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August 17, 2026. The USATF Masters Outdoor Championships were held from Thursday, July 16 through Sunday, July 19 in Geneva, OH, close to Lake Erie. They had the bad luck that Canadian Wildfire smoke was pushing down across the upper Midwest at that time. The Air Quality Index AQI started rising into unhealthy levels Thursday morning. The early races on Thursday morning were held outdoors, but subsequent 5000 Meter heats were moved indoors. Officials scrambled to reschedule events from Thursday afternoon and all day Friday when AQI was at its worst. The 10K Road Race was scheduled for 6:30 AM Saturday. AQI had improved somewhat but officials determined it was not safe and cancelled the event. The 5000M, 800M, Steeplechase and 1500M all took place. Note: Masters Track and Field includes athletes 25-29, 30-34, and 35-39. I report those results briefly even though Masters LDR and the Road Race industry consider only athletes 40 and up to be in the Masters category.
WOMEN W85 Joyce Hodges-Hite, now 89, won three middle distance events, unopposed: 5000M in 57:08.20; 800M in 8:13.79; and 1500M in 18:17.23. The big question now is whether Hodges-Hite, once she turns 90, will keep showing up and keep winning championships! She has had an amazing run through her 80's!
W80 Angela Staab won the 5000M unopposed in 46:37.08. Staab was not close in the 800M; Nancy Berger won by over a minute in 4:58.49. Staab was second in 6:22.97. Berger distanced her 2000M Steeplechase competitor, Darlene Backlund, winning by 3 minutes in 16:03.61. Backlund was second in 19:23.30.
Note: Men 55 and below compete over 3000M in the Seeplechase; all Women and Men 60 and up compete in 2000M Steeplechase.
Berger made it 3 for 3 when she defeated Staab in the 1500M, 10:19.21 to 12:57.06.
W75 Norma Hudnall took top honors in the two longer races, winning the 5000M by over ten minutes in 27:19.71 and the Steeple by two minutes in 12:16.48. Andrea McCarter was second in the 5000M at 38:23.81. Freddie Braxton was 2nd in the Steeple at 14:17.76; Kathleen Allen finished 3 seconds behind Braxton. Coreen Steinbach romped to victory in the 800M, winning in 3:16.30 over Barbara Sauer, 2nd in 4:15.82. Betty Anderson finished four seconds after Sauer. Hudnall pushed Steinbach a little more in the 1500M; Steinbach still won, 6:58.46 to 7:40.97. Sauer took 3rd.
W70 Tracy Bernette got two classic wins, coming off the pace to win the 800M in 3:13.07. Amy McCormack led early but could not match Bernette’s kick, finishing second in 3:16.84. Donna May was 3rd at 3:21.21. Bernette won the1500M the same way, taking the lead at the bell and winning in 6:39.97. She was trailed by McCormack at 6:43.05, and May, third in 6:51.20. McCormack won the 5000M, over a minute ahead of Mary Lou McHugh in 24:52.54.
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| Amy McCormack On Her Way to the Win in the W70 5000 Meter Run at the 2026 USATF Masters Outdoor TF Championships in Geneva OH Photo Credit: Walter Boyle Photography |
Clara Northcott CAN was third. McHugh was fastest over the barriers, winning the Steeple in 11:50.7, with Cynthia Lucking second in 13:50.68. Mary Diver finished third.
W65 Patrice Combs led the 5000M from the gun; she was ahead by 16 seconds at the 1000M mark. Combs won in 23:00.84.
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| Patrice Combs Visor, #13 leads Makie Ohler Canada, #19, and Kris Huff sunglasses in the W65 5000M Run at the 2026 USATF Masters Outdoor TF Championships in Geneva OH Photo Credit: Walter Boyle Photography |
Debbie Lee was 2nd at 24:23.65, with Lesley Hinz 3rd. Deb Torneden tracked Julie Hayden for the first lap of the 800M. Torneden turned on the jets when it counted, winning in 2:46.72. Hayden claimed silver in 2:50.59, with Lee finishing third. In the 1500M, Torneden took over the lead from Hayden with two laps to go and stretched it out to a six-second win in 6:02.23. Combs finished third. In the Steeple, Debbie Lee had no equals, winning by over six minutes in 10:51.29. Robin Moon finished 2nd, with Deborah Borges 3rd.
W60 In the 5000M, Noriko Charnley led for the first three laps.
