Relive the 2014 USATF Outdoor Track & Field Championships!
Presented by The Pacific Association/USATF and the Sacramento Sports Commission
HELPFUL LINKS
NEWS
Updated July 8, 2014
- Links to Videos of Championships Action
- Spectacular Slide Show of Championships Action from Sacramento Sports Commission Photographer Bryan Patrick
- Capitol Shot Put Men’s Final; Entire Event
- Capitol Shot Put Women’s Final
- News 10 Interview with Michelle Carter
- FloTrack Results and Interviews
- Bernard Lagat 5,000m Win
- Conley/Hasay 10,000m Battle
- Galen Rupp’s 10,0000m Win
- Huddle takes on Rowbury for the 5,000m Win
- Highlights of Men’s and Women’s 100m. Michael Rodgers and Tianna Bartoletta win.
- 2014 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships Overview
- Day 2 Report from KCRA News
- Is Sac on Track for more Track & Field? by Alice Voisin, courtesy of the Sacramento Bee
- Day 5: Tarmoh finally earns 200 meter title. by Mark Winitz
- Is Sac back on track for more events? courtesy of the Sacramento Bee
- Kori Carter wins first national title in 400-meter hurdles courtesy of the Sacramento Bee
- Sacramento Bee Final News & Notes featuring PA’s Stephanie Brown Trafton’s Return to Competition
- Day 5 News & Notes courtesy of the Sacramento Bee
- Photo Galleries courtesy of the Sacramento Bee
- Day 4: Day Four Yields Solid Performances at 2014 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships. by Mark Winitz
- Day 4 News courtesy of the Sacramento Bee
- Day 3: Huddle and Rowbury Wage Memorable Duel for 5,000 meter crown. by Mark Winitz
- Golden West Invitational Results
- Echo Summit Dedication Press coverage
- KCRA Video: “Paying tribute to Olympic heroes in Echo Summit”
- Mountain Democrat: “Protest duo at documentary showing”
- Tahoe Daily Tribune: “Olympians return to Echo Summit”
- USATF News: “1968 Olympians Return to Echo Summit”
- Day 2: Conley and Rupp Garner 10,000 meter Titles. by Mark Winitz
- Kim Conley wins W10,000m: Press Release from John Schumacher
- Juniors Star in Decathlon on Day 2: Press Release from Fred Baer
- Michelle Carter at the Capitol Shot Put from Joe Davis, Sacramento Bee
- Day 1 – Capitol Shot Put: In Depth Article by Mark Winitz
- Pacific Association Athletes Competing at the US Outdoor TF Championships List
- Californians Competing at the US Outdoor TF Championships List (courtesy of Mark Winitz)
- Sacramento Bee’s very helpful Guide to 2014 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships
- Event schedule for the US Outdoor TF Championships is posted: Check it out!
- Event schedule for the US Outdoor TF Championships is posted: Check it out!
- Local favorite Kim Conley will compete in the 10,000m. Run the Billy Mills 10K (7 pm, 6/26) and then stay to cheer her on! Entry to the Billy Mills 10K includes a ticket for the Nationals June 26 events.
- Echo Summit Track Dedication to be held the morning of June 27. Press Release
- “Capitol Shot” will kick off Championships… at the State Capitol on June 25! Read more.
- 2-Day TF Champs Tickets Are Now Available
- TF Outdoor Champs to host Billy Mills 10K on June 26, 7 pm, before the TF Champs 10,000m event. Entry includes TF Champs ticket!
- 55th Annual Golden West Invitational will be held in conjunction with National Outdoor TF Championships on Saturday, June 28.
- Click HERE for online ticket sales.
- Tickets are available!
