Loudoun High Jumper Wins USA Masters Title

Loudoun High Jumper Wins USA Masters Title

Wednesday, Jul.19, 2017 by Loudoun Times-Mirror Staff

Sterling resident Bruce McBarnette added to his long list of national championships at the 2017 USA Masters Track and Field Championships.

McBarnette cleared 5-feet, 7-inches to win the high jump title for men ages 55-plus July 13 at Louisiana State University.

McBarnette, a member of the Potomac Valley Track Club, also claimed a bronze medal in the triple jump. McBarnette has now won 38 national titles and 13 world championships in the high jump.

His personal record in the high jump is 7-1, set at the Rutgers Relays in 1984.