Remembering NSAF Co-Founder Mike Byrnes



On Saturday we lost a pioneer in Track and Field and a great friend to the sport.  Mike Byrnes, co-founder of the National Scholastic Athletics Foundation, died peacefully in his sleep at 645am this morning, the day after Christmas, at his Culpeper, VA home. The NSAF, which is now based in Chapel Hill, is responsible for organizing and hosting both New Balance Nationals meets and the Great American Cross Country festival. He was 83, survived by Joan, his wife of 35 years, and his children and grandchildren.


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