2014 USATF Outdoor Open Track & Field Championships

Date: March 7, 2009

Registration: 8:00 – 10:00 a.m.  (morning of the meet)

Starting Time: 10:15

Admission Fee: $3.00 (Per person / Athlete – all who enter the stadium)

Awards for all participants in all heats.

Location: 2223 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA 94704.

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Order of Events

1. 1500m Run  (Bantam, Midget, Youth, Open)
2. 100m Dash   (Open, Youth, Midget, Bantam, Sub-Bantam)
3. 800m Run     (Bantam, Midget, Youth, Open)
4. 4×200  (Sub-Bantam, Bantam, Midget, Youth, Open)
5. 300m Run  (Bantam, Midget, Youth, Open)
6. 4x100m Relay (Sub-Bantam, Midget, Youth, Open)

Field Events

1. Long Jump  (Sub-Bantam, Bantam, Midget, Youth, Open)
2. Shot Put (Open, Youth, Midget, Bantam, Sub-Bantam)

All events will be run girls, then boys

All participants will receive awards

• Since this is the first meet of the season it is set up for speed and quickness.
• FAT timing will not be provided.  Each coach is requested to time their own athlete as meet marks are not likely to be posted on the Pacific Association website when the meet is over.
• This is a very stress free meet, those with smiles receive special attention!

If you need assistance with this meet or the youth age group portion of the California Relays, email Darrell Hampton or call him at 510-774-9701 or work 510-596-4317

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Mark Winitz
Win-It!z Sports Public Relations
Tel: (650) 948-0618

NAPA, Calif. – February 21, 2009 – The Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley
Marathon announced today that elite U.S. marathoner Peter Gilmore (San
Mateo, Calif.) and 2007 NVM women’s champion Devon Crosby-Helms (Seattle,
Wash.) will join a sold-out crowd of 2,300 participants for the 31st
annual race on Sunday, March 1, 2009. Although the race does not offer
prize money, its fast and scenic course that spans the length of the
world renowned Napa Valley wine country draws runners of all abilities
from near and far.

* TOP MEN *
Gilmore, 31, owns an impressive personal record at the marathon distance
of 2 hours, 12 minutes, and 45 seconds, earned at the 2006 Boston
Marathon where he placed seventh. He is a veteran of two U.S. Men’s
Olympic Marathon Trials (2004 and 2008). At the 2008 Trials in New York
City, Gilmore was a top contender for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team
headed to Beijing. He fought an untimely chest cold, however, forcing him
to drop out of the race and deal with the biggest disappointment of his
life. A foot injury dampened much of Gilmore’s 2008 racing year, but now
the athlete who is sponsored by MarathonGuide.com says he is rounding
into top form.

A racing-sharp Gilmore could threaten the longtime Napa Valley Marathon
men’s course record of 2:16:20 set by Dick Beardsley in 1987. Gilmore,
however, has other plans.

“I’ll run Napa as a training run,” said Gilmore, who is preparing for a
spring marathon but hasn’t finalized which one yet. “I’ve never done a
marathon as a training run leading up to another marathon. But Napa is a
beautiful race. It’s easy for me to travel to, and the expected winning
time is right in the wheelhouse of what I want to do for a training run.
Mid 2:20s would be nice.”

The average men’s winning time at Napa over the past five years is 2:27.

“Obviously, winning (at Napa) is a top priority, but I have to put a
limit on what I’m willing to do to conserve a little bit for another
marathon,” commented Gilmore, who has logged 100 to 150 training miles a
week over the winter.

Additional top contenders among men include:

— Andy Martin (Bend, Ore.), 34, a prolific marathoner and former
triathlete who won 26.2-milers at the Big Sur International Marathon
(Carmel, Calif.) and Cincinnati (Ohio) Flying Pig Marathon on
back-to-back weekends last year. His personal best is 2:20:04.

— James Nielsen (Palo Alto, Calif.), a two-time NCAA Division III
5,000-meter champion while at the University of California-San Diego, and
a two-time USA world cross country team member. Nielsen, 29, recorded a
personal best of 2:21:01 while winning the 2007 Eugene (Ore.) Marathon.

