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2016 USATF So Cal Annual Meeting

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Annual Meeting and Elections

Sunday, October 2, 2016 at 2:00pm

Santa Fe Springs – Town Center Hall

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

Meeting Information

  • 2016 USATF So Cal Annual Meeting Information (PDF)
  • 10:00am – 12:00noon – New This Year! Pre-election informational an opportunity to ask questions regarding our election procedures, club processing, individual membership applications, sanctions or other operations and service related matters or signup to volunteer.
  • 12:30pm – 2:00pm: Electorate Sign-In for elections.
  • 2:00pm: Call to Order by Association President.

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 ParaAthletics

Descriptions and duties for the above positions can be viewed in Articles 8 and 9 of the USATF Southern California Association Bylaws.

Eligible Voters

The minimum age for any voting delegate shall be 18. Each 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 09/01/2016. Renewing memberships from 2015 are not subject
to the 30 day membership requirement and may present proof of renewal on day of election.

2017 USATF So Cal Youth Awards Banquet

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2017 Athlete of the Year Nominations

2017 Youth Awards Banquet

  • January 15, 2017 at 2:00pm
  • Carson Community Center
  • Tickets $25 (Prepaid)
  • Banquet Coordinator: Cheryl Mack at 818-674-0288 or [email protected]

2017 Deadlines

  • AOY Nominations, Team Nominations and Unattached Athletes Nominations: September 21, 2016.
  • All Cross Country Nominations for Club, Team Nominations, and Unattached Athletes Nominations: December 17, 2016.
  • Note: Only if your athletes compete in both Track & Field and Cross Country, you may submit your team nomination by no later than December 17th.

USATF So Cal Sanction Fees Update

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New Sanction Fees

A USATF sanction is an official designation issued by USATF, through a local Association, which approves and licenses the holding of a competitive track & field, long distance running or race walking event in the United States. The sanction is also a contract, which evidences the event’s commitment to follow national and international rules and regulations of the sport and to provide a safe environment for the participants and spectators. Once the event has satisfied the sanction requirements, the event’s application for sanction is approved.

USATF So Cal Olympians Recap

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Congratulations USATF So Cal Olympians!!!

2016 Rio Olympics Results

Gold Medalists

Silver Medalists

Finalists

Semi-Finalists

Qualifiers

Watch Rio Olympics Track & Field

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2016-NBC-Rio

Fri, 8/12 – Sun, 8/21

USATF So Cal Olympians

Men

Women

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USATF National JO Championships Recap

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2016 LA Jets
2016 USATF National JO Track & Field Championships Results

Stories

26 records set to wrap-up USATF Junior Olympic Championships
Saturday, July 30, 2016 5:00 PM
SACRAMENTO — The last day of USATF Junior Olympic Championships provided notable 4X400m relay events, and thrilling new national and JO meet records. Watch all of day seven action and more on USATF.TV + Plus.

Twelve national records shattered on Saturday at USATF Junior Olympic Championships
Friday, July 29, 2016 5:00 PM
A medley of events finished with new national records and a slew of first-time champions on Saturday at USATF Junior Olympic Championships.

Field event national records fall at Sacramento State
Thursday, July 28, 2016 5:00 PM
Adding two centimeters to the national youth record set in 2008 by Natalie Willer of the Cornhusker Flyers, Alina McDonald (Pacolet, South Carolina; USATF South Carolina) won the women’s 17-18 pole vault with her clearance at 4.23m/13-10.5.

Ten Athletes Represent USATF So Cal in Rio

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The end of the Olympic Trials on Sunday, July 10th marked the beginning for Gil Roberts, Boris Berian, Conor McCullough, Allyson Felix, Arianna Washington, Brenda Martinez, Brianna Rollins, Dalilah Muhammad, Whitney Ashley, and Barbara Nwaba, who now embark on their Olympic experience in Rio De Janeiro.

Halfway through the trials, USATF So Cal athletes Felix, Ashley, Roberts, and Berian earned spots on Team USA. Highlights of the second half of the trials were Muhammad, Rollins, Martinez, McCullough, and Nwaba all earning top 3 finishes to punch their tickets to Rio.

