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
► 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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