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
► 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 runner to earn two in one year is extraordinary.
Pilcher also had an exceptional year. On October 30th Brian ran the River Oaks Invitational Half Marathon in Houston. This unique event, run on a 0.95 mile loop course, had timing mats at the 8K, 10K, 12K, 15K, 10 Miles, 20K splits. In addition to breaking the M65-69 Half Marathon AR, he also broke the AR at each of the splits for a total of 7 ARs in one race! For more information on that race see PA Masters runner, Brian Pilcher, sets 7 ARs in one race!
Needless to say, Pilcher and Hitchings were also voted Road Runners of the Year in their respective divisions. In addition, Jenny was voted into the USATF Masters Hall of Fame to complete the trifecta. (Brian was voted into the USATF Masters Hall of Fame in 2017).
Tom Bernhard was named the Road Runner of the Year in the M70-74 division and Theodore Jones in the M80-84 division
I would be remiss if I didn’t also mention the incredible year of running by Jacob Nur. Jacob finished 2nd to Brian in both the M65-69 division and Overall Male Road Runner of the Year voting. Jacob ran a 1:18:29 at the Clarksburg Country Run Half Marathon. This age grades to 96.28% and is a pending M65-69 AR. (Pilcher set the record at the
River Oaks Invitational Half Marathon with a time of 1:19:03.) Nur also ran a 1:01:00 at the Buffalo Stampede 10 Mile, which is worth an age grade of 93.53%.
His 1:01:00 would be the M65-69 10 Mile AR but was superseded by Brian’s 59:42 with his 10 Mile split at the River Oaks Invitational Half Marathon.
Note, Jacob ran a 35:42 at the Run to Feed the Hungry 10K on Thanksgiving. A performance too late for the 2021 rankings but will be included in the 2022 rankings. That performance age grades at 96.22% and is now a pending M65-69 AR, as it is under Pilchers ratified 10K AR of 36:35.
► 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 disciplines (track & field, long distance running, and race walking), or to any one of the three principal areas of consideration (official, coach, or administrator).
From Dave:
It’s especially humbling to see the list of women and men who have preceded me whom we’ve all looked up to and have been lucky enough to have been mentored by. Previous recipients from Pacific have been George Kleeman, Dr. Harmon Brown, Horace Crow, and Stan Wright.
This award is for all of you as well, as we have all worked together through the years to create an association that is considered of the highest standard in USATF.
Mike Conley with us at our AEC viewing party on the pool deck.
► 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.
► RR 2021 Clarksburg Country Run H Mar Scoring
Updated 2021 Age-Graded Performance Standings
Updated 2021 Individual Payouts
Note: due to Covid 19 there are no Individual or Team Standings for 2021
► RR Three PA Masters runners set pending American Records at Clarksburg
PA Masters Jenny Hitchings, Jacob Nur and JoAnn Hall all bested the existing age-group American Records for the Half Marathon Sunday at the Clarksburg Country Run.
Hitchings (58) broke her own F55 AR of 1:21:14 set in 2018 with a 1:20:24 effort that age grades at an incredible 100.27%
Nur (66) went under Brian Pilcher’s 1:19:03 AR, set just two weeks in Houston, with a 1:18:29 performance for a very impressive age grade of 96.28%. Note: During Pilcher’s race in Houston, in which he set 7 different M65 ARs,
he broke Jacob’s pending 10 Mile AR of 1:01:00, set at the Buffalo Stampede on 9/12, with a 59:42. This will be an interesting rivalry to watch over the next couple of years.
Hall (80) bested Ginette Bedard’s 2:17:34 F80 AR with a 2:16:17 that age grades to 83.82%
Three age-group American Records in one race is yet again a demonstration of the of the depth of running talent in the Pacific Association.