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USATF Pacific Foundation Grants
Open Elite Track & Field Grand Prix
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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
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
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Tech Company Seeking Athletes for Wearable Tech Study! Our PA Treasurer Jason Mawdsley is helping a local company source well-trained athletes for a study utilizing various wearable tech. For every athlete Jason refers who is accepted into the trial, the PA Foundation will earn 150 dollars! Below are the criteria for an athlete’s acceptance into this trial: 22-29 years old Able to attend 2-3 in person sessions in Santa Clara, California Males with a V02 Max 50 ml/kg/min or 10km time <= 39 minutes Females with a VO2 Max 40...
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CIM PA Members Age Group Awardees This list contains the USATF Pacific members who received Age Group awards at the 38th Annual CIM on Dec. 5, 2021. It begins with the overall winner, Brendan Gregg, who’s time of 2:11:21 is the third fastest CIM time, behind Jerry Lawson’s course record 2:10:27 set in 1993 and Peter Butler’s 1985 time of 2:10:56. CLICK HERE to check the times of all the USATF Pacific CIM finishers and the updated list of all-time top 50 age-graded USATF Pacific road racing performances. World Record for Iain...
read more► RR CIM! PA-Connected Gregg Wins; 1st Woman sets CR!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, December 5, 2021 Contact: Kevin Liao, (408) 667-5650 Davis Native Brendan Gregg, Debut Marathoner Sara Vaughn Win ‘Comeback’ California International Marathon 9,000 Registered to Run the Full Marathon After Cancellation of 2020 Race SACRAMENTO — In the return of the California International Marathon after the cancellation of the 2020 race due to COVID-19, Davis, Calif. native Brendan Gregg and first-time marathoner Sara Vaughn captured victories today at the 38th edition of the signature Northern California race....
read more► RR PA’s Hitchings and Pilcher top US Masters Road Runners of 2021
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...
read more► PA Dave Shrock receives USATF’s Highest Accolade!
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...
read more► MUT PA’s Backstrom & Hanna: 2021 MUT Runner of the Year Nominees
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:Share Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit...
read more► RR PA’s Jenny Hitchings sets pending W55-59 Half Marathon AR; PA’s Jacob Nur does the same for Men’s 65-69!
At the Clarksburg Country Run Half Marathon race in Clarksburg, CA today, Nov. 14, 2021, Jenny Hitchings, 58, broke her own American Age Group 55-59 record for the Half Marathon road racing distance (pending) by running a 1:20:20 at this USATF Pacific certified and sanctioned race. Her previous record’s time was 1:21:14 set in 2018. Jacob Nur, 66, also broke the American 65-69 AG record in the half marathon at Clarksburg. His time was 1:18:25 which broke the previous record of 1:23:50. Results Share this:Share Share on Reddit (Opens in...
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Yesterday, 10/30/2021, Tamalpa Runners’ Brian Pilcher (65) ran the River Oaks Invitational Half Marathon in Houston TX. The event features a certified course consisting of multiple loops of ~1.0 mile with verified splits of: 8K, 10K, 12K, 15K, 10 Mile & 20K. Here are Brian’s M65-69 AR splits and H Mar finishing time: 8K – 29:12 (old M65 American Record, 29:41) 10K – 36:35 (old M65 American Record, 37:04) 12K – 44:04 (old M65 American Record, 46:58) 15K – 55:15 (old M65 American Record, 55:16) 10 Mile...
read more► RR PA’s Jenny Hitchings wins the Boston Marathon W55-59 Division!
More about this performance: Jenny’s 2:45.32 finish time also beat the leaders in the W50-54 division and all but one in the 45-49 division. Her closest competitor in the 55-59 division was an hour behind her. According to https://www.usatf.org/special-pages/usatf-american-records, she also demolished her 2019 NY Marathon American and World Marathon Records of 2:50:36, but since the Boston course parameters keep it from qualifying for American and World Records, this performance will be categorized as American and World...
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