► IAAF World Athletics Final, Thessaloniki, Greece
IAAF World Athletics Final, Thessaloniki, Greece Sept.14, 2009 Maggie Vessey races to a Thrilling Come-from-Behind 2nd in the 800m Event REPORT – 800m – WOMEN Anna Willard makes it four out of four 800m victories this year, chased by team-mate Maggie VesseyAnna Willard makes it four out of four 800m victories this year, chased by team-mate Maggie Vessey Anna Willard’s late season momentum continued here today with her confident victory in the women’s 800m. The 25-year-old, who began the season as the No. 2 American steeplechaser,...
read more► Magdalena Lewy Boulet Takes 2nd at USARC 20K
Magdalena Lewy Boulet Takes 2nd at USARC 20K For Immediate Release Monday, September 7, 2009 Contact: Jim Estes USA Track & Field Associate Director of LDR & Marketing 317-713-4661; [email protected] Gotcher, De Reuck win USA 20 km titles NEW HAVEN – Bret Gotcher (Flagstaff, Ariz.), was top man in a three-way battle for the men’s title Monday at the USA 20 km Championships in New Haven, Conn., as Colleen De Reuck (Boulder, Colo.), took control before halfway to win the women’s crown. Gotcher was timed in 58:57,...
read more► 2009 Race Walk Schedule
2009 Race Walk Schedule updated 9/5/09 Date Race/Registration Form Location Sponsor Saturday PA 1-Hour Track Championship Los Gatos High School SCTC, Becky & Art Klein 28-Feb (1-hour postal) Los Gatos, CA [email protected] Sunday PA Open track & Field Championship College of San Mateo SCTC, Art & Becky Klein 24-May (5,000 meters) San Mateo, CA [email protected] Saturday PA Distance Carnival Granada High School PA-USATF 6-Jun (1,500 meters)* Livermore, CA Click to access ytfdistcarnival.pdf Saturday Western Region & PA...
read more► Lewy Boulet to Run USA 20 KM Champs Monday
Lewy Boulet to Run USA 20 KM Champs Monday For Immediate Release Thursday, September 3, 2009Contact: Jim Estes USA Track & Field Associate Director of LDR & Marketing 317-713-4661; [email protected] Carney, Swope set to defend USA 20 km titles INDIANAPOLIS – James Carney (Boulder, Colo.) and Jill Swope (formerly Jill Steffens) of Athens, Ga., are set to defend their titles Monday at the USA 20 km Championships in New Haven, Conn. The championships will be hosted by the 31st Stratton Faxon New Haven Road Race. Also looking to...
read more► Final 2009 Pacific Association USATF Track and Field Grand Prix Standings
Final 2009 Pacific Association USATF Track and Field Grand Prix Standings August 31, 2009 Compiled from current IAAF Scoring Tables Contact: Fred Baer, PA USATF GP & Women’s Track and Field Chair: [email protected] WOMEN’S GP LEADERS: Name Event(s) Points (No. of meets scored) Prize $ Award Stephanie Brown Trafton discus 7974 (5 meets + USATF) $1,700 Maggie Vessey 400-800 6530 (4 meets + USATF) $1,300 Suzy Powell discus 6482 (4 meets + USATF) $1,000 Erica McLain triple jump 6412 (4 meets + USATF) 800 Kara June mid-dist 5328 (4 meets +...
read more► Welcome to the 2009 Pacific Association Youth Cross Country Season
2009 Pacific Association Youth Cross Country Schedule ≈ Results Welcome to the 2009 Pacific Association Youth Cross Country Season From Bob Shor, PA Youth Cross Country Chairman This year the National Junior Olympics Cross Country Championships will be in Reno on Saturday, December 12th. Because our Pacific Association will be the host association of the event there will be some changes in our normal Junior Olympic procedures. The main change is that we will have only one qualifying meet for the Nationals and that...
read more► 2009 Pacific Association Youth Cross Country Schedule & Results
Welcome to the 2009 Pacific Association Youth Cross Country Season From Bob Shor, PA Youth Cross Country Chairman This year the National Junior Olympics Cross Country Championships will be in Reno on Saturday, December 12th. Because our Pacific Association will be the host association of the event there will be some changes in our normal Junior Olympic procedures. The main change is that we will have only one qualifying meet for the Nationals and that qualifying meet is only for our Pacific Association athletes. Starting with that...
read more► 2009-2010 Youth Committee Election Results
2009-2010 Youth Committee Election Results Below are the new officers of the Youth Committee elected by the clubs that will serve for the next two years. These officers will also automatically serve on the Pacific Association Board of Directors for that same term. John Mansoor – Executive Director Chair Joanne Camargo Vice Chair Maria Castillo Treasurer Dan Wright Secretary Nadine Davis Track Chair Pope Powell Field Chair Sarah Brooks XC Chair Bob Shor MultiChair Lee Webb RW Chair Becky Klein Officials Chair Dolton Simmons HS Chair...
