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 Videos from 2017 Silicon Valley Turkey Trot
The Elite Women’s 5K The Elite Men’s 5K An Interview with Edward Cheserek 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 Sara Hall takes 5th at Frankfurt Marathon with new PR.
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read more► RR PA-connected Jordan Hasay sets Personal Best at Chicago Marathon
Jordan Hasay from San Luis Obispo/Arroyo Grande was a USATF Junior Olympic top performer as she matured into her collegiate and post-collegiate running career. Check out this report from Race Results Weekly about her outstanding performance at the Chicago Marathon yesterday. PHOTO: Jordan Hasay finishes third at the 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon in 2:20:57 to become the second-fastest American woman of all time (photo by Jane Monti for Race Results Weekly) RUPP, DIBABA DOMINATE AT BANK OF AMERICA CHICAGO MARATHON By David...
read more► RR Update to Sara Hall Story at the USATF 10 Mile Championship
From a new press release: Sara Hall Granted Matching $10,000 Bonus after Equalizer Timing Discrepancy St. Paul, Minn. – October 5, 2017 – USATF 10 Mile women’s champion Sara Hall will receive a $10,000 bonus matching the one awarded to men’s champ Shadrack Kipchirchir, after race officials discovered a mistake in the timing of the staggered starts of the women’s and men’s fields at the USATF 10 Mile Championships on Sunday. At the race, held in conjunction with the Medtronic TC 10 Mile, the women’s field is given a head start and the first...
read more► RR Important announcement regarding 2017 Silicon Valley Turkey Trot
Prize money available for PA runners at Silicon Valley Turkey Trot 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 RRCA Accepting “Roads Scholar” Grant Applications until Sept. 1
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read more► RR Qualifying standards for 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team Trials
Qualifying standards announced for 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon, selection procedures in place for 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 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► TF Summary of all 3 TrackTown Summer Series Meets courtesy of Race Results Weekly
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read more► TF TrackTown San Francisco In Depth Feature by Mark Winitz
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read more► OTF Watch nation’s best athletes at Stanford Thursday!
Want to see more of our nation’s top athletes at Stanford Thursday, 29 June? click here on the Thursday, 29 June TrackTown Series info which includes an all-comers, kid’s lap and other community events. 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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