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| Noriko Charnley leads Rosemary Spraker in the Early Going of the W60 5000 Meter Run at the 2026 USATF Masters Outdoor TF Championships in Geneva OH Photo Credit: Walter Boyle Photography |
Once Rosemary Spraker took over the lead on the third lap, there was no stopping her; Spraker pulled away steadily to win by 41 seconds in 20:41.15.
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| Rosemary Spraker wins the W60 5000M Run at the 2026 USATF Masters Outdoor TF Championships in Geneva OH Photo Credit: Walter Boyle Photography |
Judy
Stobbe had no peers in the 800M. Ahead by 15 seconds at the bell, she added another five seconds to her victory margin on the second lap. Stobbe won in 2:37:50. Less than two seconds separated 2nd from fourth: Christine Thomas, 2nd in 2:57.79; Terri Rath, 3rd in 2:58.46; and Michelle Allen, 4th in 3:00.24. Stobbe also led all the way in the
1500M. Two seconds ahead at the first lap, Stobbe doubled that lead with each successive lap, winning by 17 seconds in 5:20.91. Spraker finished second in 5:37.13, with Charnley third. Up by almost a dozen seconds after the first lap, Tina Klein, was unstoppable in the Steeple, winning in a swift 9:37.88. Kris Huff was second at 10:26.28, with Natalie Wakulchik third at 11:40.75.
W55 In the 5000M, Molly Watcke exploded from the gun. She put 4 seconds on a very speedy Amy Halseth in the first 200 meters. Watcke won in a nifty 18:24.64. Halseth finished second in 19:51.56, followed by Katherine Huggins in 21:04.82. It was over two minutes back to the rest of the field. Dianne De Oliveira won the 800M by five seconds in 2:34.94. Kimberly Aspholm passed Dominique Saint-Louis in the last lap to take second in 2:40.19. In the 1500M, Aspholm set a brisk pace, but Halseth passed her at the bell, pulling away for a 5:22.21 win. Aspholm was 2nd in 5:27.79, followed by De Oliveira in 5:32.01. Ahead by 11 seconds after the first lap, Catherine Weber CAN stretched it out to win the Steeple by a half minute in 10:00.99. Jill Vollweiler finished next as first American in 10:38.03. Gretchen Etzel was third at 11:09.90.
W50 In the 5000M, Abby Dean set the pace from the start. Lindsay Brogan tracked her closely, just three seconds behind at 1800M. Dean surged as Brogan slowed, adding five seconds to the gap in the next lap. Dean pulled steadily away after that to win in 20:13.59, Brogan finished second at 20:52.05, with Julie Mercado third. In the 800M, Jennifer St. Jean was competing in her first national championship since hernia surgery last February. St. Jean laid off Shawna Darou’s CAN pace for the first lap but was just a half second back at the bell. St. Jean brought home the win in 2:30.61. Darou was 2nd in 2:31.76, with Antonia Georgieva 2nd American at 2:43.18. In the 1500M, Sara Girotto led Darou and St. Jean through the first two laps as a tight trio. Less than two seconds separated 1st and 3rd. Girotto’s steady pressure at the front paid dividends; her lead increased to almost four seconds at the bell. Girotto withstood a finishing surge from Darou, winning in 5:14.22. Darou was at 5:17.58 with St. Jean 2nd American at 5:20.06. Debra Crane won the Steeple unopposed in 11:03.31.
W45 Kimberly Novick established her 5000M lead early, winning in 19:35.90. Melissa Anderson was second in 21:51.14, followed four minutes later by Maraleen Shields. In the 800M, Alison Schwalm was on Christine Licata’s heels at the bell. But Licata held the lead to win, by a second, in 2:27.43. Elizabeth Sweeney was third at 2:33.14. In the 1500M, Dana Hayden let Sweeney, Novick, and Licata lead though 1200M. Five seconds behind at 700M, Hayden cut her deficit to just 2 seconds by the bell. Hayden swept past her rivals on the final lap, turning a two second deficit into a 3-second win, in 4:59.46. Novick was 2nd at 5:02.99, with Sweeney third at 5:04.14 and Licata fourth at 5:06.76. Sunday Patterson was the class of the Steeple. She led by 11 seconds after the first lap and won in 8:55.46. Angela Redfern was 2nd at 9:47.95, with Alex Dietrich third.
