Masters and Open
results for Association meets can be found on our Track and
Field page.
To all Meet and
Road Event Directors:
USATF Rule 144 prohibits the visible use or possession of
personal entertainment or communicative devices in competition.
Violators are subject to disqualification.
March 28-30, 2008
at Boston, Long Island athletes competed in the Masters National
Indoor Track and Field Championship.
Caryl Senn-Griffith won the pentathalon in her age group.
Richard Rizzo placed second in the 200 meter dash.
Kathy Martin won the 3000, the mile and the 800 meter run for
three more gold medals. Kathy had won the 8k XC title at the
World Masters Games in France a week before. She
also won the 3000, the 1500 and the 800 medals and a bronze
medal in team competition at the 8k XC run in France.
Joe Cordero won his first set of Indoor National titles by
capturing the gold in the 3000 meter and mile run. He
placed second in the 800.
Joe also was on the M70 team that set the World Record in the
4x800m relay and also won the 4x400m relay.
In addition, our Field Event medal winners were:
Joe Kessell (50-54) Shot-Put 1st Place National Champion
Bill Hiney (60-64) Shot-Put 2nd Place
Edmond Joyce (70-74) Weight Throw 3rd Place
Keith Butler (40-44) Shot-Put 2nd Place
Keith Butler (40-44) Weight Throw 3rd Place
Joe Cordero at the Masters 8 km
National Cross Country Championship
at San Diego, California,
February 16, 2008 where he placed second in age group
65-69.
On 2/16/08, in San Diego,
California, USATF-LI was well represented at
The 8k National Master's Cross Country Championships by Joe
Cordero and Kathy Martin. Joe, three weeks shy of his 70th
birthday, competed in the 65-69 age group and recorded a 2nd
place finish in 37:07. Kathy, the 2007 USATF Harrier of
the year, continued her winning ways and took another step
toward winning the title again in 2008. Kathy won the
55-59 age group with an outstanding 32:07. Her performance
was the best age-graded among the women at
92.60%, earning her the overall title. This is a repeat
performance of her run at The National Club 6k Cross Country
Championship in Westchester, Ohio in 12/07. She is 2/3 the
way to the Harrier Title again. The next race will be in
Greensboro, North Carolina, 10/12/08.
Kathy and Joe along with USATF-LI Senior LDR runner of the year,
Betty Horstmann, are on their way to Clermont, France to compete
in the World Master's Indoor Championships. These Championships
also include an 8k cross country race and a half marathon.
USATF-LI will be well represented by these outstanding Master's
athletes, and we wish them good luck.
For information
about the upcoming outdoor track and field season and scheduled
track meets
visit
http://www.masterstrack.com
