Thirteen U.S. Winners Coming From Last Week's World Championships In France, 47-Year Old 16'10" Pole Vaulter Paul Babits, And 2007 10-Gold World Champ & Current Sullivan Finalist Phil Raschker
BOSTON, March 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jearl Miles-Clark, a member of the U.S. gold medal 4 x 400 relay team in both the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, heads a field of over 700 masters athletes (ages 30+) who will descend on Boston's Reggie Lewis Center March 28-30. This will be the 11th time the indoor national masters championships -- the USA Track & Field Masters Championships -- will be held at "the Reggie." Miles-Clark (41, from Knoxville, Tennessee), a four-time Olympian, will be one of a bevy of highly regarded track and field stars in the meet. She will run the 200 and 400.
Thirteen U.S. winners at this week's World Masters Championships in Clermont-Ferrand, France, concluded March 22, are coming to Boston. In addition, fifteen current defending outdoor World Champions will participate.
Stars include Phil (Philippa) Raschker, IAAF World Masters Athlete of the Year who won TEN Golds at the World Masters Championships in Italy last year. Raschker, 61, from Marietta, Georgia, is a current finalist for the Sullivan award for the nation's Top Amateur Athlete -- the second time she has reached that milestone.
Also entered: Paul Babbits at 47 has this winter pole vaulted an amazing world 45+ record 16'10 1/4". The first 16 foot vault indoors by ANY age was John Uelses in 1962.
In addition, Kathy Martin, 55, who won this week's world 8000M cross country championship, as well as the track 800 and 300, and a multiple Outstanding U.S. Masters Athlete, is entered in Boston in the 800, 1500, and 3000.
Competitors ages 30 to 90+ are in the meet at Boston's Reggie Lewis Track, 1350 Tremont Street. Finals are 4-6PM Friday, 9AM-6 Saturday, and 9:30-2 Sunday. Spectators are free and media are welcome.
OLDEST COMPETITORS AT MEET: Seven competitors over 90 include Bob Matteson, 92, Bennington, Vermont, and Betty Jarvis, 93, Aberdeen, NC.
FULL SCHEDULE AND ENTRIES BY AGE: http://www.usatf.org/events/2008/USAMastersIndoorTFChampionships/ For media interviews onsite or more information, see National Masters Media Chair Bob Weiner trackside or call 202-329-1700 Contact: Bob Weiner/Rebecca VanderLinde 301-283-0821/202-329-1700 DATASOURCE: Robert Weiner Associates CONTACT: Bob Weiner, +1-301-283-0821, or Rebecca VanderLinde, +1-202-329-1700, both of Robert Weiner Associates Web Site: http://www.usatf.org/events/2008/USAMastersIndoorTFChampionships/
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