read more► Magdalena Lewy-Boulet 2nd to Huddle at 10-Mile Championship
Magdalena Lewy-Boulet 2nd to Huddle at 10-Mile Championship For Immediate Release Monday, August 24, 2009 Contact: Jim Estes USA Track & Field Associate Director of LDR & Marketing 317-713-4661; [email protected] Huddle wins USA Women’s 10 Mile ChampionshipINDIANAPOLIS -Molly Huddle (Providence, R.I.) won her second consecutive U.S. road title at the 2009 USA Women’s 10 Mile Championship in 54:01 Saturday in Flint, Mich. The championships were hosted by the Crim Festival of Races. Huddle scored an 11-second win over 2008...
read more► PA’s Skaden to defend men’s title at USA 100 Mile Trail Championships
PA’s Skaden to defend men’s title at USA 100 Mile Trail Championships .For Immediate Release July 17, 2009 Contact: Jim Estes Associate Director of LDR Programs/Marketing USA Track & Field 317-713-4661; [email protected] INDIANAPOLIS – Erik Skaden (Folsom, Calif.) returns to the USA 100 Mile Trail Championships in an attempt to win outright the title that he shared last year with Mike Wolfe (Missoula, Mont.). This year’s championships will once again be hosted by the 2009 Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Runs on July...
read more► PA’s Demus posts personal best in Monaco
USATF News & Notes, Volume 9, Number 40 PA’s Demus posts personal best in Monaco For Immediate Release Tuesday, July 28, 2009 Contact: Tom Surber USA Track & Field Media Information Manager 317-713-4690; [email protected] 2009 U.S. women’s 400 hurdles champion and 2005 World Outdoor Championships silver medalist Lashinda Demus posted the fourth-fastest time ever in her specialty Tuesday at the Herculis IAAF Super Grand Prix in Monaco.Demus, who ran the previous fastest time in the world this season with...
read more► 2009 SF Marathon/Half Marathon Elite Status Info
SF Marathon/Half Marathon Elite Status Info Here is an opportunity for Pacific Association athletes. For more information, see: www.thesfmarathon.com 2009 SAN FRANCISCO MARATHON (and Half Marathon) Sunday, July 26, 2009 INSTRUCTIONS FOR INVITED STATUS The 2009 San Francisco Marathon(tm) (and accompanying Second Half Marathon) invites elite and emerging elite athletes to inquire about participation in the event. Invited status is based on demonstrated past performances. For qualified athletes, we offer: — Air travel assistance...
read more► Volunteer Clubs/Teams who Worked at Youth Championship Meets
Volunteer Clubs/Teams who Worked at Youth Championship Meets To All PA Youth Teams:The volunteer list of clubs/teams who worked at our championship meets this season is listed below. If your team/club name is not on here and you did work, let me know as soon as possible. I will be sending this list for payout to John Mansoor by tomorrow Monday; Tuesday at the latest, to expedite travel fund payments immediately. Hopefully you should then receive it before departing to Greensboro. 3M Track Club Acalanes Vault Club CA Track Club...
read more► 2009 IAAF World T&F Championships – Brown Trafton, Hill Thurmond squeak into final
Day 7 Updates Shannon Rowbury (San Francisco), Women’s 1,500 meters, semifinals Quote & report courtesy of USATF: It was fun out there, coming off a fall in the quarterfinal and a thunderstorm before this, I just kind of had to laugh and go and have a good time. It was a great field. I figured it would be kind of slow, tactical and a kick. I just prepared myself for that. (Last lap) I knew it would open up the last 100 meters. It always does. I just tried to stay smooth and relaxed as much as possible. When I found the opening, I...
read more► 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► National Marathon Championship Funding
National Marathon Championship Funding The LDR Committee has voted to award $250 travel reimbursement grants to one man and one woman to go to their respective national marathon championships–women, Twin Cities 10/4/09; men, New York 11/1/09. As part of the selection process, the committee requests that any interested party: Have no other source of funding; and Submit the fastest marathon time they ran between 10/1/2008 and 4/30/2009 to the LDR chairs (below) by September 7, 2009. Please send requested information to Katie Wasilenko...
