USA Masters Championships Report III

By Tom Langenfeld

Additional medal performances by Donald Sazima, Lance Elliott, and Susan Loyd  in Sunday’s closing session gave Minnesota a total of 11 individual medals at the three-day USATF national masters indoor championships in Landover, MD.

Donald Sazima, Minnetonka, took second in the M80 triple jump at 3.54m/11’7.25” to go with his first place in the pentathlon Friday and a tie for first in the high jump Saturday.

Lance Elliott, Edina, finished second in the M40 800m in 2:03.73.  He was also the silver medalist in Saturday’s M40 mile behind Kevin Castille, the American record holder in both the M40 5000m and 10000m.

Susan Loyd, Edina, added a bronze in the W50 200m to go with her Friday gold in the 400m and Saturday gold in the 60m.  She was third among American sprinters in the 200m in 32.00, a new Minnesota W55 record.  The event was event won by a Puerto Rican runner.

Other individual Minnesota medalists were Pat Billig, Roseville, second in the M50 3000m on Friday and third in the mile Saturday, and Thom Weddle, Minneapolis, second in the M70 mile on Saturday.