PITTSBURGH – In 2021, the USA Track and Field Foundation created a new path for supporting elite athletes when it awarded marathoner Aliphine Tuliamuk, its inaugural Maternity Grant. Since then, numerous elite athletes have received Maternity Grant funding and have benefitted from the Foundation’s support...
PITTSBURGH - After the unprecedented medal-winning performances by Team U.S.A. hammer throwers at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, the USATF Foundation is announcing a new initiative to provide additional support to the discipline. “Operation Hammer Sweep” – the adopted name for the...
The USATF Foundation welcomes Charles Webster as a Director of the USA Track & Field Foundation Board, USATF Foundation CEO, Tom Jackovic and Chairman, Bob Greifeld announced today. Surrounded by track and field all his life, Webster is quite familiar with the sport. As a coach...
SEATTLE, WA – The USATF Foundation is proud to announce the donation of over 3,900 tee shirts to the non-profit Bras for Girls, an organization designed to help keep girls in sport. The mission of Bras For Girls is to donate sports bras and exercise gear...
EUGENE, OREGON – The 2022 World Athletics Championships have come to a close, culminating with the USA taking home a record-breaking total of 33 medals (28 individual, 5 relays) -- greater than any other country had earned in the history of the World Championships. The...
Sarah Lesko has been named a Director of the USA Track & Field Foundation Board, USATF Foundation CEO Tom Jackovic and Chairman Bob Greifeld announced today. Sarah is the Executive Director of the non-profit Bras for Girls, based in Seattle, WA. After running collegiately at Yale...