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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (July 12, 1979)
Thur» . July 12 197« (S m 3) SANDY (O r» ) POST Records shattered at Masters meet It was ruining lightly on Hie Mt II imm I Community College track Sunday night with lightning visible to ttw eust and thunder rolling ucrotts the darkened skies ‘I’he threat ni a sudd«,n c lo u d h u n t , h o w e v e r, couldn't pul u damper on the spirit* of more than ton athlete* from all over the United States and several foreign countries who made tin* trek to Gresham for the AAU MastersNationalTrack and Field Championship* World records were shattered in 17 events and new American marks were recorded in another nine as athletes ranging hi age from to to H<» tolled through three humid days of competition Stars of the show’’ How alwMit Irene (Ibera** A 45 year old high school principal from Oakland, Calif . Obera has dominated the sprinting events in every age gr<sip she has competed in She owns world age group records in fmir events that she set in 1976 when she competed m Division 1 A <40 44* Now running in Division I It »45 49 •, Obera set standards earlier this year in the too, Ztxi and 4<xi meters During this weekend’* meet she lowered her marks in ull three events In Saturday's women's l<M) meter final, Obera not only outruced Hie competition in her own division hut turned hi the fastest tim e of everyone Her world record time o( 12 63 was 57 seconds taster (tian her nearest rival The docking also twat the mark she set May 12 by u7 seconds The next day she came back and captured th«* »X> and 4U0. again in record times She eclipsed her old mark in the 200 by covering the distance in 26 57, then shaved three second* off her 4<X) record by winning that race in I 01 73 Then there was Harry Koppel Competing in division 3-B (6.5 60', Kopp»-I picked up three gold medul* and set two world records in the process Ills 1 03 HH clocking in the 400 meters was 12 second better the mark hr aet less than a month ago Koppel then came back in the 200 to set another world murk with a time of 27 4H He also won the loo meters in his age group and finished third in the son, an event tie hadn't competed in since his high school days a ha If century ago Itundy Hubbell, a 70 year old weight mun from Altuimhru. Culif , shattered (tie world age group mark hi the hammer throw His heave of 124 3 tieltered the three yeur old world mark by neurly 11 feet New American age group records in the men's hoo und 1,500 were set by Ernie Billups, competing fur the University of Chicago Track Club The 42 year old Billups. who set the American hoo mark exactly a year earlier at I 57 5, this lime covered the distance in I 55 96, displaying a strong finishing kick that enabled him to win by five seconds Then on Sunday Billups turned in a 1,500 tune of 4 03 33 to easily outdistance ttie field and carve 2 6 sis-onds off the record set by Wilbur Williams in 1973 The sentimental favorite of the crowd thrixighout the meet, however, was Norman Bright, a blind, 69 year old Seattle resident who puts in 14 miles of roadwork daily Assisted by his guide, college student Craig Coleman. Bright competed in the I(i,(Mi) meters on Friday, ran the Hoo on Saturday 'an «•vent he holds an age group world record in), then came tiack to double in ttw* 1,500* and 3,(XXJ on Sunday He finished out of thi money in the 10.1MM) and was fourth m the H«X) t»ut came t»ack Sunday to take silver medals in lx»th the 1,500 and 5.000. receiving cheers and encouragement (rom the sizable audience each time he passed in front of the grandstand In addition to his exploits on the track. Bright was also able to raise a substantial amount of money to help finunce a trip to the In te r n a tio n a l M a s te rs championships in Hanover, Germany, later this year Making thut trip has been one of Bright's goals this year This year's med marked the third time the AAU National Masters has come to («resham und MHCC The college becomes eligible to host the meet again in 1961 AAU regulations prohibit »wilding the competition at the same site two years in a row To help you buy the best quality appliance or television at the lowest price. We are dedicated to selling only energy saving, quality appliances at extra low prices. See us to day to save energy and money. And remember, we service what we sell! Our dedication is your guarantee. 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