Ballard resident David Ortman, who turns 56 March 28, returned last week from the U.S.A. Track and Field National Masters Indoor Championships in Maryland with a handful of medals in tow.

Ortman, competing in the 55 to 59 age group, took silver in the pentathlon with 4,126 points, breaking the previous world record for the age group by 23 points.

He also took home silver in the triple jump and bronze in the high jump. He finished fourth place in the long jump.

It's a balancing act competing in the pentathlon as well as other events because the pentathlon occurs early on in the competition and can be exhausting, Ortman said. But, he decided to do it anyway.

"I just like to compete in lots of events if I'm going to fly a 1,000 miles for a track meet," he said.

Ortman won six medals in the Outdoor Championships in August to go with the six he won at the Washington State Senior Games in July, qualifying him for the National Senior Games next summer.