Relive the 2014 USATF Outdoor Track & Field Championships!
Presented by The Pacific Association/USATF and the Sacramento Sports Commission
HELPFUL LINKS
NEWS
Updated July 8, 2014
- Links to Videos of Championships Action
- Spectacular Slide Show of Championships Action from Sacramento Sports Commission Photographer Bryan Patrick
- Capitol Shot Put Men’s Final; Entire Event
- Capitol Shot Put Women’s Final
- News 10 Interview with Michelle Carter
- FloTrack Results and Interviews
- Bernard Lagat 5,000m Win
- Conley/Hasay 10,000m Battle
- Galen Rupp’s 10,0000m Win
- Huddle takes on Rowbury for the 5,000m Win
- Highlights of Men’s and Women’s 100m. Michael Rodgers and Tianna Bartoletta win.
- 2014 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships Overview
- Day 2 Report from KCRA News
- Is Sac on Track for more Track & Field? by Alice Voisin, courtesy of the Sacramento Bee
- Day 5: Tarmoh finally earns 200 meter title. by Mark Winitz
- Is Sac back on track for more events? courtesy of the Sacramento Bee
- Kori Carter wins first national title in 400-meter hurdles courtesy of the Sacramento Bee
- Sacramento Bee Final News & Notes featuring PA’s Stephanie Brown Trafton’s Return to Competition
- Day 5 News & Notes courtesy of the Sacramento Bee
- Photo Galleries courtesy of the Sacramento Bee
- Day 4: Day Four Yields Solid Performances at 2014 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships. by Mark Winitz
- Day 4 News courtesy of the Sacramento Bee
- Day 3: Huddle and Rowbury Wage Memorable Duel for 5,000 meter crown. by Mark Winitz
- Golden West Invitational Results
- Echo Summit Dedication Press coverage
- KCRA Video: “Paying tribute to Olympic heroes in Echo Summit”
- Mountain Democrat: “Protest duo at documentary showing”
- Tahoe Daily Tribune: “Olympians return to Echo Summit”
- USATF News: “1968 Olympians Return to Echo Summit”
- Day 2: Conley and Rupp Garner 10,000 meter Titles. by Mark Winitz
- Kim Conley wins W10,000m: Press Release from John Schumacher
- Juniors Star in Decathlon on Day 2: Press Release from Fred Baer
- Michelle Carter at the Capitol Shot Put from Joe Davis, Sacramento Bee
- Day 1 – Capitol Shot Put: In Depth Article by Mark Winitz
- Pacific Association Athletes Competing at the US Outdoor TF Championships List
- Californians Competing at the US Outdoor TF Championships List (courtesy of Mark Winitz)
- Sacramento Bee’s very helpful Guide to 2014 USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships
- Event schedule for the US Outdoor TF Championships is posted: Check it out!
- Event schedule for the US Outdoor TF Championships is posted: Check it out!
- Local favorite Kim Conley will compete in the 10,000m. Run the Billy Mills 10K (7 pm, 6/26) and then stay to cheer her on! Entry to the Billy Mills 10K includes a ticket for the Nationals June 26 events.
- Echo Summit Track Dedication to be held the morning of June 27. Press Release
- “Capitol Shot” will kick off Championships… at the State Capitol on June 25! Read more.
- 2-Day TF Champs Tickets Are Now Available
- TF Outdoor Champs to host Billy Mills 10K on June 26, 7 pm, before the TF Champs 10,000m event. Entry includes TF Champs ticket!
- 55th Annual Golden West Invitational will be held in conjunction with National Outdoor TF Championships on Saturday, June 28.
- Click HERE for online ticket sales.
- Tickets are available!
- Official USATF Press Release
- FloTrack.com Report
- KCRA News Report
- Sacramento Bee Report
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2011 Performance List Last Updated Dec 26, 2010
This is a list of the top performance from each Age Group Division of the 2011 season. This list was compiled using results gathered by PA Youth Communications. Currently all times are from Pacific Association Sanctioned Meets Only. However; this is subject to change. Hand times will not be included.
Please e-mail me at Alexander Hill – PA Communications if you know of missing results or see a mistake in the list.
