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Youth AOY Awards Banquet

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2018 Athlete of the Year Nominations

Youth AOY Awards Banquet

Deadlines

  • AOY Nominations, Team Nominations and Unattached Athletes Nominations: August 22, 2018.
  • All Cross Country Nominations for Club, Team Nominations, and Unattached Athletes Nominations: December 15, 2018.
  • All Banquet ticket requests must be confirmed by December 21, 2018 and all ticket payments due by December 28, 2018.

USATF So Cal Club Cross Country Recap

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USATF National Club Cross Country Championships

December 8, 2018

Spokane, WA

Results: http://www.rtspt.com/events/usatf/clubxc18/


Following their success at in the USATF So Cal Cross Country Grand Prix series, Southern California Association athletes went to Spokane, Washington to compete in the USATF Club Cross Country Championships.

Masters Women

The Janes Elite Racing delivered a 1-2 punch in the W50 division with Kirsten Leetch and Tania Fischer taking top honors while finishing 20th and 23rd respectively in the overall masters women’s 6K race. Backed by Shannon Teslow, Kathleen Cushing-Murray and Mary Lynch, the Janes swept the W50 Masters Team title with a perfect score of 6.

1. 6 The Janes Elite Racing-A ( 24:22 1:13:04 0:29)
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1 1 Kirsten Leetch 52 24:07 1061
2 2 Tania Fischer 52 24:21 1058
3 3 Shannon Teslow 54 24:36 1064
4 ( 13) Kathleen Cushing-murray 53 26:13 1057
5 ( 16) Mary Lynch 52 26:32 1062

The Janes Elite Racing, Grace Padilla won the W45 divison and USATF So Cal Grand Prix winner Maggie Shearer running for TeaMosqueda Elite took third overall in the W40 division, while The Janes Nancy James-Klinger and Grace Padilla finished in fifth and seventh in the W40 Team division – the same three finished in the same order in USATF So Cal Championships less than three weeks ago. Backed up by Cambria Wu, Gwendolyn Twist and former USATF So Cal President Christine Gentile, the Janes also took the W40 Masters Team title.

1. 13 The Janes Elite Racing-A ( 23:03 1:09:07 0:33)
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1 2 Nancy James-Klinger 41 22:49 1060
2 4 Grace Padilla 47 22:56 1063
3 7 Cambria Wu 40 23:22 1066
4 ( 14) Gwendolen Twist 43 24:09 1065
5 ( 42) Chris Gentile 48 27:21 1059

Masters Men

Cal Coast Track Club represented Southern California men’s masters well with Jacques Sallberg, John Gardiner, Craig Magness, Shanon Winkelman and Michael Joh Stanley finished sixth in the M40 division.

Christian Cushing-Murray, Frederick Herr, Thomas Schumann, Kevin Barda, Matthew Simpson and Dan Arsenault finished fifth in the Masters M50 division

John Holcomb, Brian Nelson, Tomas Rodriguez, Steve Brumwell and Keith Witthauer finished eighth in the M60 division.

Open Women

Cal Coast Track Club: Ashlee Powers, Chelsey Albertson, Weslie Pearce, Tracee van der Wyk, Sara Van Dyke, Arielly Conde and Leilani Rios finished fifth.

Valor Track Club: Makenna Myler, Andrea Harrison, Jennica Redd, Ashley Bell and Sarah Orton finishing in twelfth.

The Janes Elite Racing Team: Julia Budniak, Calene Morris, Kayla Ferron, Emily Bernath and Katie Penney finishing in fifteenth.

Open Men

Cal Coast Track Club: Bijan Mazaheri, Joshua Espinoza, Seth Garbett, ose Penaloza and Roosevelt Cook finished fifteenth.

Valor Track Club: Jorge Jabaz, Jun Reichl, Travis Dean, Gonzalo Ceja, Brandon Taylor, Matthew Soto and David Edwards finished 38th against the rest of the nation.

