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

► COACH Legendary coach Joe Vigil to speak at 5 August HOKA Endurance Clinic

Posted by on Jun 26, 2017 in Coach, coaching education, Elite Athlete, Masters LDR, Mtn-Ultra-Trail Running, PA Masters TF News, pausatf, Road Racing, Track & Field, Youth | 0 comments

Join legendary Coach Joe Vigil plus other top regional speakers Sat, 5 August at the HOKA OneOne Endurance Clinic at Sac City. Click here for further information: https://www.pausatf.org/coaches/endurance-cross-roads-clinic/ 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...

read more
► OTF PAUSATF Open Track & Field Champs Results

Posted by on Jun 12, 2017 in Elite Athlete, pausatf, Track & Field | 0 comments

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
► OTF Open PA T&F Champs Updated Info

Posted by on Jun 5, 2017 in Elite Athlete, PA Masters TF News, pausatf, Track & Field | 0 comments

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 wins Freihofer’s Run for Women 5K

Posted by on Jun 4, 2017 in Elite Athlete, Road Racing | 0 comments

34 year old Sara Hall continued her exceptional 2017 season with a victory in the prestigious Freihofer’s Run for Women, the country’s top women only 5K. In February, Hall ran a 2:28:26 PR at the Tokyo Marathon. Race Results Weekly article (via LRC) by David Monti 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...

read more
► TF Press Release – PA Track & Field June Events Preview courtesy of Fred Baer

Posted by on Jun 1, 2017 in Coach, Elite Athlete, Masters LDR, Officials, PA Masters TF News, pausatf, Race Walking, Road Racing, Track & Field, XC, Youth | 0 comments

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 PA’s Kate Grace sets 1500m PR at Prefontaine Classic! Read Dave Monti’s pre-event story.

Posted by on May 28, 2017 in Elite Athlete, pausatf, Track & Field | 0 comments

      STORY ABOUT PA’s KATE GRACE (Written 5/26/2017 just before her 1500m PR at the May 27th Prefontaine Classic) Courtesy of David Monti (Race Results Weekly) Dave Monti Photo At the 2017 Prefontaine Classic on May 27, Kate Grace (Sacramento) placed seventh in a superb women’s 1500-meter field. Grace, a 2016 Olympian at 800 meters, scored a personal record of 4:03.59 in the race where nine women went under 4:05. Click here to read a story about Grace written right before the race by Race Results Weekly Publisher, David Monti.  The story...

read more
► PA Tuesday’s BoA TeleConference Meeting details

Posted by on May 12, 2017 in Coach, coaching education, Elite Athlete, Masters LDR, Mtn-Ultra-Trail Running, Officials, Officials News, PA Masters TF News, pausatf, Race Walking, Road Racing, Track & Field, XC, Youth | 0 comments

Click here for Tuesday’s 7:30pm TeleConference details and documents: Meetings Page 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
► PA Vin Lananna, USATF President, First Months’ Update

Posted by on Apr 8, 2017 in Coach, Elite Athlete, Mtn-Ultra-Trail Running, PA Masters TF News, pausatf, Race Walking, Road Racing, Track & Field, XC, Youth | 0 comments

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
► OTF Profile of PA Triple Jumper Danylle Kurywchak

Posted by on Apr 7, 2017 in Elite Athlete, pausatf, Track & Field, Youth | 0 comments

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
► PA CTRN Spring Edition features PA-Connected Jordan Hasay

Posted by on Mar 6, 2017 in Coach, Elite Athlete, pausatf, Road Racing, Track & Field, XC, Youth | 0 comments

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