Athletics: US Masters Indoors finish with 68 records

BOSTON – Some of the world’s finest athletes at any age kept up a frenetic record pace with another flurry of world and American records Sunday at the 2004 USA Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Including 30 records set on Sunday, 26 world and 42 American records were set during the 3-day meet at the Reggie Lewis Center as more than 800 athletes from around the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean competed.

All records are pending ratification.

The women’s 3,000-meter race walk on Sunday saw the youngest and oldest individual female record breakers of the meet. Former open U.S. national champion Maryanne Torrellas blasted a time of 14:37.86 to set a world and American record in the 45-49 age group, while Fan Benno-Caris finished in 27:11.02 for a world and American record in the 85-89 age group.

The men’s walk also yielded records, with world and American records set by Jack Starr of Newark, Del., in the men’s 75-59 (17:52.74) and Donald Denoon of Claremont, Fla., in the men’s 60-64 (14:22.23). Charles Boyle of Annapolis added an AR in the 80-84 (21:04.36).

90-year-old Max Springer added two more world records and three American records on Sunday, finishing the meet with four world records and six American records. On Sunday, the Knoxville, Tenn., resident turned in world and American records in the M90-94 800 meters (5:01.44) and triple jump (5.09m/16-8.50). He added an AR in the 200m (49.32).

Roderick Parker of Amity, Alaska, set his second world record of the meet in the men’s 85-89 200 meters with his outrageously fast time of 35.74 –one of the top performances of the meet. One of the meet’s top performers, Earl Fee of Mississauga, Ontario, ran his third world record of the meet with a time of 2:32.47 in the men’s 75-79 800 meters. The 800m brought plenty of fireworks, with Sidney Howard of Plainfield, N.J. running 2:23.79 for a men’s 65-69 American record, and Suzi McLeod of Bend, Ore., added a world record in the women’s 70-74 (3:20.14).

Three American records fell in the super weight throw as Tom Gage of Billings, Mt., threw 9.06m/29-8.75 in M60-64; Bob Ward of Dallas threw 10.30m/33-9.50 in M70-74; and Leland McPhie posted his third AR of the meet with 2.70m/8-10.25 in M90-95.

The women’s relays were hot as the meet’s last event. Eastern Regional set a world and American record in the women’s 50-59 with their time of 4:43.27; the club’s 30-39 relay added an AR with 4:17.30. Two teams of American athletes also broke world and American records in the 60-69 age group (5:16.99) and 40-49 age group (4:50.38). Relay lineups were unavailable.

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Records set at 2004 USA Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships

World records (26)

W40	4x400m relay	USA1	4:50.38	3/28
W45	3,000m RW	Maryanne Torrellas (Clinton, Ct.)	14:37.86	3/28
M50	Shot put	Ron Summers (Jacksonville, Ill.)	16.65m/54-7.5	3/27
W50	400m	Karla Del Grande (Toronto, Ont.)	1:02.28	3/27
W50	4x400m relay	Eastern Regional		4:43.27	3/28
M55	Mile	Alston Brown (Mount Vernon, N.Y./JAM)	4:49.33	3/27
M60	60m hurdles	Courtland Gray (Irving, Texas) 	9.77	3/27
M60	3,000m RW	Donald Denoon (Claremont, Fla.)	14:22.23	3/28
W60	4x800m relay	Liberty AC (C. Parsi, R. Wright, M. Harada, M. Green) 13:42.73	3/27
W60	4x400m relay	USA2	5:16.99	3/28
M65	60m hurdles	Emil Pawlik (Jackson, Miss.)	9.77	3/27
W70	800m	Suzi McLeod (Bend, Ore.)	3:20.14	3/28
M75	400m	Earl Fee (Mississauga, Ontario/CAN)	1:06.28	3/27	
M75	800m	Earl Fee (Mississauga, Ontario/CAN)	2:32.47	3/28	
M75	Mile	Earl Fee (Mississauga, Ontario/CAN)	5:41.95	3/27	
M75	3,000m RW	Jack Starr (Newark, Del.)		17:52.74	3/28
W75	Pole Vault	Leonore McDaniels (Virginia Beach, Va.)		1.80m/5-10.75	3/26
M85	200m	Roderick Parker (Amity, Alaska)		35.74	3/28
M85	400m	Roderick Parker (Amity, Alaska)		1:25.24	3/27
W85	3,000m RW	Fran Benno-Caris (Addison, Texas)		27:11.02	3/28	
M90	800m	Max Springer (Knoxville, Tenn.)		5:01.44	3/28
M90	3,000m	Max Springer (Knoxville, Tenn.)		23:21.12	3/26
M90	Long jump	Max Springer (Knoxville, Tenn.)		3.15m/	3/27
M90	Triple Jump	Max Springer (Knoxville, Tenn.)		5.09m/16-8.5	3/28
M90	High jump	Leland McPhie (San Diego, Calif.) 		1.05m/3-5.25	3/27
M90	Shot put	Leland McPhie (San Diego, Calif.) 		6.71m/22-0.25	3/27

