USA Track & Field National Masters Outdoor Championships July 22-25 at Sacramento State University, CA to Feature 12 Olympians, 113 Current World Champions Among 1400

FINALS THURSDAY - SUNDAY BEGIN 7 am, go all day

COMING: WILLIE BANKS (US OLYMPIANS PRESIDENT-FMR WORLD TRIPLE JUMP RECORD HOLDER), TWO-TIME SULLIVAN FINALIST PHIL RASCHKER, JAZZ GREAT/WORLD MILE RECORD HOLDER NOLAN SHAHEED (Played lead with Count Basie, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross/Marvin Gaye)

OVER 30 SACRAMENTO AREA STARS

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Twelve Olympians and 113 current world champions are among the 1400 competitors entered at the 2010 USA Track and Field National Masters Outdoor Championships July 22-25 at the A.G. Spanos Sports Complex at Sacramento State University. Many of the world's best ages 30 to 96 will demonstrate speed, power, skill and endurance, showing that age is no barrier to lifetime fitness and competition. In addition, the caliber of the competition will be high because many are coming to use the venue that will also be the site of the World Masters Athletics Championships a year later, July 6-17, 2011.

For full schedule and entry list, see: http://www.usatf.org/events/2010/USAMastersOutdoorTFChampionships/schedule.asp

Among the stars at the meet is Willie Banks, president of the U.S. Olympians Association (the 6000 past and present Americans who've competed in summer and winter Olympics), the former world record holder in the triple jump, entered in the high jump, long jump, and triple jump. Two-time Sullivan Award finalist Phil Raschker of Marietta, Georgia, this past March won seven golds among 10 medals at the World Masters Indoor Championships in Kamloops, British Columbia. Raschker was a Sullivan top-five finalist TWICE in the past five years for America's top athlete in any sport — other finalists included Lebron James, Michael Phelps, Apollo Ohno, and Tim Tebow.  Also entered is Nolan Shaheed, former musical director for Marvin Gaye who has played lead trumpet with the Count Basie Orchestra, Stevie Wonder, and Diana Ross. Shaheed has won the 1500, 3000 and 5000 at the recent World Championships, and set world and American records.

Full release and charts: http://www.weinerpublic.com/20100712.doc

Media members are invited for coverage and athlete interviews.  Contact: Bob Weiner, USATF Masters Media Chair, at 202-329-1700 (cell), 301-283-0821 (office), or locate Bob trackside.

SOURCE Robert Weiner Asociates and USA Track and Field Masters Media Committee