USATF Coaching Education Level I School at Cerritos College

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December 8-9, 2018

Cerritos College

School Director
Chris Richardson
562-441-4239
Email | Event Page

Registration Information
$205.00 – Pre-registration (received by midnight (EST) November 24, 2018)
$255.00 – Late and on-site registration (received after midnight (EST) November 24, 2018)

All online and onsite registrations require a credit or debit card for payment. No cash or personal checks will be accepted.

Click here to https://www.usatf.org/Products—Services/Event-Registration-Form.aspx?e=113522“>Register Online now. If you have problems registering online please contact the school director.

(A current USATF membership is required to register–please https://www.usatf.org/Products—Services/Individual-Memberships.aspx“>join online if you are not a member.)

All received registrations are posted on the http://www.usatf.org/Products—Services/Event-Registration-Status.aspx?e=113522“>Registration Status page (Once on the registration status page click on the school location in blue to view the registration list).

Refund policy: 1/2 of the registration fee ($ 102.50) will be refunded after the pre- registration deadline and no refund will be given after the start date of the school.

If you have any difficulties with the online registration process, please contact the School Director.

Any student requesting ADA accommodations must make that request at the time of completing the application/registration, and support the request with the appropriate documentation sent to the Director of Coaching, [email protected]. Said application/registration must be completed no later than six (6) weeks prior to the school opening in order to ensure the availability of any such reasonable accommodations or other required assistance during the Level 1 coaching school.

Directions

Cerritos College
11110 Alondra Blvd.
Norwalk, CA 90650

From Downtown Los Angeles:

Take I-5 South to I-605 South, exit I-605 at Alondra Blvd, turn left on Alondra Blvd, take Alondra Blvd East. The college will be on the right just past Studebaker Road.

From Los Angeles International Airport (LAX):

Take I-105 East to I-605 South, exit I-605 at Alondra Blvd, turn left on Alondra Blvd, take Alondra Blvd East.

From John Wayne Airport (Orange County):

Take I-405 North to I-605 North, exit I-605 at Alondra Blvd, turn right on Alondra Blvd, take Alondra Blvd East.

Lodging

Holiday Inn La Mirada
14299 Firestone Blvd.
La Mirada, CA 90638
Phone: (714) 739-8500

Instructors

Chris Richardson: is Head Coach for Track and Field/Cross-Country at Cerritos College. In his last four years, the Falcons have won 7 South Coast Conference Titles, 5 Southern California Regional Championships, and 4 State Championships.  Richardson has developed 52 All-Americans, 19 State Champions, and aided the matriculation of 128 student athletes during his coaching career. A product of the USATF Coach Education Program with certifications spanning Levels 1, 2 and 3, Richardson has been a USATF Level 1 instructor since 2011, and directed numerous coaches education schools. He has been involved in IAAF, NACAC, and Podium Education CE opportunities. Richardson has also been named to multiple USATF delegations serving as Women’s Coach at the 2015 Pan Am Combined Event Cup in Ottawa, CA, Throws Coach at the 2016 NACAC Championships U23, Women’s Jumps Coach at the 2017 Pan American Junior Championships, Assistant Women’s Coach at the 2017 Thorpe Cup (USA vs Germany Multi) and the 2018 Head Women’s Coach USA vs. Germany combined event Competition.