W40 April Lund led the 5000M from the start, winning in a splendid 18:03.87. Caroline Cobb was second at 19:59.74. Cobb came back to take
the Steeple gold, unopposed, in 8:31.54. Sara Schertfeger shot out at
the 800M start, enjoyed an 11-second lead after 400M and won by 23 seconds in
2:04.84. Maria Phelps finished 2nd in 2:27.97, with Kristin Meadors 6 seconds back in 3rd. Heather Cleary led
the1500M from the start. Six seconds ahead at the 700M mark, Cleary doubled her lead by the end, winning in 4:51.07. Amanda Surdenik pulled away from Phelps with two laps to go, claiming second at 5:03.17. Phelps was third at 5:10.73.
W35
Meagan Hudson got a triple. She led the 5000M from the start, winning by
over three minutes in 20:47.89. Holly Rogers finished second in 24:27.30. In the Steeple, Hudson was up by 13 seconds at
400M, over Megan Zavorka Thomas. Hudson won, in the end, by 46 seconds in 8:07.09. In the 1500M, Hudson also
led from the start, winning by over a half minute in 5:20.49. Cher Armstrng opened up a 20-meter gap on Melissa Bethani Massey and held it to the finish, taking second, 5:56.00 to 6:00.31. LaToya Ebb
won the 800M by 22 seconds, over Leslie Williams, in 2:59.04. W30 Amanda Pasko won the 800M by
5 seconds over Katherine Hannah in 2:19.99. Pasko won the 1500M
unopposed in 5:08.04. W25 Morgan Bell Narvaez took the 5000M title
unopposed in 24:51.79. Analee Bradach won the 1500M unopposed in 5:40.15.
Bradach won the 800M in 2:42.95, a half minute ahead of Narvaez.
MEN M85 Joe Cordero won the 800M, the Steeple and the 1500M. Cordero won the Steeple unopposed in 20:06.96. Cordero had to beat back a challenge from Robert Randall in the 1500M, winning by 40 seconds in 13:02.90. Up by six seconds at the bell, Cordero won the 800M in 6:25.5, with Robert Paulen nipping Randall for second by a fraction of a second in 6:40.81. Randall won the 5000M unopposed in 50:36.73.
M80 Lynn Rathjen, the M80 Road Mile American Record holder, set the pace in the 5000M, with Gary Ostwald, the 2025 M75 Road Mile Champion, glued to him. Rathjen is also the reigning M80 Masters 5 Km Champion.
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| Lynn Rathjen #8 sets the pace, with Gary Ostwald Tucked in Behind in the M80 5000M at the 2026 USATF Masters Outdoor TF Championships in Geneva OH Photo Credit: Walter Boyle Photography |
Gary Patton, the M75 Road Mile American Record Holder, was content to let those two warriors battle for the win. His chance would come at the shorter distances. Rathjen took it out hard; Ostwald was content to fall in behind. It stayed that way until there were two laps to go. Ostwald passed at speed and put a 15 second gap on Rathjen in the penultimate lap. Ostwald won in a superb 22:19.44. Rathjen claimed second at 23:01.65. Patton conserved energy, cruising to a 23:22.49 bronze medal, with a cushion of several minutes over the rest of the field.
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| Gary Patton cruising to a 5000M Bronze Medal to go with the two Gold Medals he would win later at the 2026 USATF Masters Outdoor Championships in Geneva OH Photo Credit: Walter Boyle Photography |
In the 800M, Gary Patton was ahead of Ostwald by a second at the 400M mark, extending his lead to win by 4 seconds in 2:59.0. Stan Mathes was a half-minute back in third. In the 1500M it was a classic duel with Ostwald setting the pace for a 6:12 1500M run. Patton tucked in behind, following on Ostwald's heels. At the bell, it was Ostwald by less than half a second. Ostwald knew Patton was coming! Could he hold him off! Not this time! Patton kicked past and Ostwald could not answer. Ostwald closed well; his last lap was his fastest by three seconds. But Patton threw down a 96 second last lap to take the win in 6:04.63. Ostwald was second at 6:09.48. Thomas Jennings was the best of the rest, finishing third, with twenty seconds to spare, in 7:33.70. Kamaljit Paul won the Steeple with 22 seconds to spare in 12:43.97. Robert Zuke finished second, over a minute ahead of David Wilson.
