TRACY SUNDLUN FOR USATF CEO
You may not have heard his name bandied about for this position, which has been vacant since the departure of Doug Logan a year and a half ago, but those who have any familiarity at all with Tracy know that he is the ideal candidate for that job.
I have known Tracy since 1981. It was then that Tracy began transforming the Metropolitan Athletics Congress (the New York City branch of USATF) from an almost non-existent body to one that would eventually put on 70 track and field meets annually in the area. It became the first such organization to have a full time staff.
In 1984, with the help of Mike Byrnes and myself, Tracy was the driving force for the first ever national high school meet of its kind - the National Scholastic Indoor Track and Field Championship. It was the first meet to offer travel expense reimbursement to high school athletes. Twenty-seven years later there are outdoor and cross-country versions of this meet which are the highlights of their respective seasons. Tracy was and has been very much involved in those as well.
In 1998, Tracy left the MAC to join forces with Elite Racing. With Tracy as the Executive VP, the organization grew from organizing a few road races and the first-ever Rock and Roll marathon (San Diego) to one which now organizes dozens yearly in the U.S. and around the world.
Tracy has had a wealth of experience in virtually every area of track and field: coaching, sales, administration, television, athlete management, charity fundraising, politics and government relations. I'm not sure any other candidate can match that record. Take a look at the documents noted below for proof of that claim. They include not only his qualifications, but creative ideas on how to make USATF a positive force in the sport.
Speaking for the Board of the National Scholastic Sports Foundation, I heartily endorse Tracy Sundlun for CEO of USATF.
Associated documents:
Tracy Sundlun - Why He is the Ideal USATF CEO Candidate
Tracy Sundlun - Proposed USATF Initiatives
Toni Reavis' Endorsement of Tracy Sundlun
