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| Carolinas Track & Field Club e-News 1/25/2008 USATF East
Regional Masters Indoor Championship - 2/23 Landover MD A good
opportunity to compete in an indoor masters meet is in
Landover MD on February 23. The cutoff date for registration is
2/16. The website is www.pgsportsandlearn.com. This same facility hosts all-comers meets on Jan
27 and Feb 3. If you plan to compete on 2/23
and are interested in riding in a van or bus paid for by the Club, please reply
by e-mail by February 14 so we can get a head count and arrangements can be
made. CT&FC to
Host 7th Annual Carolinas Masters Invitational on April 19, 2008 The Carolinas
Track &Field Club, along with the Charlotte Department of Parks and
Recreation, will host the 7th Annual Carolinas Masters Invitational
on April 19, 2008 at the Irwin Belk Track facility at the Johnson C. Smith
University in Charlotte North Carolina. This meet is open to USATF
members age 30 and older, will be sanctioned by USATF, and will include FAT
timing. Medals will be awarded in each age division for all events.
There is no cost for 2008 CFT&FC members, and the cost for non-members is
$20. The meet registration form (attached below) has also
been be posted on
the CT&FC website in the near future. Anthony James will be the meet
director. The meet has been advertised on the USATF
and Masters Track websites, and will also be in the next issue of National
Masters News. Your assistance is
spreading the word and inviting your masters track and
field friends to our meet will be appreciated. We regret that the JCSU
venue cannot accommodate the hammer throw event as has been requested by some
members. USATF and
CT&FC Membership Dues for 2008 The Board of
Directors has set the Club membership dues for 2008 at $20 per family.
Membership is restricted to age 21 or older and resident in the U. S.
Note that the cost of joining the Club offsets the cost of participating in the
April 19 2008 meet at JCSU. Checks made out to CT&FC can be mailed to
Ken Bender at CT&FC
Time Trials – March 15 at UNCC The Club will
have informal time trials on Saturday March 15 at the regular practice time of
10:00 to noon at the UNCC track. This will give members a chance to see
how they are doing prior to the USATF Indoor Championships. Club
Membership The Club
membership at this time consists of 46 athletes, with about ten prospective new
members. New members can join through the Club website
www.carolinastrackandfield.org. 2008 Schedule The schedule for
events is starting to shape up for 2008. This will be revised as more
meets are announced. The Mason-Dixon Games on March 7 has been
added. Other meets will be added as they are announced. The Board
of Directors strongly encourages members to volunteer at the two meets at the
UNCC track. February
23 USATF Eastern Region Masters Indoor Championships (Landover MD)
(Registration
cutoff date is 2/16 / www.pgsportsandlearn.com February
24 Throws Fest ( March 7 Mason-Dixon Games ( http://www.ktccca.org/2008tf/2008MasonDixonMasters-OpenEntryForm-1.htm March
15 CT&FC Time Trials (UNCC track Charlotte NC) March
17-22 World Masters Athletics Championship ( March
22-24 Volunteer at UNCC track meet (Charlotte NC) March
28-30 USATF Indoor Masters Championship ( April
11-12 Masters meet ( April
19 April 24-26
Penn Relays ( May 2-3 Bob Boal Masters & Open ( (Registration
cutoff date is April 18 / www.geocities.com/southeasternmasters/EntryForm.pdf May
17&18 USATF Southeast Region Masters
Championship ( June
7&8 June 23 Volunteer at UNCC
for Youth Nationals ( June
28 August
7-10 USATF Outdoor Masters Championship ( Southeastern
Masters 38th Bob Boal Meet - Raleigh May 2&3 This meet is an
excellent meet that has been held in Anthony Searles and Sam Hall to Compete in World Masters Indoor
Championships Club members
Anthony Searles and Sam Hall will be competing in the
World Masters Athletics Championships Indoor during March 17-22 in Practice
Schedule The Club is on
the winter practice schedule of 10:00-12:00 on Saturdays at the UNCC
track. Several members are also practicing at UNCC on some weekday
evenings from 4:00-7:00. Come join us! Club Website The Club website www.carolinastrackandfield.org has been recently updated for the 2008 season.
We really need to add some more pictures of members in
action. Please send your electronic photos or scanned images in reply to this e-mail. Questions/Comments Contact the Club
President, Todd Haire (truckintodd07@hotmail.com / 704-301-2184) |
