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.
Meet your Athletes Committee Pacific Association Executive Board Representative,
Athlete’s Chair 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
- CLICK HERE to review reports about PA athletes at the 2016 & 2020 Olympics.
Archived PA News - 2019 PA Open T&F Grand Prix Awardees
► RR Jenny Hitchings sets pending Marathon F55 AR in NYC
Jenny Hitchings took advantage of great racing conditions to run a 2:50:36 at the NYC Marathon and break S. Rae Baymiller’s 21 year old F55-59 American Record of 2:52:14. Not only did Hitchings set an age-group AR but achieved an Age-Graded mark of 97.57% which was tops in the race and puts her 7th on the all-time US Women’s Marathon Age-Graded list. An incredible achievement especially considering the hilly New York course. Abdi Abdirahman (first Master, 2nd age-grade) also set a new US M40-44 record of 2:11:34 at age 42....
read more► MUT PA’s Devon Yanko is 1st Woman at 2019 USATF 50-Mile Road Championship
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read more► OTF In case you missed something… IAAF World TF Champs Summary
USATF.TV Webpage for videos, photos, results Courtesy of USATF’s “Daily Clips” eNews from Josh Gurnick, USATF Media & Communications Coordinator IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 – Highest Quality Championships Of All Time Allyson Felix, Noah Lyles Make History & 18 More Photos From The 2019 IAAF World Championships Team USATF Daily Recaps from IAAF World Athletics Championships Day 1 – 41-year-old Roberta Groner earns sixth place in historic women’s marathon on opening...
read more► PA You’re invited! – Tues, 17 Sept. Assoc Annual Meeting details
USATF Pacific Annual Meeting Tuesday, 17 September, 2019 @ 7:30PM All Pacific Association members are invited to join us at the Annual Meeting on Tuesday, 17 September from 7:30-10:00pm. Site: Foster City Recreation Center, 650 Shell Blvd. Foster City, CA 94404 Teleconference Option: We are offering a call-in and web conferencing option for those who wish to participate remotely. More information on how to access this service will be available prior to the meeting in an email and posted to the PAUSATF website in the Meeting Page. Initial...
read more► PA You’re invited! – Tues, 17 Sept. Assoc Annual Meeting details
USATF Pacific Annual Meeting Tuesday, 17 September, 2019 @ 7:30PM All Pacific Association members are invited to join us at the Annual Meeting on Tuesday, 17 September from 7:30-10:00pm. Site: Foster City Recreation Center, 650 Shell Blvd. Foster City, CA 94404 Teleconference Option: We are offering a call-in and web conferencing option for those who wish to participate remotely. More information on how to access this service will be available prior to the meeting in an email and posted to the PAUSATF website in the Meeting Page. Initial...
read more► ELITE Prefontaine Classic Report by Mark Winitz, with a personal perspective
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read more► OTF Decathlon Championships: PA’s McGregor takes Silver, McPhee 4th; winner Jordan Gray sets AR Record
3-time Olympian Pat Daniels Connolly (Capuchino High/College of San Mateo) awarded prizes to the initial women’s decathlon national champions at College of San Mateo on Sunday afternoon, from left third place Amy Backel, gold medalist Jordan Gray, Connolly, and runner-up AnnaLee McGregor. Fred Baer Photo For IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 23, 3019 Contact: Fred Baer [email protected] No. 3 all-time world: JORDAN GRAY SETS AMERICAN RECORD WINNING INITIAL WOMEN’S DECATHLON NATL’S SAN MATEO — Jordan Gray blew away...
read more► RR 2019 One Mile Bang Results
Click on link One Mile Bang Results The 24 hour protest period for this race starts at 6:00PM 06/23 and ends at 6:00PM 06/24. Protests should be sent to USATF Official Mark Winitz 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...
read more► RR PA’s Bridget Zapata Olympic Marathon Trials Qualifier Quest Featured in Runner’s World
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read more► PA PA Strategic Plan 2017-2020 (Revised 6.14.19) – Check it out!
CLICK HERE to view USATF Pacific’s Strategic Plan (Revised June 14, 2019). This document is updated with information from the March 19, 2019 Board of Athletics meeting, where the ongoing Strategic Plan was discussed and conclusions were achieved, under the guidance of the Strategic Plan Coordinator, Mark Winitz. The primary emphasis for this Olympiad is “membership growth”. There are five planning areas: Administration and Governance Athlete Development and Competition Communications Marketing and Promotions Resources and...
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