Tony Veney: is currently the Director of men and women’s track and field at Ventura College. Tony served a short stint as Director of track and field/cross country at North Carolina A&T State University (2011). While an assistant coach at UCLA (2003-2009) Coach Veney led 15 Bruins to either indoor or outdoor All-American status, six Pac-10 Champions and four NCAA West Regional titles. Brandon Johnson most notably still ranks as the 5th fastest teenager all-time in the 400 intermediate hurdles as well as being a member of the World Record Junior 4×400 meter relay (2004). During his tenure at Portland State, the Vikings had 28 All-Big Sky Academic award winners. Prior to coaching at Portland State, Veney was an assistant men’s track coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Oregon from 1998-2001. While with the Ducks, he worked with 2001 NCAA decathlon champion Lorenzo Santiago and 10 All-Pac-10 performers. He served as the Elite Junior Film Coordinator from 1987 to 2000 and Elite Senior Film Coordinator and Junior Elite Sprint/Hurdle Camp Clinician from 1988 to 2000. From 1987-1999, he was the Regional Sprint Coordinator. In 1999, he assumed the position of Women’s Sprint Development Chair. A USATF Level 1, 2 and 3 Clinician and certified USATF Master of Coaching, Veney has produced six sprint and hurdles training videos, and has written two sprint and hurdles training manuals and recently published a sprint/hurdle book called Conditioning for Track & Field, published by Human Kinetics.

Eric Dixon: Coach Dixon has competed and coached Sprints, Hurdles and Relays for over 40 years, concentrating mainly on sprinting events. He has coached many; nationally ranked youth athletes, World and American Masters record holders. He is certified to coach Elite Youth and Adult athletes for National/International/Olympic level competition via USA Track & Field (USATF) and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Coach Dixon is an IAAF Level V Academy Elite coach in Sprints/Hurdles, USATF Level 3 sprints/hurdles/relays and USATF Youth Specialization Level 2. In addition, Dixon served as the Head Sprint Coach for the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program. He is also the Coaches Education Committee Chair for USATF Southern California Association.

Schedule:

*Attendance at all classroom sessions required in order to receive access to the Level 1 exam; schedule subject to change.

Saturday – May 26
8:30-9:00 AM Registration
9:00-10:30 AM Introductions/Positive Coaching
10:30-11:30 AM Ethics & Risk Management
11:30-12:00 PM Lunch
12:30-1:30 PM Biomechanics
1:30-3:00 PM Biomotor Training for Speed & Power Events
3:00-4:00 PM Psychology
4:00-5:00 PM Physiology
5:00-6:30 PM Training Theory
6:30-7:30 PM Dinner
7:30-10:30 PM Sprints/Hurdles/Relays
Sunday – May 27
9:00-12:30 PM Throws
12:30-1:30 PM Lunch
1:30-2:30 PM Practical Application Lab
3:00-5:30 PM Endurance
5:30-6:30 PM Dinner
6:30-9:00 PM Jumps

USATF So Cal Election Results

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USATF So Cal Elections

Board of Directors

October 7, 2018

Executive Committee

  • President – Mark Cleary
  • Executive VP – John Wachowski
  • Treasurer – Andrew Bard
  • Secretary – Faith Hogan
  • Immediate Past President – Christine Gentile
  • VP Athletes Advisory – Lorraine Williams
  • VP Masters Athletics – Andrew Hecker
  • VP Open Athletics – Eric Barron
  • VP Youth Athletics – Sanoma Evans
  • VP Para Athletics – Rich Robert

Athletes Advisory Committee

  • So Cal Athletes Advisory VP / Chair – Lorraine Williams
  • Athlete Representative 1 – Venus Jewett
  • Athlete Representative 2 – Sara Macey
  • Athlete Representative 3 – Kelly Flathers
  • Athlete Representative 4 – Christine Gentile
  • Athlete Representative 5 – Rebecca Trahan

USATF So Cal Annual Meeting and Elections on Sun, 10/7

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USATF So Cal Annual Meeting and Elections

Sunday, October 7, 2018

1:00pm – 5:00pm

City of Santa Fe Springs

Town Center Hall

Directions: 11740 Telegraph Road, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Meeting Information

Eligible Voters

  • The minimum age for any voting delegate shall be 18.
  • One person may vote only once, regardless of how many voting positions within the association the person occupies.
  • Except for membership renewals from the previous year, all voting delegates must be USATF members in the month which ends more than one full month, preceding the meeting at which voting is taking place.
  • Memberships must be obtained by 09/1/2018.
  • Renewing membership from 2017 are not subject to the 30 day membership requirements and may present proof of renewal on day of election.