- Official USATF Press Release
- FloTrack.com Report
- KCRA News Report
- Sacramento Bee Report
► 2009 PACIFIC ASSOCIATION USATF TRACK & FIELD $15,000 GRAND PRIX
2009 PACIFIC ASSOCIATION USATF TRACK & FIELD
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► FloTrack.org Professional Circuit T&F Schedule
FloTrack.org Professional Circuit T&F ScheduleGuys and Gals, Hey, this is Ryan from FloTrack.org touching base after a great NCAA and US outdoor season. So far this season has been our best yet and it was capped off last week at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with the USATF – FloTrack.org partnership and Live stream from Eugene, OR. This was the first time that every single race from a US Outdoor Track and Field Championship could be seen online and/or on TV. We had a blast doing it and I can’t wait until we do it again. This is just the start of the 2009 Outdoor season. The summer Professional Circuit begins in Oslo on Friday as the athletes fine tune their events for the World Championships in August. This summer we will work with Universal Sports and the IAAF to cover as many races as possible. David Williams and I will be traveling the circuit through July and then Mark will join me at the 2009 Berlin World Championships in August. David is already over seas getting content and I am sitting in the Newark Airport waiting for my flight to Oslo, which will be my first stop in the IAAF Series. We have an ambitious schedule crisscrossing the continent and we will make sure to document every meet, missed train, local dish and bike rental. With our Universal Sports partnership we will be doing Interviews and behind the scenes footage from the IAAF events while Universal Sports will be showing the races. Here is what our partners at Universal wanted you to know. 2009 TRACK AND FIELD COVERAGE ON UNIVERSAL SPORTS: Universal Sports television and UniversalSports.com will offer video coverage of the complete outdoor 2009 IAAF track field season, with the Golden League and Super Grand Prix events featuring the top track field athletes in the world. In addition, Universal Sports will have exclusive live online coverage of the 12th IAAF Track Field World Championships, August 15-23, from Berlin. Fans can visit the track field channel on www.UniversalSports.com/trackandfield for updated schedules (TV and online), news, video highlights, special features, photo galleries, sweepstakes and more. Date Event Location Country It should be a crazy summer of track and field and we are excited to head to Europe for our third year in a row. Track is Back! Click here to follow us through Europe Ryan Fenton |
► Brown Trafton wins discus event in Portland
Brown Trafton wins discus event in Portland
SLO Tribune staff report
Olympic gold medalist and U.S. champion Stephanie Brown Trafton won the discus at the World Championship Preview at the Concordia Throw Center on Saturday.
Brown Trafton, an Arroyo Grande High and Cal Poly graduate, had a throw of 208 feet, easily defeating Aretha Thrumond, who finished second at 200 feet, 7 inches.
Next up for Brown Trafton is the IAAF World Championships in Berlin in August.
► Barbara Miller & Brian Pilcher win
Barbara Miller Wins 65-69 1/2 Mararthon Champs
Also, Barbara Miller (Buffalo Chips) won the 65-69 division at last Sunday’s USA Masters
Half Marathon Championships (1:48:37) in Florida. Jeff Magallanes
(Seaside, CA near Monterey) was 3rd in the 45-49 age group.
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Brian Pilcher Wins 50-54 at XC Champs
Saturday’s (Feb. 7, 2009) U.S. Cross Country Championships in Maryland.
Among others, he beat 1984 U.S. Olympic marathoner John Tuttle.
Links to details are below.—————- Begin Forwarded Message —————-
Date: 2/10/09 8:34 AM
Received: 2/10/09 9:14 AM
From: [email protected]
We had a successful championships this past weekend hosted by the
Montgomery County Road Runners at Agricultural History Farm in Derwood,
Maryland (a Washington DC suburb); we had well over 600 entries and 534
total finishers (3rd all time behind San Diego [651] and New York [588;
note: NYC was still two day format and we additionally had short course
races for both men and women, which accounted for 140 of the
finishers]). The 168 finishers in the senior men’s 12k is a record.
The course itself was a challenging dirt [MUD!] and grass euro-style “2k”
loop with virtually no flat sections and an over 400-meter long rolling
uphill each lap. Did I mention there was some mud?
We’ve heard good things from the athletes about the course and the event.
Michael Scott
Chair, USATF Cross Country Council
► ANA Corporate Ekiden Relay – March 7, 2009 in Golden Gate Park
ANA Corporate Ekiden Relay – March 7, 2009 in Golden Gate Park
Registration Link
Event Flyer(pdf)
ANA Corporate Ekiden Relay March 7, GG Park
- 20K in randomly-selected tickets to Tokyo for 4 person Corporate teams, men, women, co-ed divisions
- Each runner runs one loop of PA XC course
- One PA runner and three really slow friends from work can win $5K in tickets! (Odds: about 1-20).