Male Age Group Watch: Ed Spinney, 55, of Eugene, Ore., who in the late
1970’s and early 1980’s sported an impressive range of 3:57 for the mile
to 2:18 in the marathon. Spinney ran a 2:47 marathon last year, and he
hopes to break the NVM course record of 2:43:29 for age 55 to 59 men at
this year’s race.

* TOP WOMEN *
Devon Crosby-Helms, 26, returns to the Napa Valley Marathon with a
2:49:51 marathon personal best on her resume, a nice improvement on her
2:52:49 runaway victory at the ’07 NVM. Since then, she has also
bolstered her credentials as one of the top U.S. women at ultramarathon
distances. The numerous ultras she has won include the ’07 Tahoe Rim 50
Mile in a course record time (8:39:30) and the ’08 Vermont 100 Mile.

Crosby-Helms competed on officially sanctioned (by USA Track & Field)
U.S. national teams at the last two IAU World Cup 100K races, an
international event which is often referred to as the “world
championship” of ultra-distance running. Last November, in Italy, she
placed tenth overall in the race. Along with U.S. teammate Kami Semick,
who placed second overall, Crosby-Helms helped pace the U.S. team to a
silver-medal-winning performance.

In fact, Semick, 42, of Bend, Ore. is also a top prospect for the women’s
victory at this year’s Napa Valley Marathon. She was the U.S. 50K trail
champion in 2006, and has won marathons at Portland (’08), Silicon Valley
(’07), and Seattle (’05). Semick’s personal best at the marathon distance
is 2:45:24.

“If Kami is in top form, there’s no hope for me,” admitted Crosby-Helms,
who recently had her training interrupted by a foot injury. “I really
don’t know what my speed is going to be like. While winning is always
fun, I just love the Napa race so much. It’s more about just running the
race and enjoying it.”

Mary Coordt (Elk Grove, Calif.) will compete in the race once again after
a memorable performance last year. Coordt, 39, finished the 2008 race in
fourth place behind women’s winner Maureen Ackerly. Her time of 2:46:30,
a personal record, qualified Coordt for her third U.S. Women’s Olympic
Marathon Trials. In fact, the top four women all qualified for the Trials
with times under the Trials “B” qualifying standard of 2:47:00. Coordt is
a two-time champion (’97, ’05) at the NVM.

Female Age Group Watch: Christine Iwahashi, 53, of Sacramento, Calif. is
a three-time winner (’86, ’87, ’90) of the Napa Valley Marathon — tying
her with David Chairez (’84, ’86, ’89) for the most NVM victories.
Iwahashi will run the 112th marathon of her long career at this year’s
NVM.

The 2009 Napa Valley Marathon starts on Sunday, March 1 at 7:00 a.m.
sharp in Calistoga on the Silverado Trail near the intersection of
Rosedale Road. The marathon’s fast, USA Track & Field certified (for
accurate distance) road course runs the length of the beautiful Silverado
Trail and finishes at Vintage High School in Napa. Top runners are
expected to reach the finish between 9:15 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Runners will
receive official times up until 1:00 p.m. when the course closes.

Entry slots are still available for the companion Kiwanis 5K Fun Run,
which starts (8 a.m.) and finishes at Vintage High School on marathon
morning.

For more information about the Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon,
please visit the marathon’s web site at www.napavalleymarathon.org.

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The Napa Valley Marathon appreciates generous sponsor support from Kaiser
Permanente/Thrive, Calistoga Mineral Water Company, Gatorade, ASICS
America Corporation, Silverado Trail Wineries Association, Marathon &
Beyond, Road Runners Club of America, USA Track & Field, MarathonFoto,
Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa, GU, CBS 5, Comcast, Napa Valley
Register, KVYN/99.3 The Vine, KVON 1440 AM, the Napa Running Company,
KCBS 740 AM, Silverado Brewing Company, DJ’s Growing Place, and Wine
Country Inn/Napa Valley.

