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(Contributed by Ken Stone, masterstrack.com, masters media committee member).
2008 World Indoor Champions
W35 Lisa Daley of White Plains, N.Y. (won 400, 4x200)
W40 Christine Reaser of Dayton, Maine (won 4x200 relay)
M40 David Jones of Bellaire, Texas (won 4x200 relay)
M45 Greg Petrosian of Reston, Va. (won long jump)
M50 Bruce McBarnette of Sterling, Va. (won high jump; has broken
the American M50 HJ record five times over the past months)
W50 Rita Hanscom of San Diego, Calif. (won the pentathlon)
M55 Nolan Shaheed of Pasadena, Calif. (won 800 and 1500; 58,
Pasadena, CA, USATF 2007 Male Masters Athlete of the Year)
W55 Kathy Martin of Northport, N.Y. (won 8K cross country, 800, 1500 and 3000)
M55 Bill Collins of Houston (won 60, 200, 400 and 4x200 relay)
W60 Phil Raschker of Marietta, Georgia, (won 60, 60 hurdles, 200, high jump,
long jump and triple jump; age 61, USATF 2007 Female Masters Track Athlete of the Year
and IAAF World Masters Athlete of the Year, won 10 golds at 2007 Masters Outdoor World Championships)
M60 George Mathews of Hayden Lake, Idaho (won the 9kg weight throw)
W65 Marie-Louise Michelsohn of Stony Brook, N.Y. (won 400 and 800)
M70 Bob Lida of Wichita, Kan. (won 60 and 200)
M70 Charles Allie of Pittsburgh, Pa. (won 200)
M70 Mack Stewart of Pittsburgh, Pa. (won 400 and 800)
W70 Christel Donley of Colorado Springs, Colo. (won high jump)
M75 Robert Fine of Delray Beach, Fla. (won 3K race walk)
W80 Johnnye Valien of Los Angeles (won 60, long jump and pole vault)
Additionally, seven Americans who won medals at World Indoors are entered this weekend:
M40 Karl Hawke (2nd in high jump)
M45 David McFadgen (2nd in triple jump)
M50 Robert Clark (2nd in long jump)
M50 Richard Stewart (2nd in weight throw)
W55 Coreen Steinbach (2nd in 800, 2nd in 1500, 4rd in 3000)
M65 Robert Cahners (3rd in weight throw)
W70 Mary Harada (2nd in 4x200 relay)
2007 World Outdoor Champions:
M40 Getulio "Tony" Echeandia in 400 (44, Puerto Rico)
M45 David Ashford in 60H, HJ, TJ, LJ (45, Wheeling, Ill.)
M50 Marty Krulee in 60 (51, Rocklin, Calif.)
M55 Bill Collins in 60, 200, 400 (57, Houston)
M55 Nolan Shaheed in 200, 400, mile, 3000 (58, Pasadena, Calif.)
M55 Thad Wilson in 60H, LJ, pentathlon (56, San Clemente, Calif.)
M60 Stan Whitley in 60, 200 (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.)
M60 Charles Allie in 60, 200, 400 (61, Houston, Texas)
M60 Larry Barnum in 200, 400, 800 (64, Reno, Nev.)
W60 Phil Raschker in 60, 200, 400, 60H, PV, LJ, TJ (61, Marietta, Ga.)
M65 Emil Pawlik in 60, 200, 60H, HJ, LJ, pentathlon (65, Jackson, Miss.)
M65 Robert Cahners in weight throw, superweight throw (65, Naples, Fla.)
W65 Marie-Louise Michelsohn in 400, 800, mile (66, Stony Brook, N.Y.)
M70 Robert Lida in 60, 200, 400 (Wichita, Kan.)
W70 Christel Donley in 60H, HJ, SP, pentathlon (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
M80 Bill Melville in 60, 200 (80)
W80 Johnnye Valien in 60, 60 hurdles, high jump, long jump, pole vault, triple jump, shot put (82, Los Angeles)
Other entrants of note include:
Greg Petrosian M45 LJ,former 27 foot jumper, Soviet Team member late 70's/early 80's, DC area
Dennis Lewis M45 HJ, current WR holder in age group,Michigan native
Roger Pierce M60 sprints, multiple prior world masters champ, Essex, Mass.
James Morton M50 400/800, last year's 800m winner, Springfield, Mass.
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