USATF Pacific

Track & Field

USATF Pacific Open Track & Field

USATF Pacific has a long history of hosting open track and field competitions at all levels, from local all comers meets to international. There is a USATF Pacific annual championship meet and an annual Grand Prix with prize money for the top performers. Use the links at the right to learn more.

2024 Elite Track & Field Grand Prix

Elite 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 to be held in conjunction with the 64th Annual Golden West Invitational on the weekend of June 1 & 2. GWI Registration is Open!

2024 USATF Pacific Masters Track & Field GRAND PRIX

RESULTS & SCORESHEETS

Compete against your gender & 5-year age division peers in a series of local track & field meets. This Grand Prix allows all adult athletes, ages 19 to 99, to participate! It’s a great way to train for the 2024 National USATF Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships coming to Sacramento July 18-21.

CLICK HERE for detailed info (updated with more meets on 4/13) and sign up instructions! Sign up deadline (it’s free!) is 11:59pm May 18, 2024.

Follow PA and PA-Connected Athletes from the Trials to the 2024 Olympics!

Older HS and College Freshmen – a Hayward Field Meet Opportunity: the 2024 USATF U20 Championships: CLICK HERE for Info

2023 Kleeman OTF Grant Awardees

USATF Pacific thrower Elena Bruckner scored the most points in the 2023 USATF Pacific Open Track & Field Grand Prix.
ClICK HERE to watch a Runnerspace.com video interview with her following her 3rd place performance at the USATF National Outdoor Track & Field Championships. This qualified her to represent TEAM USA at the 2023 World IAAF Championships in Budapest, where she placed 15th in the qualifying round.

ClICK HERE to view the all the 2023 USATF Pacific Open Track & Field Grand Prix Awardees.

► RR PA’s Hitchings and Pilcher top US Masters Road Runners of 2021

Posted by on Dec 4, 2021 in Elite Athlete, Masters LDR, pausatf, Road Racing | 0 comments

Brian Pilcher and Jenny Hitchings were voted the Overall Male/Female US Masters Road Runners of the Year at the 2021 USATF Annual Meeting. Hitchings won based on three very strong performances: at the Boston Marathon she ran a 2:45:32 for a jaw dropping age grade of 101.40%; a new F55-59 AR at the Buffalo Stampede 10 Mile, in a time of 1:01:15 which age grades at 99.86%; and a 1:20:24 at the Clarksburg Country Run Half Marathon for an age grade of 100.27% and a pending F55-59 AR. Age Grades greater than 100% are extremely rare and for a...

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► PA Dave Shrock receives USATF’s Highest Accolade!

Posted by on Dec 3, 2021 in Coach, Elite Athlete, Masters T&F, Mtn-Ultra-Trail Running, Officials, pausatf, Race Walking, Road Racing, Track & Field, XC, Youth | 0 comments

The Robert Giegangack Award The Robert Giegengack Award was established in 1982 in recognition of the late Yale track & field coach’s half-century of “superior and outstanding contributions as an official, a coach, and an administrator in the sport and to the organization.” It is awarded annually to a person “who excels in contributing to the excellence and high standards of the sport of Athletics.” The Award is USA Track & Field’s only accolade not limited to one of the sport’s three...

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► OFF PAUSATF Officials Resume Form

Posted by on Nov 30, 2021 in Officials News | 0 comments

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► XC 2021 Pacific Association XC Championship Scoring

Posted by on Nov 25, 2021 in pausatf, XC | 0 comments

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► XC 2021 PA XC Champs Videos

Posted by on Nov 23, 2021 in Masters LDR, pausatf, XC | 0 comments

2021 PA XC Champs Women 2021 PA XC Champs, Masters Men 2021 PA XC Champs, Open Men 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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► XC 2021 PA XC Championship Results

Posted by on Nov 21, 2021 in pausatf | 0 comments

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► MUT PA’s Backstrom & Hanna: 2021 MUT Runner of the Year Nominees

Posted by on Nov 20, 2021 in Coach, Elite Athlete, Masters LDR, Mtn-Ultra-Trail Running, pausatf, Road Racing, XC | 0 comments

  PA’s Jonah Backstrom & Rich Hanna: 2021 MUT Runner of the Year Nominees   Jonah Backstrom – age 48 – San Francisco, CA USATF 100 Mile Road Championships 3rd master 19:08:25 (8th overall male) USATF 50k Road Championships 1st master 3:30:40 (11th overall male) Rich Hanna – age 56 – Sacramento, CA Jed Smith 50 Mile New American Age Group Record of 5:50:52, breaking a 39 year old record. Complete list of Open and Masters Men and Women Nominees USATF MUT Webpage Share this:Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share...

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► OFF PAUSATF Officials 2022 Google Calendar

Posted by on Nov 19, 2021 in Officials News, pausatf | 0 comments

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► RR   2021 Clarksburg Country Run H Mar Scoring

Posted by on Nov 18, 2021 in pausatf | 0 comments

Updated 2021 Race Scoring Updated 2021 Age-Graded Performance Standings 2021 Updated Team Payouts Updated 2021 Individual Payouts Note: due to Covid 19 there are no Individual or Team Standings for 2021 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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► RR Three PA Masters runners set pending American Records at Clarksburg

Posted by on Nov 16, 2021 in pausatf | 0 comments

PA Masters Jenny Hitchings, Jacob Nur and JoAnn Hall all bested the existing age-group American Records for the Half Marathon Sunday at the Clarksburg Country Run. Hitchings (58) broke her own F55 AR of 1:21:14 set in 2018 with a 1:20:24 effort that age grades at an incredible 100.27% Nur (66) went under Brian Pilcher’s 1:19:03 AR, set just two weeks in Houston, with a 1:18:29 performance for a very impressive age grade of 96.28%. Note: During Pilcher’s race in Houston, in which he set 7 different M65 ARs, he broke Jacob’s...

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