Mike Armstrong has served USATF in various roles over the past two decades. He has served the Arkansas Association as President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Officials’ Chair over the years and served as Chair of USATF’s National Officials Committee from 2016-2024. Mike has been a Certified Official since 1998 and has officiated 35 USATF Senior and U20 Championships, including six US Olympic Trials. He is also a World Athletics Gold Referee and has officiated multiple Pan American Games and World Athletics Championships, as well as the 2024 Olympic Games. He was inducted into the Arkansas Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2015 and into the USATF National Officials Hall of Fame in 2021. In 2023, he was presented the Robert Giegengack Award by USATF. Mike has directed a Christian ministry to college students at the University of Arkansas since 1982, where he also teaches a course in Track & Field officiating.