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Lead Stories: Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Doug Logan Named CEO of USA Track & Field

Posted July 18th, 2008 at 9:00 AM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Doug Logan USATF CEOThe USA Track & Field Board of Directors on Thursday approved top sports executive Doug Logan, the former Commissioner, President and CEO of Major League Soccer, as its next CEO. A bilingual sports and entertainment leader with a proven track record of generating long-term sponsor partnerships, television outreach and high fan attendance, Logan and MLS in 1996 were named Sports Industrialist of the Year by Sports Business Daily.

Logan led MLS during its enormously successful 1995 start-up through 1999. He orchestrated the launch of the league’s inaugural season, averaging attendances of over 17,000 per game, highlighted by two single-game attendance figures over 85,000. With an annual budget of $90 million, MLS under Logan’s leadership generated $120 million in multiple-year sponsorship commitments from Nike, AT&T, adidas, Puma, Umbro, Honda, MasterCard, PepsiCo, Anheuser-Busch and Bic.

Considered the country’s highest-ranking Hispanic-American in sports management, Logan transformed MLS television contracts from a time-buy to co-ventures, negotiating five-year broadcasting agreements with ABC, ESPN and Univision that more than doubled the number of national MLS games on the air. He also directed the expansion of the league in 1998, increasing the asset value of the league from $5 million per team to $20 million per team.
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USATF To Combine Offices with Other Olympic Sports

Posted April 3rd, 2008 at 10:15 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results

USA Track & Field LogoThe yet-to-be-selected CEO to replace Craig Masback at USA Track & Field will be treated to new office space as the U.S. governing body for athletics will be moving out of their offices at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis in advance of its demolition this summer. Moreover, USATF will share space with the U.S. Olympic governing bodies for diving, gymnastics, and synchronized swimming which are also based in Indianapolis. The four organizations will share 32,000 square feet of space at 132 East Washington Street.
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Running USA Taps Susan Weeks as New CEO

Posted March 11th, 2008 at 3:15 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results

RunningUSA2Going outside the running industry for their new chief executive officer, Running USA has hired Susan Weeks, a former assistant executive director of USA Field Hockey. Weeks, 57, lives in Colorado Springs.

Running USA, the trade association which represents the broad scope of businesses which make up the U.S. running industry, began looking for a new executive director last December after previous boss Basil Honikman had announced his retirement. Weeks will be only the second executive director in the organization’s eight-year history.
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Masback to leave USATF after 10 years of service, will join Nike in Global Business Affairs

Posted January 9th, 2008 at 7:00 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

craig a. masback usatf nikeUSA Track & Field CEO Craig A. Masback is departing USATF after leading the organization for more than 10 years, USATF President Bill Roe announced Wednesday. Masback will become Director of Business Affairs for Nike’s Global Sports Marketing Division and will transition to his new position over coming weeks and months.

In his decade of service as CEO of USATF, Masback has helped oversee the rebirth of the organization. Shortly after taking over as CEO, Masback and USATF established the nationally televised Visa Championship Series and began an Elite Athlete Services Department that revolutionized governing body/athlete relations.

Masback also worked with the organization’s Board of Directors to institute one of the sporting world’s first “Zero Tolerance” anti-doping policies, and vastly expanded the grass-roots services provided by the National Office. Since 1997, Team USA also has steadily seen its medal tally at World Championships and Olympic Games grow from an average of 17-19 to 25 medals or more at the last Olympics and last two World Championships.
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Running USA Seeks New CEO

Posted December 5th, 2007 at 8:20 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results

running usa very small horizontal logoRunning USA, a trade group and distance running advocacy organization, is seeking a new chief executive officer. The position, now held by Basil Honikman, will be come vacant after Honikman retires next February. Honikman has held the post since 2000.

According to the job description which was sent to the Race Results Weekly office, the successful candidate will need “to build on the record of excellence and extend the organization’s impact even further throughout the sport.” The CEO will act as the chief spokesperson for Running USA, and be responsible for fund raising and financial oversight and management, amongst many responsibilities listed.
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Jacobs Now Sole Owner
of TFS Network

Posted December 1st, 2007 at 9:41 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Announcements

TFS Media Network logoRunning media entrepreneur Adam Jacobs has bought out his partners and is now the sole owner of The Final Sprint, LLC, the parent company of several fitness-related websites, including TheFinalSprint.com. Jacobs, a former law student, will re-brand his business under the name TFS Media Network.

Jacobs will hold the title of CEO and president, and will remain editor of TheFinalSprint.com.

“We take great pride in our commitment to high-quality, provocative and honest reporting,” said Jacobs in a prepared statement whose podcast features are the most popular elements of his website. “I am passionate about leading the company to continued success based on these core values.”

TFS Media also owns the websites HerActiveLife.com, HesFit.com, and TrailFit.com. The company is based in Jersey City, N.J.

(c) 2007 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Used with permission.


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