USA MASTERS TRACK FOLLOWS LAST WEEKEND'S OPEN; MANY ALBUQUERQUE AREA STARS STANDOUTS INCLUDE PHILIPPA RASCHKER, 2-TIME SULLIVAN FINALIST (ONLY MASTER EVER, JOINING OPEN STARS APOLO OHNO, LEBRON JAMES, AND MICHAEL PHELPS); WORLD CLASS JAZZ MUSICIAN NOLAN SHAHEED PLAYED LEAD FOR DIZZIE GILLESPIE, STEVIE WONDER, MARVIN GAYE, WHILE BEING WORLD CHAMPION DISTANCE RUNNER; ALBUQUERQUE OLYMPIAN TRISH PORTER; AND OLDEST ATHLETES LELAND McPHEE, 96, AND BETTY JARVIS, 95 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Feb.

By Karolos Grohmann ATHENS (Reuters) - An international athletics meeting at the birthplace of the Olympic Games in the ancient stadium of Olympia has been scrapped after scientists vetoed the plan for fear it could damage the historic site.

By Peter Rasmussen, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas Apr. 2--At last week's Cats Relays in Edinburg, Audrey Correa said she was glad to finally see Edinburg North track & field distance runner Omar Doria compete. "Look at him," she said.

By Gene Cherry RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Shot putters may be some of the biggest guys in athletics but they are just small change in the eyes of sponsors, world champion Adam Nelson believes. Just look at the list of Nelson's current sponsors.

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - American athletes will compete for more than $1.5 million in prize and promotional money during a four-meeting indoor series that will conclude with next month's U.S. championships in Boston.