National USATF Youth Division
202 Maple Avenue
Phone: 917-913-5505
PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Lionel Leach
Phone: 917-913-5505
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb 9, 2009

2008 USATF Youth Race Walk Honor Roll
The USA Track & Field Race Walk committee annually honors the top young
race walkers in America. The following athletes were judged the best in
each of their age groups by a panel of elite athletes and coaches at the
USATF National Convention in Reno. The criteria used to evaluate their
performances was the athletes times and places in major competitions,
including the USATF Junior Olympic T&F Nationals, USATF Youth Athletics
T&F Nationals, USATF T&F Junior Nationals, USA World RW Cup Trials and
the events of the USATF Race Walk Junior Grand Prix Circuit.

The committee elected to select 4 athletes in two divisions this year
because of the inseparable accomplishments of the athletes involved. In
the Bantam girls division Erin Jacob’s 3rd place finish in 9:14.83 at
the USATF Junior Olympic nationals wasn’t a significant advantage over
Cherylen Chavez’s 9:14.98, to warrant either being left off the honor
role. And in the Intermediate division the voting ended in a tie for the
third position.

As we have done in the past, all athletes recognized will receive a
Certificate, RW patch, and a T-shirt from the Race Walk committee
commemorating and congratulating them on their achievements.

A big thanks to RW Committee Secretary Ginger Mulanax and Maryanne
Daniel, chair of the Women’s Development, for all of the work they did
in making this happen.

YOUNG MEN
Roberto Vergara – South Texas Walking Club, South Texas Association
Ricardo Vergara – South Texas Walking Club, South Texas Association
Evan Crowdus – Kentucky Racers, Kentucky Association

YOUNG WOMEN
Catherine Davis – Southeastern Pennsylvania Athletics club (SEPAC),
Mid-Atlantic Association
Melissa Moeller – Indiana Race Walkers, Indiana Association
Nina Yang- Unattached, NYC, NY, Metropolitan Association

INTERMEDIATE BOYS
Trevor Barron – South Park TC, Three Rivers Association
Matthew Forgues – Maine Racewalkers, Maine Association
John Randall – Miami Valley Track Club, Ohio Association
Alex Chavez – South Texas Walking Club, South Texas Association

INTERMEDIATE GIRLS
Christie Bernier – Maine Race Walkers, Maine Association
Allison Chin – Miami Valley Track Club, Ohio Association
Claudia Ortiz – South Texas Walking Club, South Texas Association

YOUTH BOYS
Sorenson, Tyler – Pleasanton Heat Track Club, Pacific Association
Steven Valadez – South Texas Walking Club, South Texas Association,
Santosh Dandi – Unattached, Merriam, KS, MO Valley Association

YOUTH GIRLS
Nicolette Sorensen – Pleasanton Heat TC, Pacific Association
Lila Haba – Umoja Track Club, Pacific Association
Molly Josephs – Walk USA, Long Island Association

MIDGET BOYS
Nate Roberts – Salem Track Club, Oregon Association
Emilio Mancha – Elgin Track Club, Illinois Association
Daimon Todd – Umoja Track Club, Pacific Association

MIDGET GIRLS
Ashley Jacobs, Athletic Track Club, Southwestern Association
Katie Michta – Walk USA, Long Island Association
Jennifer Vargas – South Texas Walking Club, South Texas Association

BANTAM BOYS
Justin Liedke – Cornhusker Flyer, Nebraska Association
Adam Haba – Umoja Track Club, Pacific Association
William Katzman – Albuquerque Track Club, New Mexico Association

BANTAM GIRLS
Caitlin Palacio – Unattached, San Jose, CA, Pacific Association
Sydney Beal – South Dayton Flyers, Ohio Association
Erin Jacobs – Athletic Track Club, Southwestern Association
Cherylen Chavez – South Texas Walking Club, South Texas Association
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This message was sent from Lionel Leach to [email protected]. It was sent from: Natonal Youth Chair, 202 Maple Ave, Irvington, nj 07111.

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Five-time USA Track and Field national champion Jordan Hasay, who wowed the crowd at Historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., during the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, has signed a national letter of intent to compete for the University of Oregon.

The 2008-09 Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year, Hasay, who runs for Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School in San Luis Obispo, Calif., was an instant hit with the appreciative audience at Hayward Field on July 4 when she set the national high school record in the semifinals of the 1,500 meters at the Olympic Trials by finishing in 4 minutes 14.50 seconds. Two weeks prior to the Trials, she won the 1,500 meters at the USA Junior Track & Field Championships in Columbus, Ohio. That qualified her for the World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, where she placed fourth in a race that came just one week after her 10th place finish in the 1,500m finals at the Olympic Trials.

