SPOKANE, Washington — Over 900 of the nation’s best Masters athletes converged on Eastern Washington University’s campus to begin competition at the 2018 USATF Masters Outdoor Championships.
In stunning fashion, 95-year-old Roy Englert (Springfield, Virginia/Potomac Valley Track Club) clinched the M95 world record in the men’s 800. Englert, who also set age group records at USATF Masters Indoor Championships earlier this year, ran 5:18.15 – a huge improvement from the previous WR of 6:02.94 set in 1991 by Herb Kirk of the U.S.
On the women’s side, Sue McDonald (Santa Barbara, California/T.H.E. Track Team) set a new American record in the W55 800m. McDonald’s 2:27.00 dipped under the previous age group AR of 2:30.53. Lesley Hinz (Atlanta, Georgia/Unattached) nearly broke the American record in the W60 800m, finishing in 2:34.95 compared to the AR time of 2:34.66. In March, Hinz won USATF athlete of the week wing her 800m world indoor record. She followed up by winning her 400m prelim in 1:11.84. Read more..