Former Olympian to head up USA Track & Field 08/12/2008 |
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1980 US Olympic Team member and former world-class 100m hurdler Stephanie Hightower has been elected to the presidency of USA Track & Field.
The USA Track & Field Women's Committee Chair was elected to the four-year term on Friday at the 2008 USATF Annual Meeting at the Silver Legacy Resort in Reno, Nevada.
Hightower succeeds two-term incumbent Bill Roe, whose eight years as USA Track & Field's President came to an end yesterday.
Hightower led the way after the first round of voting with 304 votes, with USATF Vice President Dee Jensen in second place with 263 votes and former USATF Vice President Bob Bowman in third place with 58 votes, which caused him to be eliminated.
In the afternoon runoff election, Hightower was the victor with 328 votes, with Jensen tallying 300 votes.
"I'm excited about the opportunity to serve this organisation," said Hightower. "We have a multitude of opportunities that lie before us, and I'm just happy that I'll have the opportunity to work with the USATF family and move the sport into the 21st century."
Hightower retired as an athlete in 1988.
(Source: AIPS)
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