2016 USATF ANNUAL MEETING COMMITTEE MINUTES

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1 2016 USATF ANNUAL MEETING COMMITTEE MINUTES USATF Annual Meeting Orlando, FL December 1-4, 2016

2 Masters LDR Executive Committee Thursday, December 1, 2016 Attendance: Executive Committee: Mary Rosado, Madeline Bost, Tom Bernhard, Paul Carlin, Lloyd Hansen, Don Lein, Marian Lein, Doreen McCoubrie, Bill Quinlisk, Dale Campbell, Pam Fales Guests: Mike Wickiser, Bob Latham, Eric Petersen. Roy Lapinski, Andy Carr, Douglas Glass, Jim Peterson, Mitchell Garner, Robert Platt, Tina Breen, Roger Price, Gregory Evans, Stephen Peckiconis USATF Staff: Karl Eagleman Don Lein, chair, called the meeting to order at 12:00noon. Chair Report: Don reminded those in attendance that this is an election year for USATF. Positions being elected are USATF President, USATF Board Chair seats for Masters LDR, Officials and High Performance, and Sports Chair officers. Don is term-limited off as chair of Masters LDR. Elections will be Saturday morning for all contested positions. A Masters LDR candidate forum will be presented during the LDR session Friday afternoon. The Masters LDR Executive Committee recommends the following slate: Mary Rosado, chair, Lloyd Hansen, vice-chair, and Paul Carlin, secretary. Madeline Bost moved the committee nominate the slate as recommended. Dale Campbell seconded. The slate was approved unanimously by the Executive Committee. Road Runners of the Year. Tom Bernhard explained the procedures for selecting nominees for Road Runners of the Year and Masters Hall of Fame. The ballots for Masters Division Road Runner of the Year have not been tallied, so that report will be given in a later session. Nominees for Overall Male and Female Masters Road Runners of the Year will be presented to the MaLDR committee in Session 1. Masters Hall of Fame nominees will be presented to the committee in Session 1. Bill Quinlisk informed the Executive Committee that nominees for Harriers of the Year will be presented to the Cross Country Council at their meeting tomorrow. Course Measuring Don introduced Mike Wickiser, RRTC, to explain the course measurement requirements for USATF Championships. Mike informed those assembled that courses must be certified, verified and validated for records to be approved for that event. He and David Katz encouraged these processes be completed by the date of the event so records set at USATF championships can be approved immediately. Otto Essig Award for outstanding service to Masters LDR. Those nominated by the executive committee were Tom Bernhard and Marian Lein. Vote for this award will take place during Session 1 on Friday. L&L Mary Rosado reported that L&L has not met thus far. The only item has been introduced for consideration.

3 WMA Championships - Mary reported on the recent WMA Championships in Perth Mary asked for nominations for World Athlete of the Year. The Masters LDR nominated Kathy Martin. Mary will submit Kathy s name to Sandy Pashkin for consideration, along with 2 nominees from Masters T&F. Membership Growth Initiative. Paul Carlin and Lloyd Hansen presented a report showing the Associations and their Masters memberships for the past 3 years. The goals of the Membership Initiative subcommittee include growth in championships, growth in Masters LDR and Cross Country members in Associations, and sharing of information among Associations. They showed Elite Performance Medals and described the Phidippides program and other methods to increase interest in Associations and the road running community. They presented some challenges to membership growth in Associations, including financial pressures, and unwieldy championship bid process. Goals for the upcoming year are to simplify the championship bid process, stabilize the calendar of Masters LDR championships, and work with Associations to participate in the growth initiative. Paul and Lloyd have been asked to give a presentation during the Associations meeting on Friday at noon. Don encouraged everyone to attend that session. Guest introductions Don introduced Blake Bouldin, formerly with the Indianapolis Marathon and currently with Drake Relays, who reminded the committee that he will support Masters as opportunities arise. Karl Eagleman, USATF Event Manager, informed the executive committee that USATF is looking at ways to simplify the championship bid process. The executive committee thanked Karl for his work and support for Masters LDR in Indianapolis. Mitchell Garner, President of RRCA, commented that he is in discussion with Masters LDR to discover ways that USATF and RRCA can work more closely in their efforts. Grand Prix - Bill Quinlisk reported on the Individual and Team Grand Prix. All reports are on the Annual Meeting Document Library. He requested permission to order back bibs for all Masters LDR and Cross Country Championships for 2017 to supplement those he has in inventory. The Executive Committee approved his request. Rules 2016 is not a rules year; however, there are proposals to amend Rule 44 and 45, which could affect Masters LDR. More information will be forthcoming in later sessions. Masters LDR General Session will be Friday at 9:30am. USADA will hold a session on anti doping requirements and procedures today at 3pm. Mary Rosado will be chairing that session, and encouraged everyone to attend. The Masters Executive Committee meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted Marian Lein, Secretary Masters LDR. USATF Annual Meeting

4 Orlando, FL December 1-4 Masters Long Distance Running Committee, Session 1 Friday, December 2, 2016 Attendance: Masters LDR Executive Committee: Chair: Don Lein, Vice Chair: Bill Quinlisk, Secretary; Marian Lein, Pam Fales, Doreen McCoubrie, Madeline Bost, Mary V Rosado, Tom Bernhard, Dale Campbell, Paul Carlin, Lloyd Hansen Designated delegates: Adirondack: Abigail Atkins, Florida: Douglas Tillett, Georgia: Tina Klein, Gulf: Dan W. Green, Hawaii: Ron T Pate, Inland Northwest: Jim Peterson, Long Island:Vicki Fox, Mid Atlantic: Robin Jefferis, Montana: Bill Brist, New England: Stephen Viegas, New Jersey: Reno Stirrat, New York: Mary V. Rosado, Niagara: Larry Callahan, Oklahoma: Brian Hoover, Ozark: Debra Powell, Potomac Valley: Robert Platt, San Diego-Imperial: Tina Breen, Southern California: Dale Campbell, Southwestern: Lesia Dunn, Three Rivers: Joe Sarver, RRCA: Mitchell Garner, RUSA: Rich Harshbarger Guests: Ben Teixeira(NJ), Phil Pillia (Lake Erie), Tracy Meyers (SC), Roger Price (NJ), Matt Schmitt (AZ), Charles Kaminski (Southern California), Don Lein, Chair, called the meeting to order at 9:30am. Chair Report Don emphasized the need for interested volunteers. Anyone interested in serving on the Executive Committee or helping the Masters LDR committee other ways should contact one of the current Executive Committee members. Don has been working with Alan Jones, to review and update the Age Grading standards as needed. Updates normally occur every 5 years, unless interim updates are needed. The standards were updated in 2015; the next update should occur in Alan Jones is looking for someone to succeed him in compiling World Results upon which the WMA Age Grading Standards are based. Bill Quinlisk reminded the MLDR committee that HyTek has removed the latest LDR age grading tables from their software and now uses only Track standards. This will create an issue for all Masters Championships results using age grading. Don informed the committee that the Masters Executive Committee met on Wednesday to do preliminary work for the scheduled sessions during this annual meeting. Elections This is an election year for USATF to select a USATF President, certain USATF Board seats and sports chair officers. Elections will be held Saturday morning 7:00-11:00am; all contested elections will be held at that time. Uncontested elections can be approved by acclamation. Don and Fred Finke have been nominated for the Board MLDR seat, Mike Scott and Teddy Mitchell have been nominated for MLDR Division Chair. The Masters LDR Executive Committee, in its meeting yesterday, selected a slate of officers for the Masters LDR Sports Committee, and recommends the following: Chair: Mary Rosado, Vice Chair: Lloyd Hansen, Secretary: Paul Carlin.

5 Don explained the responsibilities of each officer position then opened the floor for additional nominations for chair. No further nominations were offered and the committee approved closing the nominations for chair. With no further nominations, Mary Rosado was elected chair by acclamation. The floor was opened for nominations for vice chair. No additional nominations were presented and the committee approved closing the nominations for vice chair. With no further nominations, Lloyd Hansen was elected vice-chair by acclamation. The floor was opened for additional nominations for secretary. No further nominations were presented and the committee approved closing the nominations for secretary. With no further nominations, Paul Carlin was elected secretary by acclamation. Otto Essig Award Don informed the committee of the Otto Essig Award, presented for outstanding service to Masters LDR. The Executive Committee recommended Tom Bernhard and Marian Lein for this award. Tom graciously withdrew. Don opened the floor for additional nominations. No further nominations were received and the committee selected Marian Lein for this award. Masters Road Runners of the Year Tom Bernhard informed the committee that the ballots for Division Road Runners of the Year have not been tallied, and this report will be given at a later time. The committee then voted on the Overall Male and Female Road Runner of the Year. The Committee selected Meb Keflezighi and Kathryn Martin. Masters Hall of Fame Tom explained the procedure for electing Masters LDR members to the Masters Hall of Fame. Candidates are runners who have performances during the past 5 years listed in the database. Legends have no performances listed for the past 5 years, or are officials, volunteers or administrators. The following inductees have been elected by the online ballot: Active: Libby James, Peter Magill, Mbarak Hussein Legend: Vic Heckler, Marian Lein Active Bill Quinlisk requested an alpha list on the USATF website of all MHOF members. Tom proposed a change to the Legend criteria, and moved that the requirement be changed to 3 years, at which time a runner would be recognized as a Legend rather than Active. Paul Carlin seconded the motion and the committee approved this change. Grand Prix Bill Quinlisk reported on the Individual and Team Grand Prix for The committee recognized and thanked Przemyslaw Nowicki for his work in creating software to compile and calculate Individual Grand Prix scores for the Masters LDR Championship Circuit. Bill and Madeline continue to score the Team Grand Prix. The reports for the 2016 Grand Prix are on the Document Library. Bill and Madeline are researching additional awards for Individual Grand Prix winners. He encouraged publicity and support for this program. Membership Growth Initiative Paul Carlin and Lloyd Hansen presented a report on the status of the Membership Growth Initiative. They thanked Pam Fales for her work on this subcommittee. One of their goals is to encourage runners to participate in Masters LDR Championships by giving Elite Performance Medals to runners who age grade 80% or higher in the championship event. They distributed sample medals to those in attendance to see. Paul writes predictions and recaps on his blog for each championship. They

6 noted that financial pressures on big races can create challenges to the LOC. Masters LDR offers prize packages of $10,000 or more to each championship. Another challenge to provide championships is the length of the championship bid form. Lloyd informed the group that USATF is researching ways to simplify the bid form and create an online process. Their presentation emphasized the numbers of runners and the potential for growth. Paul and Lloyd will be presenting the Membership Growth Initiative during the Associations Meeting at noon today, and encouraged everyone in this meeting to attend. Paul presented the Masters LDR Championship circuit for Many championships contracts expired in 2016 and they have been contacting events for interest, while others have experienced personnel changes. Championships and Grand Prix events are excellent means to increase memberships by recognizing runners. The Phidippides Award recognizes the everyday runner by presenting awards for participation, not top performance. Information about the Phidippides program is on the Resources for Masters section of the USATF website. Any event interested in hosting a national Masters LDR championship should contact Paul at therunningprof@gmail.com The 2017 Masters Championship Circuit February 4 Cross Country Championships, Bend, OR *March - Shamrock 8km Virginia Beach,VA bid is being reviewed by USATF, anticipating a decision by the end of April 30 10km, Dedham, MA August 25 Mile, Flint, MI October 1 5km Syracuse, NY *October 15 Cross Country 5km will be presented to Cross Country Council tomorrow for decision October 28-15km Tulsa, OK December - Club Cross Country, Lexington, KY Don introduced Mike Scott, nominee for LDR Division Chair, who spoke to the committee. The session was recessed, and will convene Saturday at 11:30am. Respectfully Submitted, Marian Lein USATF MASTERS LDR COMMITTEE USATF ANNUAL MEETING SESSION #2 December 3, 2016 CHAIR: Mary Rosado PRESENT: Abigail Atkins (Adirondack), Douglas Tillett (Florida), Greg Evans (Illinois), Jim Peterson (Inland Northwest), Frank Norton (Kentucky), Douglas Glass (Lake Erie), Alex J. Cuozzo (Long Island), Robin Jeffers (Mid-Atlantic), Stephen Viegas (New England), Reno Stirrat and Ben Teixeira (New Jersey), Brian Osterloh (New Mexico), Larry Callahan (Niagara), Tracy Meyers (South Carolina), Lesia Dunn (Southwestern),

7 Lloyd Hansen and Larry Smithee (Utah), Mitchell Garner (RRCA), Rich Harshbarger (RUSA), Don Lein (Outgoing Chair), Bill Quinlisk (Outgoing Vice-Chair), Marian Lein (Outgoing Secretary), Pamela Fales, Doreen McCoubrie, Madeline Bost, Tom Bernhard, and Dale Campbell (Executive Committee), Mary Rosado (Incoming Chair), Lloyd Hansen (Incoming Vice-Chair), Paul Carlin (Incoming Secretary), Matt Weingardt (USATF Office Liaison Events) GUESTS/Non-official Delegates: Roger Price (New Jersey), Pamela Lee (Long Island), Debbie Brathwaits (New Jersey), Andy Carr (Georgia), and Mickey Piscitelli (Niagara) Meeting called to order at 11:37 am by Mary Rosado, Chair. The Assembled members expressed their gratitude to Don and Marian Lein for their ten years of service as Officers of Masters LDR and to Bill Quinlisk for his years as Vice-Chair. Bill Quinlisk gave the Cross-Country Report, noting that the nominees and elected Male and Female Masters Runners of the Year are posted in the Documents Library. The Cross Country Council voted to accept the bid form New England. The 5 km Masters Cross Country Championship will be in Boston at Franklin Park on October 15, The XC Council also voted to only carry Age-Grading scores to tenths of a percent. A short history of Masters XC is available in the Document Library. International Masters XC competitions are likely at future NACAC Championships. A Masters XC event is likely to be part of the Pan Am Cup which will be in the USA, probably Florida, in The 2020 WMA Championships are in Toronto CA. Andy Carr presented the Records Report and the Committee adopted it with no dissent. The MUT report was held in abeyance as no one from MUT was present. Mary Rosado reported that there were no L and L items this year. Tom Bernhard noted that the two potentially troublesome proposed rules changes will not be adopted. Number 44 was withdrawn and number 45 was tabled. Matt Weingardt was asked about the process of streamlining the USATF Bid Form so that it is online, user-friendly and transparent to bidders. Weingardt that they are modeling the system on the NCAA system. They are conceptualizing now with the intent to implement sometime in USATF Office also wants the Committees to start gathering information about the economic impact of our events in terms of Hotel Rooms, rental cars, etc.

8 Mitchell Garner, RRCA President, addressed the assembled group, stating that his goal is to achieve a closer working relationship with USATF. Don Lein gave some brief farewell comments. Mary Rosado explained how she became involved with USATF Masters LDR in 1998 and has continuously worked for the betterment of the sport for the athletes since that time. She will be reaching out to current Executive Committee members to determine their interest in continuing to serve on the EC and will reach out to others to see if there is some new blood that could be brought in. The Meeting was adjourned at 12:47 pm. Submitted by Paul Carlin Masters LDR Secretary USATF MASTERS LDR/TF JOINT SESSION USATF ANNUAL MEETING December 3, 2016 CHAIR: Mary Rosado PRESENT: Mary Rosado (MLDR), Tom Bernhard (MLDR), Iran Black (MTF),Jerry Bookin- Weiner (MTF), Madeline Bost (MTF&MLDR), Tina Breen (MLDR), Paul Carlin (MLDR), Dale Campbell (MLDR), Rick Choppa (?) (MTF-Adirondack), Stephen B. Cohen (MTFlawsbc@aol.com),Vince Costello (MTF)Carroll DeWeese (MTF), Stan Duckrey (MTF), Karl Eagleman (USATF), Brooks Esser (MTF), Pamela Fales(MLDR), Vicki Fox (MLDR), Duane Gosa (MTF), Phil Greenwald, Sue Hallon (MTF), Lloyd Hansen (MLDR), Rex Harvey (Chair, MTF), George Jenkins[?] (MTF-Niagara), Tina Klein (MLDR), Robert Lemke (Long Island), Frank Lombardo (Adirondack), George Mathews (MTF), Doreen McCoubrie (MLDR), Ross McDonald (MTF), Bob Medley (MTF), Ashley Mitchell (USATF), Marilyn Mitchell (MTF), Bill Murray (MTF), Sue Nesbihal, Joseph Ols (Pacific), John Oleski (MTF-New England), Sandy Pashkin (MTF),James Pearce (MTF), Stephen Peckiconis (New England),Phillip Pillin[?] (Lake Erie), Roger Price (MLDR-NJ), Bill Quinlisk (MLDR), Debbie Romero (MTF- 2000debbie-romero@att.net), James Ryan (PNW MTF), Phil Ryan (?) (MTF Florida) Jeff Schaller (MTF), Mark Schwartz (Three Rivers), Amanda Scotti (MTF), Larry Smithee (Utah), Gary Snyder (MTF), Douglas Tillett (MLDR), Mary Trotto (MTF), Norm Venyah (MTF-SC) Stephen Viegas (MLDR-New England), Jill R. Vollweiler (MTF-jilvllwlr@aol.com),

9 Jack H. Ward, Jr. (MTF), Robert Weiner (MTF-Potomac Valley, e-commerce),ruth Welding (ILL-IRUNBODYFITNESS???.me) J. Eugene Driver III (?) (MTF) Mary Rosado, MLDR Chair, convened the joint meeting of Masters LDR and Masters TF at 2:04 pm. The joint committee members assembled honored Donald Lein, outgoing MLDR Chair, for his ten years of service in that position. Congratulations were extended to Rosado for her election and for becoming the first woman to Chair the Masters LDR Committee. World Masters Athletics (WMA). Philip Greenwald and Sandy Pashkin reported that the USA had outstanding performances in Perth, Australia, winning more medals than any country other than the host country, Australia. Of the 16 World Records set at the Championships, 5 were set by Americans. Entries for the Indoor World Championships at Daegu are open and will close on or about January 23, No visa is needed. Future championships are in Malaga, Spain on the Costa del Sol and in Toronto Canada. July is the date for the NACAC Championships in Juarez Mexico, just across the border from El Paso. Rosado emphasized that there will be drug testing at upcoming WMA Championships. The Athlete is responsible for knowing what they are taking. Starting in January there will be informational anti-doping webinars provided by USATF. Athletes who need Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) for competing must obtain a WADA TUE for a WMA Championship, a USADA TUE is not good. Mary Rosado reported on L&L. No substantive changes are in store. Tom Bernhard reported on elections to the MLDR Hall of Fame and Mary Trotto did the same for the Masters TF Hall of Fame. Rex Harvey, new Chair of Masters TF, was invited to make some remarks. He thanked outgoing Chair, Gary Snyder, for 10 years of service and noted that he expected to see more LDR in World and Regional Championships. He noted that the team in Perth was successful, well-behaved and modest. He expects to reintroduce age-grading to Masters TF. Gary Snyder was honored for his service. In his closing remarks, he noted that participation in WMA Championships is increasing. There were 240 athletes in Perth, and from 200 to 250 are expected in Daegu. He hopes for 400 or so in Malaga, Spain.

