Elite Athletes
2022 Pacific Association Open Track & Field
Grand Prix Information
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
► RR PAs Jenny Hitchings sets pending WR at London Marathon
Jenny Hitchings has accomplished many things as a runner since turnings 55. She holds 5 American age group records from 5 km to the Marathon. She was the USATF F55-59 Road Runner of the Year in 2018 and 2021. In 2022, she was not only the USATF F55-59 Road Runner of the Year, but she also was the Overall USATF Female Road Runner of the Year and the USATF Masters Athlete of the Year! Now, she can add a pending World Record to her resume. Last Sunday, at the London Marathon she ran 2:45:27 to smash Krisha Stanton’s existing F55-59 WR of...
read more► RR Four PA Masters get ARs Ratified
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read more► RR PA’s Hansi Rigney Featured in Boston.com Inspirational Entrants List
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read more► RR Sergio Reyes takes Masters crown at Carlsbad 5000
Sergio Reyes, the USATF 2022 Masters Road Runner of the Year in the Men’s 40-44 division, brought his 2022 fitness into 2023 with a dominate victory in the Carlsbad 5000 Masters race with a time of 14:48. Reyes, of Palmdale CA, finished 24 seconds ahead of last year’s winner, Roosevelt Cook of Hesperia, CA, who finished in a time of 15:12. 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...
read more► PA Meet your new PA Officers and info on committee leader nominations
Welcome to our new officers serving terms from June’23 to May 2023! Assoc Officer election results and committee nomination info Also, please consider stepping up into a committee leadership role. Nominations are now open and close at the conclusion of the 16 May BoA meeting…details on the link above. Go to your specific committee operating procedures to see what positions are open (OpsProceedures are located on each committee subpage) Share this:Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new...
read more► OTF Honoring Alice Coachman, First Black Woman Ever to Win Olympic Gold courtesy of NBCSports.com
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read more► XC USATF 2022 Club XC Champs Links to Results, Videos & Photos
2022 USATF CLUB XC CHAMPIONSHIPS Golden Gate Park, San Francisco December 10, 2022 LIVE RESULTS VIDEOS & PHOTOS 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...
read more► RR PA’s Jen Hitchings named 2022 USATF Masters Long Distance Running of the Year
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read more► XC Updated Course Maps for USATF Natl. XC Club Championships
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read more► RR California International Marathon Recap & Results
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sunday, December 4, 2022 Contact: Kevin Liao, (408) 667-5650 Paige Stoner and Futsum Zeinasellassie Win USA Titles At California International Marathon 10,000 Race Participants Enjoy Perfect Weather Conditions As Forecasted Rain Holds Off SACRAMENTO – After weather forecasts predicted a rain-soaked race day, the rain held off and sun shined on downtown Sacramento as an estimated 10,000 runners crossed the finish line at the 39th California International Marathon. This year’s race also served as the USA Marathon...
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