t-and-f: USATF Meeting Report: Mathews elected chair

Greetings, all: George Mathews, a 57-year-old hammer thrower from Seattle, was elected chairman of the USATF Masters Track and Field Committee today (Saturday), beating 40-year-old hurdler Doug Schneebeck of Albuquerque in a run-off vote. Mathews, "a third-generation track and field athlete,"

t-and-f: USATF Meeting Report: Sacramento loses WAVA bid

Greetings, all: Sacramento's bid to host the 2005 World Veterans Athletic Championships -- the world WAVA meet -- was nipped in the bud Saturday, Dec. 2, at the USATF national meeting when the USATF Masters TF Committee voted by about a 3-to-1 ratio against supporting the Olympic Trials city

Re: t-and-f: Re: The World's [yuk]

Darrell, You appear to have completely misunderstood the point here. It is not a matter of finding middle ground in order to better present track and field athletics on television. This is not a matter that involves television coverage one little bit. The TV argument is entirely irrelevant, not

t-and-f: USATF Meeting Report: Clingan to be USATF Masters webmaster

Greetings, all: Dave Clingan of Portland, Oregon, has been appointed to lead a USATF Masters TF Committee effort to produce an official USATF Masters Web site, based at the national governing body's main Web site -- http://www.usatf.org. Clingan was named to the job by new USATF Masters

t-and-f: Battle against drug abuse stepped up as funds are boosted

The Electronic Telegraph Sunday 3 December 2000 David Miller MARION JONES may be celebrating her status as IAAF woman athlete of the year, an award received in Monte Carlo last week, but pressure is building on those such as shot putter C J Hunter, her husband, who have failed drugs tests. At

Re: t-and-f: AOY

In a message dated Fri, 1 Dec 2000 6:56:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, "CzgHill" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Does that mean that there are athletes in events that will NEVER have a shot at athlete of the year no matter how good they may become or how great their seasons may be ?? Simply because

Re: t-and-f: 2001 Worlds and internet rights

In a message dated Fri, 1 Dec 2000 6:06:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Steven Downes" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The IAAF has its own internet site, and is certain to be protective of their webcasting rights. It is these rights which are estimated to be worth millions over the next decade, and

Re: t-and-f: AOY

Is there a breakdown available on the winners of TFN's AOY by discipline ?? And if so which discipline has had the most award winners ?? My immediate guess would be milers or 100/200 sprinters .. Conway Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

t-and-f: message for Larry Rawson

sorry to burden the whole list with this: Larry, your old account not recognized by by e-mailer; plz. confirm proper address. ' gh

Re: t-and-f: Re: The World's [yuk]

OK let's eliminate TV. Changes nothing of my argument. We are still addressing the outsider, not the track fan. Thankfully, there are many that have been willing to buy their tickets and travel to Edmonton. But that does not speak to the problem of drawing fans to regular meets. There is not a

t-and-f: oops!

that list of TFN AOYs i sent out has an outrageous typo at the very end, where Marion J is listed as AOY, sted of Szbo for last year. gh

Re: t-and-f: AOY

In a message dated Sun, 3 Dec 2000 2:08:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Conway" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Is there a breakdown available on the winners of TFN's AOY by discipline ?? And if so which discipline has had the most award winners ?? My immediate guess would be milers or 100/200

Re: t-and-f: AOY

But Garry, given your point what is the difference? You still have to weigh the success of the season not just the OG. There are always exceptions, and why should we give more weight to a javelin thrower over a walker? If we are to compare, what do we compare? Which is more difficult? Which

t-and-f: Footlocker West Results

Need the e-dress for checking Western Regional race results from this weekend... send ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks!

Re: t-and-f: Re: The World's [yuk]

The last couple of years the Texas Relays were in Memorial Stadium, during the downtime between races the announcer would lead the crowd in cheering on the field eventers while they were being shown live on the Jumbotron. This was really cool and gave the entire stadium an up close view of the

t-and-f: Track and Field Beat: Junior Olympics and 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials

By Sheila Hudson Bee Staff Writer Published Dec. 3, 2000 The Sacramento Bee http://www.sacbee.com 2004 Trials Update -- John McCasey of the Sacramento Sports Commission was hopeful the USATF will bring the event back to Sacramento. Keith Conning Vacaville

Re: t-and-f: Re: The World's [yuk]

In a message dated Sun, 3 Dec 2000 3:33:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Has it ever dawned on anyone that part of the reason the field events are missed is because there is little to draw your attention to them. Our sport has about 3 good announcers, we cannot rely on