10 The meeting adjourned at 3:10 pm. Submitted by Paul Carlin Masters LDR Secretary AAC Officers & Event Leader Meeting Date: December 1, 2016 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Location: Camille Room 2016 Athletes Advisory Committee Annual Meeting Minutes Dec 1-4, 2016 Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista-Disney Springs Area Notes: Jeff Porter (AAC Vice-Chair) made a motion for a vote on determining if the Event Leaders will continue to select the AAC Executive Officers (excluding the AAC USATF Board Representatives) OR if the International Athletes present at the Annual Meeting will vote for the Executive Officers. There was discussion for both sides of the issue Vote: Continue to keep the Event Leaders Electing the AAC Executive Officers (17 Event Leaders voted to continue this practice) Change the vote to allow the international athletes to vote for the AAC Executive Officers (5 people voted in favor of having the AAC International Athletes present at the Annual Meeting) Motion carries: 17 to 5 (The Event Leaders will continue to elect the AAC Executive Officers). There was 1 Abstention Jeff Porter (AAC Vice-Chair) made a motion to vote on determining if International AND Active Athletes (as defined by USATF Article 2) can be elected as Event Leaders and Officers OR only International Athletes can be elected as Event Leaders and Officers. This was discussion for both sides of the issue Vote: Continue to allow International Athletes AND Active Athletes (as defined by USATF Article 2) (18 people voted in favor continuing this election procedure)

11 Change the voting procedure to allow only International Athletes to be elected as AAC Event Leaders and Executive Officers (3 people voted in favor of changing the election procedure. There was 1 Abstention) Motion Carries: 18 to 3 (1 Abstention) to allow both the International and Active Athletes to serve as Event Leaders and Executive Officers Dwight Phillips (AAC Chair): Made a motion to accept the 2018 Revenue Distribution Plan with the following changes to revenue payout: 6 th Place: Additional ($1,250) & Total ($2,250) 7 th Place: Additional ($1,000) & Total ($2,000) 7 th Place: Additional ($750) & Total ($750) Motion carries unanimously Jeff Porter (AAC Vice-Chair) nominates Will Leer & Ryan Wilson as Co-Chairs of the task group whose goal is to come up with a proposal/response to the USTFCCCA proposal that restricts Elite Athletes from competing with the collegians and at collegiate competitions. Will and Ryan will gather together with a group of athletes to draft the proposal and present to AAC before the conclusion of the Annual Meeting. (Statement was created and signed) Jeff Porter and Dwight Phillips present proposed changes to AAC Operating Regulations. Document was distributed for review and adoption. All changes accepted, except we need to get more specific about the International Athlete Rule (committee created later for this). AAC General Session Meetings: USATF High Performance Plan: Phil Bastron presents the current High Performance Plan USATF Sports Science & Medicine: Dr. Robert Chapman presents sports science & medicine resources available to athletes USADA CEO Travis Tygart: USADA approach is as if they are the union for clean athletes USADA has independent governance (in contrast he mentioned that an IOC board member is the president of WADA, which he says is a complete conflict of interest) Of the supplements WADA tested, rough HALF tested + for stimulants, and the other half for STEROIDS. Russia Situation: Stand up like you ve never stood up before. NOW is the time. Letters are powerful. Tweets. Interviews. Please watch the documentary ARD (a German broadcaster) made - it resulted in the WADA investigation Read the Copenhagen Reform Proposals - this is the path to reform IOC Exec board member & athlete commission chair Angela Ruggiero has set up a website and to report issues (Lauryn Williams will get that info for us. She is on the WADA athletes advisory committee)

12 IAAF has a task force deciding when Russia will be reinstated. They're deciding in February. On the paralympic side, something similar is happening Lauren Fleshman clarifies the next 3 steps we should take: o Sign a petition that we the AAC support the Copenhagen reform proposal o I'll compose an op-ed on our behalf and submit to AAC leadership for approval o Bring a plan to the board for how we would like USATF to support this as an entire governing body (basically get us all on board, so Jill and Max are prepared to speak about this if asked, and we can be a solid USATF unit in support of the Copenhagen reform proposal) Lauryn wants to know what we are willing to do, since all of us are upset about this. And what do we want her to do. Let's not just be angry but do nothing o Traci Falbo: Maybe we can start a petition and maybe start with removing the WADA/IOC entanglement (with the IOC exec on the WADA board). o Lauren Fleshman: petition can state that we support the Copenhagen proposals. Camille Herron asked about drug testing in MUT. Travis says they want to sit down and try to make it work. There are limitations with the budget, etc. Jeff Porter makes a motion that we create a petition. Doc Patton seconded. We will draft this letter and sign it this afternoon. (Petition was created and signed and then turned into a Change.org petition) Eating Disorders: Ralph E Carson, PHD, RD Dr. Carson is the VP of Science & Innovation at Eating Recovery Center and BETR Eating Disorder Categories: o Anorexia Nervosa o Binge Eating Disorder o Bulimia Nervosa o Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder o Other Specific Food & Eating Disorder Prevalence in Sports: o Anorexia Nervosa (AN) 0.5% - 3.7% o But > 33% NCAA athletes are at risk for AN o 18% of elite athletes have disordered eating See presentation for pre-disposing conditions, triggers, signs & symptoms, medical complications, resources and more. Ryan Wilson asked how to broach this delicate topic as a coach and a parent. Dr. Carson said to say, "I love you very much. Let me know how I can help," and not say "Why aren't you eating? You need to eat!" You get the trainer, coach, etc, together and sit down and decide what's in the best interest of the athlete. He says eating disorders start as young as 6. They begin to become aware of their body. They hear conversations like "that girl is fat." Keep the conversations healthy about yourself and others. Don't talk about worrying about your own weight and discuss it, call yourself fat, etc. Finances Panel: Lauryn Williams, Hawi Keflezighi, Adam Nelson, DeeDee Trotter, Tanisha Mills Hawi: Was able to be creative with types of sponsorships he got for his brother (Meb). Meb was able to be successful because he planned from the very beginning (his wife is a financial planner) Adam Nelson: Tells story about ups and downs of his career, not being able to secure a contract he felt he was worth. He ate what he killed.

13 "You're only worth what people pay you" Had to retire after Was lucky he saved money that he had made in earlier years when he was doing better financially. Went to a top 5 business school (Dartmouth) but was competing with kids coming right out of college for jobs DeeDee Trotter: Had good people around me who had me meet with a financial planner when I got my big contract ($100K). My $100K turned into $240K thanks to the Golden League meets (not around anymore) years down the road, I wasn't valued anymore. "Too old, too this, too that" to get a contract that would sustain me. "If you're not thinking with a business mindset then you're not thinking!" Helping your friends and family out can snowball into costing a lot of money. You have to protect YOU. 5 years with Saucony, 5 with Adidas. 2 years with no shoe sponsor. Got some independent Tanisha sponsors. When I retired, as much as I planned for my future, I still was in a place I never predicted. Thanks to someone who'd told me to save a year's worth of expenses, I was OK. PLAN and SAVE. Former athlete, accountant, works with Olympians in San Diego Here to help athletes. You can reach out to her for help. You have to start now, not wait until you retire. A contract of $50K is gross pay, not net pay. Helping athletes understand taxes, what's taxable and what can be written off, etc. You must maintain meticulous records, and that's where we can help Question from Wallace: Do you pay taxes in the country you compete in or in the US? Answer: You have to claim the amount in the US but you can get a "foreign tax credit" for the amount of taxes you already paid in the other country. Talk to an accountant. You need to be sure to work with an accountant certified in your state. Also, sometimes accountants don't quite understand the sport, so you have to explain how it works (how you make money, where it comes from, etc) You should withhold 10-15% of the amount you get paid and send it to the IRS as a quarterly estimated tax payment. Contact Tanisha: tanishamills@gmail.com / (619) Lauryn Williams I'd love to help you with your finances, please reach out to me and I can help you. / Lauryn@worth-winning.com AAC Athlete Liaison Presented by John Nunn There is a male and female AAC liaison designated to every US Championship, indoors and outdoors If you're involved in a protest, this person is there to help you. Ask for them if you can't find them or aren't sure who you are. The athlete liaison is there to witness the process and make sure it was done fairly, and to ask questions if they are unsure about why a decision was made. Protest Process:

14 o 30 min window after the event to file a protest. On the DOT. It is 30 minutes from the time you cross the finish line or, for field events, when the event is announced to be over. They have a running clock. o It's $100 to file a protest. You go to the protest tent. Fill out paperwork. o Group of officials go into a room with Eagle Eye camera footage o The liaison can view the footage as well to ensure that the decision was fair. They can't talk but just observe o There is an odd number of officials so that a vote on the conclusion can't result in a tie. o If it goes to the jury of appeals, the liaison cannot be in the room BUT is allowed to come in and make a statement to the jury of appeals from the athlete perspective. Then the liaison needs to leave. There are 3 individuals on the jury of appeals Please read the latest USATF Rules of Competition and USATF Bylaws AthleteBiz: Jack Wickens WHAT FEATURES ARE OFFERED BY ATHLETEBIZ? Free beautiful, self-branded website for each athlete Numerous optional programs to earn MONEY, including commission-generating stores Fan base growth and fan engagement options Best crowd-funding tool available (far superior to GoFundMe) Access to great part-time jobs, career development and support for entrepreneurial pursuits Express yourself - blogging, tell your story, voice your opinion, be a role model Mentoring available from veteran athletes Promotion of your performances, shout-outs to your sponsors, amplify your social media We're agent friendly Our aim is to empower you, support you & engage your fans ALL AthleteBiz actions are driven by our AthleteBiz Athlete Advisory Group HOW TO JOIN? SEND AN TO EITHER JACK@ATHLETEBIZ.COM OR AARON@ATHLETEBIZ.COM OR.GO TO CLICK ON ATHLETE ZONE (top right corner of site) and follow instructions International Teams: Sandy Snow, Aretha Thurmond 2017 Team USA Schedule presented 2017 World Cross Country Championships in Uganda o March 26, 2017 o Team travel dates: March 20th, 27 th o Selection event: 2017 USATF Championships o Team size, VISA info, hotel info, prize money info 2017 World Relays o April 22-23, 2017, in Nassau, Bahamas o First offer will be made to the 2016 Olympic Games relay pool o 4x1, 4x2, 4x4, 4x8, mixed 4x World Outdoor Championships o Aug 4-13, 2017, in London o Selection Procedures, Team Sign up/processing o Stadium and weather overview o Warm up venue o Marathon and Racewalk courses

15 o Travel plan & team housing info o Personal Coaches/Medical Support info o Prize Money o Training Camp info (Birmingham) Respectfully submitted, Jeff Porter Wallace Spearmon Lauryn Williams Ann Gaffigan AAC Chair AAC Vice Chair AAC Treasurer AAC Secretary aacchair@usatf.org aacvicechair@usatf.org aactreasurer@usatf.org aacsecretary@usatf.org 2016 USATF Annual Meeting LDR Division Meeting Minutes Friday, December 2, 2016 (4:00pm-5:50pm) Orlando, Florida, Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista Meeting was called to order by Bill Roe at 5:10pm LDR Division Chair Elections Bill Roe announced that voting for both the LDR Board of Directors seat and LDR Division Chair is slated to take place on Saturday, December 4th between 7:00am-11:00am. I. Bill Roe introduced Fred Finke and Fred Finke made his statement on his intention to run for LDR Division Board of Directors position. Bill Roe introduced Don Lein and Don Lein made his statement on his intention intention to run for LDR Division Board of Directors Chair position. Open to question and answer period between the two candidates. II. Bill Roe introduced Teddy Mitchell and Teddy Mitchell made his statement on his intention to run for LDR Division Chair. Bill Roe introduced Mike Scott and Mike Scott made his statement on his intention to run for LDR Division Chair. Open to question and answer period between the two candidates. III. Phillip Greenwald reported on a new rule initiative regarding the reporting of records and it has to do with limiting the ages we keep records for in regards to junior records. The proposal is to institute the following ages below for future National age records: Open

16 3. Masters years of age for 2 hour events. Discussion ensued amongst members in attendance and the motion was called to question. Philip Greenwald made the motion and seconded by Bob Latham and it was unanimously approved. Meeting adjourned at 6:24pm Minutes 2016 USATF Annual Meeting Orlando, FL Women's Long Distance Running Executive Committee December 1st, 2016, 1pm Eastern Attendees, Executive Committee: Kim Keenan-Kirkpatrick (Chair), Kathy Nary (Vice-Chair- International Competition), Mickey Piscitelli (Vice-Chair- Awards and National Championships), Camille Herron (Secretary/Athlete), Lesley Higgins (Athlete), Nina Kuscsik (Law & Legislation), Julie McKinney (Development Chair), Darren De Reuck (National Championships Chair), LeeAnn Meyer (National Championships Committee), Bill McKee (Rules Committee), Katie McGregor (Athlete) Guests: Robert Platt (Potomac Valley), Victoria Adams (Potomac Valley), Jane Parks (NJ and RRTC), Maggie Fox (New England), Amanda Wright (New England), Ray Lapinski (Connecticut), Kristina Miner (Connecticut), Chuck Kaminski (SoCal), Lindsay Toussant (National Office), Edwardo Torres (MLDR), Blake Boldon (MLDR), Kristen Hislop (Adirondack), Greg Evans (Illinois) I. Call to Order: Women s LDR Chair, Ms. Kim Keenan-Kirkpatrick, convened the meeting just after 1pm Eastern. II. Welcome and Introductions: At the Chair's request, everyone in attendance introduced themselves and explained their role within Women's LDR or their Association. III. Discuss General Agenda: The general agenda was sent to Ms. Lindsay Toussant to be posted in the Document Library. Session #1 would begin on Friday Dec. 2nd at 8am, while a Joint Session with Men s LDR would be at 10am. Women s LDR Session #2 would be on Fri. from 3-4pm. Finally, a Joint Session with Men s LDR would be on Sat. from 2-3pm. IV. General election updates: Ms. Keenan-Kirkpatrick mentioned that this is an election year, so we may have candidates speak to the group for President, LDR Division, and the Board of Director position. The general election would be on Saturday morning. V. Budget overview: Ms. Keenan-Kirkpatrick mentioned how our budget is utilized for ~covering costs of Liaisons to attend events, funding for members to attend the National Meeting, and helping funding for athletes. Our budget was cut this year. Ms. Toussant said that everyone s budgets were cut because of added funding needed for the Olympic Trials. She said to ask her if we need a ledger of budget funding throughout the year.

17 VI. Awards selection: Our Vice Chair for Awards, Ms. Mickey Piscitelli, went over the awards that our Women s LDR committee gives out each year. For Runner of the Year, it s an objective award given to the runner who accumulates the most points as part of our USA Running Circuit. This year Aliphine Tuliamuk is the winner with 63 points, scoring wins at the 25K, 20K, 5K, and 2nd at the 10 Miler.

18 You can track the Circuit at the following link throughout the year. The points given per race are weighted depending on the distance. For our Marja Bakker Contributor of the Year Award, Vice-Chair, Ms. Kathy Nary, gave a brief overview of who Marja was. Our selection for this year is Greg Meyer, who s served as the Elite Athlete Coordinator for decades at the Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K. VII. Vision for Volunteer Roles: Ms. Keenan-Kirkpatrick talked about how she d like to have open discussion during our Sessions on how we can engage more with the Associations and welcome ideas for involvement. VIII. Transparency in Championship selection: Ms. Keenan-Kirkpatrick talked about the bids for hosting Championships and how there s been an influx. We want to make sure we have all the critical components, let people see how it works, and be more accessible. She talked about modifying the Championship bid packet to include details on the roles of our Liaisons (Ex. prerace hospitality, technical meeting, handing out awards). Ms. Jane Parks from the RRTC spoke about race certification of courses for record purposes and making race directors and athletes more aware and assured that a course/race is record eligible. One way is for a course to be pre-verified. It s important when working with the bids that they be aware of these procedures and get ~IAAF course certifiers involved. Mr. Matt Weingart from the National Office talked about creating an online portal to make it easier for submitting Championship bids. Right now we re still using PDFs. Also, we should let him know of modifications to the Championship bids packet. They hope to launch this in They also want to use it to collect data. Mr. Ray Lapinski (Connecticut) talked about the importance of race-day verification how essential it is to have a liaison present to ensure the course was followed accordingly (~riding in elite vehicle). Ms. Piscitelli gave an overview from the online bid packet ( ) of what s required for pre-verification for record purposes. We welcome any modifications to the language from Jane or others at the RRTC: Pre-verification is required of all championship races with a pre-event course measurement verification occurring at least ninety (90) days prior to the event. This allows official times achieved at your race over the measured route to immediately be recognized as record-eligible. Costs for this pre-verification are borne by the race, on a schedule available from the Road Running Technical Council (RRTC). For more information regarding these requirements, successful bidders should contact the RRTC Chair. Additional information on pre- and post-verification can be read at the following: Courses/Additional- Tools/Verification.aspx

19 IX. Championship Team Selections: Ms. Keenan-Kirkpatrick talked about the need to have procedures for team selections posted online as soon as possible. X. USA Running Circuit: Ms. Keenan-Kirkpatrick discussed that we d like to make the USA Running Circuit better, such as increasing visibility and sponsorship, to ultimately provide more funding for athletes. XI. Transitioning from College to Post-Collegiate Running: Ms. Keenan-Kirkpatrick mentioned that we d like to connect more with collegiate athletes and coaches to help them transition to post-collegiate running. There are already clubs, agents, and opportunities (~RRCA Pro Camp) that are available. However, the athletes may not have knowledge of how to make the step. XII. Other Business: It was discussed that during a Joint Session would be the most efficient and ideal time to have our various liaisons give reports to both LDR committees. It was also mentioned that during the Joint Sessions there would be open discussion about the Olympic Marathon Trials, including 2016 and planning for 2020 (~qualifying procedures). Mr. Zach Raubuck from the National Office introduced himself as taking over for Neal for Event Coordinator. The meeting adjourned at 1:39pm Eastern. Respectfully submitted, Camille Herron, WLDR Secretary Men s & Women s LDR Joint Session #2 DRAFT Version Minutes 2016 USATF Annual Meeting Orlando, FL Men s and Women s Long Distance Running Joint Session #2 December 3, 2016, 2:00-3:00pm Eastern The MLDR and WLDR Committees convened for a second joint meeting. The minutes were taken by WLDR Secretary, Ms. Camille Herron and MLDR Secretary, Mr. Mark Winitz. WLDR Chair Ms. Kim Keenan- Kirkpatrick opened the meeting at 2:09pm along with MLDR Vice Chair Blake Boldon. I. WLDR Chair Position: To formalize the process of electing our Women s LDR Chair, current WLDR Chair, Ms. Kim Keenan-Kirkpatrick, asked if there were any nominations for WLDR Chair. Julie McKinney (WLDR member) nominated Kim, and Kathy Nary (WLDR member) seconded the nomination. There were no further nominations. Ms. Keenan-Kirkpatrick was approved as WLDR Chair by unanimous acclamation for another four-year term. II. Athlete Support: Mr. Jack Wickens (USATF Foundation Board Member and Founder of AthleteBiz) gave a report about athlete support programs and opportunities. Over 180 athletes have now joined the AthleteBiz network, an interactive web platform that he founded that connects track and field athletes with fans, raises their profile/brand, helps athletes be successful outside of sports, and supports them financially via the connections they make. Distance and middle distance athletes are most interested in using this service. 100 retailers have now volunteered to give AthleteBiz athletes a percentage of the sales dollars raised through purchases made by the public from athletes online stores. Mr. Wickens also reported that every year about 200 to 300 athletes apply for elite athlete development grants raised by the USATF Foundation. They ve given $2 million of grants the past eight years. He

20 estimated that approximately $3,000-$4,000 per athlete in annual grants will be announced and distributed to selected athletes in Jan ($ ,000 total). He also described that individuals can support the USA Distance Training Center of their choice through logging their physical activity on Individuals exercise and the USATF Foundation donates to the individual s selected program for every exercise they log. He mentioned clubs being supported, including: Run Furman, NJNY Track Club, Brooks Beast, Team Run Eugene, Team Minnesota, and Zap Fitness they re receiving $6-12,000 per team. They are reviewing what teams to support for III. Running USA: Mr. Rich Harshbarger (Running USA CEO) described a program being planned with USATF where USATF-sanctioned races that are members of Running USA and have less than 5,000 runners can receive a subsidized RUSA membership along with the benefits that RUSA members obtain. RUSA has also identified about 20 races which USATF will support with funding for amenities such as cups, finish line food, information, bags, Men s & Women s LDR Joint Session #2 DRAFT Version 0.2 2

