Bonnie Parrish-Kell of the Nevada Senior Games graciously informs us of a remarkable record in the throws pentathlon set at her USATF-sanctioned meet Oct. 11 at University of Nevada Las Vegas.

William pushes the shot at UNLV in Nevada Senior Games throws pentathlon Oct. 11, 2019. Photo by Tim Dorman

Javelin specialist William — who holds six ARs over age groups M80, M85 and M90 — ran up a score of 4927 crushing the listed world record of 4099 by Russian Borg Stannisius in early 2019 and the American record of 3435 points by George Riser in 2014.

In a 2018 interview with the Idaho Press, he credits his form of “diversity training” that includes outdoor recreation and long walks with helping him stay active.

“You have to make it fun and train like you are old, or you will soon drop out and get in the rocking chair,” he said in the interview.

William’s marks at UNLV:

• 3-kilo shot put: 8.69 meters (28-6 1/4)
• 1-kilo discus: 25.16 (82-6 1/2)
• 3-kilo hammer: 24.28 meters (79-8)
• 400g javelin: 29.92 meters (98-2)
• And 12-pound weight: 9.56 meters (31-4 1/2).

His M90 WR in the 400g javelin remains at 31.46 (103-2). (He might have other M80 records from 2013 Olathe nationals, but a sloping field negated them as I wrote back then.)

Photos from the Senior Games are here.

Bonnie lists other Nevada Senior Games records set in the three=day meet at the Myron Partridge Track Stadium:

• 50m Dash, Women 80-84 – Christa Bortignon, age 82 (W Vancouver, BC), 9.38 seconds
• 100m Dash, Women 80-84 – Christa Bortignon, age 82 (W Vancouver, BC), 17.99 seconds
• 100m Dash, Men 50-54 – David Gibbon, age 54 (Cottonwood Heights, UT), 11.84 seconds
• 200m Dash, Women 65-69 – Loretta Woodward, age 65 (Powder Springs, GA), 33.78 seconds
• 200m Dash, Men 50-54 – David Gibbon, age 54 (Cottonwood Heights, UT), 24.85 seconds
• 200m Dash, Men 80-84 – Marvin Champion, age 81 (Denver, CO), 35.42 seconds
• 400m Dash, Women 70-74 – Sheila Allison, age 74 (Surrey, BC), 1:36.41
• 400m Dash, Men 90+ – James Van Tatenhove, age 90 (Las Vegas, NV), 4:04.77
• 800m Run, Men 90+ – James Van Tatenhove, age 90 (Las Vegas, NV), 9:57.01
• 10K Road Race (run), Men 50-54 – Kirk Buckley, age 50 (North Las Vegas, NV), 42:45.10
• 1500m Race Walk, Women 80-84 – Renate Cheetham, age 82 (Surrey, BC), 12:06.55
• 1500m Power Walk, Women 50-54 – Theresa Theofelis, age 54 (Federal Way, WA), 11:25.14
• 1500m Power Walk, Women 65-69 – Sandra Stapleton, age 67 (Henderson, NV), 10:02.75
• 1500m Power Walk, Women 75-79 – Janice Bosco, age 75 (Henderson, NV), 13:55.88
• 1500m Power Walk, Men 55-59 – Steven Dahms, age 57 (Idaho Falls, ID), 9:45.21
• 1500m Power Walk, Men 65-69 – Michael Delvaney, age 69 (Globe, AZ), 9:49.22
• 1500m Power Walk, Men 70-74 – Monte Gast, age 72 (Marina Del Rey, CA), 10:14.03
• 5K Power Walk, Women 65-69 – Sandra Stapleton, age 67 (Henderson, CA), 34:29.67
• 5K Power Walk, Men 55-59 – Steven Dahms, age 57 (Idaho Falls, ID), 34:21.51
• Long Hurdles – 300m, Men 60-64 – Paul Sabree, age 60 (Pendleton, SC), 53.19 seconds
• Long Hurdles – 300m, Men 65-69 – David McLawhorn, age 65 (Temecula, CA), 59.02 seconds
• Long Hurdles – 300m, Men 75-79 – Arthur Gee, age 75 (Burnaby, BC), 79.51 seconds
• Triple Jump, Men 60-64 – Joe Smith, age 63 (Lynnwood, WA), 34’ 7” at mark 10.54
• Shot Put, Men 80-84 – Ken Hurlbert, age 80 (Shafter, CA), 40’ 8.75” at mark 12.41
• Shot Put, Men 90+ – Harvey Lewellen, age 90 (Springfield, OR), 26’ 10.5” at mark 8.19
• Hammer Throw, Women 60-64 – Dybvig Alegria, age 61 (Tucson, AZ), 127’ 7” at mark 38.88
• Hammer Throw, Men 80-84 – Pete LaBarge, 80 (Runaway Bay, TX), 115’ 11” at mark 35.33
• Hammer Throw, Men 90+ – Harvey Lewellen, age 90 (Springfield, OR), 84’ 6” at mark 25.77
• Javelin, Men 70-74 – Sanford Stoddard, age 72 (Candler, NC), 142’ at mark 43.28
• Javelin, Men 85-89 – Bill King, age 85 (Huntington Beach, CA), 57’ 3’ at mark 17.44
• Weight Throw, Men 80-84 – Peter LaBarge, age 80 (Runaway Bay, TX), 45’ 2.25” at mark 13.77
• Weight Throw, Men 85-89 – Joe Durrenburger, age 85 (Los Angeles, CA), 30’ 1” at mark 9.17
• Weight Throw, Men 90+ – Harvey Lewellen, age 90 (Springfield, OR), 27’ 9.25” at mark 8.46
• Throws Pentathlon, Women 60-64 – Dybvig Alegria, age 61 (Tucson, AZ), 4,243 points
• Throws Pentathlon, Men 85-89 – Joe Durrenberger, age 85 (Los Angeles, CA) 2,904 points

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