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Doug Geertgens displays ribbons and medals won during USA Masters Track and Field competition. (Photo provided)

Geertgens Returns to Competitive Track

By WRILEY NELSON
GREENSBORO, NC

After taking a few years off to play pickleball, Doug Geertgens, formerly of Hartwick and a member of Hurley’s Heroes Track Club of Oneonta, competed recently in the USA Masters Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina. Geertgens, 80, competed in the triple jump, long jump, 80m hurdles, high jump and 100m dash, winning gold medals in the former three events and placing fourth in the latter two. These performances currently rank him first in the U.S. for the three gold-medal performances in his age group.

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