21 signage, etc. Also, every year RUSA distributes $35,000 in grants to selected events and to youth and professional athlete developmental programs. Lastly, RUSA is hosting their annual conference in Coronado Springs, FL at the end of Feb IV. Collegiate Running Association (CRA): Mr. Jon Molz (Co-founder, CRA) described the mission of CRA (a non-profit) and its program of national championship events for collegiate runners in road racing, mountain running, and trail running. To date, CRA has hosted eight national championship events and distributed $61,000 in prize money. Over the past three years, 14 U.S, Olympic Trials qualifiers have competed in CRA events, and a total of 8,000 self identified college athletes have participated in the CRA races. Athletes status as collegians are verified before any prize money is distributed from CRA championships. Some collegians are not able to accept prize money in order to preserve their amateur status and NCAA collegiate athletic eligibility. They try to involve the athletes within the race communities. They started Connect CRA to bring in local community leaders to meet with the college athletes. You can read more about the CRA at V. Road Runners Club of America (RRCA): Jean Knaack (RRCA Executive Director) reported that the RRCA recently distributed $40,000 in grants to a total of 47 youth running programs through its Kids Run the Nation program (23,000 kids). In 2016, they also distributed grants totaling $30,000 to six up-and-coming U.S. distance runners through its annual Roads Scholar program which helps promising distance runners make the transition from college to professional distance running. The RRCA took over the Run Pro USA camp a few years ago to educate post-collegiate athletes transitioning to pro-level running. Ms. Knaack also described a group licensing agreement that RRCA has negotiated with BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.). The agreement provides RRCA member clubs, events, and event management companies with a simple process to obtain annual music licenses for events in order to comply with music licensing requirements for copyrighted music. VI. Professional Road Running Organization (PRRO) Circuit: Phil Stewart (Race Director, Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Mile and Editor of Road Race Management) talked about the PRRO Circuit, which you can read about here: He described how all PRRO Circuit events pay for drug testing of athletes out of their own budgets. He invited meeting attendees to support these events and others that pay for drug testing in order to sustain a clean sport. Mr. Stewart mentioned that a doping sanctions list of current and historical drug offenders is maintained on the Road Race Management website, VII U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials: WLDR Chair Kim Keenan-Kirkpatrick explained the qualifying standards for the Trials that were decided in meetings between the WLDR and MLDR Executive Committees at the Annual Meeting: Men Marathon: A standard: 2:15:00 B standard: 2:19:00 (or 2020 IAAF Olympic Games Marathon standard) Half Marathon: 1:04:00 Men s & Women s LDR Joint Session #2 DRAFT Version 0.2 3

22 Women Marathon: A standard: 2:37:00 B standard: 2:45:00 (or 2020 IAAF Olympic Games Marathon standard) Half Marathon: 1:13:00 Qualifying windows will begin as follows: Full Marathon: September 1, 2017 Half Marathon: September 1, 2018 Should the IAAF make their standards tighter, we won t tighten our standards, but should they be loosened we will loosen our standards. In addition, the top six men and women at the 2019 U.S. Marathon Championship, plus the overall winners of the 2018 and 2019 USATF Running Circuit, will automatically receive A standard entries for the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials. John Elliott mentioned that some marathon courses such as Boston and St. George Marathon have a net elevation decline that exceeds USATF s standards for a record quality course and suggested that these courses be excluded for Olympic Marathon Trials qualifying purposes. David Katz explained that the IAAF allows any athlete placing in the top ten at an IAAF Gold Label marathon event (such as Boston) to receive automatic A standard entry into the Olympic Games marathon. Men s LDR Vice Chair Blake Boldon commented that the MLDR and WLDR Executive Committees will be working proactively as possible with the USATF national office to solicit bids for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials and to ensure a smooth selection process. They would hope that whoever is selected to host the 2020 Trials will host the US Marathon Championship in VIII IAAF World Half Marathon Championships (March 24 in Valencia, Spain): Ms. Keenan- Kirkpatrick explained that the qualification and selection process for the U.S. men s and women s teams for this event will be determined by the USATF Women s and Men s LDR Committees, and officially announced in the near future. Suggestions regarding the selection process in order to select our best teams may be sent to the respective USATF Men s and Women s LDR Chairs. The meeting adjourned at 3:11pm. Respectfully submitted, Mark Winitz, MLDR Secretary Camille Herron, WLDR Secretary Men s & Women s LDR Joint Session #1 DRAFT Version Minutes 2016 USATF Annual Meeting Orlando, FL Men s and Women's Long Distance Running Joint Session #1 December 2nd, 2016, 10am-11:50am Eastern The MLDR and WLDR Committees convened for a joint meeting. The minutes were taken by WLDR Secretary, Ms. Camille Herron. MLDR Chair, Mr. Ed Torres, opened the meeting at 10:12am along with WLDR Chair, Ms. Kim Keenan-Kirkpatrick. I Olympic Marathon Trials: There was extensive open discussion about the 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials and what could be improved upon for future Trials. The athlete experience, welfare, and safety was discussed in great detail by many attendees, including several athletes. Some points that were highlighted are as follows: having enough water on the course; medical and safety support along the course and at the finish; refreshments and assistance support at the finish; having a contingency plan in case of severe

23 weather/unforeseeable emergency; athlete housing/hospitality; reducing added expenditures to athletes; working far enough in advance with TV on a time frame and possible changes; and, media relations and exposure. An athlete survey was completed. The feedback should be helpful to the National Office, LDR committees, and the local organization committees (LOC) for future Olympic Trials. Direct communication with the athletes would also be beneficial. Our Chairs mentioned that we would like to have a sub-committee who works more closely with the National Office and LOC to address any concerns. Including valued points as part of the bid packet would be useful. Additionally, we would like to make information about the next Olympic Marathon Trials available to the athletes as soon as possible so they can plan for the event. Ideally, we would hope that whoever is selected to host the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials will host the US Championship in 2019 to gain experience and address any issues. II. Recognizing Jim Estes: Ed recognized Jim Estes for his longtime work for USATF. A standing ovation was made. Jim is happy to stay involved and serve as a resource. III. David Katz Report: David talked about the refreshment hat that was used by Galen Rupp at the Olympics, which was allowed by the rules. He said that while the rules can be extensive, if someone has questions they are welcome to reach out and ask those at USATF/IAAF. Men s & Women s LDR Joint Session #1 DRAFT Version 0.2 2

24 IV. Andy Carr Report: Philip Greenwald (MLDR) reported on Andy Carr s (LDR Records) behalf. He mentioned the proposal to do Junior Awards. After discussions with MUT, they decided on an age category for awards (16-19) for LDR records up through ultras. V. Steve Miller Report: Steve Miller (BOD) spoke about how there s a process to do things and find solutions, and we should do our best to abide with the solutions. Our objective is betterment of the sport and youth. VI. Max Siegel Report: USATF CEO, Max Siegel, spoke to the group. He mentioned that his purpose is to raise the profile of the organization; how to divide limited resources; create value in the organization; and, have others who want to do business with us. The organization needs direction, goals, and accountability. He mentioned the need to do a better job reaching out to the athletes and addressing their concerns. The Joint Meeting recessed at 11:54am until the afternoon Women s LDR session at 3:00pm. Minutes 2016 USATF Annual Meeting Orlando, FL Women's Long Distance Running General Session #2 December 2nd, 2016, Friday, 3:00-4:00pm Eastern The WLDR Committee reconvened for Session #2 at 3:06pm. I. Andy Carr Report: Mr. Andy Carr (LDR Records) gave his report on Records set the past year+ (see Addendum), including eight marks with six marks ready to be ratified by WLDR. Mickey Piscitelli (WLDR) made a motion to approve ratification, and LeeAnn Meyer (WLDR) seconded. The Records were approved by acclamation. II. Championship Bids: Chair, Ms. Kim Keenan-Kirkpatrick, pointed out that for future Championship bids, including the Olympic Marathon Trials, we want to make sure there s a check list of things in the bid packet/agreement that the race must cover to protect the athletes and hold the race accountable. III. Elections: Ms. Keenan-Kirkpatrick mentioned that with the elections happening on Saturday morning, anyone who wished to run for WLDR Chair would have until Friday 5pm to submit a nomination. An attendee mentioned if there was only one candidate, we could approve the candidate by acclamation at the Saturday Joint Session. IV. Athlete Development Program (ADP): Chair Keenan-Kirkpatrick mentioned that the longtime ADP program, where Championship races provide support for development athletes, is something we still want to include as part of the bid packets. We plan to put someone new in charge of this program and be more pro-active in promoting it. We need to work on updating the webpage and get the information out to the attendees: V. Athlete Advisory Committee (AAC): Ms. Keenan-Kirkpatrick reported that Amy Begley is our new representative for Road/XC from the AAC. VI. Law and Legislation Report: Claire Tafelski (NJ) will be our new WLDR L&L representative. The meeting recessed at 3:17pm until the second Joint Men s and Women s LDR session tomorrow at 2:00pm. Addendum

25 Minutes 2016 USATF Annual Meeting Orlando, FL Women's Long Distance Running General Session #1 December 2nd, 2016, 8am-9:50am Eastern Attendees (for one or more sessions), Executive Committee: Kim Keenan-Kirkpatrick (Chair), Kathy Nary (Vice-Chair- International Competition), Mickey Piscitelli (Vice-Chair- Awards and National Championships), Camille Herron (Secretary/Athlete), Lesley Higgins (Athlete), Nina Kuscsik (Law & Legislation), Darren De Reuck (National Championships Chair), LeeAnn Meyer (National Championships Committee), Julie McKinney (Developmental Chair), Nancy Hobbs (MUT Chair), Bill McKee (Rules Committee), Amy Yoder-Begley (Member), Katie McGregor (Athlete) I. Call to Order/Welcome: Women's LDR Chair, Ms. Kim Keenan-Kirkpatrick, convened the meeting after 8:00am. II. Introduction of Attendees: At the request of Ms. Keenan-Kirkpatrick, she had everyone in attendance introduce themselves and their role with USATF. III. Approval of 2016 General Session Minutes: Women's LDR Secretary, Ms. Camille Herron, made the 2015 General Session Minutes available online in the document library for review. Ms. Mickey Piscitelli made a motion and Ms. Kathy Nary seconded to approve the minutes. The minutes were unanimously approved. IV. WLDR Awards: Ms. Piscitelli (WLDR Vice-Chair for Awards) talked about the two awards our committee gives: the Runner of the Year Award and the Marja Bakker Contributor of the Year. Ms. Aliphine Tuliamuk - Runner of the Year. Objectively given to the top point scorer of the USA Running Circuit. Greg Meyer- Marja Bakker Contributor of the Year. Mr. Meyer is the longtime elite athlete coordinator for the Fifth Third River Bank Run 25K. Ms. Tuliamuk and Mr. Meyer won t be able to attend the awards breakfast. Both were elated to receive their awards. V. Coaches Advisory: Liaison, Ms. Mary Shea, spoke on behalf of the Coaches Advisory Committee. She noted they want to keep coaches participating and qualifying for certification and be current with information and their certification. For Level 1 certification, it will expire in 3-4 years time, if you haven t gone up to the Level 2 certification. Coaches should check the Coaches Education website for more information: There was discussion about the Learn by Doing Clinics to stay current with coaching techniques. They are looking for different venues to expand our base how do we get more people involved?

26 As noted by Ray Lapinski (CT), we want to use our connections to college coaches. There was discussion of how to keep the 6-20 place XC/track collegiate athlete finishers engaged and continue to be involved in the sport. VI. Olympic Trials: For the 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials, we selected our six best athletes, despite some bumps in the road. At the 2016 Olympics, we had three women and two men finish the top 10. It was discussed that we need more safeguards to protect and support the athletes. There would be more open discussion about the 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials at the Joint Sessions. VII. USATF Event Coordinators Introductions: There was introductions of our Event Coordinators who were present at this Session, including Adam Schmenk (Managing Director of Entertainment Properties and Events), Zack Raubuck (Event Coordinator), and Lindsay Toussant (Events Coordinator). Matt Weingardt is also our Events Manager. VIII Championship Review: Mr. Darren de Reuck (WLDR National Championships Chair) gave an overview of the Championships in He proceeded to go through the list of Championships and winners. Results for the USATF Running Circuit can be found at the following link: 16&search= IX Upcoming Championship Bids: Darren proceeded to mention all of the accepted bids for 2017 so far, which can be found in the following link: X. Redoing Bid Application: Kim discussed redoing the bid application and updating it appropriately. For the future, there will be a computer-based bid process. A bid platform is in the works. It was discussed what rules and duties of our liaisons could be included as part of the bid packets. XI. World Marathon Team Selection: Our 2017 World Championship marathon team selection procedures are already available online, which includes a window of Jan. 1st 2016-April 24th 2017; only performances run on IAAF certified courses are eligible for consideration; and, if an athlete finished in the top 10 at an IAAF Gold Label marathon they are eligible. Info/Selection- Procedures.aspx For the 2018 World Half Marathon Championship, we hope to have the selection procedures in place soon and posted online. XII. Election Candidates: Kim discussed having more advance notice of when we know people are running for a position. She suggested there should be a 30-day window in our ~Committee procedures or in the Rules and Regulations to apply to run for Chair. This would allow those running to campaign appropriately, know who they are campaigning against, and allow us to vet the candidates. Ray Lapinski asked if there s a way for us to know in advance who s eligible to vote for LDR Chair/other LDR positions? Barb Palma, Officials/Member Services, was present and said she could

27 help us get a list of eligible LDR voters for the later Joint Session. There was discussion on how in the past, those acting as a proxy for someone else would submit a letter from their Association to the Secretary, who could then go to Member Services by ~late Friday to have any corrections made in voting. We expect to have two candidates running for the Board of Director position-- Don Lein and Fred Finke. Mike Scott and Teddy Mitchell each gave a speech on their candidacy for the LDR Division Chair position, followed by questions from the membership. The election will be Sat. morning in Salom 1. XIII Olympic Marathon Trials: Kim discussed what our committee discussed in Executive Session. Our women s committee generally tries to be consistent with the men s committee, including when the window will open and location (preferably both men and women at the same location). We also try to be consistent with the IAAF, including the time window and time standard (marathon times can t exceed those set by the IAAF). We re looking at tightening the half marathon standard. We only want the very best athletes to qualify through a half time. Ideally, the men s and women s half standards would be equivalent (use Mercier calculator). Molly Huddle was used as an example we d want someone of her caliber to be able to qualify through a half time and recover in time for the Trials. If she was forced to run a marathon, it would interrupt her schedule and possibly hinder recovery. We want to limit the qualifying time window for the half marathon. Our preference is to move the standard to 1:13 for the women, which equates to 1:03 for the men. Kim mentioned that we welcome other ideas and comments. Member, John Elliott, discussed stats from the 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials qualifying lists. Should we continue to have a half marathon standard? As Kim mentioned, we want a tighter half standard so our very best elites like Molly Huddle or Galen Rupp can qualify and be able to recover in time, without having to run a marathon prior and interrupt their season/recovery. There was a motion by Kim to recess, and it was seconded by Vice-Chair Ms. Kathy Nary. The meeting recessed at 9:31am until the Joint Men s and Women s LDR Session at 10am. USATF MTF Executive Committee Minutes 25Oct17 Recorded by Amanda Scotti, MTF Exec Comm Secretary Attendees Rex Harvey Exec. Comm. Chair Amanda Scotti Exec. Comm. Secretary Jerry Bookin-Weiner Exec. Comm. Vice Chair Carroll DeWeese Exec. Comm. Treasurer

28 Latashia Key Active Athlete Representative J. & C. Donley Mid America Region Co Chairs Robert Thomas Lester Mount George Mathews Mark Cleary Midwest Region Chair Southwest Region Chair Northwest Region Chair West Region Chair Mike Travers Bill Murray Bob Weiner East Region Chair Southeast Region Chair Media Subcommittee Chair Sandy Pashkin Exec. Comm. Chair Appointee Bill Shelton USATF Board Member Absent Lisa Rosborough Organizational Advancement and Promotions Subcommittee Chair Jim Flanik Championships Games Subcommittee Chair, NSGA Liason

29 Executive Committee Meeting Hilton Hotel, Orlando Florida 11:30am 1:45pm December 3, 2016 Award for Gary Snyder Gary, can you fill in name of award, who presented, rationale, and everything else to reflect all the good things said / referred to that afternoon about you, for the benefit of posterity? Active Athlete Runoff Election Latasha Key AA requested MTF assistance counting the vote. Result was 23 to 20 victory for Latasha over Venus as Active Athlete Chair, as conducted by Active Athlete Committee Request for motion to destroy ballots by Latasha. Steve Cohen so moved. Joseph Ols 2nded. Motion called unanimously passed by voice vote Financial Presentation Carroll DeWeese MTF is requesting $145K MTF is the only nominally self-funding committee Motion from Carroll that MTF accept the budget subject to modification of the Exec Committee based on funding level changes from nat l organization. Mark Cleary 2nded Passed unanimousely by voice vote WMA Delegate Election Decided there shall be a Roll Call of Delegates when collecting ballots.

30 Note that per Exec Committee vote, only 1 vote is being cast despite 2 openings, with the top 2 vote-getters assuming the 2 WMA Delegate positions. Additional Delegate Candidates accepted from the floor, creating the list below. Results from most-to-least vote tallies [Secretary notes he was typing as fast as he could, but believes he missed 1 person who received votes, but far less than Robert or Gary so immaterial to outcome of election]. Gary, do you know who I missed (if anyone)? 18 Robert Tomas WMA Delegate with longer term 14 Gary Snyder WMA Delegate with shorter term 6 Mark Cleary 6 Venus Jewett 5 Bill Murray 4, Carroll DeWeese, Jim Flanik, Sue Hallen 2 Jerry Booken-Weiner 1 Marilyn, Duane Gosa 1 Robert Clark 1 Blank (Abstention) Records Lester Mount on behalf of Jeff Brower: Motion made, 2nded, accepted unanimously by voice vote for proposed list of new ARs (USATF MTF American Records) Awards Mary Trotto Class of 2016: 19 word records, 53 ARs, 178 nat l titles See posted Awards Committee Report Motion made to accept Awards Committee recommendations, 2nded by Bob Weiner Accepted unanimously by voice vote for list of Awards

31 Rule Changes: Ivan Black moved to accept rule changes Rule Changes recommended by MTF Exec Committee, 2 nd by Phil Accepted unanimously by voice vote. Club Council: Mark Cleary discussed rationale and made motion: MTF shall establish a Club Council for clubs to express concerns and resolve issues at national championships. Motion Tabled by voice vote Gary Snyder gave thanks to Robert Thomas and Joseph Ols. Gary Snyder closed the meeting. Executive Committee Meeting Hilton Hotel, Orlando Florida 2 4pm December 2, 2016 Opening Remarks Gary Snyder We need to moving very fast, since so much is on this meeting s agenda Media Report Bob Weiner showing montage of 2016 TV coverage

32 Active Athlete issues, verifying USATF Sanctioned competition w/i 2yrs 7minute talks by Rex Harvey and Robert Thomas for Chair position 5minute talks by Mark Cleary and Jerry Bookin-Weiner for Vice Chair position 5minute talks by Amanda Scotti and Joseph Ols for Secretary position 2018 (and possibly 2019) Outdoor National Championships Spokane Washington presentation July ideally, but 2+ other weekends would work Both years would work, but medium-strong preference for 2018 over 2019 Vince Lannana Approx 10 min talk and Q&A about being our representative on the USATF Board Ames Iowa Presentation Last weekend in July 2018, v, possibly same 2019 Question raised to vote on and accept bid packages for both 2018 and 2019 Outdoor National Championships. Accepted by acclimation. Vote taken to accept the Spokane bid for 2018 Unanimously passed with exception of 5 opposed

