USATF News & Notes - March 24, 2020

USATF and USATF Foundation to assist elite athletes with workout equipment 
 
INDIANAPOLIS -- USATF and USATF Foundation are collaborating to provide Tier and TPP athletes with a stipend for workout equipment during the COVID-19 crisis, announced today via email to athletes. 
Many states and/or local municipalities have placed restrictions on facilities where larger groups can gather, such as gyms and weight rooms, and that has created challenges for many athletes to complete strength training during this time. 
 
To assist in bridging the gap between now and when restrictions are lifted and normal weight room access can occur, USATF and the USATF Foundation are partnering to allocate each Tier and TPP athlete a stipend towards the purchase of simple, portable weight training equipment that they can use at home or at the track.  
 
Impacted athletes have been notified by email and are encouraged to reach out to the USATF National Office with any questions. 
 
Connecticut USATF Masters athlete Mary Roman passes from COVID-19 
 
NORWALK, Connecticut -- Two-time Masters world record holder Mary Roman died Monday evening at the age of 84 due to the coronavirus, her son Michael confirmed. The beloved shot putter leaves behind four sons, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. 
 
Roman earned her first national title at 65-years-old and represented Team USATF at several World Masters Athletics Championships. 
 
USATF General Counsel appointed to World Athletics Governance Commission
 
INDIANAPOLIS -- USATF General Counsel and Chief of Business & Legal Affairs, Norm Wain has been appointed to the World Athletics Governance Commission through the conclusion of the 2023 Election Congress.
 
The World Athletics Governance Commission is tasked with monitoring and embedding good governance and ethical compliance practices within the International Federation (World Athletics) and its member federations throughout the globe and upholding the highest standards of integrity.
 
“This appointment is a testament to the respect World Athletics has for USATF and Norm’s knowledge of governance best practices,” said USATF CEO Max Siegel. “We’re thrilled with his appointment.”
 
Wain oversees the USATF legal department that works with the USATF Board of Directors and staff, the Law and Legislation Committee, the Ethics Committee and various other committees and constituencies within USATF to advance the goals and initiatives of the organization and protect its general legal interests.
 
Before arriving at USATF, Wain worked as the Vice President – Corporate Legal Affairs at The Finish Line, Inc., which at the time was a publicly traded, billion dollar, mall-based specialty retailer, as well as other various sports and entertainment executive positions. Wain currently serves on the Sports Lawyers Association (SLA) national board of directors and as the Chair of the Law In Sport advisory board. He also works as an adjunct professor teaching sports law at Indiana University. Wain graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California-Berkeley in 1992 and received his J.D. degree from the Pepperdine University School of Law in 1996.