Results: Palm Desert Senior Games, Palm Desert Masters Meet, College of the Desert Meet & Palm Springs

Palm Desert Senior Games, Palm Desert Masters Meet, College of the Desert Meet, Records Meet, and Palm Springs Senior Olympics.

Locations: Palm Desert and Palm Springs, Calif. (1975 to Present)

* Meet Records (1975 to 2023):  (PDF: Link) (courtesy of Jeffery Davison and SHR1)  *

See Meet Website: Main meet website     (Video advertising the 2024 meet)

Some meet results can be found in National Masters News (NMN).
For National Masters News issues after December 2006 please refer to hard copies.

Meet Contacts:
2023 – 2024: Sofia Pimental   at: sofia.pimentel@drd.us.com
and Chris Baluga at: cbaluga@drd.us.com
2020 – 2024:  contact: Desert Recreation District
2010:  Karen Scarbrough and Mike Brazil
2006: Kevin Kalman
1987 – 1999: Ben Green (contact: Mizell Senior Center; or Parks and Recreation)
1994 – B Green and Doug Brown; services coordinator was Sandra Da Costa
1985 – 1986: Christel Donley
1980: Mr. Shirley Davisson
1978: John Marman, Gene Roberts, and Tom Richards.

Meet Results: Palm Desert Senior Games, at Palm Desert High School,
in Palm Desert, Calif. (typically in February) (2001 to Present):


Meet Results: College of the Desert meet at College of the Desert (COD), in Palm Desert, Calif.
(College of the Desert (COD) meet: several meets were held on grass)
Sometimes refereed to as “Records Meet”:  (1970s to 1986):


Meet Results:   Palm Springs Senior Games (Senior Olympics) (Calif Senior Olympics)
at Palm Springs High School in Palm Springs:

  • 1987: Mar 15, 1987 Southern Calif Regional Senior Olympics in Palm Springs High School
    (Partial Results: The Desert Sun Mar 16-17, 1987)
  • 1987 – continued:  and (Partial Meet Results: The Desert Sun Mar 16, 1987  via UCR website)
  • 1988: Mar 5-13, 1988 Senior Olympics in Palm Springs (Partial Results: The Desert Sun Mar 14, 1988)
  • 1988 – continued: The Desert Sun newspaper advertised as “Senior Olympic Games.”
  • 1988 – continued:  Meet included 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500, 5000, standing LJ, LJ, HJ, SP, DT, and Softball Throw)
  • 1989: Mar 4-5, 1989 Palm Springs International Senior Games at Palm Springs High School (May 1989 NMN, PDF, pg 45-46 of 48) (Partial Results: The Desert Sun Mar 6, 1989)
  • 1990: re-scheduled Oct 27-28, 1990 Palm Springs Senior Olympics  (Partial Results: The Desert Sun Oct 29, 1990)
  • 1991: missing 1991 results
  • 1992: Feb 22-23, 1992 Calif Senior Olympics in Palm Springs (Partial Results: The Desert Sun Feb 23-24, 1992)
  • 1993: Feb 13-14, 1993 Calif Senior Olympics in Palm Springs (Partial Results: The Desert Sun Feb 14-15, 1993)
  • 1994: Feb 12-13, 1994 Calif Senior Olympics in Palm Springs (Partial Results: The Desert Sun Feb 13, 1994)
  • 1994 – continued: Some of the competitors included: Al Guidet, Nessie Hollicky (Canada), Tomascita Schultz, and Paul Spangler per Feb 13, 1994 Desert Sun.
  • 1995: Feb 11-12, 1995 Calif Senior Olympics in Palm Springs (Apr 1995 NMN, PDF: pg 38 of 40)
    (Partial Results: The Desert Sun Feb 12-13, 1995)
  • 1996: 9th Annual Palm Springs: Feb 10-18, 1996 in Palm Springs (Apr 1996 NMN, PDF: pg 27 of 32)
    (Partial Results: The Desert Sun Feb 11, 12, and 19, 1996)
  • 1997: Feb 8-9, 1997 in Palm Springs (Apr 1997 NMN, PDF: pg 28 of 32)
    (Partial Results: The Desert Sun Feb 9-10, 1997)
  • 1998: Feb 14-15, 1998 in Palm Springs (Apr 1998 NMN, PDF: pg 11, 36-37 of 40)
    (Partial Results: The Desert Sun Feb [15], 16, and 20, 1998)
  • 1999: Feb 13-14, 1998 in Palm Springs  (April 1999 NMN, PDF: pg 13, 37-38 of 40) (Partial Results: The Desert Sun Feb 14-15, 1999)
  • 2000: (missing 2000 results)

Heart of Palm Springs 5k and 10k runs (Heart of PS): 1979 to 1998

  • Starting in 1979, Heart of Palm Springs 5k and 10 k runs were held.
    In the beginning only the 10 k runs, and it was later expanded to 5k and 10k runs.
    Many of the 1979 to 1998 results can be found in the Desert Sun newspaper.
    The runs sometimes ran on the same weekends as the Palm Springs Senior Olympics,
    and sometimes were listed as part of the Palm Springs Senior Olympics results.
    1998 was the 20th annual.  Steve Scott and Ruth Wysocki had participated in the event.
  • The 1983 results can be found: (National Masters News, Apr 1983, PDF Pg 27 of 28)
  • Number of participants 1979-1984 can be found: (NMN, Nov 1984, PDF, Pg. 10 of 30)

Other Meets in Palm Springs:

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