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STORIES & PROFILES

Cynthia Smith June 5: CERRITOS, CA (May 23 ) At the 25th Annual Los Angeles Jets Invitational Track and Field Meet, in the Bantam Girl’s Long Jump, Umoja Track Club’s Cynthia Smith leapt 14 feet and 3.25 inches to capture first place, and she became the new national leader for the Bantam Girl’s Long Jump. Her mark bettered her previous season best by over a 1.5 feet. Read more...
Umoja Youth Track & Field Team May 20: UNION CITY, CA (May 17) – The 14th Annual 3M Invitational Track and Field Meet was held on Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17 at James Logan High School in Union City, CA. The event served as a superb showcase for many of Pacific Association's finest youth talent, over 40 teams and 800 athletes. Read more...
April 20: Meet Report from the Roseville Express Track Club Sectional held April 18.
Mar. 28 : In Depth East Palo Alto Greyhounds Sectional Report by Alexander Hill
Mar. 26: Pacific United Sectional recap by Alexander Hill

Youth Clinic

Feb. 21: Several PA Youth Clubs were represented at a USATF Official Certification and USATF Official Re-certification clinic.



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Feb. 20: PA Youth & Youth Clubs are featured in Regional Sports News, a new publication about youth athletes in the Sacramento Valley. Download issue (2 mb pdf). Learn more at regionalsportsnews.com.


Feb. 10: 5 PA Youth Race Walkers listed in the 2008 USATF Youth Race Walker Honor Roll... read more.
Feb. 5: Jordan Hasay signs with University of Oregon... Read more.
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Jan. 30: Pacific Association Junior Race Walker takes 4th at the Millrose Games! Story
Jan. 28: German Fernandez runs fastest Junior Indoor Mile ever!
IAAF Report
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Feb. 28: German Fernandez runs fastest Junior Indoor Mile ever!
IAAF Report
USATF RELEASE
Julia Bounds thumbnail Jan. 24: Profile - Julia Bounds, 2008 Bantam Girls Junior Olympic Cross Country Champion! Read more

by PA Communications Intern Silver Lumsdaine, photos by Action Sports Images


Jan. 16: Gold Medalists Brown-Trafton visits RETC
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Julia Bounds Jan. 10: 2008 Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships Slide Show featuring many of the PA youth top performers. Pictured (left) Julia Bounds (Palo Alto Lightening), Bantam Girls Champion and (right) Samuel Blake (unattached), Midget Boys Champion.

Photos courtesy of Mark Coffey, Action Sports Images

Samuel Blake

Dec. 17: Julia Bounds takes Bantam Champs in JO Cross Country Nationals Read more...
Additional update from Coach Willie Young (Jan. 4, 2009).
Dec. 15: USATF institutes Youth drug testing policy Read more...

Dec. 13: 2008 Junior Olympic Cross Country Highlights - Updated
Read more...


2008 CIF State Championships Flickr Photostream

Dec. 6: Hasay wins a fourth regional at Foot Locker Read more...
Dec. 2: Jordan Hasay wins her fourth consecutive CIF state cross country title Read more...

STORIES & PROFILES

April 20: Meet Report from the Roseville Express Track Club Sectional held April 18.
Mar. 28 : In Depth East Palo Alto Greyhounds Sectional Report by Alexander Hill
Mar. 26: Pacific United Sectional recap by Alexander Hill

Youth Clinic

Feb. 21: Several PA Youth Clubs were represented at a USATF Official Certification and USATF Official Re-certification clinic.



Regional Youth News banner

Feb. 20: PA Youth & Youth Clubs are featured in Regional Sports News, a new publication about youth athletes in the Sacramento Valley. Download issue (2 mb pdf). Learn more at regionalsportsnews.com.