2011 USATF Pacific Associations Leaders Performance List – April 23, 2010 Sub-Bantam Girls ================================================================================== Name Team Event Top Mark ================================================================================== 1 TBD TBD 100 Meter TBD 2 TBD TBD 200 Meter TBD 3 TBD TBD 400 Meter TBD 4 TBD TBD Javelin Throw TBD 5 TBD TBD Long Jump TBD 6 TBD TBD 4×100 Meter Relay TBD ================================================================================== Name Team Event Top Mark ================================================================================== 1 TBD TBD 100 Meter TBD 2 TBD TBD 200 Meter TBD 3 TBD TBD 400 Meter TBD 4 TBD TBD Javelin Throw TBD 5 TBD TBD Long Jump TBD 6 TBD TBD 4×100 Meter Relay TBD Bantam Girls ================================================================================== Name Team Event Top Mark ================================================================================== 1 TBD TBD 100 Meter TBD 2 TBD TBD 200 Meter TBD 3 TBD TBD 400 Meter TBD 4 TBD TBD 800 Meter TBD 5 TBD TBD 1500 Meter TBD 6 TBD TBD 1500 Race Walk TBD 7 TBD TBD Shot Put TBD 8 TBD TBD Javelin Throw TBD 9 TBD TBD High Jump TBD 10 TBD TBD Long Jump TBD 11 TBD TBD 4×100 Meter Relay TBD 12 TBD TBD 4×400 Meter Relay TBD Bantam Boys ================================================================================== Name Team Event Top Mark ================================================================================== 1 TBD TBD 100 Meter TBD 2 TBD TBD 200 Meter TBD 3 TBD TBD 400 Meter TBD 4 TBD TBD 800 Meter TBD 5 TBD TBD 1500 Meter TBD 6 TBD TBD 1500 Race Walk TBD 7 TBD TBD Shot Put TBD 8 TBD TBD Javelin Throw TBD 9 TBD TBD High Jump TBD 10 TBD TBD Long Jump TBD 11 TBD TBD 4×100 Meter Relay TBD 12 TBD TBD 4×400 Meter Relay TBD Midget Girls ================================================================================== Name Team Event Top Mark ================================================================================== 1 TBD TBD 100 Meter TBD 2 TBD TBD 200 Meter TBD 3 TBD TBD 400 Meter TBD 4 TBD TBD 800 Meter TBD 5 TBD TBD 1500 Meter TBD 6 TBD TBD 3000 Meter TBD 7 TBD TBD 80 Meter Hurdles TBD 8 TBD TBD 1500 Race Walk TBD 9 TBD TBD Shot Put TBD 10 TBD TBD Discuss TBD 11 TBD TBD Javelin Throw TBD 12 TBD TBD High Jump TBD 13 TBD TBD Long Jump TBD 14 TBD TBD 4×100 Meter Relay TBD 15 TBD TBD 4×400 Meter Relay TBD 16 TBD TBD 4×800 Meter Relay TBD Midget Boys ================================================================================== Name Team Event Top Mark ================================================================================== 1 TBD TBD 100 Meter TBD 2 TBD TBD 200 Meter TBD 3 TBD TBD 400 Meter TBD 4 TBD TBD 800 Meter TBD 5 TBD TBD 1500 Meter TBD 6 TBD TBD 3000 Meter TBD 7 TBD TBD 80 Meter Hurdles TBD 8 TBD TBD 1500 Race Walk TBD 9 TBD TBD Shot Put TBD 10 TBD TBD Discuss TBD 11 TBD TBD Javelin Throw TBD 12 TBD TBD High Jump TBD 13 TBD TBD Long Jump TBD 14 TBD TBD 4×100 Meter Relay TBD 15 TBD TBD 4×400 Meter Relay TBD 16 TBD TBD 4×800 Meter Relay TBD Youth Girls ================================================================================== Name Team Event Top Mark ================================================================================== 1 TBD TBD 100 Meter TBD 2 TBD TBD 200 Meter TBD 3 TBD TBD 400 Meter TBD 4 TBD TBD 800 Meter TBD 5 TBD TBD 1500 Meter TBD 6 TBD TBD 100 Meter Hurdles TBD 7 TBD TBD 200 Meter Hurdles TBD 8 TBD TBD 3000 Meter TBD 9 TBD TBD 3000 Race Walk TBD 10 TBD TBD Shot Put TBD 11 TBD TBD Discuss TBD 12 TBD TBD Javelin Throw TBD 13 TBD TBD High Jump TBD 14 TBD TBD Long Jump TBD 15 TBD TBD Triple Jump TBD 16 TBD TBD 4×100 Meter Relay TBD 17 TBD TBD 4×400 Meter Relay TBD 18 TBD TBD 4×800 Meter Relay TBD Youth Boys ================================================================================== Name Team Event Top Mark ================================================================================== 1 TBD TBD 100 Meter TBD 2 TBD TBD 200 Meter TBD 3 TBD TBD 400 Meter TBD 4 TBD TBD 800 Meter TBD 5 TBD TBD 1500 Meter TBD 6 TBD TBD 100 Meter Hurdles TBD 7 TBD TBD 200 Meter Hurdles TBD 8 TBD TBD 3000 Meter TBD 9 TBD TBD 3000 Race Walk TBD 10 TBD TBD Shot Put TBD 11 TBD TBD Discuss TBD 12 TBD TBD Javelin Throw TBD 13 TBD TBD High Jump TBD 14 TBD TBD Long Jump TBD 15 TBD TBD Triple Jump TBD 16 TBD TBD 4×100 Meter Relay TBD 17 TBD TBD 4×400 Meter Relay TBD 18 TBD TBD 4×800 Meter Relay TBD
