Form the USAC webpage:
McDonough Named Track Programs Director
Colorado Springs, Colo. (March 10, 2004)--USA Cycling has
named Pat McDonough as National Track Programs Director for
USA Cycling effective April 1, 2004. McDonough, a silver
medalist in the 1984 Olympic Games, makes the transition
from Trexlertown, Pa. where he has been the Director of the
Lehigh Valley Velodrome since 1989. During his tenure in
Trexlertown, McDonough has crafted one of the most
successful track cycling programs in the nation at a
facility that has become synonymous with world-class
competition and in a town where track cycling is as much a
part of its local culture as it is a sporting event.
McDonough’s appointment is part of an investment USA
Cycling is making to forward track cycling in the United
States. As National Track Programs Director, McDonough’s
efforts will be primarily focused on managing USA Cycling’s
track programs including the creation of a national track
cycling series.
The establishment of McDonough’s position at USA Cycling
provides a sophisticated foundation on which a national
network of events and facilities can be fostered. As a
result of a streamlined combination of efforts and shared
direction, promoters across the country will benefit from
added resources and leverage with the common goal in mind of
producing top-level athletes, events, and programs.
“I am extremely excited and honored to have been chosen for
this new position and plan to use my experience from
Trexlertown to assist all velodromes in the United States,”
said McDonough. “I look forward to creating a plan that will
advance the sport of track cycling, attract new participants
and sponsors, increase awareness and ultimately improve our
international standing in the sport.”
Track cycling in the United States is about to embark on a
new era with the completion of the ADT Event Center, a new
indoor track cycling facility that is part of the Home Depot
Center, a multi-facility sports complex on the campus of Cal
State Dominguez Hills in Carson, Calif. As the ADT Event
Center prepares to host three major international track
cycling events in the next thirteen months, it will serve as
the nucleus around which to build a viable national program.
The ADT Event Center opens this summer as it plays host to
the UCI Junior Track World Championships July 28-Aug. 1.
Other international competitions include a round of the UCI
Track World Cup this December and the 2005 UCI Elite World
Championships next March. Primarily, McDonough will spend a
considerable amount of his time in Southern California in
conjunction with the inaugural season of operation of the
ADT Event Center.
"The addition of the ADT Event Center indoor track to our
existing network of excellent outdoor venues provides a once-in-a-
lifetime opportunity to begin revitalizing American track
cycling,” commented Steve Johnson, USA Cycling COO and
Director of Athletics. “Pat was our first choice to manage
the process and I could not be more pleased that he has
agreed to join our team of committed, professional staff at
USA Cycling,”
USA Cycling CEO, Gerard Bisceglia, is ecstatic about the
addition of McDonough. “Pat brings to USA Cycling a unique
blend of his organizational skills from his years as a
director of a major track cycling program and his athletic
credentials,” Bisceglia says. “We are exceptionally
fortunate to have an individual of Pat’s caliber contribute
to our organization and the future of our sport.”