1) A lawsuit that threatens the Masters Indoor Nationals meet. A judge in Indianapolis is set to hear a case on March 9th that will decide the fate of the meet.
2) Possible disallowance of M50 sprinter V. Barnwell to compete. Barnwell was the '09 World Champion in the 60m and set a world record in that meet. He needs to follow specific procedures that he apparently hasn't yet done to be cleared after a 2 yr doping suspension.
Regarding the lawsuit, USATF IN and Richard Thomas were named in a lawsuit regarding financial records. His comments on the post indicate there was no wrong doing. Thomas, an M45 sprinter, was meet director at the USATF IN Indoor meet I attended last year.
Regarding Barnwell, I hope he can compete. Of course that would make it even harder for me to get into the finals... but what a 60m event it could be! Eaton, World Silver Medalist in the 100m (second only to Willie Gault), Barnwell, Butler, Sullivan, Waller, all these guys run sub-12 in the 100m. (Barnwell and Waller ran 11.3's back in '09). I think we may see faster times in the M50 than in some of the younger age groups.
I can't imagine this meet would be canceled. I imagine if worse come to worse, they'd scramble to find a different venue or some plan B. Maybe the USATF Masters should think about that now, just in case. A lot of people have shelled out $ for plane tickets.
"A lot of people have shelled out $ for plane tickets."
ReplyDeleteYeah...ME! That's OK, I'll just visit 'the Boro', borrow my Son's boat, motorcycle, etc and see TN!!
That's why you fly southwest, no change fees for tickets purchased.
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