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Saturday, 06 November 2010 05:00

Minnesota Multisport Awards - In 2008 the MMA Selectors adopted USAT age ranges to determine master (40-59 men, 40-54 women) and grand master (60 & over men, 55 & over women) award nominees. Prior to then, men and women age 40-49 were eligible for masters consideration and men and women 50 and over were considered grand masters.

The change has entailed that The Committee familiarize itself with age grading formulas. Failure to do so would be unfair to older athletes.

The fact that younger elite masters David Holden, 42, Scott Penticoff, 40, and Brian Bich, 44, ..

placed so highly overall in the events they entered this year made them appear to be obvious MOY candidates. Another apparent shoo-in nominee was 56-year-old