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Missing Girl Allison Bayliss: Please Help find her!
Danville, Calif. – Allison Bayliss bike has been found near the Golden Gate Bridge, and a large-search is under way for her this morning, a National Park Service spokesman said.
Allison Bayliss, 15, was last seen by her parents riding her bike around 8 a.m. Monday at San Ramon Valley High School, Danville police said. Her parents later reported her missing, and Danville police said they considered her to be at-risk. A sheriff
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Dealing with Over-Involved Parents–Getting Parents to Work With You and Not Against You in Age Group Track and Field
By Roy Stevenson
There’s not a track coach in the country that hasn’t come across overzealous parents at one time or another. I’ve heard coaches refer to some parents as tp’s (terrorist parents), cp’s (controlling parents), or hp’s, (helicopter parents who hover over every moment of their teen’s life). This over-involvement and interference with athletes, and coaches who are just trying to do their job, can be a major burden on the unprepared coach.
Some of these over-involved parents are simply misguided; thinking their son or daughter is the best, when results indicate otherwise. Others expect their athlete offspring to win everything so they can get a scholarship at University. Many parents want their kids to win as an extension of their own ego, or for bragging rights in their social circles, or because they were good athletes back in their day.
Whatever the reason for the parent’s expectations, their behavior is often shocking. You’ve seen it before: chewing out the coach, swearing at him or her, or even their child or athletes on other teams. Here are some tips on how to deal with overzealous parents. Following this advice will make your life easier and take some of the stress off the teenage athletes. Onerous as it may be, it is your responsibility to clarify your expectations with parents.
First, realize that 99% of all parents are sane and workable; they just need to be trained like their athlete progeny. A common strategy is to actively educate them with verbal and written material.
State clearly, in writing, your coaching philosophy and style, and school policies regarding athlete and parent conduct, including meet and practice behavior and consequences of breaching this code. Emphasize that parents should show respect for athletes competing against your school, and they should cheer their athletes in a positive manner. Some coaches have parents sign an agreement stating that they understand the commitment their teen athlete is making, and that they agree to support it.
State that you promote strong ethics, sound principles and high ideals through track and field and cross-country. This should include mentioning that coaching is something you do and parents don’t, and parenting is what they should be doing, and that it is your job to run things the way you see fit.
Define a common mission for your team, and how parents can help you and their children reach these goals. E.g. booster club, officiating at meets, ensuring that the athlete is getting good nutrition, etc. Tell the parents that you expect their cooperation, support, and loyalty and that you expect parents to be role models of sportsmanship.
