USA Track & Field Foundation announces 38 Youth Grant recipients

INDIANAPOLIS - The USA Track & Field Foundation and Executive Director Tom Jackovic announced today it has awarded a record 38 youth grants to track & field clubs throughout the country.  The grants assist clubs and their young male and female athletes with expenses such as travel to meets, equipment, uniforms, awards and facility rental.

"These programs have a positive impact in their local communities and enhance the track and field experience for the kids who participate,” said Ashley Wright, USATF Foundation Director. “It's truly an honor to support their growth and outreach," she added.

Foundation grants were made to the following clubs:

• A.C. Rockstar Running, Atlantic City, NJ
• Ann Arbor Youth Track Club, Ann Arbor, MI
• Arthur Edwards Elementary, Havelock, NC
• Break Away Track Club, Clermont, FL
• Central Florida Gliders Track Club, Altamonte Springs, FL
• Cerritos Blaze, Cerritos, CA
• C.L. Stars Track Club, Missouri, TX
• Cleats of Fire T&F Club, Poplar Bluff, MO
• Country Mills Eagles Athletic Club, Ballston Lake, NY
• Cross Country For Youth, Charlotte, NC
• Dekalb County Express Track Club, Decatur, GA
• Destined To Run Track Club, Allen, TX
• East Palo Alto Greyhounds T&F, East Palo Alto, CA
• Eastside Stepper's Track Club, Edmond, OK
• Goaled Kids, Superior, CO
• Greensburg YMCA Youth T&F Club, Hempfield, PA
• Hallmark Track Club, Fort Worth, TX
• Heartland Athletic Services, Kansas City, MO
• Hilltop Speed T&F Club, Vallejo, CA
• Indianapolis Marathon Road Runners, Indianapolis, IN
• McMinnville Track Club, McMinnville, OR
• Mercury Track Club of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
• M.P. Striders Youth Track Club, Sacramento, CA
• Myrtle Beach T&F Club, Myrtle Beach, SC
• New World Track Club, Columbus, OH
• Palmdale Bullets Track Club, Palmdale, CA
• Peak Performance Track Club, Monroe, LA
• Road Runners Track Club, Gretna, LA
• Rockwall Mustangs Track Club, Rockwall, TX
• Samuel Fels High School, Philadelphia, PA
• Scotts Bluff Lizards T&F Club, Scottsbluff, NE
• Stateline Family YMCA, Roscoe, IL
• Throw 1 Deep Club, Marietta, GA
• Track Houston Youth Track Club, Sugar Land, TX
• Training Ground Track Club, Nashville, TN
• Troutdale Track Club, Troutdale, OR
• Woodstock Youth Track Club, Woodstock, GA
• Zoom Track Club, Lone Tree, CO

In 2008, the Foundation made a total of $704,500 in grants to a variety of programs related to the sport, including nearly $225,000 to various youth travel, athletic and outreach programs, and distributed $70,000 in equipment donations.

With track & field being the #1 participatory sport at both the high school and junior high school levels, the USATF Foundation is excited to expand the opportunities for so many athletes and clubs at the youth level.

For more information or to contribute to the USA Track & Field Foundation, visit www.usatffoundation.org