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
► PA Meet your new PA Officers and info on committee leader nominations
Welcome to our new officers serving terms from June’23 to May 2023! Assoc Officer election results and committee nomination info Also, please consider stepping up into a committee leadership role. Nominations are now open and close at the conclusion of the 16 May BoA meeting…details on the link above. Go to your specific committee operating procedures to see what positions are open (OpsProceedures are located on each committee subpage) Share this:Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new...
read more► OTF Honoring Alice Coachman, First Black Woman Ever to Win Olympic Gold courtesy of NBCSports.com
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read more► XC USATF 2022 Club XC Champs Links to Results, Videos & Photos
2022 USATF CLUB XC CHAMPIONSHIPS Golden Gate Park, San Francisco December 10, 2022 LIVE RESULTS VIDEOS & PHOTOS 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 Jen Hitchings named 2022 USATF Masters Long Distance Running of the Year
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read more► XC Updated Course Maps for USATF Natl. XC Club Championships
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read more► RR California International Marathon Recap & Results
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday, December 4, 2022 Contact: Kevin Liao, (408) 667-5650 Paige Stoner and Futsum Zeinasellassie Win USA Titles At California International Marathon 10,000 Race Participants Enjoy Perfect Weather Conditions As Forecasted Rain Holds Off SACRAMENTO – After weather forecasts predicted a rain-soaked race day, the rain held off and sun shined on downtown Sacramento as an estimated 10,000 runners crossed the finish line at the 39th California International Marathon. This year’s race also served as the USA Marathon...
read more► XC 2022 PA XC Champs Videos
Women’s Heat Masters Men’s Heat Open Men’s Heat 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 Open TF Grand Prix results posted!
Click here for the Open TF 2022 Grand Prix results. If you have any questions, email Men’s TF Chair Fred Baer at [email protected] Congratulations to our Grand Prix monies recipients! 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 BoA Meeting Committee Reports
Committee Reports for our November 2022 Committee Reports. Next meeting will be Thursday, 1 Dec in Orlando for Annual Meeting participants, and our next General BoA on Tues, 17 January via zoom. 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► LDR PA Loses Iconic Dipsea Champion, Russ Kiernan
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