Sacramento Area Stars Look to Shine at 2010 USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships

INDIANAPOLIS - More than 30 local athletes will be among the 1,400 competitors entered at the 2010 USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships July 22-25 at the A.G. Spanos Sports Complex on the campus of Sacramento State University in Sacramento, Calif.

Many of the world's best athletes ages 30 to 96 will demonstrate speed, power, skill and endurance, showing that age is no barrier to lifetime fitness and competition. The Spanos Sports Complex was the site of the 2000 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials - Track & Field, and will play host to the 2011 World Masters Athletics Championships, July 6-17.

The meet is free for spectators and will be hosted by the Sacramento Sports Commission.

Sacramento-Area Participants include:

Liz Palmer: Liz, a resident of Folsom, was a member of the gold medal 4x200m relay teamat the 2010 Masters World Indoor Championships and a gold medalist in the 100m and 80m hurdles at the 2009 National Masters Outdoor Championships. She will be tough to beat in the 100- and 200-meter sprints and 80m hurdles.

Rod Jett: A resident of Sacramento, Jett is the former American Record holder for the M40 60-meter hurdles. Off the track, Rod is a force in his community. He coached the Jesuit High School boys' track and field team to first place at the CIF track and Field Championships this past spring.

Amanda Scotti: A resident of Folsom, Amanda won national age-group titles at the 2009 USA Track and Field National Masters Outdoor Championships in Oshkosh for the 100 and 200. She also won gold medals in the same events in the 2009 National Senior Games in Palo Alto.

Randell "Randy" Sturgeon: A native of Sacramento, Sturgeon will be going for gold in the M55 3,000m steeplechase, triple jump and pentathlon. He is also the publisher of National Masters News. "I am very excited about having the meet in my hometown as I consider it a great opportunity to introduce more people to masters track and field and what the USATF has to offer in such a great event," Sturgeon said.

Frank Condon: From Chico, California, Condon broke Earl Fee's world indoor record in the mile for men 65-69 at the 2008 Masters Indoor World Championships in France with his time of 5:11.43.

Randy Wilson: A resident of Sacramento, Wilson will compete in the M50 shot put, discus throw, hammer throw and javelin throw.

Media members are invited for coverage and athlete interviews. For more information or interview requests, please call Bob Weiner, USATF Masters Media Chair, at 202-329-1700 (cell), 301-283-0821 (office), or locate Bob trackside.

For more information on the 2010 USA Masters Outdoor Championships, including the full schedule and entry list, visit: http://www.usatf.org/events/2010/USAMastersOutdoorTFChampionships/