SCA Cross Country Championships

SCA Cross Country Open
Saturday, November 1st
Kenneth Hahn Park

• 9:00am - Open Men’s 8K Race
• 9:45am - Open Women’s 6K Race
• 10:30am - Masters 6K Race (Men & Women combined)
• 11:15am - Open 4K Short Course Race (M&W combined/No team scoring)

SCA Masters & Open Cross Country Championships
Saturday, November 15th
Kenneth Hahn Park

• 9:00am - Open Men’s 8K Race
• 9:45am - Open Women’s 6K Race
• 10:30am - Masters 6K Race (Men & Women combined)
• 11:15am - Open 4K Short Course Race (M&W combined/No team scoring

SCA Masters & Open Cross Country Championships

2008 Olympic Games - Beijing, China

August 15-24, 2008: Track & Field

• IAAF Results
• NBC

Mahurin Named New SCA Open XC Chair

LOS ANGELES, CA-The Southern California Association of USA Track & Field has announced the appointment of Mike Mahurin as the new chairman of its Open Athletics Cross Country Committee.

A native of Seattle, Washington, Mike Mahurin’s running career began after he had become a practicing attorney, not when he was in high school or college.

After becoming active in the Southern California road running scene, he took a brief break from running-only to compete in triathlons, including the 2003 Hawaii Ironman World Championship. In 2005, Mike joined Track Club L.A. and returned to competing in long distance races throughout Southern California.

His primary focus has been on the marathon, where his best time to date has been 2:38:00 at the Tucson Marathon in December of 2006. It was while training for that race that Mike had his first real exposure to cross-country, competing in several races that fall as part of his marathon training.

Mike is 38 years old and a Los Angeles-based real estate attorney. He received B.A. degrees in Philosophy and Political Science from the University of Washington in 1992 and a J.D. degree from Pepperdine University Law School in 1995. Mike hopes to use his newfound excitement for cross-country running to help revitalize the Southern California cross-country scene in a way that will attract more of the great distance runners in our area to the sport.

SCA Open

Mike Mahurin
Chair, Open Athletics Cross Country Committee
Southern California Association/ USA Track & Field

Cellphone (310) 709-6756
Email: edvird@yahoo.com

SCA Job Opening

Association Office Manager

ABOUT USA TRACK & FIELD
USA Track & Field (USATF) is the national governing body of the sport. The Southern California Association (SCA/USATF) is the local organization recognized by USATF to administer these sports in the counties of Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Inyo, and Orange—an area encompassing some 34,000 square miles with a population of 16.5 million. Within this geographic area, the Southern California Association acts as a service organization in creating, conducting and overseeing programs to provide opportunities for athletes of all ages and ability levels to participate in the five disciplines of our sport: track & field, cross country, road running, mountain/ultra-distance/trail running, and race walking. Our 4,700+ members include male and female athletes, the coaches and local clubs that support and develop them, hundreds of highly trained, certified officials, and many local colleges, universities, and other organizations interested in supporting track & field. At both the local and national level, USA Track & Field is a volunteer-based organization and a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Association officers and board members received no financial compensation.

Current Office Location:
13039 Florence Avenue, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Office Hours: 10:00-4:00pm, Monday-Friday
Primary Supervisor: Association President (not on site)
Starting Date: TBD. Applications will be accepted through October 1, 2008. Candidate will work under the guidance of the current office manager for the first 30 days.

Compensation & Benefits: Negotiable based on experience and qualifications.
Performance Evaluation: Candidate will be under a probationary period for the first 90-days of employment. A performance evaluation will be performed by the Executive Board after six-months, and annually thereafter. Salary increases or bonuses will be considered annually.

More Information and Job Description (PDF)

INTERESTED CANDIDATES ARE INVITED TO CONTACT:

Dave Snyder
President, Southern California USATF
Ph/Fax 909-824-2336
E-mail: davesnyder43@sbcglobal.net

Berntsen-Heber Named SCA Masters Road Running Committee Chair

LOS ANGELES, CA-The Southern California Association of USA Track & Field has announced the appointment Sissel Berntsen-Heber as its SCA Masters Road Running Committee Chair.

Originally from Norway, Sissel was a member of Big West Conference championship cross country and track teams at Fresno State. As a post-collegian, Sissel was the 1999 Pacific Association “Runner of the Year” and 3-times was the fastest female in the famous San Francisco Dipsea Race. As a masters athlete, she was the 2006 USATF West Region Cross Country Champion.

After working for many years as a project manager designing freeways and light rail systems, Sissel moved to Santa Monica in the spring of 2007 and became a member of the See Jane Run racing team. She recently became a stay-at-home mom and contacted SCA Open Road Running Committee Chair Wayne Joness about getting involved with Southern California USATF.

