From Left Top Row:  Governor Deal, Angelo Taylor, Billy Payne:  Bottom Row:  Jim Norvill, Governer Deal;  George Kitchens, Ian Dube, Aries Merritt
 

 

Upcoming USATF Georgia Cross Country Events

November 10, 2012

>USATF Georgia Association XC Open Championship (Men 5000m, Women 3000m & 5000m)

>USATF Georgia Association XC Masters Championship (Men 5000m, Women 3000m & 5000m) 
 

>USATF Georgia Association JO XC Championship (Youth)

November 17, 2012

>USATF Region III JO XC Championship (Youth)

Location for all events:

Heritage Christian Church
2130 Redwine Road
Fayetteville Ga 30215
Course Map

Contacts for additional information:

Jacqui Collins, Youth Chair, jacquicollins@usatfga.org

Sonya Robinson, LDR Chair, srobinson@usatfga.org
 Jim Bitkso, Masters Chair, jbitsko@hotmail.com 
  

See all calendar listings for these events at:  USATF GA Calendar

Coaches Roundtable Session Reminder - 11/5/12

The Coaches Advisory Committee is again pleased to present a series of coaches roundtable discussions, available via teleconference as a service to our members.  Anyone can dial in and join the discussion. First is the series:

  Dr. R. Amadeus Mason is an assistant professor in the Orthopaedics and Family Medicine departments at Emory University. He is board certified in Sports Medicine with a special interest in track and field, running injuries and exercise testing. He has been trained in diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound, and Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injection.

November 5, 2012 - 8:00 p.m. 

USATF Annual Meeting - Daytona Beach FL

11/29/12 - 12/2/12 

The USATF Georgia Association will be traveling with its delegation to the USATF Annual Meeting in Daytona Beach, FL. The annual meeting is  scheduled for November 29 through December 2, 2012.

Highlights from the meeting include:

• Election of USATF President and USATF Long Distance Running Chair
• 2012 USATF National Podium Education Project on November 28, 2012, bringing elite coaches and sport scientists together to review and present the most cutting edge methodology and coaching practices in the world..  Additional information LINK.
• Jesse Owens Banquet - This year's hall of fame class will be inducted, and other major awards such as the Jesse Owens Athletes of the Year, the Nike Coach of the Year, and the Visa Humanitarian of the Year will also be given.
• Officials Hall of Fame Banquet
• Youth Workshop - November 28 - 29, 2012. LINK

 Georgia Association Members to follow:

• Dexter McCloud, USATF Georgia Track & Field Chair and incumbent USATF National Athletes Advisory Secretary is again running for this office.
• Inez Finch, USATF Georgia Club Registration Chair, is running for USATF National Youth Division Executive Vice Chair
• Marlene Atwood, USATF Georgia Association Secretary, is running for USATF National Associations Executive Committee Vice Chair.
• Dick Moss, Georgia Association Master Official and ITO, is in consideration for the national Andy Bakjian Award, given annually to an official that has given outstanding service to the USATF national organization and the national officials committee.

Athens Half Marathon - October 21, 2012

The Athens Half Marathon (Athens, GA), a USATF Georgia sanctioned event, was contested on Sunday, October 21, 2012 in Athens, Georgia.  Highlights from the event included:

• Over 2500 Athletes lined up on race day. The course featured  

  musical entertainment along the race route and an exhilarating finish around the hedges in Sanford Stadium, providing runners with a Jumbotron view as they entered and exited the stadium.

• All proceeds from AthHalf benefit AthFest Educates!, a year-round effort to share Athens rich musical heritage with local

  students.

• Olympian Reese Hoffa wowed the crowd by presenting awards. Hoffa, pictured below, presented Georgia Association Secretary Marlene Atwood with a first place age group award on race day.

Visit our USATF Georgia Calendar at CALENDAR.

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