Masters Hall of Famer Phil Raschker of Marietta, Georgia, happened to be in SoCal, so she joined the guests.

M80 thrower Arnie Gaynor (right) enjoyed an animated chat with Magdalena Kuhne's husband.

Doug and wife E.L. Smith were among the 40 Striders and others present for the annual dinner.

Chris Stone (left) sat with fellow San Diego County Striders Debbie and her dad, Jim Selby.

Al Escobosa, with wife Betty, is a longtime Striders member and Meet of Champions organizer.

Jumper/sprinter Robert Richardson (left) and world-class sprinter Stan Whitley are longtime Striders.

Brenda Matthews' mother Sarah Shaw (left) was an honored guest.

Brenda said her mother (left) received a college basketball scholarship 70 years ago -- a rarity in that era. At right is Brenda's daughter Terri Steele.

Stan Whitley, a world champion sprinter, introduced Jim Brownfield, retired football and track coach at John Muir High School in Pasadena.

Stan passed the mike to Jim, a legendary coach whose athletes included Inger Miller.

Jim told how Inger, daughter of Jamaica Olympic medalist Lennox Miller, camr to run track at Muir High.

Jim said students pointed out Inger as a potential speedster when she arrived as a sophomore.

Inger's lunch was stolen one day by a track team member, Jim recalled, and Inger nearly ran him down in a chase.

Jim recalled his delight in learning that Inger was the daughter of a world-class sprinter.

Jim and Inger were coach and athlete 20 years ago. She credits him for her great start in the sport.

Inger told of how she had never run track before Muir, despite her famous father. Jim had to show her how to use blocks, she said.

Now 36, Inger is the CEO of Miller Hawkins Productions, an event management company in Altadena.

Inger shared memories of the 1996 Olympics and the 1999 world championships, where she won the 200.

Asked about recent problems with U.S. women's relays in the Olympics, Inger traced the problem to primadonnas who didn't run as a team and train enough in relay camps.

Inger declined to answer the question: "Why did Marion Jones need to use drugs?" But she was clearly angry about Marion.