Saratoga NewsSaratoga's Antonides places among the top masters finishersBy Dick Sparrer John McManus could be resting in an easy chair at his home in Sunnyvale. And Ken Napier could be relaxing on his patio at his Los Gatos home. Who would blame them? After all, they're both over 70. They're reached retirement age, and they deserve a chance to relax. But relaxation doesn't come in an easy chair for people like McManus and Napier; it comes from racing around a track And the two were doing just that in mid- August, when they got together with other top masters athletes from the across the nation for the 1997 National Masters Outdoors Track and Field Championships. McManus and Napier were just two of the many area placers in the national meet in San Jose that featured former Olympians, world record-holders and college stars. McManus romped to a third-place finish in the 800 meters in the men's 70-74 age division, stopping the watch at 3:01.00. Napier placed in a pair of events at the nationals. The Los Gatos speedster breezed to a fourth in the 800 meters in 2:40.59 and added a seventh in the 400 meters in 1:07.18 in the men's 65-69 class. Greg Antonides of Saratoga nailed a third in the 400 meters in 1:03.27 and a fourth in the 800 meters in 2:26.43 in the men's 60-64 age group. It was Sunnyvale's Fei-Mei Chou who was the local sensation of the meet, though. The 62-year-old dominated the women's 60-64 division, placing in all six of the events she entered. Chou came through with a second in the high jump at 1.02 meters, a second in the triple jump at 6.42 meters, a second in the long jump at 2.93 meters, a third in the discus at 16.34 meters, a fourth in the 200 meters in 28.64 and a fourth in the 100 meters in 17.07.
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