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Boys 9-10 4x200m Heat 2 – USATF Youth Indoor Championships 2014
"Great news! This past weekend @ the 2014 USATF Youth Indoor Track and Field Championships – Landover, Maryland: Feet On Fire Boys 9-10 4x200 meter relay broke the national record with a time of 1.59.45 (see the video link below). The grant was...
USA Track & Field Foundation awards Elite Athlete Development Grants to 28 athletes
INDIANAPOLIS - The USA Track & Field Foundation has awarded Elite Athlete Development Grants to 28 athletes, Foundation Executive Director Tom Jackovic and Chairman Bob Greifeld announced today. The Foundation Elite Athlete Grant Program...
USATF Foundation announces 14 John W. James Endowment Grant recipients
INDIANAPOLIS – It is USA Track & Field Foundation Director Mark James’ passion for track & field and the legacy of his father that annually brings excitement to the throwing community. Today, fourteen worthy recipients of the John W. James...
Olympian Alice Schmidt, and USATF Foundation Vice-Chair, Jack Wickens, bring Run With US! to Charlottesville, Virginia
INDIANAPOLIS – The USA Track & Field Foundation was pleased to bring Run With US! to the hometown of Vice-Chair, Jack Wickens in Charlottesville, Virginia on Thursday, January 30, 2014, announced Foundation Executive Director Tom Jackovic and...
USATF Foundation accepting youth grant applications 2014
INDIANAPOLIS - The USA Track & Field Foundation is currently accepting youth grant applications from interested clubs and organizations for its first round of 2014 youth grants, announced USATF Foundation Executive Director Tom Jackovic and...
Gerald Donini Named to USATF Foundation Board of Directors
INDIANAPOLIS – Gerald Donini has been named as a Director of the USA Track & Field Foundation Board, USATF Foundation Executive Director Tom Jackovic and Chairman Bob Greifeld announced today. While pursuing a Brown University Bachelor of Arts...
Run With US! hits Vegas with athlete mentors Amanda Bingson, Britney Henry & Lance Brooks
INDIANAPOLIS – The USA Track & Field Foundation is bringing a special Run With US! event to Las Vegas and will be held at Owen Roundy Elementary School on Friday, January 10, 2014, announced Foundation Executive Director Tom Jackovic and...
World Indoor Championships Return to U.S.
INDIANAPOLIS - By a unanimous vote, Portland was awarded the bid for the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships, announced Foundation Executive Director Tom Jackovic and Chairman Bob Greifeld today. Leading up to the vote, TrackTown USA President and...
Turquoise Thompson Announced as Adopt an Athlete Grant Recipient
INDIANAPOLIS – The USA Track & Field Foundation announced this week that 400m hurdler Turquoise Thompson is the first recipient of the Foundation’s Adopt an Athlete grant program. The initial grant was made available earlier this year through...