Jacquet-Acea, Mathews, Woodyard Shine at USATF Masters Championships in Florida

Pacific Northwest Results Scoreboard

The 2025 USATF Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships wrapped up on Sunday, February 23, in Gainesville, FL. A total of six members from USATF Pacific Northwest competed in 13 events during the four-day competition, which began on Thursday.

USATF Pacific Northwest athletes claimed four national titles and earned eight podium finishes with top-three placements in their respective events.

Russell Jacquet-Acea, 72, of Seattle, and George Mathews, 81, of Edmonds, each earned two national titles, with Mathews also setting a new American record. Eric Woodyard, 47, finished as the runner-up in two events and posted the highest overall age-graded score among Pacific Northwest athletes.

Jacquet-Acea was victorious in the M70 60m hurdles (10.85) and pentathlon (3281 pts.) and also earned a bronze medal in the long jump (3.80m) and finished with in the 400m (1:13.10).

Mathews claimed victory in both the M80 weight throw (14.35m) and the superweight throw (9.24m). His performance in the superweight throw set a new American record, surpassing the previous mark of 9.20m set by Bob Cahners two years ago.

Woodyard made a strong impression with two podium finishes, taking second place in both the M45 60m (7.42 seconds) and 200m (24.04 seconds). His 60m time earned a remarkable age-graded score of 90.57, the highest among Pacific Northwest athletes. Scores over 90 are considered world-class performances, while scores in the 80-89 range are classified as national-class performances. Woodyard's 200m time also earned an impressive score of 88.07.

The final Pacific Northwest athlete to earn a trip to the awards podium was Woody Deitrich, 72, of Seattle with his third place finish in the pentathlon (2247 pts.).

Athletes scoring over 80.00 on the age grading tables were:

Eric Woodyard (M45 60m, 7.42) - 90.57
Eric Woodyard (M45 60m - prelims, 7.59) - 88.55
Eric Woodyard (M45 200m, 24.04) - 88.07
Vadim Scherbinin (M60 800m, 2:26.77) - 86.52
Eric Woodyard (M45 200m - prelims, 24.64) - 85.94
Vadim Scherbinin (M60 400m, 1:01.95) - 85.12
Russell Jacquet-Acea (M70 60m Hurdles - prelims, 10.73) - 84.77
Vadim Scherbinin (M60 200m, 27.92) - 84.35
Russell Jacquet-Acea (M70 60m Hurdles, 10.85) - 83.79

The complete Pacific Northwest results scoreboard can be found here.