read more► ELITE ATHLETES SOUGHT – 5th ANNUAL APPLIED MATERIALS SILICON VALLEY TURKEY TROT
ELITE ATHLETES SOUGHT – 5th ANNUAL APPLIED MATERIALS SILICON VALLEY TURKEY TROT There’s still time to pre-register online for the APPLIED MATERIALS SILICON VALLEY TURKEY TROT / ELITE 5K (PACIFIC ASSOCIATION/USATF OPEN MEN’S AND WOMEN’S 5K CHAMPIONSHIP) Thursday, November 26, 2009 (Thanksgiving Day) San Jose, CA There’s still time to pre-register online for this great race. Participate in this championship and be a part of what is sure to be one of the FASTEST 5K races in the U.S. in 2009–on an exciting,...
read more► PA’s Joy Upshaw-Margerum & Ed Burke Headline World Masters Champs
PA’s Joy Upshaw-Margerum & Ed Burke Headline World Masters Champs For Immediate Release Friday, July 17, 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ Contact: Tom Surber USA Track & Field Media Information Manager 317-713-4690; [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ U.S. stars to compete at World Masters Championships ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ INDIANAPOLIS...
read more► World Youth Champs: PA’s Ashton Purvis bronze in 100, Ciarra Brewer 7th in TJ
World Youth Champs: PA’s Ashton Purvis bronze in 100, Ciarra Brewer 7th in TJ Morgan and Eutsey bring home the hardware at World Youth Champs 07-10-2009Contact: Vicky Oddi Communications Coordinator USA Track & Field 317-713-4670 BRESSANONE, Italy – Led by Dale Morgan and Ebony Eutsey, Team USA brought home four more medals and Trevor Barron turned in an American Junior record performance Friday night at the 2009 IAAF World Youth Championships in Bressanone, Italy. In the men’s 110-meter hurdles final, Dale...
read more► 2009 USA Masters T&F Championships
2009 USA Masters T&F Championships PA’s Shirley Dockstader sets AR in 5000m RW Immediate Release Friday, July 10, 2009 Contact: Jill M. Geer USA Track & Field Chief Public Affairs Officer 508-520-1529; [email protected] Three more WRs at USA MastersChampionshipsOSHKOSH, Wis. – For the second straight day, two 95-year-old men set records, but it was 75-year-old and 45-year-old women who posted the biggest mark during competition Friday at the 2009 USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships.In the women’s...
read more► Reduced Hotel Rates for National Jr. Olympics NC Championships in Greensboro
Reduced Hotel Rates for National Jr. Olympics NC Championships in Greensboro From: Debbra Carrigan <[email protected]> Subject: Reduced Rates for National Jr. Olympics NC Championships in Greensboro To: “Debbra Choice” <[email protected]> Cc: “Debbra Carrigan” <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 11:06 PM Hello Pacific Association USA Track & Field Jr. Olympics, Qwen Stewart/ Fast Forward Pals, suggested that I contact you to see if you wanted to put this...
read more► 2009 USA Youth Outdoor T&F Championships – Entry Deadline Extended
USA Youth Outdoor T&F Championships – Entry Deadline Extended to Friday June 26, 1:59 p.m. PST. June 25, 2009 The entry deadline for next week’s USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships is June 26 1:59 p.m. PST. The USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships will begin next Tuesday (June 30) and run through Sunday, July 5. Over 2,500 of the nation’s top young athletes expected to compete for national titles and personal bests. There is no late entry period for this event so all entries must be...
read more► 2009 World Youth T&F Trials and USA Youth Outdoor T&F Championships – Entry Deadline Reminder 2009
The entry deadlines for both the World Youth Track & Field Trials and the USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships are quickly approaching. Both events will take place on the campus of Eastern Michigan University inYpsilanti, Michigan and both require athletes to meet specific entry deadlines. The World Youth Track & Field Trials will be held June 30 – July 1 and serves as the sole qualifying event for the 2009 IAAF World Youth Championships in Italy (July 8-12). Athletes born in 1992 and 1993 are eligible to compete...
read more► USATF Masters Track & Field Championships – 2009
Licensed to Red Cap Timing – Contractor License HY-TEK’s Meet Manager USATF Masters Track & Field Championships – 6/13/2009 Pacific Association – 2009 Prarie City Stadium (Folsom, CA) Results W40-49 100 Meter Dash ===================================================================== Name Age Team Finals Wind ===================================================================== Finals — Liz Palmer W48 Golden West DNF NWI W40-49 400 Meter Dash ================================================================...
read more► Dublin HS All-Comers – 6/11/2009
Licensed to Adkins Trak Timing – Contractor License Hy-Tek’s Meet Manager Dublin HS All-Comers – 6/11/2009 6/11/2009 Results Event 1 Girls 4×100 Meter Relay High School ================================================================ School Finals ================================================================ Finals 1 Pitman ‘A’ 52.76 2 Cvc ‘A’ 53.05 Event 32 Boys 4×100 Meter Relay Middle School ================================================================ School Finals...
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