Three years after a four-way heart bypass, Tom Lacey won two national Senior Track championships, setting records in both events. At age 66, Lacey established a national mark of 28.2 in the 200-meter dash while claiming a 1989 The Athletic Congress national indoor title. He also finished 1/100th of a second out of first place in the 60-meter race, was third in the 400 and fourth in the long jump. Then two-and-a half months later, he set a record of 1:05.2 in capturing the 400-meter Senior Olympic championship. He was also fourth in the 100. At the World Games in 1989, Lacey finished sixth in the 400, seventh in the 200 and eighth in the 100 finals. His times during the 1989 season surpassed those established for the 60-565 age group, and he claimed all-America honors in four events. At age 61, Lacey won state and/or regional outdoor titles in the 100, 200, 400 and long jump as well as the 60-yard, 300-yard and 600-yard indoor events. He was third in the 600 at the TAC Indoor Championships, fourth in the 60 and fifth in the 300. The Akron native completed his career in race walking events, worked extensively with the Findlay Striders running club and assisted the University of Findlay track squads.