M75 In the 5000M, Alan Vraspir set the pace, with Victor Vasquez, Rod Thompson and Larry Rink trailing close behind. Rink drifted gradually back after the first kilometer. But Vasquez and Thompson stayed right on Vraspir's heels. With four laps to go, it was Vraspir, Vasquez and Thompson, in that order with no more than a second and a half between them. Rink was sixteen seconds back but was about to pick up his pace. Rink cut the deficit by nine seconds on the next lap and another five on the lap after that. When the bell sounded, Rink was less than half a second behind Thompson. Vasquez was poised to pass Vraspir. Vasquez roared past, pulling Thompson and Rink in his wake! Vraspir accelerated but was no match for the kicks being unleashed. Vasquez held the others off, winning in 24:39.89. Thompson had just enough to hold off Rink by a whisker, 24:43.25 to 24:43.26! Vraspir had done everything he could, finishing fourth in 24:54.20. In the 800M, Enrique Crousillat Peru led after the first lap with Rink tight on his heels and a small gap to Donald Loewe and Thompson. Loewe could not quite match Rink's closing kick. Rink won in 3:10.97, with Loewe second at 3:15.04, and Crousillat third at 3:16.92. Thompson was a fraction of a second back in fourth. Loewe turned the tables on Rink in the Steeple. Loewe led from the start, winning by a half minute in 11:23.34. Rink was second in 11:58.61, with Phillip Ozell a minute further back in third. In the 1500M, Vasquez took the lead on the second lap, built ti to 8 seconds with a lap to go and held on as Vraspir kicked hard. Vasquez won in 6:25.53, with Vraspir second in 6:27. That gave Vasquez the 5000M/1500M double! Terry McCluskey passed Thompson and Loewe on the third lap and pulled away to take third in 6:42.89.
M70 The M55 through M70 5000M heats were moved Indoors due to AQI concerns. No splits were reported. Jack Pottle won the 5000M by almost a minute in 19:49.50. George Henehan was second in 20:43.18. Rick Becker has been trying to work his way back to the top of the division since having a pacemaker installed last year. Becker was third in 21:08.16. In the 800M, Henehan followed John Stolz for the first lap; Henehan passed on the 2nd lap and closed out the 2-second win in 2:42.90. Stolz was second at 2:44.68. Ulysses Austin finished third in 2:47.35. Henehan also came off the pace in the last lap of the 1500M. Jeffrey Strong set the pace for the first three laps. Henehan moved past on the final lap and held it to the wire for a narrow win over Strong, 5:25.58 to 5:27.04. Alan Dukes won the Steeple over Carl Stromberg, 9:25.84 to 9:41.55. It was closer between Stromberg and Scott Lucking, who finished third in 9:53.64.
M65 Rick Lee had an impressive weekend; he won all four middle distance events! Lee set an American Record AR in the Steeple. Lee also ran faster than the ratified 5000M AR. It would not count because it was Indoors on a non-standard track. Note: Lee had already broken the 5000M AR earlier in the year, although it was not ratified at the time of this event. Lee won the 5000M in 17:37.39.
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| Rick Lee on His Way to the first of his four M65 Middle Distance Gold Medals; This was his M65 5000M Gold Medal Effort at the 2026 USATF Masters Outdoor Championships in Geneva OH Photo Credit: Walter Boyle Photography |
Anselmo Feliciano finished 2nd at 19:28.55. Chuck Shields edged Fred James for third, 19:56.69 to 19:59.93.
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| Anselmo Feliciano far right, #10 Leading Chuck Shields in the M65 5000M Run at the 2026 USATF Masters Outdoor Championships in Geneva OH Photo Credit: Walter Boyle Photography |
Lee won the 800M by 8 seconds in 2:20.83. Dale Drueckhammer finished second at 2:28.51, with David Wilkes next at 2:32.44. Lee's 7:16.75 in the Steeple broke the AR by three seconds. Keith Davies had a ten second margin over Robert Whitaker, finishing second, 8:47.50 to 8:57.77. Lee's 4:47.80 in the 1500M was 4 seconds off the AR. He was followed by Mark Carver in second at 5:15.14. Carver passed Fred James on the final lap; James held off Stephen Arch to finish third in 5:18.01.
M60 Greg Watson, Daniel Tateo, Michael Buckhoff, and Anthony Bruno enjoyed quite a tussle in the 5000M. In the end, Watson was able to separate himself to take the win in 18:23.17 with a good 20 meters of daylight behind him.
