Masters at Franklin Field (partial list)
Meets:
- Several Penn Relays
- 1971: May 1971: (Martin Luther King) International Freedom Games at Franklin Field: Masters 100: Bert Lancaster 11.3 beating Boo Morcom (May 17, 1971 Philadelphia Daily News)
- 1971: 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.
- 1979: June 23, 1979 Masters East Region Track and Field Championship
- 1980: July 4-6, 1980 AAU / TAC Masters National Outdoor Track and Field Championship
(Sept 1980, National Masters News, PDF, pg 8 & of 19-20 of 28) - 1981: July 3-5, 1981 North American Masters Track and Field Championship
1981: Additional Information (and complete results): (October 1981, National Masters News; PDF; Pages 4, 18-20 of 24) 1981 Note: Olympian Ron Whitney, Phil Conley, Richmond “Boo” Morcom, and Robert Mimm competed at the meet.
- 1982: Aug 12-15, 1982 National Masters Sports Festival (Sept 1982 NMN, PDF, pg 35+)
- 1990 Penn Relays: (June 1990 National Masters News, PDF, pg 34 of 44)
Atlanta ‘s Phil Raschker, 43. became the first woman ever to pole vault in competition at Philadelphia’s Franklin Field. In a special masters-only vault competition, Raschker cleared 2.47 meters (8’-1-1/2″)) to establish a new world best for women over age 40.