Open Positions

This year’s elections are for Executive Committees. Please consider running for, and/or voting for, any of the following positions at the 2018 SCA Annual Elections. Nominations and voting must take place in person.

Description and duties for the below positions can be viewed in Articles 8 and 9 of the USATF Southern California Association Bylaws. Click here to view USATF Southern California Bylaws or go to www.scausatf.org/about/bylaws-financials/​

Positions To Be Elected

  • Association President
  • Association Vice President
  • Association Treasurer
  • Association Secretary
  • Vice President for Youth Athletics
  • Vice President for Open Athletics
  • Vice President for Masters Athletics
  • Vice President Athlete Representative
  • Active Athletes (6)
  • Vice President Para-Athletics

Contact

USATF Southern California Association
11911 Artesia Blvd, Suite 204B
Cerritos, CA 90701
[email protected]
(562) 924-0382

Jonathan Grey Scholarship Fund

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The Jonathan Grey Scholarship Fund is in partnership with the Boulder Track Club, Team USA Minnesota and Twin Cities In Motion.

The scholarship fund is designed for one male and female distance runner under the age of 25 years, who has found the transition of graduating from collegiate athlete to professional athlete, difficult in terms of access to coaching, sponsorships and elite race entry. Team USA Minnesota and Boulder Track Club in a joint collaboration with Twin Cities In Motion, want to help make a difference in a young athletes’ life by giving them an opportunity to compete at this year’s Medtronic TC 10 Mile without the financial hardships associated with it and it is hoped that this opportunity will lead to the start of bigger and better things.

Jonathan Grey Scholarship Fund Info: https://bouldertrackclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Jonathan-Grey-Scholarship-Fund-Complete.pdf

So Cal Track Club – 17th National Team Title!

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So Cal Track Club was awarded its 17th National Team title at the 2018 USATF Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships on July 26-29 at Spokane, WA. Bob Culling (M-85-89) broke the American record in 2,000m Steeplechase with a time of 12:55.75 – the old record was held by Gunner Linde of 13:28.68 (30 second improvement over old American record.) M-60-64 Shuttle hurdle relay broke American Record (McLawhorn, Anton, Niroumand, Davison) 1:12.89 (old record 1:23.51). Full story.

Race Walking Survey

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Please share your feedback with us!

The 2018 USATF So Cal Open and Masters Race Walk Chairs are interested in your feedback. In an effort to better serve our race walking membership, please take our 5 minute survey on the current Racewalk programs.

Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L83BVKK

For additional thoughts, suggestions, and comments, feel free to reach out to the following:

George Papacalos
​Open RaceWalk Chair
[email protected]
562-310-5172

Duane Dyar
​Masters RaceWalk Chair
[email protected]
909-946-3619

GoFundMe Scam with USATF Logo

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One of our members reported receiving the following scam GoFundMe donation request that included a USATF logo. Please be careful and confirm any requests that you receive.

Scam GoFundMe Request

Crystal would like you to support Help Support Charles
by making a donation and helping spread the word.
I’m trying to raise $15,000
$6,750 RAISED / 18 SUPPORTERS / 18 DAYS LEFT

“Charles is a 3 year old boy who desperately needs your help. In March 2018, Charles was diagnosed with a rare disease known as Cholesteatoma, which causes a tumor to grow behind his ear drum.

This life threatening tumor is growing daily and needs to be operated on urgently before it eventually grows into his brain. A pioneering operation costing $15,000 is available privately, we have been able to raise $6,750 but we still need $8,250. This operation will not only lasers the tumor away, but it will also reduce the risk of Charles needing further treatment.

Charles wants to be a doctor when he grows up. Please help us raise the money for Charles operation so that he can live a normal, healthy life and fulfill his dream.

Please share your prayers and financial support to encourage Charles in this battle. Every dollar counts and any amount donated will be highly appreciated.”