MLB legend Bo Jackson threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Home Run Derby began. Pictured below, Jackson was photographed with Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson and track & field athlete Bryan Clay.

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MLB Home Run Derby

Date: July 13, 2010

Queen of Sports

Through its programs, the Foundation encourages character development and the pursuit of physical, emotional, mental, social, and spiritual well-being.

The Foundation’s most recent venture, the National Walk for Wellness Campaign, is designed to unite communities around our youth in a wellness education program at elementary schools across California (with a national launch scheduled for 2011.) In addition to wellness education, the Foundation helps participating schools execute turnkey walk-a-thon fundraisers with an effective short-term, easily executable solution to budget cuts at the local level.

Bryan Clay, Founder and CEO of the Bryan Clay Foundation states, “What we like most about Promark Financial is that their track record models a commitment to excellence lived out with consistency and conviction. I am confident the impact of this partnership will be a legacy remembered for generations to come.”

David Parsons, COO of the Bryan Clay Foundation adds, “The best part about having Promark Financial on board is not what confidence or credibility we derive from the partnership, but rather, the experiences our youth will gain as the result of an altruistic investment. Thus, our pride becomes our ability as a team to execute effectively on their behalf and to succeed in unlocking the positive power of their potential.”

Promark is excited about teaming up with the Bryan Clay Foundation. Our goal at Promark Financial is to donate $7500 in 2010 to the Bryan Clay foundation. As of June 2010, contributions to the foundation have totaled $2500. We are collaborating with the Bryan Clay Foundation to support the organization’s ongoing efforts to digitize and advance its technological platforms in order to better serve and empower youth. Funds will help to drive organizational awareness and highlight the positive impact made possible by donors, corporate partners, and volunteers.

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Promark Joins Decathlete Bryan Clay to Make a Difference

Date: July 2, 2010

By: TJ Taylor

Promark Financial

Clay says Yoli’s Blast Cap makes it better than other energy drinks. The cap stores the nutrients and vitamins as a powder until you are ready to mix it with 18 ounces of water and drink it. That way, Clay says, the active ingredients won’t deteriorate while the product sits on the shelf.

“Since the Blast Caps preserve all the vitamins and nutrients until actual consumption, Yoli completely eliminates the need for pasteurization during bottling, which is required by modern manufacturing guidelines to prevent bacteria growth,” he says. “That boiling process destroys a lot of active ingredients, so you’re losing a lot of nutrients. But not with Yoli.”

Yoli sells the Blast Cap separately for $2 or with the Fun water bottle. Clay says Fun Active Blast is geared toward athletes and people on the go. It has zero calories, no artificial sugars, preservatives or caffeine, and is lemon-lime flavored.

The main active ingredient is Alka-Plex, a patented acid-neutralizing ingredient that Yoli says reduces cramping, minimizes muscle stiffness and removes lactic acid.

Dr. Alan Titchenal, professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Hawaii, who has not studied this product, told Hawaii Business that too much acid in the muscles can hurt athletic performance. So, he says, the product could be useful to athletes. “Especially for high-intensity sports, muscles produce lactic acid, so the theory is that if you increase alkaline in the blood, it will neutralize the lactic acid.”

Similar to other energy drinks, Yoli offers network-marketing opportunities. The sales force for “Team Clay” in Hawaii is headed by Bryan’s younger brother,
 Nikolas Clay.

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Bryan Clay’s New Drink

By: Shara Enay

Hawaii Business Magazine

JN and Bryan will collaborate to launch a creative marketing campaign that will highlight JN’s best in class performance and enhance both the JN and Bryan Clay brands under the tagline “A World Class Car for a World Class Athlete.” Additionally, Bryan will make annual appearances in Hawaii for JN, will be featured in advertisements, and will support JN’s efforts to establish a Honolulu Wine Walk, a community fundraising event slated for October 2010, to benefit the Bryan Clay Foundation.

“We are excited about the privilege of working with Bryan Clay, a world class athlete and person. Bryan exemplifies the knowledge, experiences, and inspiration that we hope to share with all of Hawaii through his allegiance with the JN Automotive Group. “
JN joins an impressive list of corporate partners including VISA, Nike, Wheaties, Promark Financial, and Hawaii Pacific Health. JN, as a best in class automotive company, will add value to Bryan’s portfolio of partners with its market credibility, strategic position, and organizational confidence. For more information on JN Automotive Group please visit www.jnautomotive.com.

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A World Class Car for a World Class Athlete: JN Automotive Partners with Gold Medal Decathlete Bryan Clay

Date: June 23, 2010

Legacy Direct

Besides sharing his story of his journey to win the gold medal in men’s decathlon in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Clay will also be teaching exercises and sharing knowledge about health, fitness, and nutrition as a part of Sheraton Princess Kaiulani’s Cultural Experience program. “We here at Sheraton Princess Kaiulani pride ourselves in sharing local culture with guests from all over the world,” said Fred Orr, the hotel’s general manager. “Having Bryan Clay come is a huge honor because he is such a great role model for our kids and such an inspiration for all.”

Born in Austin, Texas and raised in Hawaii, Bryan Clay competed in track and field at James B. Castle High School and later Azusa Pacific University in California. After meeting Chris Huffins, the 2000 Sydney Olympic decathlon bronze medalist at a track clinic, Clay trained hard in the decathlon, a sport event that consists of 10 individual track and field events that tests an individual’s athleticism to the fullest. Clay’s hard work paid off as he went on to win numerous events, most notably the Olympic silver medal in men’s decathlon in the 2004 Athens Olympics and later the Olympic gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Clay has also won the title “The World’s Greatest Athlete.”

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Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Brings Bryan Clay for Wellness Program

Date: June 28, 2010

Hawaii Vacation

The reigning Olympic and World indoor champion, Bryan claimed his second win in Götzis with 8483 points. Read complete article here.

