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The 2008 Washington State Senior Games have exploded onto the national scene as an elite qualifying meet for track and field contenders headed for the 2009 National Senior Games Aug. 1-15 in San Francisco. The quality of performances and depth of challengers have grown exponential as 10 athletes set 17 meet records at the Tumwater (WA) High School track in July (7-26-08). The track and field portion was 1 of 22 competitory events hosted by the Puget Sound Senior Games of Olympia, the state’s capital city. Candy Puterbaugh of Portland (OR), Jana Gedde of Olympia and Susan Hesselgrave of Vashon (WA) were the stars amongst the women, and David Ortman of Seattle and Donald Kane of North Plains (OR) were the standouts among the men. Candy Puterbaugh (60-64 age group) won the 200, 400, 800 and 1500-meter races while setting 3 records. Her 33.90 in the 200 broke Lynne Clewell’s 35.2 mark, her 1:18.10 in the 400 broke Louise Mihay’s 1:33.86 mark and her 2:54.77 in the 800 lowered her own mark of 2:57.2. She was the most great female runner. Susan Hesselgrave (50-54) won the 200, 400, 800 and 1500 while running solo, was runner-up in the 50 and finished 3rd in the 100. Her 3:35.88 in the 800 broke Sherri Prather’s 3:47.27 mark. Hesselgrave also deserves the Iron Woman Award for being the only male or female athlete to run and finish all 6 events. Jana Gedde (50-54) won the 50 and 100 while setting 2 records. Her 7.41 in the 50 broke Deborah Dohrmann’s 8.81 mark, and her 13.72 in the 100 broke Edith Nilsen’s 18.2 mark. David Ortman (55-59) won the 100, 200 and 400. His 25.70 in the 200 broke Eddie Ortiz’s 25.82 mark, and his 57.76 in the 400 broke Eddie Ortiz’s 1:00.64 mark. Donald Kane (75-79) won the 200 and 400. His 34.22 in the 200 lowered his own mark of 34.31, and his 1:17.94 lowered his own mark of 1:20.69, both former records were set last year. Two other women set records. Florence Latter (85-89) of Grants Pass (OR) ran solo in winning the 50 in 16.52 and the 100 in 34.58, and Nikki Ryan (75-79) of Bellevue (WA) also ran solo in winning the 50 in 9.75 and the 100 in 19.13, breaking Roseanne Sallee’s 27.2 mark in the 100. The other 3 wins became records because no woman had ever run these races in this age group at this meet. Other noteworthy performances by women included: Susan Gillespie (65-69) of Walla Walla (WA) ran solo in winning the 200, 400, 800 and 1500. She was distinctly the runner-up for the Iron Woman Award for completing the 4 longest races at a young 65+. Jacqueline Jordan (55-59) of Bellevue won the 200 and 400 and was runner-up in the 100. Victoria Sheldon (60-64) of Olympia won the 50 and was runner-up in the 100 and 200. Deborah Dohrmann (55-59) of Olympia won the 50 and 100. Barbara Johnson (60-64) of Elma (WA) was runner-up in the 400, 800 and 1500. Three other men set records. Most stunning was Henry James III (50-54) of Bellingham (WA). His 54.83 in the 400 broke David Ortman’s 57.03 mark. Jim Bordoni (55-59) of Los Altos (CA) won the 800 in 2:26.87, breaking Craig Andersen’s 2:32.39 mark. Gilbert Splaine (85-89) of Renton (WA) won the 50 and 100. Splaine’s 20.56 in the 100 broke H. Wilson Kerns’ 26.0 mark. Other noteworthy performances by men included: Larry Wright (70-74) of Puyallup (WA) won the 800 and 1500, finished 3rd in the 400 and 5th in the 200. Wright earns the Iron Man Award for completing the 4 longest races at a young 70+. Scott Copeland (50-54) of Olympia won the 50, 100 and 200. Charles Brocato (60-64) of Gig Harbor (WA) won the 50 and 100 and was runner-up in the 200. Steve Worley (55-59) of Salem (OR) won the 50 and was runner-up in the 100 and 200. The 2007 Summer National Senior Games drew 12,000+ senior athletes from ages 50 to 100 to Louisville (KY). Here is why the Washington State Senior Games have become an elite qualifying meet for the National Senior Games: Five of the 6 record-setting times in this year’s meet would have won the event in the 2007 National Senior Games competition, and the 6th time (not a record here) would have won as well. Here is the winning time in these events followed by the winning time at the 2007 nationals: Jana Gedde (50-54) ran 13.72 in her record-setting 100. The winning time in 2007 was 13.85. Nikki Ryan (75-79) ran 19.13 in her record-setting 100. The winning time in 2007 was 19.26. Candy Puterbaugh (60-64) ran 2:54.77 in her record-setting 800. The winning time in 2007 was 3:16.62. Candy Puterbaugh (60-64) ran 6:13.75 in the 1500. The winning time in 2007 was 6:28.94. David Ortman (55-59) ran 25.70 in his record-setting 200. The winning time in 2007 was 26.00. Henry James III (50-54) ran 54.83 in his record-setting 400. The winning time in 2007 was 58.16. It is clear that this Washington qualifying meet and these elite senior athletes need to be promoted on a national level because they are a lot of of the best and brightest stars amongst senior athletes nationally. Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley |
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