Establish your coaching credentials and your expertise. When parents challenge you, be the expert in a non-defensive way and be professional. This means you do not respond to problem parents emotionally, and you must always maintain self-control.
Avoid crisis intervention mode with parents at all costs. Waiting for problems and emotions to arise before you are forced to deal with them is a disaster in the making. This means you must . . . . .
Communicate with the parents. This means keeping the lines of communications open with parents and being approachable. Encourage them to discuss any problems with you, instead of taking them over your head. Listen to them, and let them know that you hear them, even when you don’t agree with them. Always do this respectfully.
Following these basic guidelines will avoid most problems you are likely to encounter with overzealous parents. Over time you will develop additional skills to work with parents, to support your efforts.
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The Last Nasty Bathroom Relays – Berkeley High School Last Updated Mar 2, 2010
All entrants to the Meet will pay 3.00 Athletes and Spectators
This year’s event’s will be the same as always. To keep costs down we will not give ribbons, however all children will get their times(Hand) as they cross the finish line.
Gates will open at 8:00am, Running events will begin at 10:00am Sub-Bantams, Bantams, and Midgets can participate in three events Youth and Up can do four events
Running events Field Event 1500m Long Jump 4x200m Relay 100m Dash 800m 300m 4x100m
As you will see, we are doing major construction on the stadium at Berkeley High School, so please pay careful attention to your athletes.
As always this is the “This won’t take all day Relays” but since this is the last time you will have to endure the restrooms under the Stadium Stairs, we will acknowledge the Last Time we will have to deal with the “Nasty Bathrooms”
-Darrell Hampton
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3M Invitational Preview
Union City, Calif. – The 3M Track and Field Team will host the 3M Invitational this Saturday and Sunday, May 14-15, at James Logan High School Field. The annual meet is one on the calendar that often leads to some season best performances.
The Field events will begin at 8:00am with Sub-Bantam Girls Long Jump, while the Running events are slated to begin at 9:00am with the Midget Girls 4×800. Saturday events will conclude with the men’s 4 x 400 meter relay. The ever-popular Parent Coach Relay will highlight the Sunday afternoon session of the Invitational. One of the traditional events of the meet where not records but parents seem to go down every year …literally!
Thirty one events will be contested on Saturday involving post-high school and high school runners. The top eight men and women from Saturday’s preliminaries will advance to the finals on Sunday.
Among the 3M competitors, the meet will showcase some of the top association teams and section leaders.
Sprints
The Sprints is always a crowd favorite and this year’s field is extremely strong. The list of entries includes Aaliyah Moore of Hercules, Masina Mayo of Hilltop, Sarahvaughn King of 3M, Rachael Estell of Umoja, Naomi Smith of Audience of One, Aishah Ahmad of EPA Greyhounds, Donovan Jordan of Phenom and Armauni Archie of Hercules. Last year, Sarahvaughn King of 3M was the 100m Champion at the Regional Outdoor Championship and competed in the event at the 2010 USATF National Junior Olympic Championships where she was a bronze medalist
Distance
Like the Sprints the Distance Races attracts a strong field. This year, the field has attracted many of the top runners in the association. The list includes Taylor Rainey of Umoja, Julia Bounds Unattached, Jaxin Woodward of Full stride, Nicole Warwick of CVRR, Gavin Hill of Castro Valley and Joshua Gibson of Fast Forward
Field Events
All of the field events will have top, quality fields, so look for possibly a few meet records to fall. With Cynthia Smith of Umoja (2009 JO Silver Medalist), Jada Newkirk of Onalysis, MacKenzie Arnold of Revolution, Hannah Hall of 3M, Crystal Webb of Nor Cal, Kurtis Lee of Umoja, Dauson Booker of CVRR and Shomari Cayton of Phenom.
Attendance
The 3M Invitational begins at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 14 and is free to the public. Parking outside the track will also be free and available on a first come first serve basis.
