LEXINGTON, Kentucky — The USATF Masters Outdoor Championships will be held July 28-31 at the University of Kentucky Outdoor Track Complex, 698 Sports Center Drive, Lexington, KY 40506. 1,253 of the world and country’s best athletes come together to showcase masters athletics with competitors from ages 25 to 97 years old. The meet includes 66 medalists from the recent world masters championships in Finland (WMA concluded July 10). Olympians Attending: The 1984 Olympic Flag Bearer, Ed Burke, 82, from Ukiah, CA, a three-time Olympian and throws great in the hammer, shot, and weight throws. Burke has the longest spanning Olympic career with participation in 1964, 1968 and the 1984 Olympic Games, where he had his best hammer throw at 42. Another three-time Olympian (1992, 1996, 2000), Michelle Rohl, 56, is entered in the women’s 800m, 1500m, and 10,000m runs. She has had a tremendous year setting multiple American records and earning gold in 5000M and silver in 1500 & 800m at the WMA Championships. Entrants who won the most gold medals at the recent WMA Championship are Gloria Krug, 91, New Oxford, PA, with 6, and Tami Graf, 86, Lusby, MD, with 5. 73 athletes from Kentucky are entered, including Lexington resident Heather Ferguson, the returning champion for 45-49 women in the 100 meters who is also entered in the 200 and 400. James Lindberg of Fort Thomas is returning champion in the men’s 60-64 400 meters. Jane Wigginton of Sadieville is returning champion in the women’s 40-44 high jump. Rob Arnold of Louisville is returning champion for men 45-49 in the 200 meters. Meet’s oldest entrants: Betty Lindberg, 97, Atlanta GA, in 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, and 1500m; and Richard Soller, 95, North Bend, OH, in 100m, 200m, and Long Jump. Athletes from 13 countries are attending; Australia, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Poland, Sweden, and Venezuela. Foreign athletes may not displace U.S. medalists but are given duplicate awards. "The Freeze" of the Atlanta Braves games, also known as Durran Dunn, 40, medaled in the 100m and 200m at WMA in Finland and will be competing in Kentucky. He will be offering two Freeze Bobbleheads in a raffle with the proceeds going to the American WMA Travel Grant Program. Tickets will be sold at the National Masters News table for $10 a ticket. Events run each day - Thurs 7:00 a.m. - 2:45 p.m., Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturday 7:00 a.m.- 2 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m. -2:40 p.m. The full schedule can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/mt25e3nn. All athletes may be subject to drug testing by USADA at the meet. Media and spectators are welcome. For Media athlete interviews or information on-site, contact Bob Weiner at weinerpublic@comcast.net or 202-306-1200 and Sandy Triolo at MTFCommChair@gmail.com.
Bob Weiner 202-306-1200 weinerpublic@comcast.net Sandy Triolo MTFCommChair@gmail.com Media Info: https://tinyurl.com/2knxbu6t DETAILED EVENT INFORMATION: https://www.usatf.org/events/2022/2022-usatf-masters-outdoor-championships. Source: USATF Masters Communications Subcommittee & Robert Weiner Associates