American records (42)

W30	4x400m relay	Eastern Regional	4:17.30	3/28
M35	4x800m relay*	Fibo Track Club 	8:11.58	3/27
M50	Shot put	Ron Summers (Jacksonville, Il)	16.65m/54-7.5	3/27
W45	3,000m RW	Maryanne Torrellas (Clinton, Ct.)	14:37.86	3/28
W50	400m	Jacqueline Board (Apache Junction, Ariz.)	1:02.82	3/27
W50	3,000m	Kathy Martin (Northport, N.Y.)		10:23.84	3/26
W50	4x400m relay	Eastern Regional		4:43.27	3/28
M55	400m	Charles Allie (Pittsburgh, Pa.)		55.19	3/27
M60	60m hurdles	Courtland Gray (Irving, Texas) 	9.77	3/27
M60	Weight throw*	Tom Gage (Billings, Mt.)		22.82m/74-10.5	3/26	
M60	Super weight*	Tom Gage (Billings, Mt.)		9.06m/29-8.75	3/28
W60	60m	Kathy Jager (Glendale, Ariz.)		9.04	3/27
M60	3,000m RW	Donald Denoon (Claremont, Fla.)	14:22.23	3/28
W60	4x400m relay	USA2	5:16.99	3/28
W60	4x800m relay	Liberty AC (C. Parsi, R. Wright, M. Harada, M. Green) 13:42.73	3/27
M65	60m hurdles	Emil Pawlik (Jackson, Miss.)	9.77	3/27
M65	800m	Sidney Howard (Plainfield, N.J.)		2:23.79	3/28
M65	Mile	Sidney Howard (Plainfield, N.J.)		5:23.05	3/27	
W65	Weight throw*	Evelyn Wright (Annapolis, Md.)		11.59m/27-7.50	3/26
M70	Weight throw*	Bob Ward (Dallas, Texas)		19.09m/62-7.75	3/26
M70	Super weight	Bob Ward (Dallas, Texas)		10.30m/33-9.5	3/28
W70	400m	Suzi McLeod (Bend, Ore.)		1:27.26	3/27
W70	800m	Suzi McLeod (Bend, Ore.)	3:20.14	3/28
W70	Weight throw*	Lillian Snaden (Florence, S.C.)		8.42m/27-7.5	3/26
M75	3,000m RW	Jack Starr (Newark, Del.)		17:52.74	3/28
M75	Weight throw*	Samuel Messiter (Pawlet, Vt.)		11.87m/38-11.5	3/27
M80	3,000m RW	Charles Boyle (Annapolis, Md.)		21:04.36	3/28
M85	60m	Roderick Parker (Amity, Alaska)		9.86	3/27
M85	200m	Roderick Parker (Amity, Alaska)		35.74	3/28
M85	400m	Roderick Parker (Amity, Alaska)		1:25.24	3/27
W85	3,000m RW	Fran Benno-Caris (Addison, Texas)		27:11.02	3/28	
W85	Weight throw*	Betty Jarvis (Pinebluff, N.C.)		7.82m/25-8.0	3/26
M90	200m	Max Springer (Knoxville, Tenn.)		49.32	3/28
M90	400m	Max Springer (Knoxville, Tenn.)		1:57.00	3/27
M90	800m	Max Springer (Knoxville, Tenn.)		5:01.44	3/28
M90	3,000m	Max Springer (Knoxville, Tenn.)		23:21.12	3/26
M90	Long jump	Max Springer (Knoxville, Tenn.)		3.15m	3/27
M90	Triple Jump	Max Springer (Knoxville, Tenn.)		5.09m/16-8.5	3/28
M90	High jump	Leland McPhie (San Diego, Calif.) 		1.05m/3-5.25	3/27
M90	Shot put	Leland McPhie (San Diego, Calif.) 		6.71m/22-0.25	3/27
M90	Super Weight*	Leland McPhie (San Diego, Calif.)		2.70/8-10.25	3/28

* Official world records in weight throw and men’s 35-39 4x800m not kept.