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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

• 2018 USATF So Cal Annual Meeting Agenda
• Electorate Sign-In for the elections will be between 1:00pm – 2:00pm.
• The meeting will be called to order by the Association President at 2:00pm.

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

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 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.

Last week, nearly 9,000 athletes competed at the USATF Hershey National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships with 128 national titles up for grabs and they set 18 new American youth records in the process. 2018 Results | USATF.TV Video Replay

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

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.”

Janes Elite Racing – Women’s 50-59 – 4 x 800m Relay – American Record

This morning at the USATF So Cal Masters Track & Field Championships at West L.A. College the Janes Elite Racing team dominated with setting a new Masters Outdoor American Record in the W50-59 4x800m relay with a blazing time of 10:26.85. They crushed the standing American Record of 10:45.23, set by Athena T.C. in 2012, by over 18 seconds. The racing order of Tania Fischer (52), Kathy Cushing-Murray (53), Kirsten O’Hara-Leetch (53), and Judith Stobbe (53) logged splits:

1:13.72
2:33.99 (1:20)
3:52.74 (1:18)
5:18.84 (1:25)
6:32.29 (1:13)
7:55.78 (1:23)
9:06.70 (1:10)
10:26.85 (1:19)

Congratulations to the Janes on this amazing performance!

Grant Money Available for Masters and Para-Athletes

We are happy to announce this year that the SCA Athlete’s Advisory Committee has funding available for assistance to our member athletes. Funds have been set aside to support our Masters and Para-Athletes who need financial assistance for championship travel, registration fees, etc. (ie., USATF Masters Nationals (Spokane, WA), World Masters Championships (Malaga, Spain), Para-Athletics Youth World Games (Athlone, Ireland).

If you wish to apply, complete the 2018 USATF So Cal Athlete Funding Form and you may contact SCA Athlete Representative Chair, Lorraine Williams at 562-335-6727 or SCA Treasurer at [email protected].

June 26 – July 1, 2018

Rochester, NY

Information & Entry

Celebrate Global Running Day!

Join members of Janes Elite Racing team on Wed, June 6th at the north entrance to Santa Monica Pier at 6:00pm for a group run. FUN in the SUN! The IAAF created IAAF Run 24:1, a series of 24 one-mile runs that will be contested around the world. The IAAF selected Janes Elite Racing to run a mile as part of the global initiative. Read full story.