Foundation News

Through the efforts of USA Track & Field Foundation Director Mark James and fellow Foundation Board member and Associate Athletic Director Vin Lananna, the use of a patented in-stadium green laser line was used for the first time to measure...

"Gold medalist Ashton Eaton shows off in the classroom" Reprinted by permission of Atlanta Magazine, Mary Jo DiLonardo Olympic gold medalist Ashton Eaton, who holds the world record in the decathlon and heptathlon, is in Atlanta this week to...

Students at Ranchwood Elementary School in Yukon, OK, have been getting more physical activity during the school day using a new product called GoNoodle. GoNoodle uses interactive games to improve youth health and stimulate learning through short...

INDIANAPOLIS - The USA Track & Field Foundation Chairman Bob Greifeld and Executive Director Tom Jackovic announced today it has awarded 42 youth grants to track & field clubs throughout the country. The grants assist young male and female...

Thanks to Running Warehouse, Hoka One One, and the USA Track & Field Foundation In the wake of last Monday’s bombing at the Boston Marathon, www.plus3network.com, a website that turns exercise into donations to charity, gathered from its...

INDIANAPOLIS - The USA Track & Field Foundation recently announced 13 Harold Connolly Youth Hammer Throw grants, amongst them a 16 year old thrower from Rhode Island who had a personal best hammer throw of 177'9" prior to his award and now, as...

INDIANAPOLIS – Run With US!, the brain-break game for elementary classrooms created by the USA Track & Field Foundation in partnership with Health Teacher, leads students through desk-side races as they work their way through events like...

INDIANAPOLIS - The USA Track & Field Foundation, in coordination with the Harold Connolly Youth Hammer Throw Fund, awarded thirteen youth hammer throwers with training grants for the 2013 season announced Foundation Executive Director Tom...

INDIANAPOLIS - The USA Track & Field Foundation has presented Elite Athlete Development Grants to thirty-one athletes, Foundation Executive Director Tom Jackovic and Chairman Bob Greifeld announced today. Over the past 6 years, the USATF...