Florida Senior Games Athletes at the World Masters Championships
The Florida Senior Games were well-represented at World Masters Championships, held in Gainesville, in March.
U.S. team members won 86 gold medals and 289 total medals among the 54 countries were represented.
Below is a list of Florida Senior Games athletes found among the voluminous event results listed at https://wmaci2025.com/results/. After viewing the list and did not see names of athletes who competed and won medals, please report them to Nick Gandy at ngandy@playinflorida.com.
Avis Vaught, The Villages, gold medal, 75-79 age group javelin, 61 feet, 2 inches
Tiny Cazel, The Villages, silver medal, 85-89 age group, javelin, 49 feet, 11 inches; silver medal, 60 meter dash, 20.14; silver medal, 85-89 age group, discus, 49 feet, 11 inches; gold medal, long jump, 6 feet, 4 inches; silver medal, shot put, 21 feet, 4 inches
Peggy Peck, The Villages, silver medal 70-74 age group, javelin, 68 feet, 5 inches; bronze medal, indoor pentathlon (60 meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump 800 meter run); bronze medal, high jump, 3 feet, 8.75 inches; bronze medal, high jump, 3 feet, 8.25 inches; bronze medal, shot put, 25 feet, 10 inches; bronze medal, triple jump, 22 feet, 7.25 inches
Andrea Collier, Orlando (pictured on right in banner at top of page), silver medal, 55-59 age group, 60 meter hurdles, 9.79
Joe Johnston, Apopka (pictured at right), gold medal, 80-84 age group, pole vault, 7 feet, 6.50 inches; gold medal, 60 meter hurdles, 12.32; silver medal, high jump, 3 feet, 10 inches
Carol Robertson, West Melbourne, bronze medal, 65-69 age group, 60 meter dash, 9.14
Sonia Friend-Uhl, Boca Raton, silver medal, 50-54 age group, 800 meter run, 2:31.33
N.Z. Bryant, West Bloomfield, MI, gold medal, 75-79 age group, 60 meter dash, 8.66; silver medal, 75-79 age group, 200 meter dash, 29.10
Craig Wood, Turnwater, WA, silver medal, 55-59 age group, 60 meter dash, 7.50; gold medal, 55-59 age group, 200 meter dash, 23.50
Roland Jones, Seffner, silver medal, 70-74 age group, shot put, 43 feet 1.50 inch; gold medal, discus throw, 141 feet, 7 inches
Carolyn Kealty, Port St. Lucie, silver medal, 60-64 age group, 3000 meter race walk, 17:12.72
Troy Bellrichard, Spring Valley, MN, silver medal, 55-59 age group, javelin, 144 feet, 2 inches
Georgia Kightlighter, Cincinnati, OH, bronze medal 80-84 age group, 200 meter dash, 46.09
Elizabeth Deak, Rockledge (pictured at left), bronze medal, 65-69 age group, 200 meter dash, 30.30, silver medal, 400 meter run, 1:10.39
Zane Rodriguez, Norwich, VT, gold medal, 65-69 age group, javelin, 178 feet, 7 inches
Amy Haddad, Bradenton, silver medal, 55-59 age group, high jump, 4 feet, 9 inches
Michael Brown, Jacksonville, silver medal, 70-74 age group, javelin, 136 feet, 9 inches
Sandra Hults, Lake Mary, gold medal, 80-84 age group 10K Race Walk, 1:41:12.57,
Linda Lowery, Smyrna, GA, silver medal, 70-74 age group, triple jump, 23 feet, 10 inches