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Lead Stories: Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Note on the News: Masback Added to NBC Announcing Team

Posted July 16th, 2008 at 9:01 AM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Announcements, Marathons, Olympics

According to Michael Hiestand’s column in today’s USA TODAY, former USATF CEO Craig Masback has been added to NBC’s announcing team for the Beijing Olympics.

“Craig Masback, who left TV to head USA Track & Field and is now a Nike ‘global’ marketer, will be a marathon analyst — perhaps noting key footwear,” wrote Hiestand.

You can read the full story here:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/2008-07-15-mike_N.htm

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Felix and Gay finalists for 2007 Athlete of the Year

Posted December 5th, 2007 at 6:00 PM by Martin Kennedy

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

2007 Jesse Owens Award winners Allyson Felix and Tyson Gay are finalists for the 2007 United States Sports Academy Athlete of the Year presented by USATODAY.com and MSNBC.com. Last year, the ballot attracted nearly half a million votes from around the globe.

Votes will be collected online from November 30- December 24. The ballot will be located on a website hosted by the Academy, which is currently available through a direct link from the USA Track & Field website at www.usatf.org.

At just 21 years old, Felix became the second woman in history to win three gold medals at a single World Outdoor Championships with her triumphs in Osaka, Japan. She first won the 200m in a personal-best 21.81 seconds. It was the fastest time by a woman since 1999 and was the largest margin of victory in World Outdoor history (.53).
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Marion Jones’s Letter to Friends and Family

Posted November 24th, 2007 at 4:30 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics, Drugs In Sports

Dear family and close friends,

I hope this letter finds all of you well. I know some of you must be wondering where the pictures are that I so often attach to my emails. Unfortunately, this is a much different type of letter. I write this letter to all of you for a few reasons.

The first is simply because I love you all. Some things will be happening in the next week that I want you all to know about from me FIRST. You deserve this because you have been there for me from the very beginning. You have supported me throughout the many struggles that I have had in my life and continue to do so to this day. You deserve to hear about Marion from Marion and not from the USA Today or CNN.

The second reason is because I finally want to shed much baggage that has been tearing me down for a long time. I want to share with you all my humanness. The fact that I have made mistakes in my life, made bad decisions, and have carried a great amount of pain and hurt throughout my life.
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USATF named one of 15 Most Influential Sports Education ‘’Teams'’ by I.I.S.

Posted October 18th, 2007 at 5:16 PM by Martha Jones

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Track & Field, Columns, Drugs In Sports, SPOTLIGHT

USA Track & Field has been named one of the 15 Most Influential Sports Education “Teams” by the Institute for International Sport. USATF was cited by the Institute for administering “major educational programs” such as Zero Tolerance and Be a Champion, which USATF will soon relaunch under a new brand name.

USATF was joined on the list by the Blauner Books Literary Agency, ESPN “Outside the Lines”, NPR’s “Only a Game”, the NBA’s “Read to Achieve” program, New York Times sports writers/columnists, Prevention Magazine, HBO “Real Sports”, Springfield College, The First Tee, the Department of Physical Education Competitive Sports Team at the United States Military Academy, National Senior Games Association, US Lacrosse, USA Swimming, and USA Today sports columnists/writers.

The Institute also named the 100 Most Influential Sports Educators in America, a list on which National Track & Field Hall of Famers Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Dr. Leroy Walker were joined by some of the highest-profile and most powerful people in sport.
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