USATF Pacific

Elite Athletes

Elite Athletes

 

2024 Open Track & Field Grand Prix

Grand Prix Sign Up, Events and Prize Money Info

Double points will be awarded to valid USATF Pacific members (who must have signed up for this Grand Prix in their highest scored event at the PA Open Track & Field Championship. The meet will be held in conjunction with the 64th Annual Golden West Invitational on the weekend of June 1 & 2.

Allocation of Prize Money Details

 

Meet your Athletes Committee Pacific Association Executive Board Representative,
Athlete’s Chair Jestena Mattson.

Jestena Mattson

Jestena, a Fresno State alumna with record-setting collegiate performances, is also an Olympian, both at the  Summer Olympics for Heptathlon and at the Winter Olympics on the Bobsled Team. She received a USATF Pacific Foundation training grant in 2021, folllowing exceptional performances in her post collegiate career.

  • Definition of a USATF elite athlete: an athlete who has competed or who has qualified to compete in a USA National Track & Field Championship or U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
  • Below are links to Pacific Association elite athlete news, and to the right are links to information to assist you with your pursuit of athletic excellence.

News for Elite and Emerging-Elite PA/USATF Athletes

► XC Crystal Springs Epic and Historic XC Course Subject to Permanent Closure

Posted by on Apr 18, 2020 in Coach, Elite Athlete, Masters LDR, Mtn-Ultra-Trail Running, pausatf, Road Racing, XC | 0 comments

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► PA Open-Masters TF Championships postponed – updated 4/7

Posted by on Apr 7, 2020 in Coach, Elite Athlete, Masters T&F, Officials, Para Athletics, pausatf, Track & Field | 0 comments

Unfortunately, our 2020 PA MTF/Open Championships Meet has been postponed until a later date to be determined, per the USATF COVID-19 Working Group recommendation “Suspend all USATF Championship events and all USATF sanctioned events indefinitely.” Ideally, it will occur with a month of notice, and before our MTF Western Region and National Championships. But these are unusual times, so we are unsure of what will be legally allowed, medically wise, and according to USATF guidelines. BTW, USATF memberships were to increase May 1st,...

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► PA 17 March BoA Conference call details

Posted by on Mar 16, 2020 in Awards, Coach, coaching education, coaching education, Elite Athlete, elite athlete grants, Masters LDR, Masters News, Masters T&F, Mtn-Ultra-Trail Running, Officials, Officials News, PA Masters TF News, Para Athletics, pausatf, Race Walking, Road Racing, Track & Field, usatf-pacific-athletes-on-their-road-to-rio, XC | 0 comments

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► RRVideo on PA Runner YiOu Wang’s Oly Marathon Trial experience

Posted by on Mar 7, 2020 in Elite Athlete | 0 comments

A video on The Running Experience YouTube channel details YiOu Wang’s late race prep, the race itself and her post-race analysis. Running the Olympic Trials – Behind the Scenes with Yiou Wang Share this:Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Instagram (Opens in new...

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► RR LetsRun.com article on Hoka Aggies’ Liza Reichert

Posted by on Feb 12, 2020 in Elite Athlete, pausatf | 0 comments

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► RR LetsRun.com Article on Hoka Aggies Swarnjit Boyal

Posted by on Feb 9, 2020 in Elite Athlete | 0 comments

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► RR LetsRun.com Q&A with PA Runner Sergio Reyes

Posted by on Feb 6, 2020 in Elite Athlete, Road Racing | 0 comments

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► RW PA’s Robyn Stevens WINS National USATF 50K Race Walk Championship!

Posted by on Jan 27, 2020 in Elite Athlete, Race Walking, Track & Field | 0 comments

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► PA Feb. 1 PA Awards Banquet Deadline to Sign Up is now Noon on Tues. 1/28

Posted by on Jan 25, 2020 in Coach, Elite Athlete, Masters LDR, Masters T&F, Mtn-Ultra-Trail Running, Officials, Race Walking, Road Racing, Track & Field, XC, Youth | 0 comments

PA Inaugural Hall of Fame & Annual Awards Banquet (2/1) Deadline to Sign Up Moved to Noon on Tuesday 1/28 CLICK HERE for all the details and to sign up! Don’t miss Guest Speaker Shannon Rowbury and the chance to visit with Olympic Discus Gold Medalist Stephanie Trafton. Honor and learn about your Hall of Fame Inductees and Achievement Award winners – Youth, LDR, Race Walk, Open & Masters Track & Field! Receive a coupon for discounted entries to the event of your choice at the Feb. 2 Kaiser Permanente Half...

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► PA USATF Annual Meeting PA Delegates Reports

Posted by on Jan 17, 2020 in Coach, Elite Athlete, Masters LDR, Masters T&F, Mtn-Ultra-Trail Running, Officials, Para Athletics, Race Walking, Road Racing, Track & Field, XC, Youth | 0 comments

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