- Beer, BBQ, and taiko drums–and maybe a vacation to Tokyo for running only two miles…
- Call Tim Wason at 415-647-2276 for additional info.
More Details:
Event is a unique relay race for teams of four runners from one corporate entity, in three divisions: Men, Women, and Co-ed (2 men, 2 women). Eadh runner runs with a “satori” –a colorful cloth sash — and passes it to the next relay runner within an exchange zone. Each runner runs a two mile cross country loop in Golden Gate Park. Over $20,000 in random and other prizes!
Rescheduled event is the same as previously annunced, except the start time is one hour later.
Fabulous prizes–economy round trip tickets from SF to Tokyo are drawn from each team category: Male, Female, and Co-ed (6 total tickets, 2 each division). Team decides on their own who gets the tickets. Probably a good idea to decide how chooses ahead of time…
Random individual prize: Two economy RT tickets on ANA Airlines from SF to Tokyo to one participant and companion who put their business card in the proverbial “fish bowl” for random drawing (done at event, must be present to win). Value of tickets is approximately $2,500 each so total random ticket prices, team and individual, total approximately $20,000!
Tickets are subject to restrictions. A member of winning team may transfer their tickets to the spouse/family member of one of their immediate team members.
Secondary prizes for team categories: Fastest team in each category gets a $100 American Express Certificate and reservations for two at a Hilton Hotel in SF for one night. Team decides on their own who gets prizes.
You will be running on the nationally famous course in GG Park near the Polo Fields.
Questions? Contact Tim Wason, President, SF Running & Walking at 415-647-2276 or email: [email protected].
Benefits Girls on the Run, www.gotrbayarea.org/, and other charities to be decided.
Start building your corporate team now!
► PA/USATF 2009 Comped Road Athletes
2009 Comped Road Athletes
See LDR Guide section 16.0 for Comped Entry Rules.
In particular, note section 16.3: Comped athletes must pre-register by the latest pre-registration date published
by the race or the entry must be postmarked 2 weeks prior to the race date. No race day comp entries.This rule
also applies to discounted entries in grand prix races.
Open Men Short | Open Men Long | Open Women Short | Open Women Long |
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SERGIO REYES | SERGIO REYES | EMILY BATES | ALLISON KERR |
LENIN ZAPATA | PATRICK BOIVIN | ANGIE MOREY | MEGHA DOSHI |
ALAN JACKSON | MIGUEL NUCI | CLARA PETERSON | KNOX BRICKEN |
THOMAS KLOOS | TODD ROSE | HEATHER GIBSON | MAGDALENA LEWY BOULET |
BEN TURMAN | LAWRENCE BLAYLOCK | BROOKE WELLS | EMILY BATES |
KEVIN PIERPOINT | STEVEN SCHENCK | STEPHANIE BAMBURY | KAREN RIBBLE |
STEVEN SCHENCK | JEFF HUXHOLD | SUZANNE SEGESTA | BROOKE WELLS |
PHILLIP REID | CARLOS SIQUEIROS | MARISA BECK | HEATHER GIBSON |
SEAN MARZOLF | VICENTE MORENO | TARA HILLIER | BROOKE MURPHY |
TODD ROSE | CHRISTOPHER KNORZER | LINDSEY MACLISE | BROOKE SRAMEK |
CARLOS SIQUEIROS | ENRIQUE HENRIQUEZ | TAMARA LAVE | KARA JUNE |
FRANCIS CORRIGAN | JONAH BACKSTROM | ERIN BRIGHTWELL | SHANNON CODY |
JEFFREY PETERSON | NEIL GILFEDDER | NICOLE CAMPBELL | FLORA LAI |
VICENTE MORENO | FRANCIS CORRIGAN | MAGDALENA VISSER | KATY HOLLBACHER |
BRETT CARTER | GEORGE TORGUN | AISHA KAMALA | ERIN KASPAR |
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Master Men Short | Master Men Long | Master Women Short | Master Women Long |