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| Greg Watson blue singlet, #2the Eventual Winner, Leads Anthony Bruno red singlet, #5 and the Rest of the Field in the M60 5000M at the 2026 USATF Masters Outdoor Championships in Geneva OH Photo Credit: Walter Boyle Photography |
The other three were trying with all their might to get across that finish line! Tateo took 2nd in 18:29.80, with Buckhoff just over a second back in 18:31.56, and Bruno fourth in 18:32.67! In the 800M, Mike Nier took it out hard; he ran the first lap in 68.35 seconds. There was a gap of 20 meters back to the chase pack of Landon Summay, Jeff Conway, and Benoit Hogue CAN. But the gap did not last long. Summay led the other two past Nier. Summay won, with a better closing sprint, in 2:19.33! Conway was 0.2 seconds back in 2:19.53, with Hogue third in 2:20.05. Nier was fourth in 2:22.61. The 1500M was not as close at the top. Hogue enjoyed a clear win. Ahead by over 30 meters with two laps to go, Hogue cruised to a ten second victory in 4:43.57. But it was another donnybrook for the next five. When the bell sounded, there was less than a second between Scott Mastro, Kevin McGuire, Henry Hofman, and Mike Nier, in that order. McGuire worked his way past Mastro to take second in 4:53.32. Mastro was third, a fraction of a second back, at 4:54.02. Nier passed Hofman but could reach Mastro. Nier was fourth in 4:55.40, with Hofman fifth at 4:57.37. Eight of the twenty athletes in the field broke 5:10! In the Steeple, the three runners were almost in separate races. Christopher Yorges was nearly 100 meters ahead by the 800-meter mark and cruised to a dominant win in 7:55.23. Drew Bell was 2nd in 8:58.41, with Bill Newsham third at 10:10.
M55 Emmet Hogan pulled away early, winning the 5000M in 17:08.78. There was just a fraction of a second between second and third. Ken Wempe edged Donnie Nelson for 2nd place, 18:27.06 to 18:27.70. In the 800M, Matthew Cutrona had Rafael Rivera and Franco Leonardi on his heels at the bell. Leonardi got the win in 2:26.97 with Rivera and Cutrona at 2:27.55 and 2:27.79. Fifty meters ahead when he took the bell in the 1500M, Richard Hornstrom enjoyed a dominant win in 4:45.72. It was much tighter for the chase pack. With one lap to go, it was Nelson, Leonardi, Russ Fuller, and Christopher Rauber, with a half second between each of them. Fuller had the best finishing sprint, claiming second in 4:54.26. Nelson was a second back in third, at 4:55.28. Leonardi was fourth at 4:57.18 with Rauber fifth at 4:57.59. Scott Siriano led the Steeple by ten seconds at the kilometer mark. But two laps later, Ken Wempe had pulled even. Wempe built a sizable gap over the final four laps, winning in 12:46.58. Ignacio Moore closed on Siriano over the last three laps and completed the catch on the last lap. Moore was second in 13:14.51, with Siriano third at 13:20.92.
M50 Peter Boyd won the 5000M with a minute to spare, in 17:49.21. Jason Hull AUS was second at 18:53.55, with Wiliam Hanson third at 22:19.40. In the 800M, Brian Tullis led at the bell. Long-time rivals, Mark Williams and Peter Brady, sandwiched Orestes Gutierrez immediately behind Tullis. Tullis pulled away for the win in a nifty 1:59.01. Williams outlasted Brady for second in 2:04.32. Brady was third at 2:04:54, with Guterrez fourth at 2:05.51. Tullis pushed the 1500M pace, but Brady stayed with him for three laps. At the bell, it was Tullis by a half second over Brady. Tullis kicked away to win in 4:14.72. Brady, drained by the battle with Tullis, could not fight off Vaughn O’Brien who sprinted past to take second in 4:19.59. Brady was third in4:22.24, with Williams fourth in 4:24.05. A minute ahead with four laps to go, Trent Bryson won the 3000M Steeple by over a lap, in 10:45.06, Jose Yanes Quijada VEN finished second 12:57.66.