In December, she capped a remarkable high school cross country career by becoming just the sixth two-time winner of the Foot Locker National Girls Cross Country Championships. Hasay was also the 2005 victor. Prior to her win in San Diego, she became the first person to win four consecutive CIF state cross country championships, winning the 2008 title in an all-division leading time of 17:18. She is also the only winner of four straight Foot Locker West Regional titles.

“Jordan Hasay is one of the most exciting young athletes in the sport of track and field,” said Associate Athletic Director Vin Lananna. “Her electrifying performances at the U.S. Olympic Trials this summer mesmerized Track Town, USA. Coach Maurica Powell and I really connected with Jordan early in the process and developed a strong bond with Jordan, her parents and her coach.

Hasay’s impressive list of awards compiled during the past 12 months includes Track & Field News’ Girls High School Athlete of the Year, USA Track and Field’s Youth Athlete of the Year, USA Today’s High School Track and Field Girls Athlete of the Year and DyeStat Girls Athlete of the Year.

Earning national honors from Gatorade made Hasay a finalist for the Gatorade Female High School Athlete of the Year Award, which will be announced at the ESPY Awards in July. She is also a two-time Gatorade California Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year and won the 2007 and 2008 USA Cross Country Junior Championships.

About USA Track & Field

USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world’s oldest organized sports, some of the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States.

For more information on USATF, visit www.usatf.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Lionel Leach
Phone: 917-913-5505
Jan 29, 2009

Educating our Youth

As you know, at the 2007 USATF Annual Convention, the Youth Committee voted to heighten anti-doping education initiatives at its three youth national championships in 2008 and begin in-competition drug testing at the 2009 championship events. The programs are in partnership with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and are tied to USATF’s Zero Tolerance anti-doping initiative and Win with Integrity youth outreach program.

While we are working on putting the finishing touches to this new program for the upcoming year, the USADA has developed a website to educate youth about the use of drugs. While you will be receiving more information in the coming weeks, a quick view of the Cheating Your Health Web site will give you an idea of how serious “Cheating Your Health” may be. USATF & our Zero Tolerance Committee are serious and committed when we say that, “cheating is wrong and cheaters will be caught.” Our goal is very simple and clear on our youth level. Since our program is the foundation of Track & Field, then it is our job to do everything possible to educate and prepare our youth to compete on the elite level, including educating them on the use of drugs.

Norrie Richardson, USATF Youth Legal counsel and the National Office will be working very hard to prepare our kids and our program for the task ahead.

Please continue to view our Cheating Your Health Web site for updates and forward this important message to a friend so they can be informed.

The Officials Committee of the PA/USATF recognizes outstanding members—and friends of track and field—with four (4) major awards, normally presented at the officials’ annual meeting. To nominate individuals for awards, contact the Officials Awards Chair, Leon Glover: [email protected] .

Dick Barbour Meritorious Service Award: Recipient must have ten (10) years experience as a Track & Field Official AND must be certified as Masters level official with the USATF. This award is not required to be awarded every year. Past Dick Barbour Award Winners

 

George Newlon Special Recognition Award: Recipient should normally have seven (7) years experience as a Track & Field Official AND be certified as either National or Master level official with the USATF. This award is primarily for achievement in the area of Track event officiating. This award is not required to be awarded every year. Past George Newlon Award Winners

 

Horace Crow Special Recognition Award: Recipient should normally have seven (7) years experience as a Track & Field Official AND be certified as either National or Master level official with the USATF. This award is primarily for achievement in the area of Field event officiating. This award is not required to be awarded every year. Past Horace Crow Award Winners

 

Lori Maynard Special Recognition Award: Recipient must be a person involved, other than as a spectator, in Track & Field, LDR, or Race Walking in any capacity AND has exhibited exceptional dedication to the sport of Track & Field, LDR or Race Walking. This award is not required to be awarded every year.

 

Adopted by the Pacific Association Officials Committee executive committee, 18 January 2009.