Re: t-and-f: Re: The World's [yuk]

Darrell wrote: OK let's eliminate TV. Hurrah! perhaps we're getting somewhere. Changes nothing of my argument. Or maybe not... We are still addressing the outsider, not the track fan. Thankfully, there are many that have been willing to buy their tickets and travel to Edmonton. But

Re: t-and-f: Re: The World's [yuk]

Right! And you are selling the sport short if you believe that every ticket is a ticket to a hard core fan. And yes, the World's are a major event, and there are things that should be tried on the big stage to see if the small stage trials were correct. Steven you need to get out and talk to

RE: t-and-f: AOY

So that should automatically downgrade achievements of Marion, Michael and other sprinters too, I guess.. Looking at Garry's list of AOY's most are sprinters or distance athletes who had successes in relatively 'easy' doubles (I mean as opposed to doubling in the 400m and 1500m...) Regards - GT

Re: t-and-f: Track and Field Beat: Junior Olympics and 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials

Here's the specific URL to the article to which Keith Conning was referring. http://www.sacbee.com/sports/news/sports10_20001203.html Like Disney, another potential host perhaps just a bit too eager to make a profit?

t-and-f: Mime-Version: 1.0

Netters, On the National Scholastic web site - the people who bring to high school track and field the nike Indoor Classic and the adidas Footlocker Outdoor Track and Field Championship - all the details regarding each meet is up FYI. The sites can be accessed through the following

Re: t-and-f: Track and Field Beat: Junior Olympics and 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials

I only hope that if they get the bid, and what happened to opening the thing up for cities to bid under the by-laws (or did I miss something) that they require the stands be altered. Otherwise I and many others will pass on buying tickets after the travesty of views those in the seats endured.

Re: t-and-f: Re: The World's [yuk]

Steve said: show. That said, I still think it would have been a neat idea to have Abba re-form for the Gothenburg opening ceremony in 1995. Instead we got the next best thing, which was Ace of Base - which at the time were sort of ABBA-light, if such a thing can be imagined. Celine Dion for

t-and-f: Who won the USATF elections?

Who won the USATF presidential and Vice presidential elections? *** Fred Finke, LDR Men's Coach Selection Coordinator --- O Men's Team Leader, World Cross, Morocco, 1998 -- ^_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- \/\

t-and-f: Plot thickens on Sacramento WAVA snafu

Greetings, all: Eddie Seese posted the following on the egroups list for USATF associations: The ball was dropped in many ways as far as bringing the WAVA Meet to Sacramento (Sacto). Up to this point, the Pacific Assn. (PA) decided to not include

t-and-f: Results of USATF Elections!

Bill Roe over Sam Bell in the runoff for President. Dee Jensen over Fred Newhouse and Terry Crawford for Veep. Darlene Hickman unopposed for Secretary. Ed Koch unopposed for Treasurer. *** Fred Finke, LDR Men's Coach Selection

Re: t-and-f: Re: The World's [yuk]

Darry wrote: Baseball is dying, why? Excuse me? Track should be dying the death that baseball is suffering. - Despite a "ruinious" strike, teams are back setting attendance records. A franchise is considered disappointing if it draws less than a million fans a year for 81 home games. At

t-and-f: media gripes about sacramento

most people probably don't (and shouldn't since media have a tendency to complain) care too much about someone's recent remarks about sacramento's ability to accommodate working media at the olympic trials... as a photographer/reporter/and mixed zone manager, i'll agree that sacramento was

t-and-f: WVU Holiday Classic?

Hi all, can anyone point me to results from Saturday's West Virginia U holiday classic? Thanks, --- | Bob Ramsak | Track Profile/OHIO Track Running Report | http://www.trackprofile.com | Cleveland, Ohio USA | [EMAIL PROTECTED]

t-and-f: Oklahoma Opener Results

December 2nd, 2000 University of Oklahoma - Norman Teams: SMU, Barton, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Oral Roberts, North Texas, Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tulsa, etc. Finals WOMEN'S 60 METER DASH 1. Aleen Bailey, Barton T.C. 7.36; 2. Staneshia Bell, Oklahoma, 7.44 (NCAA Provisional Mark); 3.

Re: t-and-f: Re: The World's [yuk]

All without the showboating hype, lazer light shows, and blaring music that NBA and NHL teams (and heck, even many university programs) have resorted to. You must never have been to a Twins home game. If baseball indoors weren't weird enough, in between innings you get deafening rock music