33 Vote taken to accept the Ames bid for 2019 Unanimously passed with exception of 3 opposed Executive Committee Meeting Hilton Hotel, Orlando Florida 8 11pm December 2, 2016 MTF Delegate Registration beginning 7:25am by MTF Secretary J.Ols. Opening Remarks Gary Snyder Active Athletes Latasha Key Roll Call of Delegates ( H designates Here) H Adirondack: Richard Choppa H Alabama: William Murray Jr Alaska: H Arizona: Sabestine Onyepunuka H Arkansas: Louis Sasser IV Mike Armstrong H Border: Steven Purchase Central California: Jerlene Powell H Colorado: Jerry Donley H Connecticut: Deborah Petruzzello James Barber Dakotas: Myron Loberg H Florida: James Griffin H Georgia: Tina Klein Gulf: Bill Collins H Hawaii: Vincent Costello H Illinois Co-Chair: Susan Hallen Illinois Co-Chair: H Indiana: Robert Thomas Jr Chris Buckler H Inland Northwest: Jeff Schaller

34 H Iowa: Jim Walczyk (Wal Check) Kentucky: Terry Foody H Lake Erie: Jeffrey Gerson H Long Island: Robert Lemke Maine: Christine Lipsky H Maine: Jim Fecteau H Michigan: Jacqueline DeVose Robert Hall H Mid-Atlantic: Sue Nesbihal Minnesota: Tom Langenfeld Missouri Valley: H Montana: Alan Cress Nebraska: Mark Kostek H Nevada: Martha Watson H New England: Michael Travers H New Jersey: David Friedman New Mexico: New York: Neil Fitzgerald H Niagara: Lawrence Guilford Jr Perry Jenkins H North Carolina: Roderick Bell H Ohio: Duane Gosa Oklahoma: Oregon: H Ozark:Ed Rowold H Pacific: Brooks Esser H Pacific Northwest: Ivars Ilkstrum - George Matthews H Potomac Valley: Thomas Jones San Diego-Imperial: Stevie Kleinstuber H Snake River: Jack Ward Jr H South Carolina: Norman Venyah H South Texas: Debbie Romero H Southern: Byron Turner H Southern California: F Eugene Driver III H Southwestern: Lester Mount Tennessee: John Carter Jr H Three Rivers: Mark Schwartz Utah: Tony Glover H Virginia: Ross McDonald

35 West Texas: Chris Lonngren West Virginia: Bob Medley H Wisconsin: Stanley Druckrey Wyoming: 5 At Large + 35 Assoc Delegates + Active Athlete Delegates Appointment of At-Large Members starting with Region Coordinators who do not have voting rights Selection of Active Athletes Election of Active Athletes Chair (MTF Committee all leave the room for Athletes Meeting, unless one is a member of both Committees) MTF Committee notes that, as in prev years, initial vote resulted in a tie between Latasha Key & Venus. Since MTF Committee business must resume, AA Runoff Election was decided to be held during the Sat 11:30 1:45pm MTF Committee meeting. Determination of Election Presentations and Q&A (which may be conducted in different order in afternoon meeting) MTF Committee Chairman 2 candidates running: Rex Harvey & Robert Thomas Steve Cohen moved to close nominations, Bill Murray 2nded MTF Committee Vice Chairman 1 candidate running: Jerry Bookin-Weiner Lester Mount nominated Mark Cleary, Mark accepted Steve Cohen moved to close nominations, Bill Murray 2nded

36 MTF Committee Treasurer Steve Cohen moved to elect Carroll DeWeese by acclimation, Bill Murray 2nded Accepted by acclimation. MTF Committee Secretary 2 candidates running: Joseph Ols & Amanda Scotti Steve Cohen moved to close, Bill Murray 2nded 2019 Indoor Bid Winston Salem` Reports of Past and Future Indoor Championships As he did the day before, Steve Cohen again spoke very long, forcefully and impassioned that MTF Committee should not award any entity in North Carolina a bid for anything involved with MTF, even if that s the only option for MTF (because North Carolina rule that public restrooms for males should be used only by males, and public restrooms for females should only be used by females, per biologic definitions of males/females). Others commented that North Carolina facilities have been a wonderful host for MTF in the past, popular with athletes and organizers. Others commented they are one of the few Indoor Facilities available for MTF any year (as well as the only one bidding this year) so we shouldn t permanently hurt MTF s relationships with this facility over something they/we had no control over. Also, since this is a private facility, the Bathroom Rule doesn t apply to our Championships regardless. Vote was taken whether to hold 2019 Indoor Nat l in Winston Salem with result of 57 Yes, 11 No Jim Flanik motion to destroy ballots, Jerry BW 2nded

37 Passes unanimously by voice vote Executive Committee Meeting Hilton Hotel, Orlando Florida Noon 2:50pm December 1, 2016 Elections (Gary Snyder): Officers: at Gary s request, J.Ols committed to being ready Fri ~7:30am to handle changes to Delegates for voting purposes. J.Ols communicated that he prefers s (of delegate changes) over handwritten scraps of paper. Latasha Key announced she has revised the process for Active Athlete voting, and codified responsibilities of AA Chair Gary announced that AAthletes shall stay in the room for their elections (major change from the past, when AAthletes went into hallway to conduct their business) Nat l Championship Location Bids (Robert Thomas): There is 1 bid for Indoor national championships (Winston Salem) 3 bids outdoors (Iowa State [6 shotput rings!], Sacramento (no bid package yet!), Spokane) Winston Salem scheduled for ~10:15am presentation 3 Outdoor bids scheduled to present after Media Presentations (2pm and thereafter) Budget (Carroll DeWeese): MTF is on track to spend ~$165K this year Get your expenses in!! Nat l has given us ~$107K for 2016 We are asking for $145K for 2017 We dipped into our Reserves ~$30K, so we hope to stop the bleeding

38 Nat l finances are a moving target, since Nat l Budget is evolving dramatically J.Ols moved to accept the proposed budget submitted by Carroll, which may be amended based on approvals by actual financial funding by USATF Nat l budget committee Bill Murray 2 nd Voice vote, unanimously approved Perth WMA Championships: New Free Uniforms were a big hit amongst the athletes! Team Hotel was v. popular as well saved allot of money, popular with athletes for that, and as central location for info/support Relays changed a few things, and went pretty well. Daegu (South Korea) upcoming WMA Championships: Team Hotel due to supply/demand, a discount might not be possible. No hotels are close. Novatel Ambassador is only one that serves western food Korea Airlines has tickets >=$900 from US Uniforms no new info, seems to be the same as Perth deal Round-The-Horn of how long Exec Committee members need in the MTF General meetings Steve Cohen mentions that USATF Nat l has no official position re holding events in North Carolina regarding their bathroom / etc. law other than to say USATF is sensitive to this issue. Rob Weiner points out there ~definitely will be a change in governor Legislature does not change House Bill 2 is only about Further extension of State Law Charlotte G.Snyder said the MTF Committee will not take a position of North Carolina politics but will defer to the delegates to hear the presentation and decide for him/herself how to proceed 8 In favor 3 Opposed

39 Records Sandy (for WMA WRs) and Jeff Brower (USATF ARs) shall present together at the Friday noon meetings so that Jeff does not have to present twice. WMA Delegate Election 4yr term 2-4 so far appear to be running for that If Rex wins MTF Chair, that would free 2yrs of his WMA term In the past, top N took open positions in that order of open positions (longest held to shortest) However, we could wait until the next WMA meeting, but Sandy points out that this would disadvantage us (US) not having a voting representative If we appoint someone now, that will avoid a US floor-fight at WMA Rex I move that the Senior delegate at NCC WMA have authority to appoint full contingent of votes, for open positions. Jerry B.W. 2nded Motion carried unanimously by voice vote Club Council Mark Cleary There has been a Club Council for Open competition, there isn t one for MTF maybe there should be. Gary suggests to Mark he creates a Motion for Fri / Sat to create such a committee or other need he sees. Rule Changes see the Rule Change Document for complete descriptions of proposals and rationales: Pole vault issues, 15 & 16. If a pole is longer than the crossbar height and knocks off the bar (which wouldn t happen were the pole shorter), that would be considered a fair attempt. Reject the suggestion for the Pole Vault rule change, and to keep the Rule as it is. Rex moved (Jim 2nded) MTF Committee suggests rejection of the suggested Rule changes 15 & 16 Voice vote, accepted with all Yea and with only one Nay

40 Publish the change from 38 to 39. Jeff Brower is the one changing the WMA Website Mark Cleary 2nded it. Consensus approval 18 Superweight doesn t have to be thrown from cages (no cage can stop one anyhow) 20 Bands don t have to be metal Both approved by consensus of current practice age band for MTF competition: Rex Harvey w/ Robert Thomas accepted friendly amendment Moves that MTF Committee to amend proposal to include athletes age group for national and regional championships and to approve that proposal. Voice vote All but 2 approve, so passed Item 44: Withdrawn (by Gary) Item 45: Gary states MTF supports this Item 29: MTF exception: Moves that MTF recommends an MTF Exception to Item 29 Rule Changes. Item 46: Many spoke on need for this. Suggest on ongoing Council (perhaps 2 conf calls / year). Awards procurement, and awarding ceremony minimum standards for many things.

41 Minutes for Mountain Ultra Trail meeting 12/2/2016 9:00am Updated draft 12/5/16 Attendees (this is a FULL list of attendees, not all of the following were present at every meeting): Roger Galispy, Ashley Blake, Cherie Gwinn, Frank Lombardo, Morgan Kennedy, Rob Goyen, Anice Mahone, Ed Neighbor, Robyn Doloughan, Roy Pirrung, Joe Jurczyk, Carl Grossbard, Steve Taylor, Jason Bryant, Yen Darcy, Carmen Price, Joe Fejes, Traci Falbo, Richard Bolt, Susan Heiser, Bill Roe, George Leaf, Noelle Gayden, Philip Greenwald, Erika Kemman, Mark Dennett, Larry Alserda, Stephen Peckiconis, Bonnie Cizek, Mike Scott, Joyce Welch, Ray Lapinski, Robin Jefferis, Beill Brist, Sara Brist, Mickey Piscitelli, Gretchen Futey, Scott Rose, Gary Morgan, Kelly Flathers, Matt Schmitt, Camille Herron, Edwin Roberts, Craig Yotter, Jim Peterson, Andy Carr, Joe Sarver, Caleb Muller, Christine Gentille, Bear Jones, Aaron Cattell, Robyn Stevens, Robert Platt, Jon Molz, Howard Nippert, Nancy Hobbs ADMIN - 9:02am Meeting called to order by Nancy Hobbs ADMIN - 9:05am Welcome and attendee introductions Other - 9:17am Current Cross Country Council Chair Michael Scott addresses attendees regarding his candidacy for LDR division chair. Reviews his background, history in sport, and experience in leadership positions. Steve Taylor asks Michael Scott on his position on clean sport. Scott advocates for clean sport and believes USA will be the distance powerhouse as the sport continues to get cleaned up. Other - 9:27am Fred Finke - addresses attendees regarding his candidacy for the board based on his knowledge and admiration of Mountain Ultra Trail. Other / Finances - 9:30am Traci Falbo Addresses issue of trying to get all Mountain Ultra Trail teams fully funded. Notes two years ago the AAC was extremely unfamiliar with our section of sport; last year AAC was surprised to find out we were not fully funded. Traci explains the work she has done over the last two years in order to help as our athlete representative. Traci shares news that in 2018 Mountain Ultra Trail will receive $90,000 for team funding in addition to our current budget; a one-time deal as there are no World or Olympic Track Championships in This will represent the first year of full funding for all Mountain Ultra Trail Running Championships. Recommendation from Phil to potentially ask for 2017 bonuses be paid out in 2018 as a way to maximize surplus that there may be. Another recommendation to fight for prize money to come from USATF. Traci encourages the room to use the app: SLACK using #mut to communicate and keep in the loop regarding Mountain Ultra Trail information moving forward. Nancy recommends having a small discussion Saturday regarding ways to use extra funding in ADMIN - 9:44am - Motion to approve 2015 minutes (Roy), seconded (Tracy) motion carries. ADMIN - 9:45am - Rules Phil Greenwald addresses group regarding rules updates /

42 submissions that are relevant to Mountain Ultra Trail. Discussion about rules regarding Juniors (U-20) and distances they should race at national championships mountain and trail, but not ultramarathon. New rule submission regarding allowing physiotherapy during Mountain Ultra Trail races athletes may receive physiotherapy at official aid stations by persons designated by race director or athlete ahead of time. New language discussion on language regarding in 100k or greater national championships, safety runners/monitors may be used in sections of course where race director deems appropriate to run alone. Guidelines include monitor must remain 5 seconds or 10m behind and cannot verbally or physically pace the competing athlete. Intent is for games committee to permit the use of safety runners/monitors, race director to decide allowance and location of safety monitors/runners, and athletes to supply them. New language regarding definition of what constitutes a mountain race. New language games committee must provide distances, maps, and topographical features of race prior for public knowledge. Removes language of limitations on incline percentage, distance, etc. New language limit junior records to distances up to 30k and two-hours. Currently there are two junior ultra-marathon records on the books; intent is to limit the distance to more age-appropriate distances. Discussion on new rule submission that prizes cannot be awarded to age group winner if they are they only entrant in the age group; particularly impactful to Mountain Ultra Trail. Jason Bryant voices concern regarding safety runner/monitor and how they will be viewed as pacers regardless of rules set in place and the effect it will have on races. OPERATIONS - 10:24am Elections Nancy states this is an election year and that she and Howard Nippert are running to stay in their positions as Chair and Vice Chair of Mountain Ultra Trail. No other nominations have been received; Nancy asks attendees if there are any nominations in the group, there are none. Motion (Noelle Gayden) to appoint Nancy Hobbs as Chair and Howard Nippert as Vice Chair through acclimation, second (Traci / numerous), motion carries. ADMIN 10:29am - USATF national office Jim Estes has left his position but we are still working closely throughout the year. ADMIN 10:31am - Finances Nancy said she received word that there is an increase in budget however has not received exact details as of this point. She states at least a $20,000 increase which will be used for team funding is what she has heard. Mountain Ultra Trail is on an upward trajectory. OPERATIONS 10:34am - Executive Committee 10:34am Nancy states the work this group does outside of the annual meeting throughout the year and recognizes the individuals publicly. Group typically meets 8-12 times per year on conference call. Howard also recognizes and appreciates the time and effort committee puts into making important decisions throughout the year. 80% are current athletes which greatly helps. OPERATIONS 10:39am Social Media/Marketing Report Richard Bolt discusses two websites used for our Mountain and Ultra Marathon Running teams; and and requests assistance to continue upkeep and consistent updates on them. Discusses which is used mainly for calendar updates, results, and articles regarding Mountain Ultra Trail, and how Team USA related articles had 5 of the top 10 articles in States. There are 4,700 followers on twitter; 3,700 followers on twitter; 4,000 likes on Facebook for Mountain Ultra Trail Running. Mentions successful facebook page for 24-hr national team and encourages continued use of social media platforms to expand our reach and visibility through videos, photos, articles. Call for volunteers to help maintain the platforms. OPERATIONS 10:51ma Fundraising Successes Nancy explains how Mountain Ultra Trail has had to be creative in their fundraising efforts over the years. Howard discusses his creation of USAIceBandana for the benefit of the USA 24-hour team s operating expenses. To date, over $7,000 has been raised through sale of ice bandanas, which are used to keep runners cool in hot conditions. Trail Butter partnership has raised $2,600 to date on a fundraiser with Team USA Trail Butter (red / white / blue). Mountain

43 running has raised $7,050 through Vail Mountain Winter Uphill, Cranmore Mountain Race, Loon Mountain Race, Northeast Trail Series and individual donations. OPERATIONS 11:01am Runners of the Year Joe Fejes discusses process for voting and recommends a formalized process in future years for whoever winds up in charge of voting. About 45% of eligible voters did vote. Nominations come in two forms: Automatic Nominations (National Champions, Records), and Manual Nominations for anybody as long as they are accompanied by three race results to provide context. Google Doc was sent to all eligible voters that included each nominee and their results in each category. Important to have correct s in centralized location for whoever is in charge of voting process. OPERATIONS 11:10am Team Staffs Review of 2017 team staff selections by the executive committee. Each team will have at least two staff members for the first time. Mountain (Miller, Bolt, Kirsch) and 24-hours (Nippert, Holschzer, Lovy) have already been selected or used and upcoming will be 50km, Trail, Long Distance Mountain Running and Regional competitions for NACAC. Brief overview of the process of selecting team leaders and responsibilities that accompany. Recommended to start as volunteer if you wish to be a team leader in the future. Other - 11:15am Records Andy Carr New rule submission regarding language which will now say long distance running (ages / open / masters), thus eliminating younger runners chasing ultra-records while keeping those currently on the books there. Discussion about whether language still might encourage 16 & 17 year olds to run ultramarathon distances. --- *Revisit earlier rules discussion with Phil Greenwald regarding junior national championships in mountain and trail running and what age limits should be for Mountain Ultra Trail as junior is defined as There are currently inconsistencies among races, national and international levels regarding age restrictions and opportunities for international representation. Group discusses and decides if you re turning 14 or below in the calendar year, limited to the half marathon. If you re in the calendar year, limited to 30k. If you re 18 in the calendar year, limited to marathon distance. 19+ in the calendar year, no limit.* *Back to records, new language submission will be as stated above except in ultra-marathon distances, which will be (18-19 / open / masters). Other 12:04pm Vin Lananna (President-Elect) States he intends to learn and become conversant in Mountain Ultra Trail Running by attending events and researching the sport. Three points for his presidential platform: voice for all constituents, keep athletes center-stage, and be a strong vocal part of the board. Constituency -> board -> national office is how things should work in USATF. Also plans to be as communicative as possible in his role as President. Steve Taylor asks about his opinion on clean sport and the tendency for USATF to appoint former convicted dopers to roles as coaches and leaders. Replies that everybody should have the same standards throughout sport rather than different ones and that things going on internationally absolutely need to be looked into and fixed. Nancy asks if Vin can be an advocate for having testing done at a minimum of one championship per year Vin recommends to put something in writing and keep it on people s minds outside of the annual meeting as well. He is happy to advocate for things as long he knows what he is backing when he does. Nancy will send Vin a list of our 2017 Championships and Vin says he will attend at least one and for the group to hold him accountable for it. Championships 12:16pm Joe Jurczyk Discussions, bids and awards will be reviewed this afternoon but Joe gives a brief rundown of currently awarded bids, current bids, and championships to be held in 2017 and Policy discussion led by Nancy regarding prize money, multi-year bids from first-time bids and others. Regarding prize money, Howard says until we receive multiple bids for a championship it is difficult to establish a higher minimum prize money than currently as sometimes we have to select a bid because it s the only bid. Richard Bolt recommends that perhaps for a multi-year bid, we could use an increase mechanism in prize money to make them eligible such as 10% or a like-number. Joe J inquires about USATF or us supplying the prize money in order to foster competition among bidders as they wouldn t

