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
► WORLD CLASS COMPETITORS READY FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO MARATHON
WORLD CLASS COMPETITORS READY FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO MARATHON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark Winitz Media Coordinator, The San Francisco Marathon(TM) Win-It!z Sports Public Relations (650) 948-0618 – Direct [email protected] The San Francisco Marathon [email protected] Elite Fields Include Three Women Tuning for World ChampsSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – (July 17, 2009) – The San Francisco Marathon(TM), scheduled for Sunday, July 26, 2009, will draw more than 20,000 runners entered in the event’s marathon, two...
read more► PA’s Magdalena Lewy Boulet to Compete at NYRR New York Mini 10K
PA’s Magdalena Lewy Boulet to Compete at NYRR New York Mini 10K Received: 5/27/09 1:18 PM From: Sara Hunninghake, [email protected] To: Sara Hunninghake, [email protected] Contacts: Sara Hunninghake 212.423.2258 | [email protected] Meghan Chisholm 212.423.2203 | [email protected] Media Relations Department, New York Road Runners For Immediate Release Olympic Medalists Deena Kastor and Catherine Ndereba Headline 2009 NYRR New York Mini 10K Americans Magdalena Lewy Boulet, Amy Rudolph, and Sara Slattery and...
read more► 30th Gary Shaw Big Throwers Classic 2009
30th Gary Shaw Big Throwers Classic May 20, 2009 Hello Everyone, Here is information and the list of entrants coming to the 30th Gary Shaw Big throwers Classic for Wednesday May 20th. I just heard from Gary Shaw that he won’t be able to make it this year as he is caring for his parents. We wish his parents to get well. Hope to see some of you out there around noon on Wednesday. The weather will be cool so bring a jacket. 2009 GARY SHAW BIG THROWERS CLASSIC MEET INFORMATION & SCHEDULE Wednesday, May 20, 2009 (A SECOND DAY OF...
read more► GOLD MEDALIST BROWN GETS 2009 WORLD BEST AND PR AT CSM
GOLD MEDALIST BROWN GETS 2009 WORLD BEST AND PR AT CSM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2009 By/contact: Fred Baer 650-345-4114 (Mobile: 650-483-3733) SAN MATEO — Stephanie Brown Trafton is not resting on her Olympic laurels this season. The USA’s only field event gold medalist at the 2008 Beijing Games established a personal best and 2009 world leading discus throw of 217 feet, 2 inches (66.21 meters) on her second attempt at USA Track & Field’s Pacific Association Championships at College of San Mateo...
read more► 2009 USATF Elite Athlete Handbook Now Available Online
2009 USATF Elite Athlete Handbook Now Available Online From: USA Track & Field To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 12:31 PM Subject: Elite Athlete Handbook NOW Available Online Attention All – the Elite Athlete Department at USA Track & Field is proud to announce that the 2009 Elite Athlete Handbook is now available online. In an effort to be more efficient – this publication will be available online only and will not be printed and mailed. This allows USATF to provide athletes and agents the most updated...
read more► Stephanie Brown-Trafton’s 2008 Olympic Journal
(l) photo courtesy Kirby Lee/trackshark.com; (r) photo courtesy of Calixtro Romias/Stockton Record Stephanie Brown-Trafton’s Olympic Journal During the next few weeks, this Galt, Calif. resident and chair of the Pacific Association’s Elite Athletes Committee, will be sending pausatf.org firsthand reports about her experiences at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Stephanie earned her place on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Discus team by placing third at the 2008 U.S. Track & Field Trials last June (62.65m/205-06). This will...
read more► PA/USATF WOMEN WILL CONTEND FOR TOP SPOTS AT U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS – WOMEN’S MARATHON
PACIFIC ASSOCIATION/USATF WOMEN WILL CONTEND FOR TOP SPOTS AT U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS – WOMEN’S MARATHON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark Winitz Pacific Association/USATF Communications Feature Stories and News Manager Tel: (650) 948-0618 Direct Russell and Lewy-Boulet Record Successful Tune-Ups at Stanford Invitational Note to Editors: A list of all 18 PA/USATF qualifiers, including cities of residence, appears at the end of this release. FOLSOM, Calif. – April 7, 2008 – When approximately 125 women line up for...
read more► Stephanie Brown Trafton visits PA/USATF Youth Club
2008 Gold Medalist Visits RETC The Roseville Express Track Club (RETC) had the pleasure of meeting with the 2008 Beijing Olympic Gold Medalist in the women’s discus, Stephanie Brown-Trafton. Stephanie was in the area on business and was able to carve out time for a meet and greet with these aspiring youth athletes. She shared her story about what her life was like growing up trying many different sports with a focus that was actually on basketball. Although our time together was short, she was able to bring out her gold...
read more► 2006 PACIFIC ASSOCIATION MASTERS TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
PACIFIC ASSOCIATION MASTERS TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS Contact: Mark Winitz Pacific Association/USATF Communications Manager Tel: (650) 948-0618 Direct Mobile: (650) 799-3319 OLDER ATHLETES SHOWCASED AT PACIFIC ASSOCIATION MASTERS TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS SAN MATEO, Calif. – June 30, 2007 – Approximately 200 masters athletes (ages 35 and over) competed at the Pacific Association/USA Track & Field Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships at College of San Mateo on June 30. On a sunny day, air conditioned by the...
read more► Pacific Association LDR 2003 Athlete Travel Opportunities
Pacific Association LDR 2003 Athlete Travel Opportunities The PA/USATF Athlete Travel Assistance Program assists qualified athletes by offering developmental funding to travel to national championship events. Listed below are the travel opportunities for 2003 offered by the PA/USATF Long Distance Running Committee. Contact information for your LDR Committee Chairs: Tyler Abbott, men, [email protected] Lloyd Stephenson, masters, [email protected] Michell Hannaford, XC, [email protected] Hollis Lenderking, ultra, 650/327-1017; fax:...
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