There are fewer than 100 days until the 2012 olympic Games in London! By now, you have planned your travel to the olympic Trials in Eugene where you will compete for your spot on the U.S. olympic Team. While you are training and preparing for Eugene, the USA Track & Field staff is making the final preparations for the olympic Training Camp and olympic Games.
In exciting news from the National office, the USATF Board of Directors unanimously voted to name Max Siegel as CEo in late April. Siegel brings a wealth of marketing and events experience to the organization that he has served since 2009 in various capacities. We are all eager to work with Siegel in his new role as CEo.
In this issue of Elite Beat you will see results from both the USA Indoor Championships and the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul where Team USA again dominated
on the world stage as well as important news about the 2012 olympic Games and updated information from USADA and the IAAF.
I encourage you to continue to avail yourselves of our best elite athlete resources – our staff members Bejan Abtahi, Melissa Beasley, Robert Chapman, Terry Crawford, Duffy Mahoney, Aron McGuire, Shayna Sangster, Kimberly Sims, Sandy Snow, and Beka Suggs. We, and everyone at USATF, remain dedicated to providing the highest level of service and support to our Elite Athletes.
Warm Regards,
Benita Fitzgerald Mosley
InsIde Beat
02 MESSAGE FRoM THE CHIEF oF SPoRT PERFoRMANCE
03 MAx SIEGEL INTRoDUCED AS USATF CEo
04 100 DAyS UNTIL THE oLyMPIC GAMES 05 INDooR CHAMPS RECAP 06 WoRLD INDooRS RECAP 08 GooD NEWS
10 USADA NEWS 11 IAAF NEWS
12 oLyMPIC GAMES 16 PENN RELAyS RECAP
Elite Beat is an official publication of USA Track & Field, 132 E. Washington St., Suite 800, Indianapolis, IN 46204, published quarterly by USA Track & Field.
Co-Editors In-Chief Jared Slinde & Melissa Beasley Managing Editor E. Susan Hazzard
Contributing Editors Katie Landry & Taylor Payne Design and Layout Max Siegel Inc. Printed By Quad Graphics
Cover Photos Bernard Lagat, Aries Merritt, Ashton Eaton, Brittney Reese, Chaunte Lowe, Justin Gatlin, Ryan Whiting, Sanya Richards, Will Claye. Photo Credit Kirby Lee.