Field Foundation, whose goals include supporting masters track. He said George Mathews insisted that "masters" be mentioned in the mission statement.
Date: 12/04/2004
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p22
A meeting of the minds (or mind-meld) of Mathews and committee secretary Bob Cahners, whose term has ended.
Date: 12/04/2004
Views: 706
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p23
Sandy Pashkin, the USA Masters team manager, also has taken over record-checking and ratifying duties from the legendary Pete Mundle. She's a former New Yorker now living in Oregon.
Date: 12/04/2004
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p24
Chart showed reasons for masters outdoor nationals allowing timed finals in events such as the 800 and 1500.
Date: 12/04/2004
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p25
Bob Fine and Andy Hecker share many personality traits -- they both speak their mind and know their s--t.
Date: 12/04/2004
Views: 620
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p26
Dr. Ivan Black (left) chats with world record holders Nolan Shaheed and Bill Collins (right). Shaheed and Collins were both age-group track athletes of the year.
Date: 12/04/2004
Views: 739
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p27
In the Hilton lobby, Louise Tricard of Florida held court. She wrote the book on American women's track and field -- literally. She's writing a companion book -- covering 1980 to the present -- right now.
Date: 12/04/2004
Views: 713
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p28
Tricard once held the open world record for the indoor quarter-mile. She poses with another sprinter/runner of note: Olympian Jearl Miles-Clark.
Date: 12/04/2004
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p29
Andy Hecker sees injustice and tries to right it. He sees a hurdle and tries to jump it.
Date: 12/04/2004
Views: 658
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p30
Mathews at one point briefly dropped out of the race for USATF Masters chair. He dropped back in, and won handily on the first ballot.
Date: 12/04/2004
Views: 797
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p31
Tom Light, a crackerjack rules expert, said his shirt reflected the way laws and legislation were made.
Date: 12/04/2004
Views: 736
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p32
Tom has been a leading light in representing masters interests in the broader USATF Rules and L&L committees.
Date: 12/04/2004
Views: 674
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