Every April, at the beginning of every new season roughly 600 Pacific Association athletes in all Divisions do (pretty much) the exact same thing. Lace up their spikes for the start of the USATF Track Season and for a wild hope in their heart that they will exceed all expectations and achieve something that they have never done before.
The 2012 PAUSATF Season has everything that makes for an epic season. It has your insanely favored, your once-great-but-now-I-got-something-to-prove as well as the always looming wildcard contingent.
As for our part in this epic season, we'll be bringing you the 1st Annual Shor Sheppard Classic, hosted in the East Hills of San Jose, California. The second stop on the PAUSA Track & Field Calendar. The Shor Sheppard Classic will be Held April 21, 2012 at Mt Pleasant High School. Home of Two-time State and 2008 Junior Worlds 100 Meter Champion, Jeneba Tarmoh.
We want to show our appreciation to these two lifelong gentlemen for their time, energy and dedication to the youth track and field athletes of the Pacific Association. The competition will be held Saturday, April 21st at Mt. Pleasant High School in San Jose. I know that every one of you know who Bob Shor is. If you don’t I’m quite sure your student athletes do. Some of the athletes he started as athletes are now bringing their children to meets and he is now doing the same for them. Wow!!
Charlie Sheppard; what can we say. He has been instrumental in enabling us to evolve before so many other organizations because of his behind the scenes contributions to our association. And where would the disabled athletes be without him. We have added two disabled exhibition events to our meet in his honor.
Bob and Charlie we thank you both for everything.