Feb. 10: 5 PA Youth Race Walkers listed in the 2008 USATF Youth Race Walker Honor Roll... read more.
Feb. 5: Jordan Hasay signs with University of Oregon... Read more.
Tyler Sorensen thumbnail
Jan. 30: Pacific Association Junior Race Walker takes 4th at the Millrose Games! Story
Jan. 28: German Fernandez runs fastest Junior Indoor Mile ever!
IAAF Report
USATF RELEASE

Feb. 28: German Fernandez runs fastest Junior Indoor Mile ever!
IAAF Report
USATF RELEASE
Julia Bounds thumbnail Jan. 24: Profile - Julia Bounds, 2008 Bantam Girls Junior Olympic Cross Country Champion! Read more

by PA Communications Intern Silver Lumsdaine, photos by Action Sports Images


Jan. 16: Gold Medalists Brown-Trafton visits RETC
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Julia Bounds Jan. 10: 2008 Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships Slide Show featuring many of the PA youth top performers. Pictured (left) Julia Bounds (Palo Alto Lightening), Bantam Girls Champion and (right) Samuel Blake (unattached), Midget Boys Champion.

Photos courtesy of Mark Coffey, Action Sports Images

Samuel Blake

Dec. 17: Julia Bounds takes Bantam Champs in JO Cross Country Nationals Read more...
Additional update from Coach Willie Young (Jan. 4, 2009).
Dec. 15: USATF institutes Youth drug testing policy Read more...

Dec. 13: 2008 Junior Olympic Cross Country Highlights - Updated
Read more...


2008 CIF State Championships Flickr Photostream

Dec. 6: Hasay wins a fourth regional at Foot Locker Read more...
Dec. 2: Jordan Hasay wins her fourth consecutive CIF state cross country title Read more...

Quick Link to Youth 2009 Track & Field Schedule & Results

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Quick Link to Youth 2008 Cross Country Schedule & Results

2009 NEWS

June 30: 2009 PA Junior Olympic Top 8 results posted.
June 29: Tyler Sorensen PRs and Takes 2nd at Junior Nationals 10K Race Walk ...read more
June 25: Backgound Check List Updated
June 25: Entry Deadline Notice extended to Friday June 26, 1:59 p.m. pst.
June 23: Entry Deadline Notice for USA Youth T&F Championships - it is TODAY, June 23!
June 23: Results from Distance Carnival held June 6.
June 22: Results Region 14 Combined Events
June 19: Deadlines looming for youth national and World Youth Track & Field Trials and for USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
June 19: Jordan Hasay article in San Luis Obispo Tribune. Watch Jordan run the 1500m at the USA National Outdoor Championships. TV schedule:
6/26 at 8:00p.m. eastern time on ESPN
6/27 at 7:30p.m. eastern time on ESPN
6/28 at 4:00p.m. eastern time on NBC
Check local listings.
June 19: Jordan Hasay awarded MaxPrep Female Athlete od the Year!
June 18: Bakersfield Sheraton special room rates for Region 14 Meet athletes.
June 18: Obama announces Presidential Committee for Youth Sports
June 15: Deadline to enter Region 14 Junior Olympic Multis is Tuesday, June 16!
Meet Information
Individual Entry Form
June 15: "Volume Intensity" Speed Camp for sprinters at San Jose City College June 15-Aug. 28.

