Max Siegel does it again - Siegel was paid $3.8 million in 2021 to run USATF

How so? What makes track so different than horse racing?

I know nothing about this topic, but I'd imagine it'd be really easy for runners to bet on themselves/against themselves and then tank races.

Max's salary is so absurd that people don't even notice the COO is now making an equally absurd $1.6 million. What the hell does she do to justify that at a non-profit?

That $400 million Nike deal, by the way, has already lost 20% of its value to inflation, while executive compensation keeps going up much faster than inflation. By 2040 the Nike money won't even cover Max's salary.

You guys sound like you don't believe in free market economics.

People seem to be blaming Seigel for this, which is silly. He asked for the salary and the USATF board accepted and approved it. The board is elected by the membership. I don’t care about any of it so I’m not a member, I won’t support it. But membership has done little to prevent or change this. That’s what the organization tacitly wants. If a LRC coalition of USATF members had any United power or voice, they could act to make a difference. But that’s not what this site’s admin are about. So complain from outside the proverbial arena, instead.

Nike and UO has promised Eugene for decades, high paying, career, family supporting jobs. All Nike built is the Nike Store staffed by minimum wage coeds, and Track Town USA with a majority of unpaid elementary, middle school, high school, and college interns staffing events at Hayward Field. We the Hayward Field Neighbors rebelled and had the city install NO Parking, TOLL AWAY signs, with video monitoring. Obey the signs. OR else ...

On Schedule J there is $2.5+ listed as "other reportable compensation." I expect this is payment from the deferred compensation plan and probably related to a bonus on the initial Nike contract. On Schedule L, it shows he was given a loan of $950k that was used for the payroll taxes on the deferred compensation. I'd be curious what the details of the loan are, but....onSchedule L, Part II, line (i) it specifically states that there is no written agreement. If only there were a running website that could reach out to ask for details...

Sort of confusing name but this foundation actually has nothing to do with USATF the organization.

I wonder if the USATF lawyers simply made a dumb mistake on the Siegel's contract that can't be gotten out from under, that guarantees this ginormous tub of money to Siegel.

Because this amount of money is absurd and a slap in the face to all the 'pro' athletes who seem to work for Siegel now, not themselves or their country.

hard to imagine a board approving this every year. I suspect the board has no choice, due to contractual language.

Anyone know how long this guy's contract lasts?

usatffoundation.org

USATF Foundation Awards Maternity Grant to its 7th Recipient of 2022

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If he had a salary in the normal range for non-profits, that could support many more of these maternity awards/grants.

It's simple. Time for the athletes (the product USATF sells) and the membership to take control back. Complain all you want, but if you don't take any real action to address this, you are allowing it to happen. Step up and fix it or stop complaining. Twitter posts cryng about this are meaningless. Action, not words.

But I am sure Max S., will take credit for this too.

All the ducking and scratching and false start rules. USATF doesn’t even require defending world champions to compete at USAs. There’s no structure or requirement for any stars to compete, as a schedule or head-to-head. Again, we’re not talking about a real pro sport. USATF & Max Seigel have no requirement to support professional aspects of the sport. They primarily oversee youth development and selecting national teams. A private tour or league would match what sports like golf and tennis have at the professional level. Until then it’s just a wild, wild west of disjointed and unaffiliated events that independent contractors compete in. And it seems like essentially everyone is fine with things pretty much staying as they are.

This. Anything else is meaningless noise and tedious.

The Board sets it. It should look at CEO salaries for comparable entities in terms of staffing, budget, etc. But to give some perspective, Sarah Hirschland the USOPC CEO compensation is $882K (2020 figures).

So, how to organize and do something tangible. This is a complete and utter disgrace. And, I hate your statement "seems like essentially everyone is fine with things pretty much staying as they are because rings true. So sad! Are we just beaten down and will take the gruel we get, or do we just not care?

Keep hammering this story. It's flying under the radar but is insane. He should maybe be around $500k a year. He's stealing from athletes.