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 CIM Recap
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read more► TF Kathy Hammond Inducted into Natl. TF Hall of Fame In-depth article by Bob Burns and USATF Interview
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read more► RR CIM announces DEEP men’s and women’s elite field
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read more► MTF/XC More from WMA with Jackrabbits WR 4x100m video
Video of Women’s 55-59 4x100M Relay Team (Sandy Trulio, Adrianne Allen, Kathleen Shook & Joy Upshaw) sets a WR (54:05)! Team USA at WMA (Photo by Dave Albo) Joy Upshaw wins W55-59 LJ Gold (4.58m)! Joy Upshaw (center) with her LJ Gold Medal Start of the Men’s 50-54 1500M Tom LeGan, from the Strawberry Canyon Track Club, represented the loaded men’s 50-54 age group. He battled his way to a bronze medal (4:17.62) in arguably the most competitive men’s 50-54 1500 field in meet history. See video below. Share this:Click...
read more► RR PA’s Sara Hall WINS USATF Natl. 20K Championships!
September 3, New Haven CT PA’s Rachel Mitchel (SRA Elite) finishes 13th. Click here full results. Information courtesy of Andy Martin, exclamationservicesUSA.com 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 Masters Mile Championships include 2-medal winner Suzanne Cordes!
At the 2018 USATF Masters 1 Mile Road Championship our Pacific Association contingent includes Suzanne Cordes. She took 3rd in the F55-59 division and 5th in the Women’s overall Age Grading. http://www.usatf.org/Events—Calendar/2018/USATF-Masters-1-Mile-Championships.aspx https://hub.enmotive.com/events/2018-hap-crim-festival-of-races/results 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...
read more► RR PA Athletes at the Masters Mile Championships
At the 2018 USATF Masters 1 Mile Road Championship 0ur Pacific Association contingent of three Masters LDR athletes made up in quantity by the quality of their performances. Check ’em out! courtesy of Any Martin and exclamationservicesusa.com Updated 8/28/2018 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...
read more► LDR Post Collegiate LDR athletes 25 & Younger – Scholarship Opportunity; Applications Close Sept. 5.
From: Michael Scott [email protected] To: Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 12:58 PM Subject: Jonathan Grey Scholarship Fund I’ve been asked to make all of you aware of the Jonathan Grey Scholarship Fund in partnership with the Boulder Track Club, Team USA Minnesota and Twin Cities In Motion. The scholarship fund is designed for one male and female distance runner under the age of 25 years, who has found the transition of graduating from collegiate athlete to professional athlete, difficult in terms of access to coaching,...
read more► PA Assoc Annual Meeting Announcement – Tues, 18 Sept.
The USATF_Pacific Association will host its annual meeting Tuesday, 18 September at the Foster City Recreation Department from 7:30-10:00pm. Foster City Recreation Center, (650 Shell Blvd., Foster City, 94404). Primary tasks at the Annual Meeting are to approve the 2019 operating budget and approve sixteen delegates to the Columbus Annual Meeting. Agenda and meeting information will be posted one week before the meeting at: https://www.pausatf.org/about/meetings/ Share this:Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens...
read more► MTF PA Masters Championships TF Meet Final Results
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