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JEFF HONGO | MICHAEL WOODWARD | LAURA SCHMITT | LISBET SUNSHINE |
JEFFREY ADKINS | TIM KEENAN | KAREN JEFFERS | KAREN JEFFERS |
IAIN MICKLE | JEFF TEETERS | INDRA LEIBOWITZ | LORNA THOMSON |
CLIFF LENTZ | JOSE AISPURO | BECKI KRIEGE | JENNY HITCHINGS |
TIM KEENAN | CHRIS SCHILLE | KIMBERLY FANADY | CAROL BEDNAR |
CHRIS SCHILLE | THOM TRIMBLE | SUZANNE CORDES | CONNIE ROWDEN |
FRED ZALOKAR | DENNIS KURTIS | LISBET SUNSHINE | KIMBERLY FANADY |
JEFF TEETERS | JEFF HONGO | CHRISTINE KENNEDY | JAYMEE MARTY |
SCOTT BANG | JOHN BLUE | MEREDITH MILLS | ROSEMARIE LAGUNAS |
JEFF MANN | THOMAS O’CONNOR | LORNA THOMSON | ANGELA LONGWORTH |
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Senior Men Short | Senior Men Long | Senior Women Short | Senior Women Long |
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BRIAN PILCHER | TIM O’ROURKE | KAREN STEELE | CHRISTINE KENNEDY |
TIM O’ROURKE | BRIAN DAVIS | MELINDA MORSE | SUE MACDONALD |
BRIAN DAVIS | DAN ZULAICA | MARIA BRIONES | IFEOMA ADAMS |
TOM O’REILLY | DOUG STEEDMAN | DONNA CHAN | CHRISTINE IWAHASHI |
TOM BERNHARD | DAVID WOODRUFF | SARA FREITAS | KAREN KUNZ |
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Super Senior Men Short | Super Senior Men Long | Super Senior Women Short | Super Senior Women Long |
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BILL DUNN | BILL DUNN | DIANNE ANDERSON | DIANNE ANDERSON |
JAMES HOWE | CHUCK MACDONALD | BARBARA MILLER | JO ANNE ROWLAND |
MICHAEL DOVE | JAMES HOWE | JO ANNE ROWLAND | SUZANNE FRANCO |
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Veteran Men Short | Veteran Men Long | Veteran Women Short | Veteran Women Long |
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RUSS KIERNAN | RUSS KIERNAN | BARBARA ROBBEN | DINA TALBERT |
► In Memoriam – Payton Jordan
In Memoriam – Payton Jordan
“A life lived to its fullest with passion and an inspiration to many. The challenge is for us all to stand on the shoulders of giants such as Coach Jordan and continue his legacy.“
— from Dave Shrock, Pacific Association/USATF Coaches Committee Chair
Payton Jordan: 1917-2009
– David Kiefer, Stanford Athletics Media Relations
Payton Jordan was Stanford’s head coach from 1957-79.
Feb. 6, 2009
STANFORD, Calif. – Payton Jordan, the longtime Stanford track and field coach who died Thursday at age 91, was an icon in the sport because of his roles in some of its most seminal moments. Jordan, who died of cancer in Laguna Hills, left a lasting imprint not only as a coach, but as an administrator and athlete.
The turmoil and triumph of the 1968 Olympic Games? Jordan was there. The most successful single track and field meet in American history? It was Jordan’s idea. The masters movement that allows athletes to shine into old age. Jordan was a pioneer.
But those who knew Jordan were touched by him in ways that went far beyond his substantial influence in the sport. “Most people talk about Payton in reference to track,” said Stanford’s Franklin P. Johnson Director of Track and Field, Edrick Floreal. “But for the people who really know Payton, there is so much more. “He’s a rare person. Payton had the rare ability to captivate people, to inspire people to expand their wings and expand their limits. “You look at guys that were coached by Payton and you see how they treat their wives, treat their kids or run their businesses. Those are the examples of Payton’s influence.”
