To Our Supporters:
Southwest Sprinters Track Club was founded in 2006 as a not for profit organization with the goal to stimulate interest in fitness and promote wellness through running for individuals ages 18 years and over. We are a nationally recognized club that is affiliated with the USA Track and Field (USATF) Organization.
Membership requires no special qualifications, other than an interest in running and fitness. Members can choose their own level of involvement: participant, volunteer, or sponsor. Everyone, from the serious competitor to the casual walker, is welcome.
Highlighted below are several recent team accomplishments:
- Team finished 4th out of the 21 top clubs in the United States at the 2008 USATF Club National Championships
- 2008 USATF National Club Champions in both the men and women - 4 x 100m and 4 x 400m relays
- 2006-2008 Penn Relays M40 National Champions - 4 x 400 meter relay
- 2008 Penn Relays M40 National Champions - 4 x 100 meter relay
- 2006,2007,and 2008 National Masters Outdoor M35 Champions - 4 x 100 meter relay
- 2006,2007,and 2008 National Masters Outdoor M35 Champions - 4 x 400 meter relay
- 5 members finished in the top 10 at the 2008 World Indoor Masters Athletics Championships
- 5 members finished in the top 5 at the 2007 World Outdoor Masters Athletics Championships
- Over 9 members ranked in the 2008 USATF’s top 10 National Masters Rankings
Benefits to Supporters
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Financial contributors depending on their level of contribution to Southwest Sprinters Track Club can expect to receive local, national, and international exposure as the members of the team travel to meets both state-side and around the globe.
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All Supporters would have their company name and logo posted on the club's website.
- Depending on the level of contribution, arrangements can be made to have the name of the Supporter visibly listed on various club running apparel.
- Southwest Sprinters is club is open to consider any and all suggestions that Supporters may have which would provide increased exposure and advertising benefit of their products or services.
It is important that our Supporters realize that Southwest Sprinters Track Club is affliated with the USA Track and Field (USATF) organization. As such, dollars donated to this club ultimately help promote the mission of the overall organization.
USATF is the National Governing Body for track and field in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the #1 high school and junior high school participatory sport and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States. USATF is a volunteer-driven, not-for-profit organization with the mission of providing vision and leadership to the sport of track and field in the United States, and promoting the pursuit of excellence from youth to masters, from grass roots to the Olympic Games.
Nearly 100,000 Americans are members of USATF. Our member organizations include the U.S. Olympic Committee, NCAA, NAIA, Road Runners Club of America, Running USA and the National Federation of State High School Associations. Fifty-seven USATF Associations oversee the sport and its 2,500 clubs at the local level.
Southwest Sprinters Track Club is one of those 2500 clubs, but we stand out! We are uniquely positioned and recognized as one of the top teams within USATF. And we're leading by example on and off the track. One of our members, Dexter McCloud, is now serving as USATF's first chair of the Masters Committee on Diversity. The mission of this committee is charged with developing and implementing diversity within Masters Track Clubs.
Our strengths on and off the track, our exposure within the US and abroad, our dedication to excellence, and positive support for the novice to the elite athlete is a winning combination for our Supporters.
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