Bill Wambach of Sun Prairie will attempt to set the high jump record for the 80 & up age bracket of USA Track and Field on Sunday at the Badger State Games.

"I wasn't the star in college, but I outlived all the good guys," joked Wambach. He will compete with the "young kids", as he called them in the 70 & up division this Sunday at Mansfield Stadium at 10:30 am.

The goal is four feet which he reached twice in practice.

WHAT:
Bill Wambach, 80 yrs old, attempts 4 ft high jump for National Title

WHERE:
Madison Memorial High School
201 S. Gammon Road
Madison, WI

WHEN:
Sunday June 25, 2006, 10:30 am

For more information and to contact Bill email him at shortclub@spwl.net or call him at 608.837.2054.

The Badger State Summer Games major sponsors include American Family Insurance, Charter Communications, the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board and Saint Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield, with special thanks to TravelWisconsin.com.

Wisconsin Sports Development Corporation is a nonprofit sports management organization that helps develop sports tourism in Wisconsin and promotes positive lifestyles and physical fitness through amateur athletic events and health education programs. WSDC owns the Badger State Games, the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame, the Wisconsin Sports Foundation, Paddle & Portage, Shape Up Wisconsin Kids, Lighten Up Wisconsin and the Fit Kids Challenge. WSDC is also the local host of Ironman Wisconsin