V 13 N. 44 National Scholastic Athletics Foundation and What It Does

We recently received the following correspondence from Ricky Quintana the new Content Manager for the National Scholastic Athletics Foundation.   In this missive you will learn more about the Foundation and its mission.   Thanks, Ricky and good luck with your work.   Ricky also contributes to Track and Field News on happenings in the Southeast.  George 

Ricky Quintana

I wanted to let you all know that I recently accepted the role as Content Manager for the National Scholastic Athletics Foundation in a part time capacity. I will be continuing my role as Assistant Professor in the High School Dual Enrollment Program at Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL in a full time capacity.

I'm super excited to have a more formal role with an organization my friend, Fred Steier, introduced me to back in 2003. I'll be working on the website, press releases, and other media related responsibilities as well as traveling to meets and getting to know and report on the amazing sport of track and field and cross country I love so much.
If you are not familiar with the NSAF, I have included some information below and attached. Honestly, to see what they have done for the sport of track and field and cross country in the United States is astonishing. I am honored that they thought of me when looking for a new content manager.
Thank you for reading and I hope to keep you abreast of track and field and cross country in my new role.

Cheers,

Ricky

Brief overview of the National Scholastic Athletics Foundation (NSAF).  

The NSAF is a non-profit 501-c(3) organization and has been providing services, events, and grants to our nation's high school track and field and cross-country athletes for over 35 years.  We are perhaps best known for our national high school championships which are held after the regular high school season.  But we are much more than that.

Here are some of the other things we do:

Extremely active social media and website publishing throughout the indoor, outdoor, and cross-country seasons with photos, video and interviews.

Development Grants to high school and club teams - over $20,000 each year

Travel grants to athletes to compete at the USATF U-20 meets where selection is made for our international U-20 team, to select events around the country, and to our NSAF events - approximately $100,000+ each year

Special projects and clinics - e.g. Project Javelin Gold and Project Triple Jump and a new Nike Development Program which we will premier in the summer.

We maintain a Top 5 high school list during the indoor and outdoor seasons and a U-20 National list

Host the American JavFest in East Stroudsburg, PA each June for high school, professional, and masters athletes.  This event includes clinics by celebrity athletes such as Sean Furey and Tom Puktsys.