Muhammad and Rollins both finished 1st in the 400m hurdles and 100m hurdles, respectively, as well as Nwaba, from the Santa Barbara Track Club who took 1st place in the women’s heptathlon. Martinez grabbed her spot to Rio with a spectacular dive at the finish line to clinch 3rd in the women’s 1500m. On the men’s side, hammer thrower McCullough finished in 3rd place and although he has not met the Olympic qualifying standard, has been invited to participate in the Games by the IAAF to fill the field. USATF relay pools were announced and included So Cal sprinter Arianna Washington on the women’s 4x100m and superstar Allyson Felix on the women’s 4x400m relay.

Other notable men’s performances from the second half of the Trials included Jason Harrell 4th place in the discus and Colin Dunbar’s 7th place hammer finish. The men’s 110m hurdles included good performances from both Aleec Harris and Ryan Wilson who finished in 7th and 9th, respectively. Vista Murrieta High School graduate Michael Norman Jr, finished an impressive 5th in the men’s 200m.

On the women’s side, So Cal athletes performed well both on the track and in the field. The women’s 200m featured 3 SCA females in the final, with a 4th place finish by Felix, a 5th place finish from Washington, and an 8th place finish by Jeneba Tarmoh. In the 100m hurdles, Dawn Harper finished 9th, just missing advancing to the final. Kori Carter finished 4th and Jaide Stepter finished 7th in the 400m hurdles. The women’s heptathlon featured 4 top 10 finishers from Southern California, including Sharon Day-Monroe in 4th, and Santa Barbara Track Club teammates Lindsay Schwartz, 9th, and Lindsay
Lettow, 10th, complimenting Nwaba’s 1st.

Track and field action in Rio takes place from August 12-21.

2016 USATF So Cal Athletes Heading for Rio

Men

Boris Berian (800m)
Conor McCullough (Hammer Throw)
Gil Roberts (400m)

Women

Whitney Ashley (Discus Throw)
Allyson Felix (400m, 4x400m)
Brenda Martinez (1500m)
Dalilah Muhammad (400m Hurdles)
Barbara Nwaba (Heptathlon)
Brianna Rollins (100m Hurdles)
Arianna Washington (4x100m)

2016 Rio Olympic Games

USATF So Cal Athletes Road to Rio

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2016 Olympic Team Trials Qualifiers

2016 Schedule and Results

 2016 Road to Rio

Live Broadcast

NBC Sports Live

Date Coverage Network Time (PT)
Fri., 7/1 Men’s Shot Put & 10,000m Finals NBC 6 p.m.
Sat., 7/2 Women’s 10,000m, Long Jump & Discus Finals NBC 11 a.m.
  Decathlon NBCSN 2 p.m.
Sun., 7/3 Men’s & Women’s 100m & 400m Finals* NBC 4 p.m.
Mon., 7/4 Men’s & Women’s 800m, Men’s Pole Vault & Javelin NBCSN 4 p.m.
Thur., 7/7 Women’s Steeplechase, Shot Put & Triple Jump NBCSN 5 p.m.
Fri., 7/8 Men’s 1500m, Women’s 100m Hurdles, & Men’s & Women’s
400m Hurdles Semifinals		 NBCSN 3 p.m.
  Women’s 100m Hurdles, Men’s Discus & Steeplechase Finals NBC 5 p.m.
Sat., 7/9 Men’s 110m Hurdles, 200m, 5000m, Triple Jump* NBC 5 p.m.
Sun., 7/10 Men’s & Women’s 1500m & Women’s 200m
Men’s & Women’s 400m Hurdles & Men’s High Jump*		 NBC 3 p.m.

Tracktown USA

Tickets and Venue Information

Southern California Association Athlete Funding Application

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The Southern California Athletes Advisory Committee has funds budgeted for aid to athletes in need of travel, medical, counseling, supplies or entry fees to advance to national or international championships.

This funding is available to Southern California Association athletes competing in the Open and Masters divisions.