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2010 Pacific Association Youth Cross Country Schedule ≈ Results
Welcome to the 2011 Pacific Association Youth Cross Country Season
From David Bayliss, PA Youth Cross Country Chairman
The 2011 Pacific Association youth cross country season is upon us. As always, Pacific Association clubs will be hosting several regular season meets, from September 25 through November. 6. These meets are designed to provide opportunities for youth athletes to experience the sport and gain experience racing prior to the USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country meets at the end of the season. The Junior Olympic meets start with our own USATF Pacific Association Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships on Nov. 20 at the Willow Hills Cross Country Course in Folsom, CA, where the top 25 individuals and the top 3 teams per age group, qualify to advance to the USATF Region 14 Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships on Nov. 27, location TBD. At the Region 14 meet the top 20 individuals and the top 3 teams per age group qualify to advance to the USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships on Dec. 10 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
For the regular season meets we will once again have a Grand Prix seasonal scoring competition system for boys and girls in each of the Sub-Bantam, Bantam, Midget and Youth age groups. Club members and unattached athletes are equally eligible to participate in this competition. Points will be awarded based upon the athlete’s finishing place in his/her age group. 10 points will be awarded to the first place finisher in each age group, 9 points for second place, 8 points for third place, and so on down to 1 point for tenth place. At the Junior Olympic Association meet, the athletes who have scored the most points in each of the eight age groups will be recognized prior to the course walk and presented with a trophy. Those athletes in each of the eight age groups who have scored the second, third, fourth and fifth most points will also be recognized and receive an award.
Not all of our Pacific Association Youth Clubs are involved in cross country. If your club is not involved in cross country give it a try! If you need help, please contact me. Alternatively, if your club is not involved in cross country, your athletes may legally take part in cross country with another club. Again, please contact me and I can assist you with understanding the rules and the process.
Good luck this season!
David Bayliss
Pacific Association Youth Cross Country Chair2011 Youth Cross Country Schedule & Results
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE MIGHT BE CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS SO KEEP CHECKING BACK.
Date Meet/Host Club Contact Location Information Results Sun, Sept. 25 Oak Hill Racing Chad Worthen
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(916) 997-1643 Granite Regional Park
Sacramento, CA Sun, Oct. 02 TBD TBD Sun, Oct. 09 TBD TBD Sun, Oct. 16 Rock Peak Athletics Charlie Brenneman
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(916) 508-5075 Rocklin, CA Sun, Oct. 23 Castro Valley Track Club Jim Phillips
[email protected] Lake Chabot Sun, Oct. 30 Santa Cruz Track Club Javier Naranjo
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(831) 295-4231 Santa Cruz High School
Santa Cruz, CA Sun, Nov. 06 Palo Alto Lightning Willie Young
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(650) 630-4650 Bayfront Park
Menlo Park, CA Sun, Nov. 13 ***BYE WEEK*** Sun, Nov. 20 USATF Pacific Association Junior Olympic Cross Country Championship David Bayliss
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(650) 492-1754 Willow Hills XC Course
Folsom High School
Folsom, CA Sun, Nov. 20 Pacific Association Elementary & Middle School Cross Country Championships David Bayliss
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(650) 492-1754 Willow Hills XC Course
Folsom High School
Folsom, CA This meet is for elementary and middle school athletes NOT participating in the Junior Olympics Sun, Nov. 27 USATF Region 14 Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships TBD TBD Sat, Dec. 10 USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships Whispering Pines Golf Course
Myrtle Beach, SC Website Youth XC Meet Age Divisions & Distances Age Division Name XC Distance Age Division Description Sub-Bantams 2000m Born 2003 or later;
Athletes must be at least seven (7) years of age on Dec. 31, 2011 to compete at the Junior Olympic National Championship. Bantams 3000m Born 2001 or 2002 Midgets 3000m Born 1999 or 2000 Youth 4000m Born 1997 or 1998 Intermediates 5000m Born 1995 or 1996 Young 5000m Born 1993 or 1994LINK to Non-USATF Cross Country Meets for additional competition opportunities.
If you have any questions please contact David Bayliss, PA Youth Cross Country Chairman:
[email protected]
(650) 492-1754Archived Youth Cross Country Results
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