jQuery event handler to track a Google Analytics (analytics.js) event and continue with the element's default HTML action, such as a form submit, link follow, etc.

trackEventAndContinue.js

// Event Handler
var trackEventAndContinue;
(function($, undef){
  trackEventAndContinue = function(e){
    e.preventDefault();
    if((this.disabled !== undef && this.disabled) || $(this).hasClass('disabled')) return false;

    $(this).unbind(e);
    var opts = {
      'hitType': 'event',
      'eventCategory': e.data.category,
      'eventAction': e.data.action,
      'eventLabel': e.data.label,
      'eventValue': e.data.value,
      'hitCallback': function(){
        $(e.target).trigger(e.type);
      }
    };
    ga('send', opts);
  };
})(jQuery); 

// Use Case
$('a.mylink').click({
  category: 'button',
  action: 'click',
  label: 'Awesome Button'
}, trackEventAndContinue);