Masters Records Progressions US:  100 Meter

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Note: Masters Records kept as of 2020 are age 35 and older.

Masters US Records M35 (at the end of 1973):

100 Meter: M35:   10.4  indoor  Mel Pender (35) 3/3/1973  (Dec 1979 NMN)

Masters US Records M40 (at the end of 1972):

Note:  June 1970 there were  11.5, 11.8 and 11.9 marks at the June 18-19, 1970 June  LA Senior Olympics meet  (1972 SAR)

100 Meter: M40:  10.7h Thane Baker (41) 9/13/1972 *          [1970 AR: see M45]

*=1972 to 1975 SAR, Feb 1971 & April 1973 USMITT;  May & Sept 1973 Veteris; May 24 & June 7, 1970 LA Times.

 

Masters US Records where M45 records are better than M40 records (at the end of 1972):

100 Meter:    1970 AR: 11.4h Richard Stolpe (45) 6/19/1970 *

*=1972 to 1975 SAR, Feb 1971 & April 1973 USMITT, and May & Sept 1973 Veteris

100 Meter:  11.2 Bruce Springbett (46) and Vandolph Parish (45)  5/12/1979 (Dec 1979 NMN)
100 Meter:  11.2 Percy Knox (45) 6/23/1979  (Dec 1979 NMN)

 

Masters US Decathlon Record M50 (at the end of 1972):

Per Nov 7, 1971 Philadelphia Inquirer: Boo Morcom (age 50): 12.2 100 yard, 56.1 440 yard, 20.1 high hurdles, 12′-6.5″ PV, 19′-11.5″ LJ,  37′-11″ TJ.

Per Sept 20, 1971 Philadelphia Inquirer: Boo Morcom (age 50) placed 5th with a 4,649 point Decathlon held at Franklin Field on Sept 18-19, 1971.