Jordan coached Stanford from 1957-79, producing seven Olympic athletes, six world-record holders and six national champions. But that’s not all. He was the mastermind behind the 1962 U.S. vs. USSR dual meet that drew 155,000 over two days to Stanford Stadium during the height of the Cold War. The friendships Jordan developed and the welcoming tone of the meet during a tense period of history softened America’s view of the Soviets, if only for a short while. “He greeted them with a great big smile and with an outstretched hand,” said longtime friend Bob Murphy. “He had a smile that would just melt the world. “He found a vein of understanding and appreciation that did not exist in any government so-called diplomacy. He found a common ground, in track and field, where the Soviets and the U.S. could get together and compete in a friendly and very productive way.
“It certainly produced a warming spot in the Cold War. There was a numb that extended far into Moscow and Washington D.C.”
His accomplishments were many.
In his younger days, Jordan was a record-breaking sprinter. He was a member of USC’s world-record 4×440 relay team (40.5) in 1938 and ran the fastest 100 yards ever on grass, in 1941. In addition to helping the Trojans to national track championships in 1938 and 1939, he helped USC beat Duke in the 1939 Rose Bowl.
Jordan never competed in the Olympics, with the 1940 and 1944 Games canceled during World War II. Jordan joined the Navy instead and, afterward, began his coaching career at Occidental College, which he led to two NAIA titles and 10 conference championships. Late in his coaching career and after retirement, Jordan gave rise to the masters track movement, setting six age-group world records in the sprints. In 1997 at age 80, Jordan set the last of his world marks, 14.65 in the 100 meters and 30.89 in the 200. And though he moved to Southern California, Jordan continued to play an enthusiastic role in Stanford track and field, lending his name to the annual invitational that continues to bear his name. When the meet formerly known as the U.S. Open was renamed in his honor in 2004, Jordan said, “I am overwhelmed and deeply grateful to be honored by my old school. It is a wonderful feeling to know that you are still remembered.”
But Jordan’s supreme achievement may have been his delicate handling of the 1968 U.S. Olympic team in Mexico City. Jordan was the head coach of the team many consider to be the greatest of all-time. It earned a record 24 medals, 12 gold, and featured Bob Beamon’s extraordinary long jump, Dick Fosbury’s revolutionary high jump technique, and world marks in the sprints by Jim Hines and Lee Evans. Before the Games, Jordan’s tolerance and open-mindedness helped deflect a threatened boycott from the team’s African-American athletes and kept the team from falling apart. And during the Games, he dealt with the fallout of the Tommie Smith-John Carlos black-gloved civil rights protest that drew the ire of Olympic officials and politicians and forced the athletes out of the Games. Jordan and sprint coach Stan Wright were informed of Smith’s and Carlos’s plans, but allowed them to make their own decisions. They even supplied the runners with black socks and handkerchiefs. “I always tell my kids, everybody’s born for a time in their life,” Floreal said. “That there is a special person to handle every difficult moment in life. I think Payton Jordan was bred for that time. “He was the right person at the right time to handle that situation. Nobody could have handled it any better.
“Maybe that’s his legacy. Maybe, that’s how his legacy lives in the rest of us.”
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Track and field coach Payton Jordan dead at 91
The Associated Press
Friday, February 6, 2009; 1:43 AM
LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. — Payton Jordan, coach of the record-setting 1968 US Olympic track and field team, died Thursday. He was 91.
Jordan died of cancer at his home in Laguna Hills, daughter Cheryl Melville said.
He led the US track team to a record 24 medals, 12 of them gold, at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. He served as Stanford’s track and field coach from 1957-79.
Years ago, Jordan recalled how his Olympic team excelled despite some black athletes threatening to boycott the games over a push for civil rights.
“We just sat down and talked about how hard everyone worked for so long to get ready for this lifetime opportunity,” he told the Los Angeles Times in 1989. “It was like the high altitude in Mexico City _ something we weren’t used to _ or like an injury. It was just something we had to work through and overcome.”
Before his coaching career, Jordan broke world records with Southern California _ in the 440-yard relay in 1938 and the 100-yard dash on grass in 1941. His records stood for decades. He also played football for USC and played in the 1939 Rose Bowl.
Instead of competing in the 1940 and 1944 Olympics, which were canceled due to World War II, Jordan joined the Navy.
He started his coaching career at Occidental College, and later produced seven Olympic athletes at Stanford.