44 have to worry about money and might be more likely to bid. Unlikely as we don t receive the funding for it from USATF as a non-olympic event. First-time attendee asks, what is our goal in national championships? To have the best athletes stand on the same starting line for national championships rather than seek out alternative events because of issues like event quality or prize money. Our national championships should be the goal for our top athletes and the standard for events across the country. Camille Heron mentions that there are other factors as well such as selection ultra courses that are fast and friendly for more runners so there are different standards for each championship event area. Also that multi-year bids might be deterring both athletes and courses from getting involved due to the standards. Counter-point is that athletes can commit further out, maybe not first year due to scheduling but in the future. Also, outreach can be done earlier and establish good reputations after holding it once. In addition to prize money, incentives also help the top athletes come such as comp. entry, hotels, travel, world-qualifying spots, etc. Motion to recess until 2:50pm (George Leaf), second (Edwin / others), motion carries. Minutes for Mountain Ultra Trail meeting 12/2/2016 2:30pm 2:30pm Meeting Reconvened by Nancy Hobbs 2:32pm - Budget Nancy is still trying to clarify the budget for next year, hoping the $25,000 she has heard will bring the total budget to $114,000. She also requested funding for testing at a minimum of one event next year since Mountain Ultra Trail has yet to receive this in the past. 2:37pm Records update Andy Carr Of 110 marks submitted for record purposes this year, 52 were submitted from the Ultra community. 50 of those records will indeed be ratified (98%), including one from 2000 a 50 mile record in the age group. 2:40pm Substance Abuse Sports Science Jim Peterson At the master s LDR meeting yesterday a representative from USADA hinted the flashier the bottle the more likely it is to cause bodily harm. Three new medicines will be banned as of January 1, It s the athletes responsibility for what goes into or onto their body. For athletes en route to professional careers it is wise to work with their doctor well ahead of time. Full report will be attached to the minutes. 2:45pm Anti-doping Discussion Howard Nippert begins conversation on anti-doping stance and his proposed written amendment to the Mountain Ultra Trail operating procedures: any person testing positive or having served suspension for performance enhancing drugs in the past cannot be a member of an international team in the future as an athlete, coach, or staff member. Agreements from crowd include the fact that Mountain Ultra Trail is too small of a community to withstand a large controversy so this is a good idea. Question asks to clarify that mistaken bans apply to this rule, for example somebody that did not get a pre-approved TUE for asthma. Counter that it is the athletes responsibility once you reach an international level to know the rules and regulations and how to prepare accordingly. Question about language being changed to any person currently banned or having served a suspension shall be permanently ineligible; therefore allowing due process to play out in the event that somebody tests positive but has a ban reversed due to inaccurate results or proven innocence. Language is changed to reflect that change: Any person banned or that has served suspension for performance enhancing drugs is rendered permanently ineligible from being part of an international team, including as an athlete, coach or staff member, or office with the Mountain Ultra Trail council. Motion (Steve Taylor) to have this adopted as a statement and as part of the operating procedures, second (George Leaf), discussion raised by Richard Bolt. He has reservations of establishing a punishment system that deviates from USADA and WADA, in part due to our inexperience in drug testing as a community. We not only write the rule, but it will be up to us to implement and uphold the rules, which we have not had to do as an organization before. It also sets a permanently harsh penalty for those that may test positive for something not meant to enhance performance (social marijuana use is an example given). Clarification that this is a statement showing we are committed to clean sport but not necessarily in charge of implementing actual testing. Question raised about budget implications from George Leaf, which Nancy is working through. Nancy also says we are working with the community at large but first

45 have to garner support from our own membership. More debate over potential issues with a lack of knowledge/understanding or an accidental result vs. true attempts to circumvent rules and how there is almost no wiggle room here. Richard Bolt says the current system is proportional because there are varying degrees of offense and isn t sure how this statement will help make a clean sport; Howard counters this will make people think twice if they have professional aspirations to become proactive and visit the USADA site and be extra careful not to break the rules, thereby decreasing the chances of accidental positive tests in the future. Another point raised that this puts a lot of responsibility on parents and doctors for younger athletes as well; this could potentially cause a lifetime ban for a junior that may test positive due to lack of knowledge by a parent or doctor, perhaps well before the athlete has professional aspirations in this sector of sport. Richard recommends working harder on anti-doping education as that is what is severely lacking rather than instituting the harshest possible penalty before the education is up to par. Joe recommends an amendment to proposed language to state that any person currently serving a suspension for PED or banned substances in rendered ineligible for an international team as an athlete or staff member, or office position, for the duration of their ban. The final motion is: Any person currently serving a suspension for PED or banned substances is rendered ineligible for any mountain, ultra, or trail international team as an athlete or staff member, or office within the Mountain Ultra Trail Council. 3:26pm - Motion called (Noelle) to vote on new language as part of our operating procedures; second (George), motion carries. The statement will be added to the operating procedures. Lindsay Toussant (USATF National Office)- hope to move bidding to on-line portal rather than paper application. Welcome and thank you to Lindsay. Document library has our annual report for reference. World Championship Report Mountain- Bulgaria 1) (Richard- Team Leader) 3rd ever individual gold medal for men (Joe Gray). 2) First ever men s Gold Team medal. 3) Italy 2017 date July 30. 4) Equal distances for men and women and equal Team sizes World Long Distance Champs- Jason Bryant- Team Leader) Slovenia. 1) Event date August 6, 2017, in Premana Italy. Selection criteria for Mountain Champs posted Cranmore, our USATF Mountain Championships on June 3, 2017, will also be our team selection race (juniors by resume). The 4th Collegiate Mountain Running Championships will also be held concurrently. Regional NACAC- No venue for Mexico in Youth international cup June 25, Age 16, 17 (Italy) Teddy Mitchell (Candidate for Men s LDR Division Chair- NCAA Champ, 8 International Teams, AAC for 16 years. Goal to make budget go up. Believe important for elite athlete to be in leadership award. Worked with Vin Lananna s campaign. Wants communication between segments of LDR. Jason update on rules: Small passed. Table with ages was tabled (ages and minimum distances). Monitor Rule amended: In Trail or Mountain Races of 100Km or longer (See rule book as adopted). Joe Jurczyk (Championship Chair)- 3 uncontested championships 100Km Road (Mad City 100K. Madison, WI, Tim Yanacheck RD, 100Km NC for 8 years, April 8, 2017) 6000$ prize money total, 10K loop). Roy and Camille spoke on behalf of race. Roy moves. Traci 2nd. Motion carries. North Coast 24 Hr (Brian Polen, RD). Bidding 2017, 2018, Edgewater Park, Cleveland, OH, Sept 9 or Sept 16, Later dates TBD. 1 mile loop, flat, next to Lake Erie. Several

46 National and World Records, 5000$ prize money. Free entry for past winners. No hotel, etc. for elites). Traci and Howard spoke on 2 year advantage vs 3.) Urge to vote on 2 years. Traci Moves. Roy 2nd. Motion Carries. Agree to ask RD if 2 year is amicable. Brian agreed to accept for 2 years. Moab Trail Marathon (2 years). Nov 4, Nov 3, 2018, 3500$ prize money. Comp entries and lodging for elite athletes and some food.) Richard spoke on behalf of event. Capitalize on NC. Hosted ½ Marathon 4 years ago and marathon last 3. Prize money only for USATF. Jason Moves. Roy 2nd. Motion Carries. Contested: Half Marathon Trail two bids. One from High Alpine Line Half (Bend Oregon 9/17/2017) 4000$ prize, home stays. CR 1:27- M, and the Birkie, Hayward, WI, 9/30/2917: 3000$ prize money, 5000$ elite travel and lodging stipend. Roy- spoke on the Birkie. Largest ski event in the world. CR- 1:32- W, 1:19-M Willing to shift funds to prize money as see fit (ie: 6000$ prize, 2000$ elite travel and lodging). Traci Moves accept Birkie. Roy 2nds. Friendly amendment by Richard to accept Birkie for 2017 and Bend for 2018, Richard withdrew friendly amendment. Motion Carries. Jason Bryant abstained. No opposed. 100Km Report: Traci Falbo 3rd place women 1) Pat Reagan 3rd. 5th. 2) Women Bronze, gold masters, 3) 37 countries. 187 athletes. 4) Avg age of women s team ) Los Alcazares, Spain. 6) Men s Bronze. 24 Hr- WC in Belfast, Northern Ireland, July 1,2. Qualifying ends April 1, 2017 Nancy requested input on the scoring for the World Long Distance Championship. Presently done by cumulative time, but a suggestion by cumulative place. Consensus was to recommend and keep the cumulative TIME as scoring system. IAU/ITRA Trail Championships- Richard Team Leader, 2nd year as WC. Tough year for Team USA, with some team members unable to travel due to injury leaving only 3 women to start, and four men women didn t finish a team and the men finished three of the four to get a team score. Involvement by ITRA (International Trail Running Association), this year along with the IAU who was the sole organizer in 2015 with the help of ITRA. Nancy call to recess till 11:30AM Saturday Minutes for Mountain Ultra Trail meeting 12/3/ :30am ADMIN 11:32am Meeting called to order by Nancy Hobbs 11:34am - Welcome and Introductions for new attendees 11:36am other Collegiate Running Association Jon Molz & Steve Taylor Jon Molz explains the mission of the CRA; to promote healthy lifestyles among college students. Specific to the room the CRA promotes national championship events in mountain and trail running and offers prize money at national championship events for college students. They have had numerous Team USA qualifiers over the last three years. They will be hosting their event at the USA Mountain Running Championships in 2017 again. Also introduced ConnectCRA which brings local community members and leaders to each event to interact with college students as well. 11:50am Ultra Howard Nippert World Championships 50k was hosted in Doha this year; Men s team won gold and had individual champions, women placed 2nd overall as a team with two top-10 finishers. Currently working on formalizing and standardizing the selection process for team USA as this is a brand new championship event. IAU label designation if a race director has a race with potential qualifying athletes or an athlete is competing in an event with the intent to qualify for team USA, it is in your best interest to have the IAU label at that race. IAU is basically the stamp of approval and necessary in order to have support and funding at the world level. for details on how to get the IAU label. 12:05pm Championships Nancy Hobbs

47 Liasons responsibilities for championships have included getting medals, patches, race numbers, banners and other USATF branded items for events prior to the event; duties have been spearheaded of late by Jason Bryant and Richard Bolt. Press releases, social media outreach, posting results have also been an important part of the process. Executive committee has been in charge of assigning liasons and is open to those interested in helping in the future. Team initiative idea raised recently to have a team aspect to championship events, to foster competition between brands / sponsors. First event using the team initiative was TNF in 2015, also did it at Lake Sonoma in 2016 which included international athletes as part of the teams as well. Currently looking for a new leader on the team initiative as current leader is stepping down. Question raised about including teams other than simply just brands as there are elite teams or groups out there that would be interested in competing as well. 12:18pm other snow running Richard Bolt Discusses that there is a lot of overlap within the trail/mountain community and snowshoe racing due to climates. The sport has had trouble becoming recognized to date by the National Governing Body however the Mountain Ultra Trail group here has been supportive to see it be recognized. Although there is a World Championships, the Snowshoe Association has not sought our support with fielding teams nor funding to international competitions; the current hope is simply to have snowshoe be included and see their current national championships be recognized. Referring to it as snow running within this group so as not to limit the sport to strict snowshoe racing rules. Becoming part of USATF would also help snowshoe race directors garner insurance advantages from USATF-sanctioned events, but currently there are prohibitions on snowshoes. for upcoming events and championships. There has been a World Snowshoe Championships staged since 2012 in Canada, which also hosted in 2015, Italy hosting in 2013 and 2016, Sweden in 2014, and in 2017, USA :33pm other- transgender discussion Bill Roe The USATF policy (same as IOC); a person who is transitioning from birth to chosen gender remains their classified birth gender until they complete their physical & chemical transition; they will need a physician s affirmation and certification that the process is complete when requested by the IOC. Question raised about entry process and awards and how this policy would be triggered as the entry and awards are Male / Female. At this point the issue would likely be raised through protest at the event. In instances where an issue occurs that could affect a national championship event or team, recommended to call general counsel at USATF. 12:31pm operations MUT at state and regional level Nancy Hobbs Open discussion on starting Mountain Ultra Trail at the state level and the process to get it started as well as the benefits that it brings. Recommendations include making sure your state has a representative for MUT to stay in the loop; using MUT races to help a state earn accreditation with USATF; attaching USATF sanctions to existing events by partnering (start a series or state championship race) to garner more USATF members joining an event and to encourage current event-attendees to join USATF. 12:55pm other Athlete Biz Aaron from Athlete Biz gives a brief synopsis of their website / business encouraging elite athletes to join in order to increase their personal brand. 12:59pm operations MUT at state and regional levels Discussion continues on advantages of incorporating MUT at the state level as a way to increase membership and introduce new athletes into the sport both at the competitive and participatory level. Emphasis that you don t need to start from scratch there are often existing races willing to partner so long as the workload is not put on their shoulders. Often not more than getting it on the calendar, becoming part of the awards ceremony with medals or prize, and growing the championship portion of the event over time. Event does not need to be certified to be an association championship, but could be used as an incentive. 1:17pm other AAC update Roy Pirrung In addition to the AAC requirement to have served on a World Championship team within the

48 last ten years to serve as an AAC representative, there will be an alternative new criteria that if you finish within the top X of approved events, you will become eligible as well. Not clearly defined at the moment but working on a final definition. AAC is also providing a stance that they are supportive of drug-free sport and against what is happening at the IOC level and what happened at the Rio Olympics with the mislabeling or loss of samples, and general lack of testing. Adam Nelson and Lauren Fleshman have been tasked with forming the resolution. 1:28pm Motion to adjourn (Roy Pirrung), second (George Leaf), motion carries MINUTES Men s/women s Development Executive Committee Meeting 2016 USATF Annual Meeting 2:30-4:50pm Thursday, December 1, Orlando, FL Present Chairs: Dave Kerin (Men s Committee), Rose Monday (Women s Committee) Event Coordinators: Dave Kerin (M/W HJ), Maryanne Daniel (M/W Racewalks), LaTanya Sheffield (W Hurdles), Jon Green (M/W Multi-events), Carol McLatchie (W Long Distances), Orin Richburg (M Sprints), Skip Stolley (W Middle

49 Distances), Cathleen Cawley (W Horizontal Jumps), Connie Price-Smith (W DT/HT), Mike Lawson (Men s Sprints), Amy Deem (W Sprints), Tom Pukstys (M Throws), Megan Watson (W Juniors) Absent: Francesca Green (W Sprints), Romona Pagel (W SP/Jav), Jonathan Marcus (M Distances), Ken Brauman (M Juniors), Brian Yokoyama (M/W Pole Vault), Darrell Smith (M Hurdles) USATF Staff: Duffy Mahoney (Chief of Sport Performance), Phil Bastron (High Performance Programs Manager), Dr. Robert Chapman (Associate Director of Sports Science & Medicine) 1. Men s & Women s chairs Dave Kerin and Rose Monday called the meeting to order at 2:35pm. 2. Approval of the 2015 Minutes. a. Secretary Skip Stolley asked for approval of the 2015 Executive Committee minutes. b. Moved by Carol McLatchie, seconded by Cathleen Cawley, unanimously approved. c. A raucous rendition of Happy Birthday was sung for Skip, led by Rose Monday. 3. Duffy Mahoney, USATF Chief of Sport Performance, gave an overview of 2016 High Performance & Development Program support. a. The requirements and benefits for the USATF Tier System of athlete support is a transparent, clearly defined, objective set of criteria that can be reviewed on-line at /AthleteSupport/. b. Duffy said it is clear that funding priority should be given to Tier-1 athletes. At the 2015 World Championships in Beijing and 2016 Olympic Games, they won 82% of our 50 medals. c. In 2016 there were 224 tier-1, 2 and 3 athletes, which we designate as elite. An additional 70 tier-4 athletes and development athletes are designated as emerging elite. Duffy emphasized they we are in the business of medal attainment and that in funding non-tier athletes, our chairs and event coordinators must assess whether an emerging-elite athlete is investible, --which means having the potential to be a finalist at a future World Championships or Olympic Games. d. Duffy added that studies show that if an athlete is not ranked in the top-25 in the world in their event by age-25, it is very unlikely that they ever will be. Currently, members of our U-23 NACAC teams are producing far more athletes who achieve the world A-standard than members of our USA Junior teams. 4. Duffy said USOC funding will see an increase in the Athlete Tier Support Program budget again in Currently, with stipends for living expenses and medical services, health insurance, sports performance workshops, international competition grants, coaching stipends, and domestic competition grants, our tier-1 athletes are receiving more than $25,000 in annual benefits from USATF. a. Tier 2-3 and 4 athlete benefits total roughly $20,000, $17,000, and $8600 respectively. In 2016, more than $1.8M was distributed to athletes over and above the current tier funding. 75% of that was evenly distributed to athletes who qualified for the Olympic Games roughly $10,000 each. Medal bonuses were $25,000 for gold, $15,000 for silver, and $10,000 for bronze. 5. Duffy noted we will again provide our tier and designed emerging elite athletes with funding to up to four (4) domestic high performance competitive opportunities in a. Rose Monday emphasized that event coordinators need to poll their tier-level athletes to see which domestic competitions they want funding to attend and to forward that information to her and Dave so they can make arrangements with those meet directors. The overriding goal is to fund athletes to competitions where there will be an outstanding field of athletes in their event(s). 6. Phil Bastron, USATF High Performance Programs Manager, discussed the metrics of Development for a. For our 32 Development-funded men athletes in 2016, eleven had PRs (25.5%), 24 placed in the top-12 at the Olympic Trials (55.8%), 19 achieved the Olympic-A standard (43.7%), four made the Olympic Team, two placed in the top-12 in Rio, and none medaled. b. For our 43 Development-funded women athletes in 2016, ten had PRs (31.2%), 19 placed in the top-12 at the Olympic Trials (59.4 %), 14 achieved the Olympic-A standard (44.2%), five made the Olympic Team, three placed in the top-12 in Rio, and none medaled. c. Phil said that studies show that almost no elite high school athletes, juniors, NAIA athletes, or NCAA Division II or III athletes go on to make our World major teams. They are almost all late-developing NCAA Division-I athletes who achieve the World A standard while in college. In terms of development, that begs the question of whether we should be looking at who rather than what to fund. d. A new Talent Protection Program is being launched in 2017 for 32 invited athletes who are immediate post-collegians with the world A-standard. This program is designed educate them in how to make the transition to becoming a

50 professional athlete, finding a coach, training group, agent, etc.. It will provide them with an annual stipend of $16K and increased tier-level medical benefits if they meet specified oversight requirements. 7. Rather than repeat the report he gave at the Fall Development Committee meet in Chicago a month earlier, Dr. Robert Chapman, USATF Associate Director of Sports Science & Medicine, discussed USATF Elite Athlete Insurance and the resources that are available to the 150 athletes in the program through St. Vincent Sports Performance in Indianapolis. a. Tyler Noble (tyler.noble@usatf.org) is the new USATF Sports Medicine Coordinator. b. Regional USATF Training Rooms are being established in Los Angeles, Austin, and Orlando to make treatment more accessible to athletes. c. A NormaTec (compression boot/arm sleeve devises to enhance recovery which retail for about $1600) are being provided to all Tier athletes at no cost. d. International medical support was provided to our athletes last summer by a USATF team made up of an M.D., physical therapists, and a chiropractor that followed the IAAF World Challenge and Diamond League meets for 6-weeks to help our athletes remain healthy. That program will be expanded this year both nationally and internationally. e. Injured tier-athletes can receive immediate care if they contact Tyler Noble or Bejan Abtahi at the national office. It may involve them getting on a plane, but all travel and lodging expenses will be covered. Concierge Treatment, where a medical team will go directly to an athlete to provide treatment, will be available to our top-50 athletes. f Pilot Program: A USATF European Training Base where athletes can stay between meets and get medical treatment. The meeting was adjourned at 5:10pm with the reminder that the Joint Men s & Women s Development Committee General Session will be held Friday at 12:00N where event coordinators will give their annual reports. Respectfully submitted, Skip Stolley, Secretary USATF Joint Men s/women s Development Committee sstolley@aol.com MINUTES Men s/women s Development Committee General Session 2016 USATF Annual Meeting 12:00N-2:50pm Friday, December 2, Orlando, FL Present Chairs: Dave Kerin (Men s Committee), Rose Monday (Women s Committee) Event Coordinators: Dave Kerin (M/W HJ), Maryanne Daniel (M/W Racewalks), LaTanya Sheffield (W Hurdles), Jon Green (M/W Multi-events), Carol McLatchie (W Long Distances), Skip Stolley (W Middle Distances), Cathleen Cawley (W Horizontal Jumps), Connie Price-Smith (W DT/HT), Mike Lawson (Men s Sprints), Amy Deem (W Sprints), Tom Pukstys (M Throws), Megan Watson (W Juniors) Absent: Francesca Green (W Sprints), Romona Pagel (W SP/Jav), Jonathan Marcus (M Distances), Ken Brauman (M Juniors), Brian Yokoyama (M/W Pole Vault), Darrell Smith (M Hurdles), Orin Richburg (M Sprints) USATF Staff: Phil Bastron (High Performance Programs Manager), Dr. Robert Chapman (Associate Director of Sports Science & Medicine), Bejan Abtahi (Sports Science and Medicine Manager) 1. Men s and Women s Development Committee chairs Dave Kerin and Rose Monday called the meeting to order at 12:01pm. 2. Approval of the 2015 Minutes. a. Secretary Skip Stolley asked for approval of the 2015 General Session minutes which are posted in the Annual Meeting Document Library. b. Moved by Amy Deem, seconded by Tom Pukstys, unanimously approved. 3. Wendy Truvillion, a candidate for Women s Track & Field Committee chair, spoke on her election platform. a. Rose Monday is also a candidate for Women s Track & Field Committee chair and said whomever is elected chair, the other will support and work together as vice chair.

