McBarnette, a 53-year-old real estate investor from Sterling, is competing in the high jump in the USA Masters Track and Field Championships (for athletes over 30) in Albuquerque this March. McBarnette has won 23 USA Masters and eight World Masters events. His personal best is 85 inches. When did you start competing?
I started track and field in 1977 when I was a freshman at Princeton University. Most of the athletes on the team had already been high school track stars by the time I got to Princeton. In my case, I was on the football team. I was the fastest guy on that team and figured during the off-season I needed to do something to stay in shape.
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