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
► RR The CIM’s Preview of Top Runners Entered
Below are the current USATF Pacific members who are listed in order of their recent marathon times in a preview article about the top runners entered into the 2022 California International Marathon, this year’s National USATF Marathon Championship. The complete list includes several runners who reside in the Pacific Association’s boundaries. Perhaps they haven’t become members yet, and with November and December ’22 included in their 2023 membership, it would be a great time to join! CLICK HERE to read the full...
read more► PA USATF Annual Meeting Info
Our 2022 Annual Meeting will once again be in person, Thursday-Sunday, 1-4 December at the Hilton Buena Vista, Orlando. Click on this link for information and to register: https://www.usatf.org/events/2022/2022-usatf-annual-meeting Association Delegation Chair is Irene Herman. Contact Irene if you plan on attending and wish further information: [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...
read more► PA REMINDER: BoA meeting Tuesday, 15 Nov via zoom
We are hosting our fall Board of Athletics Meeting on Tuesday, 15 November via zoom beginning at 7:30pm. If you would like to attend the meeting, email Angie for zoom meeting details. Click here for all upcoming meeting agenda, and previous meeting details and meeting minutes. 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...
read more► PA New Safe Sport Instructions
We have had some updates to our website over the past couple of months. The instructions for USATF Safe Sport training currently on the website are outdated. We are working on getting those updated but inserted below are updated instructions for you to use in the meantime. You may also download this pdf. Additionally, the SafeSport Trained Core and Refresher courses as well as courses on mandatory reporting and courses for adult athletes will be updated on Wednesday, October 19th. The learning platform will be offline on Wednesday, October...
read more► MUT PA’ers Canfield & Pannu to represent Team USA at World 100K Championships… tonight, 8/26!
At 9:30 pm this Friday (8/26) evening, two of our Pacific Association members will represent our country in the 100K Road World Championships in Berlin, Germany. After her recent World 50-mile Road and American 100K Road Women 60-64 age group records set at the 100K Road Nationals in Madison, WI, last April, Meghan Canfield will aim at establishing a new World Age Group record for the 100K distance. Representing our local Aggies, and after clocking a blazing 6:28:31 at the HOKA ONE ONE Project Carbon X2 100K in 2021, Rajpaul...
read more► COACH Save the date! Shannon Rowbury Women & Coaches Clinic December 10-11 in SF
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read more► RW Stevens & Christie’s Solid RW 20K Finishes at World Athletics Championships
2022 World Athletics Championships USATF Pacific Team USA Race Walk Team Members Results July 15, 2022 Women’s Team 24th out of 41 entrants: Robyn Stevens, USATF Pacific member, 1:36:16 Race Analysis Complete Women’s RW Results Men’s Team 31st out of 45 entrants: Nick Christie, USATF Pacific-connected member, 1:28:28:00 Race Analysis Complete Men’s RW Results Congratulations! 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...
read more► MTF PA Masters mine metal at WMA World Outdoor Champs Updated 7.12.22
This report was compiled by Tom Bernhard and Cynci Calvin. If we missed anyone, email Cynci with the information. Congratulations! It’s a long way from Northern California to Finland, but when you can come back home with Masters World Championship medals it’s a trip worth taking. PA Masters athletes did just that, winning a total of at least 21 medals at the just concluded World Masters Athletics Outdoors Championships held in Tampere Finland. Leading the medal haul was Lynne Hurelle who won five Golds (W85 400m,...
read more► RR CIM is USATF National Marathon Championship for 2022!
USATF Marathon Championships return to the California International Marathon CIM will host the men’s and women’s 2022 USATF Marathon Championships on Sunday, Dec. 4, following successful runs in 2017 & 2018 June 17, 2022 For immediate release Contact: Danielle Domenichelli; 916-737-2626; [email protected] SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California International Marathon (CIM) has been selected to host the 2022 U.S. Marathon Championships for men and women by USA Track & Field (USATF), the sport’s national governing body. The...
read more► MUT Impala Anna Kacius on 2022 U.S. National 100K Team
USA Track & Field | 2022 U.S. National 100 km Team: Qualification Standards and Current List of Qualifiers Congratulations, Anna, for qualifying as a 2022 U.S. National 100K Team member! 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...
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