51 4. Rose Monday presented the Rita Somerlot Event Coordinator of the Year award to Cathleen Cawley (Women s Horizontal Jumps) was a banner year for U.S. triple jumpers in what had been one of our weakest events as three U.S. women qualified for the Olympic Games with the A-standard and Keturah Orji was fourth with an American record of 48-3¼. 5. Phil Bastron, USATF High Performance Programs Manager, discussed the metrics of Development for a. For our 32 Development-funded men athletes in 2016, eleven had PRs (25.5%), 24 placed in the top-12 at the Olympic Trials (55.8%), 19 achieved the Olympic-A standard (43.7%), four made the Olympic Team, two placed in the top-12 in Rio, and none medaled. b. For our 43 Development-funded women athletes in 2016, ten had PRs (31.2%), 19 placed in the top-12 at the Olympic Trials (59.4 %), 14 achieved the Olympic-A standard (44.2%), five made the Olympic Team, three placed in the top-12 in Rio, and none medaled. c. Phil said that studies show that almost no elite high school athletes, juniors, NAIA athletes, or NCAA Division II or III athletes go on to make our World major teams. They are almost all late-developing NCAA Division-I athletes who achieve the World A standard while in college. In terms of development, that begs the question of whether we should be looking at who rather than what to fund. d. A new Talent Protection Program is being launched for 32 invited athletes who are immediate post-collegians with the world A-standard. This program is designed educate them in how to make the transition to becoming a professional athlete, finding a coach, training group, agent, etc.. It will provide them with an annual stipend of $16K and increased tierlevel medical benefits if they meet specified oversight requirements. 6. Duffy Mahoney, USATF Chief of Sport Performance, gave an overview of 2016 High Performance & Development Program support. a. The requirements and benefits for the USATF Tier System of athlete support is a transparent, clearly defined, objective set of criteria that can be reviewed on-line at /AthleteSupport/. b. Duffy said it is clear that funding priority should be given to Tier-1 athletes. At the 2015 World Championships in Beijing and 2016 Olympic Games, they won 82% of our 50 medals. c. In 2016 there were 224 tier-1, 2 and 3 athletes, which we designate as elite. An additional 70 tier-4 athletes and development athletes are designated as emerging elite. Duffy emphasized they we are in the business of medal attainment and that in funding non-tier athletes, our chairs and event coordinators must assess whether an emerging-elite athlete is investible, --which means having the potential to be a finalist at a future World Championships or Olympic Games. d. Duffy added that studies show that if an athlete is not ranked in the top-25 in the world in their event by age-25, it is very unlikely that they ever will be. Currently, members of our U-23 NACAC teams are producing far more athletes who achieve the world A-standard than members of our USA Junior teams. 7. Duffy said USOC funding will see an increase in the Athlete Tier Support Program budget again in Currently, with stipends for living expenses and medical services, health insurance, sports performance workshops, international competition grants, coaching stipends, and domestic competition grants, our tier-1 athletes are receiving more than $25,000 in annual benefits from USATF. a. Tier 2-3 and 4 athlete benefits total roughly $20,000, $17,000, and $8600 respectively. In 2016, more than $1.8M was distributed to athletes over and above the current tier funding. 75% of that was evenly distributed to athletes who qualified for the Olympic Games roughly $10,000 each. Medal bonuses were $25,000 for gold, $15,000 for silver, and $10,000 for bronze. 8. Duffy noted we will again provide our tier and designed emerging elite athletes with funding to up to four (4) domestic high performance competitive opportunities in a. Rose Monday emphasized that event coordinators need to poll their tier-level athletes to see which domestic competitions they want funding to attend and to forward that information to her and Dave so they can make arrangements with those meet directors. The overriding goal is to fund athletes to competitions where there will be an outstanding field of athletes in their event(s). 9. Dr. Robert Chapman, Associate Director of Sports Science & Medicine, distributed a 2-side handout outlining the resources of the 2017 High Performance Plan and discussed sports medicine support programs that are available to the 150+ athletes in our tier/emerging elite program through St. Vincent Sports Performance in Indianapolis. These can be found on-line at Bejan Abtahi, USATF Sports Science and Medicine Manager, discussed the Edge-Ten system he uses for athlete performance tracking. 11. Event Coordinator Reports:

52 a. These were given by Mike Lawson (Men s Sprints), Tom Pukstys (M Throws), LaTanya Sheffield (W Hurdles), Maryanne Daniel (M/W Racewalks), Jon Green (M/W Multi-events), Dave Kerin (M/W HJ), Dave Kerin (for Brian Yokoyama M/W PV), Connie Price-Smith (W DT/HT). b. At 2:50pm, Skip Stolley noted another meeting was scheduled for the room at 3:00pm and there were ten coordinator reports yet to be given. Skip said he would get written reports from all the event coordinators and submit them to all attendees via . Dave Kerin adjourned the meeting at 2:55pm. Respectfully submitted, Skip Stolley, Secretary USATF Joint Men s/women s Development Committee sstolley@aol.com USATF DEVELOPMENT COORDINATORS REPORTS 2016 MEN S SPRINTS REPORT Our report is based on the program for the relays Texas Relays, Penn Relays, and other places that have our top athletes participating. Orin Richburg USATF National Development Coordinator, Men s Sprints richburg6@comcast.net WOMEN S SPRINTS REPORT Coordinators Amy Deem & Francesca Green did not submit reports MEN S DISTANCES REPORT Both globally and domestically, the health of the U.S. men s middle and long distance events are alive and well. The Rio Games was a banner Olympics for U.S. men s distance runners with five medals coming in every middle distance and long distance event, save the men s 10,000 meters: Gold, Matt Centrowitz, Men s 1500m

53 Silver, Evan Jager, Men s Steeplechase Silver, Paul Chelimo, Men s 5000m Bronze, Clayton Murphy, Men s 800m Bronze, Galen Rupp, Men s Marathon From the men s development ranks, we saw three emerging-elite middle distance and long distance runners earn Olympic berths to represent Team USA in Rio: Charles Jock (Men s 800m) Hassan Mead (Men s 5000m) Shadrack Kipchirchir (Men s 10,000m) The emergence of this new global competitiveness in the men s middle and long distance events has been many years in the making, thanks to a supportive and cooperative relationship between many parties. These include the USATF High Performance Committee, sports science professionals, coaching education, the Development Committee, meet directors, sponsors and, most importantly, coaches, agents, and the athletes themselves. They have all taken a collaborative approach to share training and recovery insights, set up training camps at strategic elevation centers, as well as targeting and supporting elite domestic competitions. It is no coincidence that Team USA s increased international competitiveness has coincided with the robust competitive health of several domestic middle distance and distance focused meets such as the HOKA Middle Distance Classic (Los Angeles, CA), Adrian Martinez Classic (Boston, MA), Portland Track Festival (Portland, OR), and Payton Jordan Invitational (Palo Alto, CA). Athletes can now live, train, and compete at an elite level on U.S. soil and be better properly prepared for international competition. We have the top talent (athletes), high intelligence (coaches & scientists), and now a multitude of opportunities (domestic meets) all working in synergy to foster a healthy culture of competitive excellence. I look forward to seeing how America s middle distance and distance running continues to grow in the coming Olympic quadrennium. Jonathan Marcus USATF National Development Coordinator, Men s Distances jmar24@gmail.com WOMEN S 800/1500M REPORT 2016 was another stellar year for America s women middle and long distance runners. In the Women s 800 meters, 15 U.S. athletes met the Olympic A qualifying standard of 2:01.00, and 25 women ran under 2: Of those, only three were collegians. In the 1500 meters, nine U.S. women ran under the Olympic A standard of 4:06.00 and 20 ran under 4:08.50 all postcollegians. Nationally, our depth in these events is unprecedented. At the Rio Olympic Games, we had finalists in every women s distance event from 800m to 5000m and our first medals of any kind in the women s 1500 and steeplechase, as Jenny Simpson won bronze in the 1500 and Emma Coburn won bronze in the steeple. We also had a fourth place finish in the women s 1500m (Shannon Rowbury) and all three U.S. women entries qualified for the steeplechase final for the first time in Olympic history (Coburn, Colleen Quigley, and Courtney Frerichs). In the marathon, the 6 th, 7 th and 9 th place finishes by Shalane Flanagan, Desiree Linden, and Amy Cragg were the best-ever by a USA threesome and the highest team placings ever recorded by any nation in the marathon. Elsewhere on the international stage for 2016, in the 800 meters two U.S. women were ranked in the top-13 in the world (Kate Grace and Ajee Wilson) and four were ranked in the top-25. At 1500 meters, four American women were ranked in the top-17 in the world (Simpson, Rowbury, Brenda Martinez, and Amanda Eccleston) and six were ranked in the top-25. This is further evidence that our USATF support programs for post-collegians in the women s distance events is producing podium contenders. In 2016, that support included increased training stipends and sports science services for our tierlevel athletes and several designated emerging-elite athletes, and travel funding to compete in four high-performance

54 domestic competitions. We also conducted our own Development Committee-run HOKA Distance Classic at Occidental College, and a Friday evening women s 800m race in conjunction with the Prefontaine Classic. Skip Stolley USATF National Development Coordinator, Women's 800/1500m sstolley@aol.com WOMEN S LONG DISTANCE REPORT 2016 was a year in which we provided multiple high performance domestic competitive opportunities for our women long distance runners. These were made available to our 8 funded tier-level athletes and 18 emerging-elite (developing) athletes. In addition, the other U.S. athletes who participated in these meets benefited from being in highly competitive races and being pulled and pushed to fast times. These domestic competitive opportunities included the Peyton Jordan Invitational at Stanford, the HOKA Middle Distance Classic at Occidental College, the HOKA Adrian Martinez Invitational in Concord, MA, and the Portland Track Festival. Overall, our U.S. women distance runners performed very well in In the women s 3000m steeplechase, 11 Americans were ranked in the top-53 on the world performance list, including 3 tier athletes, 4 developmental athletes and one collegian. The 5000m had 10 U.S. athletes ranked in the top-56 on the world performance list, including 5 tier and 2 developmental athletes. The 10,000m had 8 U.S. women ranked in the top-54 on the world list, including 3 tier athletes, 2 developmental athletes, and two collegians. Our 2016 Rio Olympic results were most inspiring. Our three 3 women steeplechasers all advanced to the final for the first time ever, with Emma Coburn winning the bronze medal, Colleen Quigley finishing 8 th and Courtney Frerichs 11 th. In the 5000m, Shelby Houlihan placed 11 th in the final, followed by Kim Conley in 12 th. Abbey D Agostino did not advance due to suffering an injury in the semi-final. In the 10,000m, Holly Huddle placed 6 th, Emily Infield 11 th and Marielle Hall 33 rd. Our U.S. marathon team was impressive, with all three placing in the top-10 (Shalane Flanagan 6 th, Desiree Linden 7 th, and Amy Hastings-Cragg 9 th ). Thanks to all the committee members who worked together to create the high performance domestic meet opportunities for our distance runners, and to Robert Chapman and his USATF Sports Medicine & Science staff for all their efforts on behalf of our athletes. Carol McLatchie USATF National Development Coordinator, Women s Long Distances carolmclatchie@gmail.com MEN S HURDLES REPORT Men s 110M Hurdles: Overall, 2016 was a down year for us in the 110 hurdles. While our Tier-I hurdlers have been relatively healthy for the past few years, the issue we are facing is a lack of depth at the Tier-II and III levels. Our Tier-I 110 hurdlers have aged, and our emerging elite hurdlers have yet to step up to replace them. We must do better in terms of developing them. Jarrett Eaton showed promise indoors last season, as did Spencer Adams. But neither was able to transition their indoor successes to the 110 meter outdoor race. With Ryan Wilson nearing the end of his career and David Oliver injured, we

55 left Rio without a medal in the 110M hurdles. Devon Allen is a rising star. But he has been splitting time playing football at Oregon and, ultimately, it cost him a medal. He is now going through a second ACL repair, thanks to a football injury this fall. If he focuses solely on track (as we are led to believe he will), Devon could be the one to take up the mantle for us in this event. Ronnie Ash was our other Olympic finalists and has been on the cusp of success. But he has struggled to find his form in big races. Lastly, we have to provide more domestic competition opportunities for our younger hurdlers. Including them in the relay pools we have sent to the big spring relay meets has proven to be very helpful in the past, and would be beneficial to all involved. They could to run legs on various sprint relays and fill lanes in open 110M Hurdle races as a carrot for the high performance meets we support. Most hurdlers want additional racing opportunity, like running relays. In April in particular, it is excellent speed work for them. Men s 400M Hurdles: We have been struggling in the Men s 400M Hurdles for a number of years now. Kerron Clement is the exception, having won the gold medal in Rio. However, he was our only finalist. He is a veteran and, similar to our short hurdlers, our younger 400M Hurdlers need more domestic competitive opportunities to develop. Only Johnny Dutch has joined Kerron in running in the sub 48.5 range. Overall, we only had six men dip under 49 seconds in Medals in the world majors are won in the 48 flat range, and faster. There are a number collegiate hurdlers with promising futures who have run between 48.8 and But we will need to provide them with development resources once they leave the collegiate ranks. A lack of good race management, combined with a lack of competitive opportunities, has left us with very little depth in this event. However, Jeshua Anderson, Byron Robinson (Texas), Eric Futch (Florida), and Khallifah Rosser (Cal State LA) can ascend to the next level if we support their development. Taylor McLaughlin ran as a freshman at Michigan last year, so his future could be promising. But if we do not address these development issues, we will continue to stagnate in this event. Darrell Smith USATF National Development Coordinator, Men s Hurdles d.smith1103@gmail.com (310) WOMEN S HURDLES REPORT Our U.S. women s hurdlers are as strong as ever! The 2016 season saw new records set, an all-time high medal count in Rio, and a deep, highly competitive pool of American women hurdlers dominating the international scene. USATF Development support, by way of both dollars and domestic competitive opportunities, yielded results which led to these outstanding performances. As an example, we added a women s 400m hurdle race to the Tucson Elite Classic meet. This late season competitive opportunity (May 19) produced sub-54 second results (led by Georganne Moline at 53.97) and set the stage for Dalilah Muhammad s Olympic gold medal performance the first ever by an American woman. In the 100m hurdles, American women scored an historic sweep of the Olympic Games medals in Rio. And that loaded field was missing current World/American record-holder, Keni Harrison, who had an off-day at our Olympic Trials final and didn t make the USA Team. A few weeks later, however, Harrison established a new world best of at the Diamond League meet in London. In late 2015, the USATF High Performance Committee conducted a performance study of the number of days between our National Championships and the major world competition for that year. Research showed that Americans, on average, perform better with no more than 32-days between our Nationals and that year s world major international championship. It was concluded that this, in large part, was responsible for our disappointing 18-medal performance in Beijing at the 2015 World Championships which were 51-days after the USATF Championships. Our performances in Beijing had many predicting a similar low USA medal count in Rio, but we dominated the world with 32 medals. With roughly 32-days between our Olympic Trials and the Olympic Games in Rio, our Olympic women hurdlers won five of the 6 available medals in the 100m and 400m hurdles. 100m Hurdles: 400m Hurdles: 1 st Brianna Rollins Gold 1 st Dalilah Muhammad Gold 2 nd Nia Ali Silver 3 rd Ashley Spencer Bronze

56 3 rd Kristie Castlin Bronze Statistically, here is a summary of our unprecedented depth in the women s hurdles in 2016: 100m Hurdles: 18 American women ran under ran under ran under m Hurdles: 11 American women ran under ran under ran under World-wide, American women were the number 1-7 performers in the world for the 100m hurdles in 2016, and we had 5 of the ten fastest performers in the world in the 400m hurdles. LaTanya Sheffield USATF National Development Coordinator, Women s Hurdles lms1988@aol.com MEN S HORIZONTAL JUMPS REPORT We regret the recent passing of Ian Dube, National Development Coordinator for the Men s Horizontal Jumps, who succumbed to cancer in October Ian was employed by AT&T for 25-years as a network engineer, while also serving as the men s and women s jumps coach at Georgia State University. There, he produced numerous conference champions and NCAA qualifiers. Prior to his tenure at GSU, he was the head women s track coach at Morris Brown College where he coached 12 NCAA Division II All-Americans and an Olympian. A resident of Kennesaw, GA, Ian also served two terms as president of the Georgia USATF Association. Ian is survived by his wife Carla, a former world class triple jumper, and his three children JaCorey, JeQwan, and Jasyra WOMEN S HORIZONTAL JUMPS REPORT Development Athlete Review: Christina Epps Improved her triple jump PR of 14.09m ( ) and world rank of #30 in 2015, to 14.17m (46-6) and #26 in Competed in the 2016 World Indoor Championships and Olympic Games after receiving no Development funding prior to Second at the Olympic Trials/2016 USA Championships. Andrea Geubelle Competed in the Rio Olympic Games as a third-year post-collegian. After not competing in the triple jump in 2015 due to injury, she came back in 2016 to perform just below her PR. Third at the Olympic Trials/2016 USA Championships. Julienne McKee Dropped from a 6.68m (21-11) long jump best in 2015 to 6.44m (21-1.5) in Did not compete in Olympic Trials. Ciarra Brewer This first year post-collegiate was within 2cm of her personal best from 2015 in the triple jump. Fifth at the Olympic Trials/2016 USA Championships. Lynnika Pitts As a first-year post collegian in 2015, she improved her triple jump PR to 13.83m (45-4.5) saw her jump 3.58m ( ), but still better than her collegiate PR. Eighth at the Olympic Trials/2016 USA Championships. Chelsea Hayes 2015 was her best season since the Olympic 2012 year when she long jumped 6.74m (22-1.5). In 2016, she had a best of 6.32m (20-9) and fouled-out at the Olympic Trials Development Committee Funded Domestic Competition Opportunities: - Mt. SAC Relays: 1 Tier, 1 Development athlete - Drake Relays (LJ only): 3 Tier athletes/1 Development athlete - Chula Vista Olympic Training Center Competitions (May 7/8, May 28/29, June 18) no participants 2016 Season Overview:

