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World Champion Masters High Jumper |
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Bruce
McBarnette has won 3 world championships for his age group and 17 USA
Track and Field Masters National Championships. He has also broken
world records for his age group on several occasions. USA Track
and Field has selected him Athlete of the Year for his age group 4 years,
2002, 2004, 2005, and 2006. His best life time performance
was 7 feet 1 inch ( 2.16 meters) at the Rutgers Relays at Rutgers University,
New Brunswick, NJ in 1984. A member of the Potomac Valley Track
Team, McBarnette competed in college for Princeton University, where
he was coached by former USA Olympic team coach and former USA Track
and Field Chair, Larry Ellis as well as former Olympian Fred Samara.
For his most recent performances as listed on the Masters Track website
click
here. |
| National Masters News, 5/1/08:Making the Gold Standard |
| Loudoun Easterner,12/5/07: Athlete of the Year |
| Loudoun Easterner, 5/17/06: Loudoun Athletes Breaking Records |
| Loudoun Independent, 5/6/06: Loudoun athlete sets jump record |
| TimesCommunity.com, 3/7/06: Record Setter Again |
| TimesCommunity.com, 2/28/06: Record Setter |
| Washington Post, 2/27/06: Sports Shorts |
| TimesCommunity.com - Loudon County, 2/7/06: Bruce Almighty |
| USA Track & Field News, 1/30/06: McBarnette sets masters records |
| MastersTrack.com, 1/29/06: McBarnette blasts over own world indoor HJ record |
| American Track and Field , 8/30/05: Regional News |
| Loudon Times-Mirror, 8/9/05: McBarnette flying high again |
| Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 8/7/05: USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field |
| Loudon Times-Mirror, 4/7/04: Local jumper is leaps and bounds above the rest |
| Washington Times, 4/4/04: Northern Virginian Man Keeps Raising the Bar |
| Daily Princetonian, 4/2/04: McBarnette '80 still jumping |
| Washingtonian Magazine, 12/1/03: Best of Washington |
| George Washington University's By George, 10/07/03: Kudo's |
| Sports Illustrated, 9/1/03: Faces in the Crowd |
| To see a photo and read about Bruce McBarnette's accomplishments at the Championships in Puerto Rico in July 2003, click here. |
| Herndon Observer, 05/02/03: Local Man Breaks Jump Record |
| Loudoun Easterner, 04/13/03: World Record Set by McBarnette |
| USA Track & Field News, 03/29/03: Assault on record books continues at Masters Indoors |
| Potomac News, 01/15/03: McBarnette offers real-world experience |
| Portland Press Herald, 08/10/02: Young at Heart, and Legs |
| Loudoun Times-Mirror, 9/19/01: Lawyer wins first in high jump |
| The GW Hatchet, 06/01: High jumping his way to success |
| Loudoun Times-Mirror, 05/16/01: At 43, McBarnette jumps over the competition |
| Herndon Observer, 04/20/01: Sterling Man Wins National Title |
Winning at Duke
University - May 2006
Winning in New York and New Jersey - March 2006
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