USA Track and Field to bring US Paralympics track and field program under its roof in January
The merger gives Para track and field athletes the same sort of access to the support and development as U.S. track and field athletes.
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New deal to help USA Track & Field simplify abuse reporting
The Indianapolis-based organization has signed on to use technology that will give athletes and members an additional method to anonymously report sexual abuse and other forms of misconduct.
USA Track defends CEO’s $4.2 million 2018 compensation package
Less than a week after laying off more than 10% of its staff, Indianapolis-based USA Track & Field released tax records Wednesday that showed compensation figures for CEO Max Siegel.
Sports governing bodies face issues galore, limited resources
There are 50 national governing bodies for sports—all with differing sizes, agendas, budgets and staffs—but with this common thread: Running one typically involves a job description from hell.
With U.S. Olympic Committee in turmoil, athletes testify about sex-abuse cases
Testimony from four Olympic athletes to a Senate subcommittee Wednesday provided yet another reminder of the way leaders at the U.S. Olympic Committee, U.S. Figure Skating, USA Gymnastics and other federations failed to protect them over a span of decades.
USA Track & Field puts president on leave during investigation
Indianapolis-based USA Track & Field has placed Vin Lananna on temporary leave to avoid potential conflict-of-interest concerns over an investigation into the awarding of the 2021 world championships to Eugene, Oregon.
Olympic glory would bolster USA Track’s turnaround
USA Track & Field CEO Max Siegel is staring at his organization’s biggest growth opportunity—and deepest potential pitfall–next month’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
USA Track & Field CEO’s unorthodox approach diversifies sponsor base
USA Track & Field CEO Max Siegel has grown the 35-year-old organization with the speed of a world-class sprinter.
Top-flight runners may take to Indy’s downtown streets
USA Track & Field is sprearheading an effort to bring a unique outdoor track and field competition to the streets surrounding Monument Circle.
St. Vincent considers $14M sports performance facility at Marian
Marian University, St. Vincent Health and four amateur sports groups have entered into formal discussions that could result in major developments at the northwest-side campus, the university announced Tuesday.
USA Track & Field clears big hurdle with NBC deal
USA Track & Field is on the cusp of signing a multiyear deal with NBC, fulfilling its longtime wish of pulling all its programming onto one network while strengthening its finances.
USA Track & Field faces latest doping scandal
The Indianapolis-based governing body for U.S. track and field is dealing with the fallout after several high-profile stars tested positive for banned substances.
New track-and-field chief aims to end sport’s strife
New USA Track and Field CEO Max Siegel is promising to pull athletes, their agents, sponsors, event promoters and the sport’s television partners together to lift track and field’s tainted image and revenue—especially domestically.
USA Track & Field names Siegel as new chief exec
Local sports and entertainment executive Max Siegel will be the new CEO at USA Track & Field starting May 1, the Indianapolis-based organization said Monday afternoon.
USA Track & Field repeals controversial rules
USA Track & Field has repealed restrictions on uniform advertising that angered athletes across the country, but it remains to be seen whether athletes will take advantage of their renewed freedom.
USA Track & Field athletes want more freedom to lure sponsors
USA Track & Field hopes a more coherent TV schedule and a bigger presence at live events will generate interest in the sport that lasts beyond the summer Olympics. Yet USATF is at odds with some athletes who say they could line up more of their own sponsors, if it weren’t for the governing body’s rules.
Interim Track & Field CEO to keep title another year
Interim CEO Mike McNees, who has led Indianapolis-based USA Track & Field since September, will continue in that capacity through the 2012 Olympics in London, the organization said on Wednesday.
USA Track & Field struggling to find new CEO
The Indianapolis-based sports group goes "around and around" in its search to replace fired CEO Doug Logan. A new candidate could be presented to the board next week.
USA Track & Field hit with wrongful termination suit
Former USA Track and Field CEO Doug Logan filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the governing body Wednesday, seeking payment after suddenly being fired last month following a 26-month tenure.
USA Track & Field hires search firm to find CEO
A California firm was hired to replace fired former leader.