FYI, the only event bigger than this one is the Olympics, which he is favored to win again in London in 2012 – and would make him the only person in history to medal in 3 consecutive Olympic games.

Join Bryan at the Hawaii FUN launch July 9th (Luau) and July 10th (main event) in Bryan’s hometown of Honolulu, HI. Details and flyer at YoliHawaiiLaunch.com.

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Bryan Clay Wins Again/ Meet Bryan at Yoli Hawaii Luau/ Launch Party July 9th/10th

Date: June 1, 2010

Yoli

There has been a long debate on what types of food will best help an athlete trying to fuel his/her body to become the best. The high carbohydrate diet of the 80s and 90s has been supplanted the high protein Atkins Diet. Clay believes that a high protein diet is essential to peak performance, “A top quality steak is a perfect place for me to get protein. The alliance with Littlefield Ranch gives me the comfort of knowing that every time I want a high end restaurant quality Prime steak it is there for me. Before I was getting my steaks from the grocery and I was not able to find the same quality and consistency that Littlfield delivers.”

Clay’s long time friend and trainer Stephen Bienko saw an opportunity with Littlefield Ranch that was hard to pass. “Bryan has always been a fan of high end steaks and when we saw an opportunity to team the World’s greatest athlete with the World’s best steak provider–it was a perfect fit.”

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‘The World’s Greatest Athlete’ Eats Littlefield Ranch Steak for Dinner

Date: July 16, 2010

By: Alex Obrien

Lifestyle

It is the third component of the 2010 IAAF Combined Events Challenge. Also included in the programme will be a Heptathlon and a junior decathlon contest.

Barely two weeks after Clay’s brilliant first-day effort of 4450 in Götzis was scuttled on the second day by intermittent driving rain and wind as he still ended with a world-leading 8483, the American will go to the line once again for a ten-eventer. With the US Championships only ten days after the conclusion of the Kladno competition, Clay will be finding himself in three top-level decathlon meetings within the space of less than a month, a frequency unprecedented during his long career.

But such is the compact nature of this and many other athletics fixtures during the 2010 season as the upcoming European Championships in late July forces traditional meetings into a compact time window ending in mid-July for the Barcelona break.

Meeting co-director Tomáš Dvořák agreed that the scheduling was quite tight this year, but that “It was not a problem for us. Sixteen days after Götzis is enough time to recover for the athletes.” Concerning the Ratingen [GER] component of the Challenge, scheduled for next Saturday and Sunday, Dvořák was of the opinion that “our meeting and Ratingen serve somewhat different purposes. The main difference for us is that there will be no German competitors in Kladno.”

It should also be noted that the scoring in the IAAF Combined Events Challenge require that only the top three scores be used in an unweighted manner. An athlete’s placing is immaterial. Each competitor is thus free to choose the competitions best suited for his or her season, with the late-July European Championships in Barcelona (also part of the IAAF Challenge) standing as the pinnacle for competitors from that continent.

Sebrle will be the ‘local matador’ in Kladno as he makes his fourth consecutive appearance here, winning the inaugural event in 2007–with a still-standing meeting record of 8697–and placing second the last two years. The reigning European champion amassed 4225 during the opening day at Götzis, but chose to abandon the second part of the competition as a precautionary measure after feeling a slight strain in his thigh while warming up.

Other notables who will compete in the decathlon include Maurice Smith of Jamaica, the Osaka 2007 silver medallist; Kazakhstan’s Dmitriy Karpov, the bronze medallist in Paris 2003, Athens Olympics and Osaka; Andrei Krauchanka of Belarus, the Beijing silver winner; Berlin fourth placer Oleksiy Kasyanov of Ukraine; Claston Bernard of Jamaica, who placed 9th in Athens; and American Jake Arnold, who cast aside the bad conditions in Götzis two weeks ago for a fourth-place PB 8253.

In all, thirteen of the decathlon starters have PBs of 8000 points or better.

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Clay and Sebrle Top the Field in Kladno – IAAF Combined Events Challenge

Date: June 16, 2010

By: Ed Gordon

International Association of Athletics Federations

Romain Barras (FRA) took second with 8297 points, and Leonel Suarez (CUB) was third with 8286.

The Hypomeeting was the second part of the IAAF Combined Events Challenge.

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Bryan Clay Won at the Hypomeeting in Götzis

Date: May 31, 2010

Decathlon 2000

Sixth-graders Joshua Pike and Elena Moncada were each given “legacy grants,” which can only be used when they go to college.

“These students scored the highest in leadership, citizenship and academics,” said principal Dave Stewart.

Joshua’s father, Dustin Pike, said his son only missed one day of school — in kindergarten, and his son has put his all into everything he does.

“I really couldn’t ask for a better kid,” he said.

Elena’s father, Adrian Moncada, said his daughter benefits by having a teacher for a mother. But she has an internal spark that propels her forward.

“She’s self-motivated. We don’t have to get on her,” Moncada said.

Like Joshua, Elena isn’t all about academics. She likes numerous activities.

“Her interests are all over the place.

Stewart, who has served as Mesquite Trails principal for four years, said he will miss the students after they leave the school, but he’s glad they will move on to new experiences and challenges. The graduating sixth-graders will attend Cedar Middle School next fall.

“It’s really a sad day for me seeing these guys. I’m really going to miss them,” Stewart said. “Today is kind of a happy-sad day.”

Stewart is a former international-caliber decathlete who has trained with Clay, who won the gold medal in the 2008 Olympics.

“His foundation is creating scholarships for kids. The majority of the money he raises goes back to student scholarships.”

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Mesquite Trails Hands Out Awards

Date: June 7, 2010

By: Peter Day

Hesperia Star