Press Release - USATF - 9/13/10

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                      USATF Board To Hire New CEO

INDIANAPOLIS – The USA Track & Field Board of Directors has voted to pursue 
new leadership in its CEO position, bringing to a close the tenure of Doug 
Logan, who had been CEO of the federation since July 2008.

After a meeting over the weekend in Las Vegas, the Board voted to pursue 
leadership change.

"We sincerely thank Doug for his efforts and his passionate focus on our 
sport," said USATF President and Chair Stephanie Hightower. "After 
undertaking a performance evaluation over the course of the past few 
months, our Board has decided it is in our best interests to engage 
different leadership to move the sport forward."

In accordance with USATF bylaws, Chief Operating Officer Mike McNees will 
assume day-to-day leadership of USATF as the Board begins its search for a 
new CEO. 

"The Board is committed to a thorough, thoughtful CEO search process," 
Hightower said. "Although our goal is to complete the search process 
quickly, we will not compromise the quality of the search and candidate 
evaluation. The Board is fully supportive of the USATF staff, and we know 
they will do a tremendous job as we enter this new phase for the 
organization."

Hightower stressed that the USATF Board will continue to vigorously pursue 
its strategic plan, developed in July 2009 and approved by USATF membership 
last December. 
(http://www.usatf.org/news/view.aspx?DUID=USATF_2009_12_03_14_20_48)  "We 
simply need to accelerate our realization of this vision and plan," she 
said.
  
Hightower encouraged individuals with questions about the search process or 
suggestions for the Board to email USATF at President@usatf.org 

About USA Track & Field Track & Field
USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for Track & Field, 
long-distance running and race walking in the United States. USATF 
encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, the World's #1 Track & 
Field Team, the most-watched events at the Olympics, the #1 high school and 
junior high school participatory sport, and more than 30 million adult 
runners in the United States: www.usatf.org. 

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