USATF Pacific

Elite Athletes

Elite Athletes

 

USATF Pacific Foundation Grants

Open Elite Track & Field Grand Prix

Webpage has Sign Up, Results, Sign Up, Results, 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 66th Annual Golden West Invitational on June 5-7, 2026.

 

Athletes Committee USATF Pacific Executive Board Representative,
Athlete’s Chair, Brendan Gregg

Brendan Gregg photo by Sean Dulaney

Photo by Sean Dulaney and courtesy of Sacramento Running Association.

Current residence is West Sacramento. High School: Davis; College: Stanford

Team Affiliations

  • Sacramento Running Association Elite: 2022 – present
  • Hansons-Brooks Distance Project: 2012 – 2021
  • Stanford Track & Field and Cross Country: 2007 – 2012

Career Highlights

  • 1st Place – 2021 California International Marathon
  • 14th Place – 2020 USA Olympic Trials, Marathon
  • 8th Place – 2016 USA Olympic Trials, 10000m
  • 4-Time USA Olympic Trials Qualifier
  • 3-Time USA National Team Representative
  • 2-Time NCAA Division I All-American​

Personal Bests

  • 5000m – 13:43.52
  • 10000m – 28:03.27
  • 10 Mile – 47:25
  • Half Marathon – 62:55
  • Marathon – 2:11:21
RR Jenny Hitchings sets pending Marathon F55 AR in NYC

Posted by on Nov 4, 2019 in Elite Athlete, Masters LDR | 0 comments

Jenny Hitchings took advantage of great racing conditions to run a 2:50:36 at the NYC Marathon and break S. Rae Baymiller’s 21 year old F55-59 American Record of 2:52:14. Not only did Hitchings set an age-group AR but achieved an Age-Graded mark of 97.57% which was tops in the race and puts her 7th on the all-time US Women’s Marathon Age-Graded list. An incredible achievement especially considering the hilly New York course. Abdi Abdirahman (first Master, 2nd age-grade) also set a new US M40-44 record of 2:11:34 at age 42....

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MUT PA’s Devon Yanko is 1st Woman at 2019 USATF 50-Mile Road Championship

Posted by on Oct 30, 2019 in Elite Athlete, Mtn-Ultra-Trail Running, Road Racing | 0 comments

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OTF In case you missed something… IAAF World TF Champs Summary

Posted by on Oct 8, 2019 in Elite Athlete, Track & Field | 0 comments

      USATF.TV Webpage for videos, photos, results Courtesy of USATF’s “Daily Clips” eNews from Josh Gurnick, USATF Media & Communications Coordinator IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 – Highest Quality Championships Of All Time  Allyson Felix, Noah Lyles Make History & 18 More Photos From The 2019 IAAF World Championships Team USATF Daily Recaps from IAAF World Athletics Championships Day 1 – 41-year-old Roberta Groner earns sixth place in historic women’s marathon on opening...

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PA You’re invited! – Tues, 17 Sept. Assoc Annual Meeting details

Posted by on Sep 15, 2019 in Awards, Coach, coaching education, coaching education, Elite Athlete, Masters LDR, Masters News, Officials, Officials News, Para Athletics, pausatf, Race Walking, Track & Field, XC, Youth | 0 comments

USATF Pacific Annual Meeting Tuesday, 17 September, 2019 @ 7:30PM All Pacific Association members are invited to join us at the Annual Meeting on Tuesday, 17 September from 7:30-10:00pm. Site: Foster City Recreation Center, 650 Shell Blvd. Foster City, CA 94404   Teleconference Option: We are offering a call-in and web conferencing option for those who wish to participate remotely. More information on how to access this service will be available prior to the meeting in an email and posted to the PAUSATF website in the Meeting Page. Initial...

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PA You’re invited! – Tues, 17 Sept. Assoc Annual Meeting details

Posted by on Sep 7, 2019 in Coach, coaching education, Elite Athlete, Forms, legacy, Masters LDR, Masters News, Masters T&F, Mtn-Ultra-Trail Running, Officials, Officials News, PA Masters TF News, Para Athletics, pausatf, Race Walking, Road Racing, Track & Field, XC, Youth | 0 comments

USATF Pacific Annual Meeting Tuesday, 17 September, 2019 @ 7:30PM All Pacific Association members are invited to join us at the Annual Meeting on Tuesday, 17 September from 7:30-10:00pm. Site: Foster City Recreation Center, 650 Shell Blvd. Foster City, CA 94404   Teleconference Option: We are offering a call-in and web conferencing option for those who wish to participate remotely. More information on how to access this service will be available prior to the meeting in an email and posted to the PAUSATF website in the Meeting Page. Initial...

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ELITE Prefontaine Classic Report by Mark Winitz, with a personal perspective

Posted by on Jul 1, 2019 in Coach, Elite Athlete, PA Masters TF News, Track & Field | 0 comments

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OTF Decathlon Championships: PA’s McGregor takes Silver, McPhee 4th; winner Jordan Gray sets AR Record

Posted by on Jun 25, 2019 in Coach, Elite Athlete, Officials, Track & Field | 0 comments

      3-time Olympian Pat Daniels Connolly (Capuchino High/College of San Mateo) awarded prizes to the initial women’s decathlon national champions at College of San Mateo on Sunday afternoon, from left third place Amy Backel, gold medalist Jordan Gray, Connolly, and runner-up AnnaLee McGregor.  Fred Baer Photo For IMMEDIATE RELEASE   June 23, 3019  Contact: Fred Baer   [email protected]    No. 3 all-time world: JORDAN GRAY SETS AMERICAN RECORD WINNING INITIAL WOMEN’S DECATHLON NATL’S SAN MATEO — Jordan Gray blew away...

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RR 2019 One Mile Bang Results

Posted by on Jun 23, 2019 in Coach, Elite Athlete, Masters LDR, Mtn-Ultra-Trail Running, Road Racing, XC | 0 comments

  Click on link One Mile Bang Results The 24 hour protest period for this race starts at 6:00PM 06/23 and ends at 6:00PM 06/24. Protests should be sent to USATF Official Mark Winitz Share this:Share Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Print (Opens in new window)...

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RR PA’s Bridget Zapata Olympic Marathon Trials Qualifier Quest Featured in Runner’s World

Posted by on Jun 20, 2019 in Coach, Elite Athlete, Masters LDR, Mtn-Ultra-Trail Running, Road Racing, XC | 0 comments

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PA PA Strategic Plan 2017-2020 (Revised 6.14.19) – Check it out!

Posted by on Jun 15, 2019 in Coach, Elite Athlete, Masters News, Masters T&F, Mtn-Ultra-Trail Running, Officials, Para Athletics, Race Walking, Road Racing, Track & Field, XC, Youth | 0 comments

CLICK HERE to view USATF Pacific’s Strategic Plan (Revised June 14, 2019). This document is updated with information from the March 19, 2019 Board of Athletics meeting, where the ongoing Strategic Plan was discussed and conclusions were achieved, under the guidance of the Strategic Plan Coordinator, Mark Winitz. The primary emphasis for this Olympiad is “membership growth”. There are five planning areas: Administration and Governance Athlete Development and Competition Communications Marketing and Promotions Resources and...

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