Craig Masback, USATF CEO, administrator

Few deserve the accolade of “brilliant” more than Craig Masback. And not only because in the good old amateur days he once won a goat in a race in Europe. These were the pre-TSA airport security days so he could have brought it back to the U.S. He was one of America’s greatest milers – 3:52. A Rhodes Scholar, attorney and outstanding track & field TV commentator, the Princeton grad brought many talents to athletics. 10 years ago, Craig Masback took over as CEO of a troubled USATF. He built it steadily to the force it is today. Notwithstanding political pressure he managed to keep distance running on the radar. He too was a founder of Running USA, and he had the vision to see that the industry needed a national organization and magically provided money to help Running USA get started. Now he moves to a new career and will bring his considerable abilities to Nike.

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