M45 Adrian Herrera led the race from the start of the 5000M. Up by three seconds at 200M, Herrera continued on to win by over two minutes in 17:04.22. Michael Donawa ATG finished second in 19:08.80. In the 800M, Moses Washington led them at the bell, with James Coates, Jarrell Meier, Herrera, Chris Brown and David Weiler tucked in behind, looking to move up. Washington had an answer for all of them except the last runner in line. Weiler swallowed the other four up and then had the better closing sprint, edging Washington by a fraction of a second in 2:04.25. Washington was second at 2:04.62, with Coates third at 2:05.81. Meier was fourth at 2:07.84, with Herrera fifth at 2:09.92. Herrera put the 800M behind him and nailed the 5000M/1500M double! Ahead by four seconds with two laps to go in the 1500M, Herrera won by 13 seconds in 4:26.69. Donawa earned his second silver in 4:39.96. Brown was third in 4:46.22. Up by 30 meters at the kilometer mark of the Steeple, Tom Wall continued apace, winning by well over a minute in 13:08.08.
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| Tom Wall Navigates the Water Jump On His Way to Victory in the M45 3000M Steeplechase at the 2026 USATF Masters Outdoor Championships in Geneva OH Photo Credit: Walter Boyle Photography |
Michael Bordelon was second in 14:33.86, with Michael Greene third at 14:45.34.
M40 William Snoberger led from the first lap to the last, taking the 5000M crown in 17:12.41. Todd Casey took 2nd in 18:37.50. Luke Holman took five seconds out of Casey's lead on the last lap but never seriously threatened, finishing third in 18:46.36. In the 800M, Brooks Le Compt set the pace with a sub-60 first lap at 58.8. Though he was over 20 meters back, Matthew Bordoni knew he had reserved enough for a good kick. The question was how much Le Compt still had in the tank. Bordoni kicked and found that he had crept even with Le Compt. Then he pulled away to open a gap of ten meters at the line. Bordoni won, 1:59.96 to 2:01.68. In the Steeple, Holman set the pace early. Joshua Sanders passed at the bell and sped away to a 12 second victory in 12:05,70. Holman was second at 12:17.67, with Andrew Belzer third at 12:54.61. In the 1500M, Nicholas Kipruto set the pace, hitting the 700M mark in 1:56.71. Jeffrey Zodda and Clay Burtnett were on his heels! They had a 40-meter gap on the rest of the field. It was just these three! Zodda passed at the bell, bringing Burtnett with him. Kipruto could not quite hold them off. Zoda won in 4:07.02, two seconds ahead of Burnett and three ahead of Kipruto.
M35 Up by 25 meters at the 600 Meter mark, Michael Schueller led the 5000M all the way, winning over Bob Duggan
by almost a minute in 17:58.27. Although the gap was smaller, Duggan led Steven Decker all the way, taking second, 18:52.57 to 19:09.98. Mark Husted had a ten-meter lead at the bell and took the 800M crown over Anton Darby, 1:59.58 to 2:04.04. Brian Doxey was third in 2:10.47. James Morrisey beat Decker
in the Steeple, 12:35.34 to 13:24.94. In the 1500M, Dan Giza set the
pace, with Joseph LaRusso on his heels through three laps. Giza pulled away on the last lap to win by 3 seconds
in 4:02.49. LaRusso was second at 4:05.33, with Anton Darby third at 4:37.65. M30 In the 5000M, Jared Murphy had no peers, winning
by 1:38 in 16:38.50. Closer in the 800M, Donnie Johnson still had a
25-meter gap on Vincent Tafuto, winning in 2:02.57. Murphy earned double
gold by taking the Steeple crown unopposed in 11:11.52. Lynn Hackett,
third in the 800M, came back to win the 1500M in 4:32.94. Cole Vandenberg passed
Johnson at the bell to take second in 4:36.39. M25 Kallen Webster had no division opposition in either the 5000M, which he won in 16:33, or the Steeple, which he
won in 11:07.0. Nico Filip-Sanchez enjoyed dominant wins in the 800M and
1500M. He won the former in 2:04.96, over Lozie Godsby, and the latter
in 4:23.39, over Jason Diaz.
The conditions mitigated against outstanding middle-distance performances. Rick Lee's record-busting runs stand out, therefore, as exceptional accomplishments. All look forward to next year's Outdoor Championships in Ames Iowa.
Sources: USATF Events website and the Masters National Grand Prix webpage, my archives, Athlinks, Strava, Facebook, World Masters Athletics, and relevant race websites.
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