Sissel is 44 years old and has a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the Telemark College of Engineering in Norway, and a B.S. in Business Administration and an MBA from Fresno State. She has road PRs of 17:20 (5K), 35:56 (10K), and 1:18:58 (Half Marathon).

“Sissel participated in the widely successful Pacific Association Road Running Grand Prix and has some great ideas about initiating a similar program in Southern California, says Masters Athletics Vice President Mark Cleary. We believe she will be a great asset, both to our Road Running Committee and Southern USA Track & Field as a whole.”

SCA Masters

Sissel Berntsen-Heber
Chair, Masters Road Running Committee
sheber02357@roadrunner.com

Mark Cleary
Vice President, Southern California Association/
USA Track & Field
Chairman, SCA Masters Athletics Committee
E-mail: runnermark@cox.net

Results: SCA MUT 50 Mile Trail Championships

Mt Disappointment Endurance Runs
August 9, 2008

• Results
  

SCA Road Running Half Marathon Championships

Long Beach International City Bank Half Marathon
Sunday, October 12, 2008

• Long Beach International City Bank Website

LONG BEACH, CA – Wayne Joness, new Long Distance Running Committee Chairman for the Southern California Association of USA Track & Field, has announced another exciting championship race for 2008.

“We are extremely pleased that the Long Beach International Citybank Half-Marathon on Sunday, October 12th, will serve as our 2008 Southern California USATF Half-Marathon Championship, says Wayne. Now in its 2nd decade under the direction of Olympic Pole Vaulter and International City Racing CEO, Bob Seaman, the Long Beach Half-Marathon has grown to more than 6,000 runners. The Long Beach Marathon and Half-Marathon courses are widely considered to be among the most beautiful in the United States with spectacular oceanfront vistas, charming seaside communities, and metropolitan start and finishes. Flat, fast and scenic, 80% of the race courses traverse the oceanfront, or are within sight of it. We think the Long Beach Half-Marathon is the ideal Southern California Half-Marathon to serve as our Championship.”

The 2007 Men’s winner was La Habra’s James Lander (1:07:18) while the Women’s winner was Mesa, Arizona’’s Michelle Resendez (1:19:28).

PRIZE MONEY: 2008 LONG BEACH HALF-MARATHON

Elite Male/Female Masters Male/Female (Age 40+)
1st Place $500 1st Place $250
2nd Place $250 2nd Place $150
3rd Place $100 3rd Place $100

Prize money available to all runners, with or without USATF membership.

To register, visit www.runlongbeach.com.

Contact for Additional Information:

Wayne Joness
Chair, Open Athletics Long Distance Running Committee
Southern California USATF
Res (310) 390-5357
Cell (310) 600-5332
Email: runner@joness.com

SCA Road Running 10K Championships

Dana Point Turkey Trot 10K
Thanksgiving Day - November 27, 2008

• Dana Point Turkey Trot Website

DANA POINT, CA – Wayne Joness, Long Distance Running Committee Chairman for the Southern California Association of USA Track & Field, has announced another exciting championship race for 2008.

“We are extremely pleased that the 31st annual Dana Point Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 27, will serve as our 2008 Southern California USATF 10K Championship, says Wayne. One of America's most scenic coastal road races, the Dana Point Turkey Trot is America’s largest Thanksgiving day road race drawing more than more than 10,000 participants.”

Sponsored by the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce and directed by International City Racing, the Turkey Trot benefits the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. The race features chip timing and $3,500 of prize money for the 10K…which draws a very competitive field of elite runners.

PRIZE MONEY: 2008 DANA PT. TURKEY TROT

1st Place Male- $1,000 1st Place Female- $1,000
2nd Place Male- $500 2nd Place Female- $500
3rd Place Male- $250 3rd Place Female- $250

Prize money available to all runners, with or without USATF membership.

The race’s 10K/5K courses tour Dana Point’s beautiful beaches, majestic cliffs and coves of the Dana Point Marina and Doheny State Park and passes by the historic tallship, Pilgrim, that is moored in Dana Point Harbor.

In 2007, the men’s 10K race was won in 29:55 by Fernando Cabado of Gray, TN, as the top-6 finishers runners broke 31:00. The women’s 10K was won Irvine’s Julie Swail in 35:23 with the first 8 women breaking 38:00. Both the men’s and women’s course records were set in 2006: Men- 29:20 by Noah Tavar (Oro Valley, AZ), Women- 33:23 by Lauren Fleshman (Canyon Country, CA)…28 minutes after winning the 5K in a course record 16:28!!

To register, visit http://www.turkeytrot.com/registration.html

Contact for Additional Information:

Wayne Joness
Chair, Open Athletics Long Distance Running Committee
Southern California USATF
Res (310) 390-5357
Cell (310) 600-5332
Email: runner@joness.com

Results: USA Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships

August 7-10, 2008

• Results