June 15: Youth Pacific Association Championships Results

June 12: Backgound Check List Updated

June 9: Jordan Hasay featured in USATF Press Release about weekend youth highlights.
June 9: World Youth Team Drug Testing & Passport Reminder
June 9: Nike/Sports Authority Mobile Tour to be at PAC Meet on Saturday.
June 9: Disney Channel partners with USATF and is looking for two youths to feature in "Getcha Head in the Game."
June 9: USATF Partners with Youth Runner.
June 3: Hotel option for PAC meet.
June 3: Region 14 Meet information posted.
June 3: CVRR Sectional Meet (May 30) results posted.
June 1: Region 14 Multis (June 20-21) meet information
June 1: Youth & Coaches Race Walk Clinic set for June 6 at Granada HS in Livermore.
May 31: New to PA track meet competitions? Do you have questions about how to advance to the national championships? This handy PA Youth Track & Field Meet Guide will help.
May 27: More all comers meets, clinics added to summer schedule
May 24: Tyler Sorenson sets 15 km National Junior Race Walk Record! read more...
May 23: "Battle of the Ages" New All Comers Series! Age Graded Scoring! Fun for the whole family!
May 20: NorCal Throws Meet, May 25; information posted on Youth T&F schedule .
May 20: Region 14 Meet (June 20-21) location changed to Clovis HS, Clovis in the Fresno area.
May 20: Added to the May 30 Central Valley Sectional Meet: Open men & Women 400m Hurdles, Hammer, & trophies for age group winners in the 100, 1500m, & Long Jump. revised meet information
May 20: Pacific Association Junior Olympics (PA / JO ... also known as the Top 8) schedule change for SUNDAY, June 28 -- all field and running events WILL BEGIN AT 11 am.  Clubs can arrive prior to 11 am to set up their area, warm-up and check in but events cannot begin to be contested until 11 am. revised schedule
May 19: Backgound Check List Updated
May 18: 3M Track Meet (May 16, 17) results posted.
May 12: Mission Valley Track Meet (May 9) results posted.
May 11: PA Youth Track & Field Chapionships (PAC): entry & meet information & schedule
May 11: Distance Carnival (june 6) moved to Granada HS, Livermore; entry form posted
May 11: Updated results posted from Roseville Express TC Meet (held April 18).
May 9: 4 PA Youth Clubs receive USATF Foundation grants. Read more...

May 08: PAC Location Change - The Pacific Associaiton Youth Championship meet has been moved to Santa Rosa High School, Santa Rosa.  This is the meet that will be held June 13-14.

April 25: Backgound Check List Updated
April 24: CLUB RENEWAL due by MAY 1st! After that - $100 LATE FEE will be added to the $75 club registration fee.
April 24: T&F Schedule updates!: 1500 Meter event added to Sub Bantam Championships; PA Youth Championships to be relocated from Folsom HS - check back for new location.
April 20: Information for PA JO Championships posted.
April 20: Results posted from Roseville Express TC Meet (April 18).
April 11: NorCal Pacesetters Meet (April 25) cancelled!
April 8: Results posted from Stockton Saints Track Club Sectional (April 4).
April 8: Hey Kids! Check out Gold Medal Thrower Stephanie Brown Trafton's Online IAAF Diary
April 5: USATF announces "Win with Integrity" clean kids program for 2009. Read more.
April 2: Results posted from East Palo Alto Greyhounds Meet.
April 1: USATF youth athlete insurance: Here's how it works
March 30: Know your club! Here are a few items to check.

March 30: May 31 is the deadline for coaches and parent volunteers to renew your 2009 USATF membership and retain LiveScan coverage.  If you fail to renew your individual USATF membership before 12 midnight on Tuesday, May 31 your LiveScan from last year will not carry forward.  All USATF membership renewals on April 1 forward will have to pay out of their own pocket to renew their LiveScan.  Until the new LiveScan has been completed you are not to coach a USATF youth athlete.  For more information about this process visit the PA website at http://www.pausatf.org/data/2009/ybckchks.html.

March 30: Please note, the Stockton Saints Meet on April 4, 2009 has NOT BEEN CANCELLED. The Stockton Stars Meet on April 11, 2009 has been CANCELLED.

March 17: Junior Olympic advancement information has been posted. Please read and familiarize yourself with the policies and procedures for 2009. This will help us avoid problems down the road!

March 17: Stockton Saints and Nor Cal swap meet dates!
 In a gesture of "let's do it for the kids!" the Stockton Saints Track Club agreed to swap dates with Nor Cal Pacesetters.  Nor Cal Pacesetters lost access to their facility on April 4 and Stockton Saints stepped up to help save a youth track & field meet from cancelling. Please ensure you adjust your schedules accordingly!

