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
► TF Celebrate 50-Year Anniversary of Pat Matzdorf’s HJ World Record (courtesy of Bob Burns)
read more► PA Assoc Officer nominations now open
2021-2022 USATF Pacific Officer Elections Now Open Until 16 March This is an election year for all elected officer positions on the Board of Directors. Below you will find relevant info on the upcoming elections. Please consider being a part of the governing body to get us back to running, jumping an throwing again! Positions open for nomination: President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary Eligibility and Nominations: Click Here refer to Article 5(c) · Nominations made electronically must be...
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