57 Women s Long Jump Tier athletes collected two medals in Rio, as Tianna Bartoletta won gold, and Brittney Reese won silver. Janay Deloach was also a Rio Olympian. Funmi Jimoh and Tori Polk continue to produce marks above the 6.75m ( ) 2017 World Championships qualifying standard, as do collegians Shakeela Saunders (Kentucky) and Quanesha Burks (Alabama), and post-collegian Kenyattia Hackworth (not funded in 2016, but ranked #24 in the world). Jasmine Todd had great marks above 6.70 (22-0) in 2015 and could return to form in 2017 in her first post-collegiate season. Saunders, Burks, Hackworth, and possibly Todd all look to be the future of our USA women s long jumping. Development funded athletes, Julienne McKee and Chelsea Hayes did not have stellar seasons in Women s Triple Jump The future is looking bright for us winning Olympic medals. Keturah Orji set a new American Record and placed 4 th in the Olympic Games final in Rio the highest finish ever by an American woman. After investing development funds in Christina Epps and Andrea Geubelle, the U.S. had multiple women achieve the Olympic qualifying standard for Rio, while Orji continues her collegiate career at Georgia saw four women jump beyond 14m (45-11), one more than in Orji, Epps, and Imani Oliver all recorded new personal bests in Ciarra Brewer had a year one would expect from a first year post-collegian, performing at the same level as in her final year of college. The new USATF Talent Protection Program being launched in 2017 should help Brewer make a successful transition to becoming a post-collegian medalist. Lynnika Pitts did not jump as well as she did in Imani Oliver is an athlete who is blossoming and will be watched by our Development Committee in Note that the 2017 World Championships qualifying standard has dropped to only 14.10m ( ). Upcoming Challenges: If a new NCAA rule is put into effect in 2018, it will not allow post-collegians to enter meets without a TFRRS mark. This would result in our Tier and Development athletes not being seeded into collegiate invitationals, or being placed in B sections. Should that occur, there will be a critical need for invitational sections in these meets for our elite athletes to have the opportunity to achieve world A qualifying marks. Competitive Opportunities needed by our Development Athletes in 2017: Our primary focus should be on increasing the exposure of our emerging-elite (Development) athletes. The goal is to have our Development Committee funded athletes accepted into meets with fields of top-level athletes. This exposure is essential for them to gain the experience they need to compete for places on our USA Teams. Our Development Women Triple Jumpers, in particular, need access to better competitions to become competitive internationally. That begins with getting our top-5 women to compete against each other in multiple domestic meets. Participating in good competitions is not enough. Our Triple Jumpers need to see the best-of-the-best, as our Development Long Jumpers do. Primary focus: Domestic Competition Opportunities Early-season major meets These meets should meet the following criteria: 1) Our top long jumpers should be competing to give our Development athletes the high-level competition they need. 2) Development athletes should be accepted into the meet. 3) Triple jump competitions should provide larger, more competitive fields than typical college invitationals. PROBLEM! Historically, the Mt. SAC Relays has met this criteria and been gracious enough to accept the entries of our Development athletes. However, only one Tier-level athlete and one Development athlete competed at Mt. SAC in As the geographic locations of our Development athletes has now shifted to the South, this may no longer be the best meet for us to fund them to attend. Also I do not believe the current Drake Relays format makes it a good fundable opportunity for us. Secondary Focus: Competitive Opportunities from mid-may to the end of June As the collegiate invitational season winds down, it is extremely difficult for post-collegians to find domestic competitive opportunities after the first weekend in May. Very few of our Tier athlete entries are accepted into the IAAF Diamond League meets in New York and Eugene at that time and no Development-level athletes. Also, only one horizontal jump is contested each year in DL meets (either the long jump or triple jump), so even our top Tier athletes miss these late season top competitive opportunities in alternate years. PROBLEM! Historically, competitions held at the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center have helped fulfil this need. But in 2016, none of our Tier or Development athletes competed in them! These meets need to be evaluated going forward, as they may no longer be the best competitive opportunities for us to fund. Re: NACAC Grants for Development Athletes NACAC grants are available for development athletes from a different source than the High Performance Development budget. For this reason, they are not suggested as Development competitive opportunities. Top Post-Season Investment Option: June or June 3-5

58 This is the key weekend for preparing 2-3 weeks out from the USA Championships. Development athletes will not be accepted into DL meets held on these weekends. At this time, I do not have a schedule of meets on those dates, but I will look into what meets our Development athletes need geographically. Final 2017 Domestic Competition Opportunities: The 2017 calendar will be finalized once our 2017 Tier athletes have been designated and our development athletes have been selected. I will then poll them for their meet choices, compile their feedback, and finalize our four 2017 Domestic Competitive Opportunities for the Women s Long Jump and Triple Jump. Cathleen Cawley USATF National Development Coordinator, Women s Horizontal Jumps cathleencawley@uidaho.edu **Note: Cathleen Cawley was named the USATF Development Coordinator of the Year for MEN S & WOMEN S HIGH JUMP REPORT U.S. Men / Season Bests Erik Kynard 2.37m (7-9.25) 2.35m (7-8.5) JaCorian Dufield 2.34m (7-8) Injury Avion Jones m (7-7) Ricky Robertson 2.31m (7-7) 2.29m (7-6) Jeron Robinson 2.31m (7-7) 2.29m (7-6) Bradley Atkins m (7-6) Erik Kynard s winning of the Diamond League, and his 2016 PB, place him at the top of the U.S. performance list again. While that achievement should not go unrecognized, the dropping of his season best by 2cm in an Olympic year was a disappointment, and he did not contend well for a medal in Rio. Developmentally, we have a pool of men close to becoming competitive at the International level. However names such as Robertson, Atkins, Robinson and others have seemingly plateaued and, if so, may need to consider changes if they are to step up to the next level. Similar concerns, as with Kynard, are that they mostly saw decline from their previous year s performances in an Olympic year. JaCorian Duffield, a Diamond League event winner in 2015, was lost to injury in However, Randall Cunningham Jr. continues to improve and perhaps the highlight of the year in the Men s high jump was high schooler Darius Carbin s silver medal at the IAAF World U-20 Games in Poland. U.S. Women / Season Bests Chaunte Lowe 1.91m (6-3.25) 2.01m (6-7) Vashti Cunningham (HS) 1.96m (6-5) 1.99m (6-6.25) Inika McPherson Suspended 1.94m (6-4.25) Liz Patterson 1.89m (6-2.25) 1.93m (6-4) Rachel McCoy m (6-4) Amina Smith 1.91m (6-3.25) Brigetta Barrett Injury 1.85m (6-0.75) in September 2016 was a great year for our U.S. women high jumpers, who displaced the men by every measure. Vashti Cunningham continued on her record setting path. As a high schooler, she won U.S. indoor title with a record 1.99m (6-6.25) jump and came back a week later to win gold at the World Indoor Championships also saw her make her first Olympic Team and turn pro. Chaunte Lowe improved her 2015 best by 4 and she had the last jumper s chance for gold in Rio. Her miss, however, left her in 4 th place. Inika McPherson returned from suspension to join Lowe and Cunningham on the USA Team in Rio. Our depth in the event benefitted from a return to form for Liz Patterson, and the debut sof Rachel McCoy and Amina Smith.

59 Lastly, Brigetta Barrett has come full circle. Recovering from surgery, she trained back to health only to walk away from jumping in February. She didn t compete all year, then jumped a surprise September mark of 1.85m off no training at the Deca-Nation meet. Speaking with her in December, she has rededicated herself to her track career. It is fair to say that our women high jumpers have overtaken our men and could prove to have the best national top-5 list in the world in David Kerin USATF National Development Coordinator, Men s & Women s High Jump Chair, Men s USATF Development Committee davekerin@gmail.com POLE VAULT REPORT WOMEN: 2016 was a bittersweet year for our U.S. women pole vaulters. For the first time in history, three women from one country (the USA) jumped over the (4.90m) mark and produced the three highest marks in the world for However, a few untimely injuries and illnesses kept us from sweeping the Olympic women s pole vault medals. The Rio Games were highlighted by an Olympic bronze medal by Sandi Morris (a first-year post-collegian), who nearly captured the gold. A very talented class of collegians loom behind her and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Jenn Suhr, who produced the highest mark of 2016, jumping 16-6 (5.03m) indoors. Sandi Morris had the second highest jump at (5.00m) and collegian Demi Payne jumped (4.90m) to share the third best mark in the world for 2016 with Brazilian Olympic gold medalist, Ekaterini Stefanidi. Stefanidi is a graduate of Stanford and a product of the U.S. pole vault system. She not only lives and trains in the U.S., she is coached by two iconic U.S. pole vaulters, Toby Stevenson (2004 Olympic silver medalist) and Nick Hysong (2000 Olympic gold medalist). Although it was bittersweet, statistically 2016 was a phenomenal year for our U.S. Women pole vaulters with: Three women over the 16-foot barrier The Olympic bronze medal The top-3 marks in the world Four women in the top-10 world rankings Nine women in the top-25 world rankings 9 collegians over the 14-6 (4.42m) barrier MEN: For our U.S. men, 2016 was a break-through year for many of our younger vaulters. Sam Kendricks, a second-year postcollegian, continued his reign as the top American, winning the U.S. Olympic Trials, placing 2 nd at the IAAF World Indoor Championships, and winning a bronze medal at the Rio Olympic Games. Kendricks finished the season with the world s fourth highest vault of the year at (5.91m). Two relative newcomers, Cale Simmons ( /5.72m) and Logan Cunningham (18-8.5/5.71m), also represented the U.S. at the Rio Olympic Games and will be vaulters to watch in the future. Simmons returned to vaulting after some time away serving our country in the U.S. Air Force. At the senior level, we face many challenges. In 2016, only one American vaulter cleared (5.80m), compared to eight (8) from Many of our top U.S. coaches feel that the talent level is there, but some technical skills, especially the pole run and drop, must be improved in order for them to reach the podium level. Another issue is the longevity between coach and athlete. Outside of Kendricks, most of our best vaulters have not had the coaching stability that is needed, and that our past successful U.S. pole vaulters have had. These are two subjects that will be discussed at the National Pole Vault Summit in January. The future of the men s vault, however, is extremely bright, given the strength of our U.S. junior and U-20 pole vaulters. This year Christopher Nilsen, a Kansas City high school senior, jumped (5.60m) to break the American High School Record. Nilsen was coached by legendary pole vault guru Rick Attig (former U.S. Pole Vault Development Chair

60 and former coach at the University of Kansas and Nebraska). In the 2016 World U-20 rankings, the U.S. has eight male vaulters in the top-25 and three in the top-6. Leading that group is Deakin Volz, the son of former American recordholder Dave Volz, who captured the 2016 U.S. Junior title and had the second highest U-20 jump in the world at (5.65m). Brian Yokoyama USATF National Development Coordinator, Men s & Women s Pole Vault byokoyama@mtsac.edu MEN S THROWS REPORT In 2016, the USATF High Performance Division provided our throwers with four domestic competition opportunities which brought our best athletes together to compete against one another head to head. The two most impressive of these meets were the Tucson Elite Meet on May in Arizona, and the Ironwood Invitational at Coeur d'alene, ID on June 4 th. The Olympic year dictated a careful approach to the competition season by the most elite of our throwers, and several chose a very limited competition schedule to try to maximize their results at the Olympic Trials and Olympic Games. Discus With 6 athletes surpassing the Olympic standard, this was one of our most impressive seasons for the discus throw in recent memory. Mason Finley led the way with our top performance at both the U.S. Olympic Trials and Olympic Games. Early season world leader Sam Mattis showed promise, but rain hampered his ability to be on-form at the trials. We had 9 more athletes who were within 3-meters of the Olympic qualifying standard and only 3 of the top 15 on the 2016 U.S. Performance List are over age-30. Although he did not make the Olympic team, Rodney Brown managed to post an international victory in England and had several quality throws abroad to give us a glimpse into his potential. Sadly, the rain at the trials likely changed the outcome for several competitors. But the depth of our men s discus throwers is at a level where a finalist in the World Championships or Olympic Games should materialize as we head towards Our talent pool is considerable. Shot Put The U.S. continues to dominate the event globally and we won Gold and Silver medals in Rio. There are athletes outside our top-10 list in the U.S. that could make the Olympic final if they competed for another nation. Winning the gold medal in Rio assures there will be a lofty standard for our future throwers to attain, and provide the confidence we need to be able to continue to dominate the event. There are always many formidable international opponents, however, so our shot putters need to be in top form to win medals at the world majors. But a sweep of medals is always possible from our group of shot putters. Ryan Crouser and Joe Kovacs are world beaters and should challenge the world record. Darrel Hill, Jordan Clarke, Kurt Roberts, and indoor world champion, Ryan Whiting, are still in position to compete for a gold medal when in top form. Jon Jones, Garret Appier, and J.C. Murasky are receiving development support and will likely provide depth in the event when our top elites suffer injury or unforeseen loss of skill. There are still several athletes in the college ranks who show tremendous promise and are on an upward path to international level performances. Heading towards 2020, the only thing that will challenge our athletes might be injury. We can expect at least one medal from the men s shot put at every world championship in the next quadrennium. Hammer New U.S. talent has emerged over the past 2-years with a young group of committed hammer throwers who have achieved, or come very close to achieving, the world A-standard. Internationally, our competitors have taken a hit from doping control, which is good for us. Fringe nations from the former Soviet Union are having athletes suspended at an alarming rate, opening the doors for our U.S. athletes to move in and move up. USATF has extended its development funding for several of our top young prospects to help them gain experience and exposure internationally. Of all the events in track & field, the men s hammer throw might have the cleanest path to a medal in Tokyo.

61 Rudy Winkler is still in college, but surpassed the Olympic standard this year. Once graduated, he will be supported through our HPD. Other promising young talent include Conor McCullough, Colin Dunbar, Sean Donnelly, and Michael Lihrman who were chosen for special financial support for the spring of Returning to form is veteran Kibwe Johnson, who remains capable of surpassing the Olympic standard and has the experience to be a finalist in any meet once healthy again. Several other athletes are on the cusp of achieving excellence and are being closely observed before being offered extra support. If our current throwers can add more 3-meters and perform at that level in a world major championship, winning a medal is possible. There remains a significant gap, but at the same time, it can be closed with continued USATF support. This program is now in place. I expect my Hammer report to be different for 2017! Javelin Cyrus Hostetler had an impressive season after several years of injuries and managed to win the U.S. Trials and come within a meter of making the Olympic final. We sent two injured athletes to Rio, because no one else had met the Olympic qualifying standard. Those two injured athletes were able to use their 2015 marks to get themselves on the USA team. The other bright spot was Curtis Thompson, a collegian who missed the Olympic standard by a mere 12 centimeters while finishing 2 nd at the Trials. He also had several other meets within 2- meters of the A-standard and shows great potential for someone so young. Our U.S. javelin throwers had a modest year in 2016, but it was injuries that created a lack of depth. Heading towards 2020, there are several young throwers who could gain the U.S. a leadership position in the javelin and our veteran elite performers are also likely to get to achieve the A-standard. That said, advancing to the final-12 at a world major still seems difficult for us. Tom Pukstys USATF National Development Coordinator, Men s Throws coachtom68@gmail.com WOMEN S SHOT PUT AND JAVELIN REPORT Stating the obvious is the success we had in Rio in the women s shot put, where Michelle Carter set a new American Record en route to winning the OLYMPIC GOLD medal!!! This was only the tenth Olympic medal U.S. women have ever won in the throws and the fourth gold following Lillian Copeland, Babe Didrikson, and Stephanie Brown-Trafton. Raven Saunders, a youngster in the world of throwing, finished a very strong 5 th in the Olympic shot final with a life-time best as well. Felisha Johnson rounded out our shot put squad in Rio and gained valuable learning experience. But Michelle Carter is not the end of the story. Our American women throwers have achieved history-setting depth as well. We had 16 women shot putters achieve the A-standard in 2016 with ten throwing over 60-feet and five throwing over 19 meters (62-4). In the javelin, we had three U.S. women exceed the Olympic qualifying standard Maggie Malone, Kara Winger and Brittany Borman, with Hanna Carson close behind. Two of those are veterans and two are just finishing their collegiate careers. Much of the successes of these young women can be credited to the USATF High Performance Program, which has developed a sports science protocol that searchers for the best way to individually capitalize on their assets and to develop their deficiencies. This program is unprecedented and I would like to recognize Rita Somerlot and Duffy Mahoney and for their foresight and dedication to the throws, along with Development Committee Chair Rose Monday s continued support. The Women s throws are poised to have continued success in the years to come with a focus on the unique needs of throwers and the extended amount of time it takes to develop and be successful. Ramona Pagel USATF National Development Coordinator, Women s Shot Put/Javelin ramonapagel@aol.com

62 2016 WOMEN S DISCUS AND HAMMER REPORT Coordinator Connie Price-Smith did not submit a report COMBINED EVENTS REPORT Heptathletes who received tier funding in 2016 were Sharon Day-Monroe and Barb Nwaba, while Heather Miller-Cook was a Chula Vista Training Center resident athlete. Quintunya Chapman, Sami Spenner, Jenn Henmann, and Chantae McMillan received Development funding support. Decathletes who received tier funding in 2016 were Ashton Eaton, Trey Hardee, and Jeremy Taiwo. Dakotah Keys received Development funding support. These athletes had the opportunity to receive travel, lodging, and per diem expenses to compete domestically in the Pole Vault Summit in Reno, the Sam Adams Invitational at Westmont College, the Mt. SAC Relays or Drake Relays Decathlon/Heptathlon, the Tucson Elite Throws Meet, and a USOC meet at the Chula Vista Training Center. Two meets what we consider Development Events for the heptathlon and decathlon are the annual Pan American Cup and the Thorpe Cup an international emerging elite athlete competition between the USA and German. Both our USA Men s and Women s Teams won the championships at both events in 2016, sending five trophies back to USATF display cases: Pan American Cup - June 17-18, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Men s Decathlon: 1 st Scott Filip (7726 pts) 3 rd Michael Morrison (7422) Tim Ehrardt (6060) Women s Heptathlon: 1 st Quintunya Champman (6035 pts) 2 nd Allison Reaserr (5988) 6 th Tiffany Parker (5639) Thorpe Cup - July 29-30, Fayetteville, AR Men s Decathlon: 1 st Scott Filip (7876 pts) 2 nd Harrison Williams (7849) 3 rd Solomon Simmons (7756) 4 th Kurtis Brondyke (7695) 5 th Mitch Modin (7669) 7 th Austin Bahner (7593) 13 th Kale Wolken (7361) Athletes on our Development Watch List included: IPC= Immediate Post-Collegian C= Collegian Decathlon: Gunnar Nixon Garrett Scantling (IPC) Solomon Simmons (IPC) Kale Wolken (IPC) Scott Filip (C) Harrison Williams (C) Devon Williams (C) Tim Ehrardt (C) Women s Heptathlon: 1 st Chantae McMillan (6260 pts) 2 nd Lindsay Lettow (6098) 3 rd Lyndsay Schwartz (5962) 4 th Allison Reaserr (5878) Alex Gochenour (5744) Tatum Souza (4650) Annie Kunz (DNF) Heptathlon: Allison Reaser (IPC) Kendall Williams (C) Sami Spenner Alex Gochenour (IPC) Lindsay Lettow Chantae McMillan Lyndsay Schwartz John Green

63 USATF Men s/women s Combined Events Development Coordinator jo.green@comcast.net RACE WALK REPORT Race Walk Development in 2016 started out on a positive note with two of our women walkers, Maria Michta-Coffey and Miranda Melville, utilizing funds provided via an International Competitive Opportunities Grant, combined with their U.S. Indoor Championships travel allocation, to fund their travel to a 20K race walk competition in Japan in March. A small amount of Development was also used to cover their housing and incidental expenses for the trip. This proved to be a good investment in a high level international meet, as it produced an American Record-tying performance by Michta- Coffey and a 1:29 PR by for Melville. It also set them up for a good performances in the World Race Walk Team Trials, World Race Walk Team Cup, the U.S. Olympic Trials, and the 2016 Olympic Games. We asked USATF if expenses to participate in the training camp in Wattenscheid, Germany being held prior to the World Race Walk Team Championships could be covered for our athletes. Other nations were utilizing this area as a place to train and ease their transition into Rome s time zone. It was granted for Melville, Erin Gray and Natos Corvera, and receipts for the three were submitted for their room and board. In April, a USATF partnership with NormaTec was announced and made available to Tier athletes. NormaTecs are inflatable compression boots and arm sleeves that aid in recovery by increasing circulation. When I asked Chief of Sports Performance, Duffy Mahoney, if the NormaTec boots could be made available to our Tier-4 race walkers, he initially said yes. Later, however, he said he had misspoke and they were only available to Tier 1-3 athletes. But because he had been mistaken, he found a way to use Development money so that Michta- Coffey and Melville could each get a pair using their medical support stipend, but without spending any money out of pocket. Previously, male walker John Nunn had purchased a pair of NormaTec boots on his own before the USATF partnership came into existence. In the summer, an was sent to all our Development walkers recommending they use their remaining Domestic Competitive Opportunities funding for 2016 for these remaining National Race Walk Championships: The USATF 1-Hour Race Walk Championships, the USATF 10K Race Walk Championships, and the USATF 30K/40K Race Walk Championships. Nick Christie and Katie Burnett chose to use the 30K Championship as a Domestic Competitive Opportunity. Based on their 2015 performances, Tier-4 race walkers for 2016 were Maria Michta Coffey, Miranda Melville, and John Nunn. Our Development (emerging elite) race walkers were Katie Burnett, Erin Gray, Nick Christie, Cody Risch, and Emmanuel Corvera. Although we informed USATF that Alex Chavez had retired, his name was left on the Development list Race Walk Domestic Competitive Opportunities: April 23- Penn Relays, Philadelphia (5K for women/ 10K for Men) May 15- USATF 15K Championships, Riverside, CA (This is probably the most important distance, which walkers often extend to 20K.) September 18- USATF 10K Championships, Hauppauge, NY November 6- USATF 30 Championships, Hauppauge, NY **Traditionally, many South American walkers compete in this race and pull our athletes to top performances, sometimes all the way to 50K.) February 21- Men s/women s 20Ks held within the USATF 50K USATF National Championships /Olympic Trials, Santee, CA In 2017, we want to utilize the USATF Sports Performance Workshops for our race walker. In past years, we have had our own Race Walk Workshop. More recently, our race walkers have joined workshops for other events specialists. In 2016, however, Sports Performance workshop dates conflicted with our race walk competition schedule. Maryanne Daniel USATF National Development Coordinator, Men s and Women s Race Walks ctracewalk@sbcglobal.net

