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
► TF PA’s Wallace and Vessey Contenders in Strong Women’s 800 Field for USATF Outdoor Champs
Read more below. Used with permission by Race Results Weekly WEEKEND ACTION GIVES GLIMPSE OF USA WOMEN’S 800M NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS By Chris Lotsbom, @ChrisLotsbom (c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved (16-June) — Fewer than ten days out from the USA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore., the women’s 800m is shaping up to be one of the toughest disciplines to qualify for a team spot ahead of the IAAF World Championships. Five American women have dipped under two minutes so far this year, and many more have come...
read more► TF Open T&F Champs Results
Results of Sunday, 14 June Pacific Assoc. Open T&F Champs 2015 PAUSATF Open TF Champs 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 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 Open TF Championships Preview & Grand Prix Standings
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read more► MUT PA’s Ultra Running Phenom Bill Dodson Featured in New York Times Article
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read more► OTF Lauren Wallace Looks Ahead after 1000m Indoors Upset
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read more► TF 26 April Cardinal All Comers TF meet cancelled
The Cardinal T&F All Comers meet scheduled for this Sunday, 26 April at Poly HS has been cancelled. For further information contact director Zach Weinstein at [email protected]. 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 Blake Russell wins USATF Marathon Championship
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read more► PA Updated 3/13: Comprehensive T&F Meet Schedule
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read more► ELT 2015 High Performance Program Resources
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read more► TF Officials Comprehensive TF Calendar Updated 1/25
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