Old friends Ed Caruthers (left) greets Stan Whitley and John Carlos (center).
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Ed, Stan and John all competed in the 1968 Olympic Trials near Lake Tahoe.
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Ed, John and Stan's wife, Leah.
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John meets the Beadles -- son Ron and father Louis.
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The Beadles enjoyed pre-dinner mixer with Frank Kishi.
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Dwight Stones and Reynaldo Brown's wife, Carol.
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Rita Hanscom and Ken Stone, who both turned 55 in mid-2009.
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Guest speaker Rey Brown and Rita, who a week earlier was in Monte Carlo.
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Striders Vice President Stan Whitley introduced Reynaldo Brown.
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Reynaldo, an Olympian at age 17, traced his high jump career.
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John Carlos, a fellow 1968 Olympian, listened to Rey's dramatic story.
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Fellow high jumper Dwight Stones followed Rey by four years at Munich.
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Rey told of how he started a walking program to overcome need for dialysis.
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Stan presented an appreciation award after Reynaldo spoke.
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Striders President Brenda Matthews joined in honoring Reynaldo.
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The Browns sat with John Carlos, known for a podium incident with Tommie Smith.
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Rodney Johnson recorded awards with his camcorder.
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Club member Annelies Steekelenburg soared in her native Holland in 2009.
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Brenda recognized her sprint star niece Sarah Shaw with a Striders jersey.
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John was in demand for celebrity photos.
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Stan honored longtime Strider Kathy Bergen, a Masters Hall of Fame inductee in 2008.
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Stan awarded Male Strider Athlete of the Year plaque to sprinter Damien Leake.
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Johnnye Valien, who scored 46 points for Striders at Oshkosh nationals, was honored as well.
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M80 thrower and world champion Arnie Gaynor showed off his certificate.
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Floppers Annelies and Dwight with straddler Ed, 1968 silver medalist.
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Rita Hanscom won the Striders' top prize, the Robert Watanabe Award.
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Stan showed off shot of Rita at Lahti worlds, where she won five golds.
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Rita accepted the high-resolution blow-up -- which Ken took at Lahti.
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Five of the six scorers for Striders at Oshkosh, where club took fourth. (Myrle Mensey was absent.)
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Jeanne Bowman announced Ken Stone as winner of Renegade Award, a club tradition.
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Jeanne presented Ken a triple-shot of fame, framed. A surprise to him.
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Ken thanked the club and recalled highlights of his special year.
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John Carlos made Ken, a fellow renegade, feel special indeed.
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Ken wore his bronze relay medal from world masters meet in Finland.
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Rita Hanscom and Linda Cohn enjoyed the usual warm camaraderie.
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Rita and Ken Stone's wife, Chris, who had walked nearly 60 miles in 3 days the previous week.
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Linda shared a tip: Wear your All-American patches on your club jacket sleeve.
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Dwight's longtime coach, Harry Sneider, joined a portrait of Olympic high jumpers.
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Reynaldo, Ed and Dwight were honored guests at the Striders banquet.
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Brenda, Chris and Johnnye were front and center of Striders club portrait.
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