After retirement, he laced up his running shoes to compete in masters races. He set his last masters world record in the 100-yard dash at the Penn Relays in 1998 _ at age 80. He set his last world record in the 100-meter dash in 1997.
He was married to his wife Marge for 66 years before she died in 2006.
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► Jack Leydig News
Jack Leydig News
Courtesy of Mark Winitz
Update: 3/17/09
There’s some good news to report on Jack. Dee said that he was coming
home this weekend and has shown some improvement in cognitive ability,
which apparently is a sign that the tumor is decreasing. The plan is
that he will be home for a week and then go back to the hospital for the
next series of chemo. The chemo treatment takes about 4 hours. The
doctors told Dee that the tumor is quite large at 5 by 7 centimeters and
is a fast-growing variety. Dee indicated that after Jack’s testicular
cancer was treated, he had 6 full body scans (MRIs), which unfortunately
excluded his head.
Since Jack will be home on alternate weeks, it’s suggested that you mail
cards or notes to Jack at his home address (see below), but Dee said he
is still not up to having visitors. You can also send notes to Jack at
their email address ([email protected]) and Dee will get them to Jack.
FYI, we mailed Jack a copy of Lance Armstrong’s book: “It’s not about the
bike” as Lance’s story has to give all cancer patients some hope.
Let’s all pray that the tumor continues to shrink.
Jack and Dee’s home address:
345 Elm St. Unit B
San Mateo, Ca. 94401
3/14/09
Jack Leydig was hospitalized last Friday for tests due to some memory issues.
The tests revealed an inoperable tumor in the frontal lobe of his brain and
radiation cannot be used. So this week, Jack is starting 2 to 4 months of
chemotherapy. Jack cannot have visitors at this time but his wife Dee
has asked that friends send notes or cards to Jack at the Kaiser Hosptial
in Redwood City. Please use his full name : William Jack Leydig at this
address:
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
7th Floor, Room 782
1150 Veterans Blvd
Redwood City, Ca 94063
By the way, Jack’s partner in the shirt business, John Gabeny at Pacific
Impressions is trying to keep the business going. So please get the word
out to anyone you know who will be ordering shirts for a race. John’s
business phone is 408-727-4200.
Please keep Jack and his family in your prayers.
► All Comers Track Meet on 3/27/09 at SF State
All Comers Track Meet on 3/27/09 at SF State
From: “Tom Lyons (SF State)” <[email protected]>
Date: March 12, 2009 9:00:22 AM PDT
Subject: Track Meet on 3/27/09 at SF State
Hello all,We are having a track meet at SF State on March 27th. It is primarily a Distance Carnival, however, we do have all the track events except the 4×100 (if interest, I would add that). We also have the LJ and TJ. We do not have all the events at a typical track & field meet as the meet sprang up from a need for distance runners to run a meet because they do not meet Stanford’s entry standards. We expanded it to have 14 events which allows for marks to count toward nationals/regionals qualifying purposes.
The distance races will be as fast as any distance races ever at SF State. Incredible fields forming.
The meet will run on time.
The meet will have sufficient officials from USATF.
The meet will have auto-timing and wind readings.
The meet will run on time!If you’d like to come out and compete, we’d love to have you.
More info and entry here – http://www.directathletics.com/meets/track/11118.html <http://www.directathletics.com/meets/track/11118.html>
Feel free to email/call if you have questions.
Tom Lyons
San Francisco State University
Head Coach Men’s and Women’s Cross Country
Assistant Coach Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field
(415) 338-2219 On Campus – Room 201 Gym
(415) 717-6103 Cell Phonehttp://www.sfstategators.com/
Host of the 2009 NCAA DII West Region Cross Country Championships
► 2009 Youth T&F Season Opener a Success!
Youth T&F Season Opener a Success!
Saturday, March 7 Acorn/Oscar Bailey Track Club sanctioned the first youth track and field meet of the season. From all accounts it was a well run meet. Due to the efficiency of meet management and volunteers the athletes transitioned quickly between events, meet ended early and everyone had a great opening experience to the 2009 season. Concerns with the women’s restrooms have been acknowledged and will be addressed next year before the meet commences. On behalf of Darrell Hampton and the club … thanks for coming and looking forward to seeing you all back again next year! |