  • April 4 - Stockton Saints at Bear Creek HS,  Stockton
  • April 25 - Nor Cal Pacesetters @ Contra  Costa College, San Pablo
March 17: Results posted for March 14 Pacific United TC Sectional Meet
March 16: Acorn Oscar Bailey youth track & field meet season opener success! Read more...
March 13: Travel Grant applications due March 31!
March 12: T & F calendar meet location updates for the April 4, April 11 and April 25 meets.
March 8: Race Walk "Give a Book" Program to help develop youth Race Walking. read more...
March 1: Background Check List Updated
Feb. 28: German Fernandez runs 3:55.00 at Big 12 champsionships; breaks Junior World, Big 12 and NCAA records read more
Feb. 28: Greyhounds Meet location moved to Gunn High School
Feb. 26: March 21 South Bay Youth Sectional Meet cancelled due to economic challenges in the East Side Unified School District.
Feb. 26: $50,000 available to Youth Clubs for Travel
Feb. 20: REMINDER! Youth Officials Certification/Recertification & Baisc Umpiring Saturday February 21!
Feb. 18: Youth Track & Field Calendar updated with Acorn Relays (3/7), Pacific United (3/14) and Roseville Express (4/18) meet information.
Feb. 16: Background Check List Updated
Feb. 15: Jordan Hasay to speak at RRCA Convention. read more

Feb. 15: Turbo Javelin (Mini Javelin) added as Sub-Bantam event: The Pacific Association is one of the few USATF associations that recognize this age group (youths born 2001 or later).  In an effort to offer more grassroots training opportunities for Sub-Bantams the Youth BOA has decided to add the Turbo Javelin as a standard competition event in our regular spring season meets.  By offering Turbo Javelin Sub-Bantams now have two field event options from which to choose. 

Feb. 13: Sub-Bantam Championships Meet (Sat., June 20,2009) Information & Entry Form now posted on the Youth T & F Schedule.
Feb. 6: $100,000 in youth club grants available from USATF... Read more
Feb. 4: "Cheating Your Health" Youth Drug Education and Drug Testing Policies Web site announced.
Feb. 2: Two New Youth Coaches Certified
Feb. 2: Youth Officials Needed
Feb. 2: Background Check List Updated
Jan. 20: Six PA Youths are Race Walk Honor Roll selectees. Read more...
Jan. 19: Basic Umpiring Clinic added to Feb. 21 Officiating Clinics at Oakmont HS, Roseville
Jan. 19: REMINDER! Jan. 24 Youth Meeting time, location, agenda
Jan. 16: Valuable college scholarship information
Jan. 16: Reminder - Don't miss Willie Davenport Olympian Learn-by-Do Clinic! Saturday, 7 February, 2009; 8:00-4:00pm, Logan High School, Union City, S.E. East Bay.  Long running learn-by-do by Olympians and expert coaches providing an excellent start to any youth or high school season.  Contact: Coach Lee Webb: lee_webb@nhusd.k12.ca.us, phone: 510.471-2520x5113; visit the PA's Coaches page for more clinics.
Jan. 2: Background Check List Updated
Jan. 1: Olympian Race Walking Clinic, Feb. 7-8
Dec. 28: World Youth Championships T&F Trials
Dec. 28: 2009 Coaches Clinic Scholarships Youth Awardees
Dec. 26: Jan. 24 Youth Meeting time, location, agenda posted.
Dec. 20: Important! New Youth Birthdate Validation Procedure
Dec. 20: Coaches! March 31 is deadline to renew your membership to keep Livescan current. Read more...
Dec. 20: 2009 Youth Cross Country Meet bidding procedure: need your info for Jan. 24 meeting. Read more...

Dec. 17: Don't miss Willie Davenport Olympian Learn-by-Do Clinic!
Saturday, 7 February, 2009

Dec. 17: Youth Officials Certification/Recertification 2/21 - register today! - Updated
Dec. 8: Last week to pre-register for the 1/17-18 USATF Level 1 Coaches Clinic @ $125
Dec. 6: 2009 West Zone Junior Olympic Indoor Championships
Dec. 2: 2008 Region 14 Junior Olympic XC results are posted.

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