64 2016 JUNIOR MEN S REPORT 2016 U-20 World Championships, Bydoszcz, Poland: The USA National Junior Championships at Clovis, CA was an outstanding competition very well managed and officiated. There was a great turnout of the best under age-20 talent in the nation. Several of them, without a doubt, could have been World Junior Championship medalists had they not decided to compete in the U.S. Olympic Trials instead. In Poland, our USA Men came away with 11 total medals 6 gold, 5 silver, and one bronze. These medals were won with numerous PRs, one meet record, and two world-leading junior marks. Gold Medalists: Deakin Volz, Pole Vault (5.65m) PR Noah Lyles, 100 Meters Michael Norman, 200 Meters (meet record) Marcus Krah, 110M Hurdles PR 4x 100M Relay (world leader) (Montgomery-Taylor-Norman-Lyles) 4x 400M 3:02.39 (world leader) (Allison-Cogdell-Montgomery-London) Silver Medalists: Darius Carbin, High Jump (2.25m) PR Wilbert London, 400 Meters PR Amere Lattin, 110M Hurdles PR Taylor Mclaughlin, 400M Hurdles PR Bronze Medalist: Bronson Osborn, Shot Put 58-8 (17.88m) PR Looking ahead, the 2018 U-20 World Championships will be held in Tampere, Finland. In 2017, the USA Junior Championships will be held in Sacramento, and the Junior Pan American Games will be held in Peru. Ken Brauman USATF National Development Coordinator, Junior Men kenbrauman@aol.com JUNIOR WOMEN S REPORT IAAF World U-20 Championships Changes: The IAAF World U-20 Championships were previously known as the IAAF World Junior Championships before undergoing a re-branding heading into The last World Junior Championships was held in Eugene, Oregon in Field events at the World U-20 Championships are employing a new competition protocol in the finals. Twelve (12) competitors will qualify for each final, where qualifying marks will be wiped-out. The field of 12 will get three attempts before being cut to the top six (6). The remaining six athletes will receive one more attempt (as opposed to the prior protocol of three more attempts), for a total of four (4) attempts. The best mark after each finalist has completed four attempts will win. The USA World Championship U-20 team was selected based on performances at the USATF Junior Championships held June in Clovis, CA.

65 USA TEAM Selection Criteria: IAAF World U-20 Championships: The two highest-placing finishers in each event at the 2016 USATF Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships, who elect to join the team, thereby select themselves to represent the USA National Team in that event at the 2016 IAAF World Junior Championships provided that they have met the qualifying IAFF standard for the event IAAF World U20 Championships Results: Team USA tied it s highest-ever medal count (21) at the IAAF World Under-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Overall Medal Count: 1 st United States: 21 (11 gold, six silver, four bronze) Team Scoring: 1 st United States: 213 points With 21 total medals, the U.S. matched its 2002 and 2014 team totals. Its 11 gold medals equal the second-biggest haul ever, behind only the 13 won in Team USA IAAF World U-20 Championships All-Time Records: Team USA became the first nation in the history of the IAAF World U-20 Championships to win more 100 golds, dating back to when the competition was first held in Team USA s 11 golds in Poland increased to 105 golds all-time. American men have won 59 golds and American women have won 46. In total, Team USA has won 227 World U20 medals all-time. Junior Women s Development Report: The following junior women also competed at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Oregon: Christina Aragon (Billings, Montana) ran the 1500m and advanced to the semis. Kate Murphy (Burke, Virginia) also qualified for the 1500m semi-finals and, in June, ran the third fastest high school 1500m in history at the Adidas Boost Boston Games. Alexa Efraimson (Camas, Washington), another 1500m runner, finished ahead of Aragon and Murphy in the Olympic Trials semi-finals to advance to the final, where she placed sixth. Aragon, Murphy, and Efrainson all later represented Team USA in the IAAF World U-20 Championships in Poland this summer, but Murphy ran the 3000m. Candace Hill (Conyers, Georgia), who turned professional as a 16 year old, advanced to the 100m and 200m semifinals, and also competed in the 100m at World U-20 Championships. She is the first high school girl to break the 11-second barrier for 100 meters. Wil London (Waco, Texas) is another athlete who competed in Bydgoszcz and in the 400m semi-final at Trials, where he did not advance to the finals. Tia Jones (Marietta, Georgia), ran in the 100m hurdles at World U-20 Championships, and recently became the fastest youth athlete of all time in the event when she ran at the USATF Juniors. Megan Watson USATF Junior Women s Development Coordinator thomas.megan11@gmail.com MINUTES Coaches Advisory Committee Executive Committee Meeting-I 2016 USATF Annual Meeting 8:30-10:50am Thursday, December 1, Orlando, FL Present Officers: Cliff Rovelto (Chairman), Kathleen Raske (Vice Chair), Skip Stolley (Secretary) Absent: Pat Henry (At-Large Member) Broad Event Chairs: Kevin Reid (Multi-Events), Greg Watson (Throws), Beth Sullivan (Endurance), Richie Mercado (Jumps), Curtis Frye (Sprints-Hurdles) Athlete Reps: Khadevis Robinson Absent: Erik Kynard, Sharon Day-Monroe Agents Rep: John Nubani

66 Elite Athletes Rep: Bob Larsen Absent- Meet Directors Rep: Milan Donley USATF Liaison: Terry Crawford (Director of Coaching) USATF Staff: Matt Rohlf (Coaching Programs Coordinator) 1. Call to Order Cliff Rovelto, Chairman a. Cliff called the meeting to order at 8:35am. 2. Approval of the 2015 Minutes a. Secretary Skip Stolley asked for approval of the 2015 CAC Executive Committee minutes which were posted in the Annual Meeting Document Library. b. Moved by Kevin Reid, seconded by Carla Coffey, unanimously approved. 3. Executive Committee Introductions a. Cliff introduced new members of the CAC Executive Committee, Jumps rep Richie Mercado, Athletes rep Khadevis Robinson, and announced that Curtis Frye would be replacing Fred Harvey as our sprints-hurdles broad event chair. b. Terry Crawford introduced new Coaching Programs Coordinator, Matt Rohlf. 4. Updated CAC Committee Member List & CAC Committee Representatives a. Secretary Skip Stolley noted that USATF is attempting to go green and eliminate copying and distributing paper documents whenever possible at the Annual Meeting. An updated list of the 48-member CAC Committee as a Whole, the 27 CAC representatives to USATF Standing Committees, 2015 reports from our CAC reps to USATF standing committees, and the Coaches Advisory Committee Strategic Plan are all posted in the Document Library on the Annual Meeting home page at /Annual-Meeting.aspx. b. Skip stated that anyone who is a coach is welcome to attend Coaches Advisory Committee meetings, and that anyone who is on the USATF Coaches Registry can be considered for being one of our 48 voting delegates or a CAC rep to the 27 USATF standing sport and administrative committees USATF Coaching Grants & Awards a. The USATF Legend Coach Award was presented to Tom Tellez at the 2016 Olympic Trials in Eugene. Terry asked coaches to forward her and Jack Hazen the names of potential future Legend Coach nominees so a master list can be compiled, including those deserving posthumous recognition. b. Awards subcommittee chair Jack Hazen said Tanya Bufford-Bailey will receive the Nike Coach of the Year award at the Jesse Owens Banquet on Saturday. Tanya s athletes won three Olympic medals for Team USA in Rio and her University of Texas athletes captured six NCAA titles in c. Other awards to be presented in 2016 are a Sports Science Coach of the Year award. d. Grants subcommittee chair Carla Coffey reported that more than $15,000 was spent on grants in e. Five (5) Master Coach program grants were awarded to bring promising young coaches to the college or club setting of a Master Coach for 4-days to see the inner workings of that coach s program from the inside. f. Five (5) Mentor Coach program grants were awarded to young coaches to shadow a master coach during the 2016 Olympic Trials in Eugene to see how that coach interacts with his or her athletes at a major competition.

67 g. Three (3) $800 grants were awarded to coaches to attend the NACAC Congress in October. h. Four (4) $500 grants were awarded to coaches to attend the Podium Education Program earlier this week in Orlando. i. Three (3) $1400 grants were awarded to send coaches to the IAAF Jumps and Youth Coaches Academies to receive USATF Level-3, and IAAF Level-5, coaching certification. j. $10,000 was spent to help minority women receive USATF coaching certification. k. New for 2016 was an apprenticeship grant for a coach to attend the USATF Olympic Training Camp, July 25-August 10 at Prairie View University l. Information on all these grants programs can be found at /Coaching- Education/Special-Programs.aspx. m. Carla concluded by saying we need to have more applicants for these grants. 5. USATF Coaches Registry Updates a. Terry Crawford and Kevin Reid distributed a white paper draft recommending a minimum standard of professional education or extended body of work for coaches to be a member of the USATF Coaches Registry. This is needed to raise the professional credibility of the Registry, and to prevent others from using the Registry simply to get a free coach s pass to our various National Championships. b. The Executive Committee discussed and revised the white paper proposing these requirements for USATF Coaches Registry membership as follows: 1. Verification of the completion of one of several track & field courses approved by the Coaches Advisory Committee (CAC). 2. Meeting the standards of a competency equivalent based on a body of work that is developed by the CAC. 3. Meeting this standard of competency one time would be required for Registry membership. 4. Coaching education courses to be accepted for minimum competency would be: - A USATF-developed track & field course on the National High School Federation (NHSF) e-coach platform. - A USATF Level-I, or other USATF certified course such as Level-II or Level-III. - A USTFCCCA Track Technique online course. 5. A competency equivalent will include a specific body of work (coaching history) of a minimum of 12- years of coaching in a valid paid or volunteer position and having actively coached an athlete who qualified for a USATF National Championship. Applications for a competency equivalent will be available through the next Olympic quadrennium ending Dec. 31, A verification subcommittee of the CAC will resolve any questionable competency equivalent applications. 6. Verification of these minimum competency requirements will begin in March of 2017 and become a requirement for USATF Coaches Registry membership in February of c. A motion to accept these requirements (#1-6) was moved by Cathleen Cawley, seconded by John Nubani, and unanimously approved Coaches Advisory Committee Budget

68 a. Cliff said an increased CAC budget of $26K had been submitted for approval USATF Presidential Election a. Clliff discussed the national elections scheduled to take place Saturday morning. They include the election of president, a board position for Long Distance Running, and divisional chairs for LDR and Race Walking. The CAC has 48 delegate votes in these elections 10 of which are athletes designated by the Athletes Advisory Committee. Of the 38 names of CAC delegates that were submitted to the national office some two weeks before the Annual Meeting only one (1) was approved. This was because: - The CAC delegate submitted had not yet registered for the Annual Meeting. - The CAC delegate submitted was listed as a delegate for another committee or organization, or for their local Association. - The CAC delegate submitted was listed as an alternate delegate for their local Association. (CAC Chairman Cliff Rovelto himself was one of those!) b. Cliff and secretary Skip Stolley have spent the past 2-weeks recruiting substitutes for CAC members who are delegates for other committees or organizations, confirming other members will be registering for the Annual Meeting when they arrive in Orlando, and informing those who need to request changing their delegate affiliation to CAC at check-in. 8. CAC Proposal for changes to Regulation-17 regarding the selection of National Team Coaching Staffs. a. After CAC representatives met with CEO, President, Director of High Performance, and Director of Coaching during the World Indoor Championships in Portland last March and discussed a more open, fair and transparent process for selecting the coaching staffs for our USA international teams, secretary Skip Stolley was asked to draft a proposal for revising Regulation-17. The fundamental belief of the Coaches Advisory Committee is that coaches should have a primary role in selecting the coaches for our international team staffs. b. The revisions we are recommending to Reg-17 begin with requiring the applicants for international coaching staffs be members of the USATF Coaches Registry. c. These recommendations continue with requiring the national office to forward records of the performance of international team staff and athlete surveys to the CAC executive committee, which will submit them to those international coaching staff members, add responses they may have to their personal files, and consider those evaluations prior to nominating or selecting them to be members of future international coaching staffs. d. Next, coaching staffs for USA teams other than the Olympic Games, World Championships, and Pan American Games would be nominated by the executive committee of the Coaches Advisory Committee, rather than the men s and women s track & field committees, voted on by the 48 members of the CAC Committee as a Whole and the men s or women s track & field executive committees, and submitted to the CEO and Board for final approval. e. For the selection of national team staffs for the Olympic Games, World Championships, and Pan American Games, a new leaner International Staff Nomination Subcommittees would be created. The make-up of those subcommittees would be the same for selecting both men s and women s staffs and would consist of: - The chair of the Coaches Advisory Committee. - Four (4) CAC reps, chosen by election or appointed by the chair, who are active coaches. - Three (3) representatives of the Men s or Women s Track & Field Committees chosen by election

69 or appointed by the committee s chair. - One agent appointed by the President after consulting with the Athletes Advisory Committee. - One (1) representative of the Men s or Women s Long Distance Running Committee. - Five (5) active athletes appointed by the chair of the Athletes Advisory Committee, at least four (4) of which must be international athletes and at least one (1) of which must be a long distance runner or race walker. f. A new International Staff Selection Committee would be created to approve the coaches for the Olympic Games, World Championships, and Pan American Games from those nominated by the International Nomination Committee. It would consist of: - The USATF Chief of Sport Performance - The USATF Director of Coaching - The chair of the Men s Track & Field Committee - The chair of the Women s Track & Field Committee - The chair of the Coaches Advisory Committee and highest ranking member of the opposite gender - The chair of the Athletes Advisory Committee and highest ranking member of the opposite gender - The chair of the Long Distance Running Division - The chair of the Men s Development Committee - The chair of the Women s Development Committee - The Men s and Women s Head Coaches of the previous two (2) Olympic Games g. After a lengthy discussion of these revisions, the proposal was tabled for further study by Skip and CAC Law & Legislation representative, Eric Barron. h. A follow-up meeting with our CEO, new President, Chief of Sport Performance, Director of Coaching, and representatives of the USTFCCCA is being planned for January in Indianapolis. The CAC Executive Committee Meeting was adjourned at 10:50am. Members were reminded that a 2 nd Executive Committee Session, would be held later on Thursday from 1:30-3:00pm. Respectfully submitted, Skip Stolley Secretary, USATF Coaches Advisory Committee

70 MINUTES Coaches Advisory Committee Executive Committee Meeting-II 2016 USATF Annual Meeting 1:30-3:00pm Thursday, December 1, Orlando, FL Present Officers: Cliff Rovelto (Chairman), Kathleen Raske (Vice Chair), Skip Stolley (Secretary) Absent: Pat Henry (At-Large Member) Broad Event Chairs: Kevin Reid (Multi-Events), Greg Watson (Throws), Beth Sullivan (Endurance), Richie Mercado (Jumps), Curtis Frye (Sprints-Hurdles) Athlete Reps: Khadevis Robinson Absent: Erik Kynard, Sharon Day-Monroe Agents Rep: John Nubani Elite Athletes Rep: Bob Larsen Absent- Meet Directors Rep: Milan Donley USATF Liaison: Terry Crawford (Director of Coaching) USATF Staff: Matt Rohlf (Coaching Programs Coordinator) 1. Call to Order Cliff Rovelto, Chairman a. Cliff called the meeting to order at 1:35pm. 2. Cliff announced that during the break, Ron Williams and Dave Shrock had spoken to him about the need for a representative for Youth Coaches and Associations on the CAC Executive Committee. a. Cliff agreed, and since no legislation or bylaw changes are required to do so, going forward Keith Combs will be representing youth coaches on the Executive Committee. Dave Shrock, newly elected chair of the USATF Associations Committee, will be forwarding Cliff names to be considered for an Associations rep. 3. USATF presidential candidate Vin Lananna gave a presentation of his platform. Vin said he is running for president of USA Track & Field because he believes he has the qualifications, experience, and passion to lead USATF at this exceptionally exciting time for our sport. He believes one of his greatest strengths is the ability to unite groups with seemingly different missions (e.g. the USTFCCCA) to work together toward a common purpose. He stated that over the next five years we will have the unique opportunity to demonstrate to the world our leadership role in the sport as we prepare to host the IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships for the first time in He say he will see that this opportunity is part of a nation-wide, long-term plan that capitalizes on the years leading up to the world championships and includes a strategy to maintain the momentum in the years to follow. As President, he pledged to lead major initiatives to advance programming for youth, high performance, coaches, officials, and local associations. 4. Presentation by USATF Chief of Sport Performance, Duffy Mahoney a. Duffy discussed the broad scope of the USATF High Performance Plan for 2017, and the Tier-athlete support categories and stipend/bonus/medical coverage programs, including stipends and bonuses for our coaches that are producing Tier-I athletes and world medalists.

71 b. As evidence of the support with which USATF is providing coaches, Duffy distributed a chart of coaching stipends that have been paid to 153 coaches of tier-level athletes and world medalists over the past 4-years, which totals more than $900K. The final CAC Executive Committee Meeting was adjourned at 3:00pm. Members were reminded that the Coaches Advisory Committee general session, would be held later on Friday from 9:00-10:30am. Respectfully submitted, Skip Stolley Secretary, USATF Coaches Advisory Committee MINUTES Coaches Advisory Committee General Session 2016 USATF Annual Meeting 9:00-10:30am Friday, December 2, Orlando, FL Present Officers: Cliff Rovelto (Chairman), Kathleen Raske (Vice Chair), Skip Stolley (Secretary Absent: Pat Henry (At-Large Member) Broad Event Chairs: Kevin Reid (Multi-Events), Greg Watson (Throws), Beth Sullivan (Endurance), Richie Mercado (Jumps), Curtis Frye (Sprints-Hurdles) Athlete Reps: Khadevis Robinson Absent: Erik Kynard, Sharon Day-Monroe Agents Rep: John Nubani Elite Athletes Rep: Bob Larsen Absent- Meet Directors Rep: Milan Donley USATF Liaison: Terry Crawford (Director of Coaching) USATF Staff: Matt Rohlf (Coaching Programs Coordinator) 1. Call to Order Cliff Rovelto, Chairman a. Cliff called the meeting to order at 9:03pm. 2. Approval of the 2015 Minutes a. Secretary Skip Stolley asked for approval of the 2015 CAC General Session minutes which are posted online in the Annual Meeting Document Library. b. Motion by Rene Zellner, seconded by Bob Larsen, unanimously approved USATF Coaching Grants & Awards