Selection Procedures

The USATF 24 Hour National Team will compete in the 2013 International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) 24 Hour World Championship under the patronage of the IAAF in Steenburgen, the Netherlands on May 11-12, 2013. The United States will be represented by the USATF 24 Hour Team of up to six men and six women ultra marathon runners. The Team and alternates will be selected by the USATF Mountain , Ultra, and Trail Council (MUT) which was established in 1998 to help USATF administer ultra running in the United States.

Qualifying window: November 11, 2011 (18 months prior to WC)- February 11, 2013 (3 months prior to WC)
Team Selection: February 11-12, 2013
Team Announced: February 13, 2013

Standards for Consideration to the 2013 U.S. National 24 Hour Team

To be considered for the USA 24 Hr National Team, runners must be citizens of the United States of America and be current USATF members and meet one of the following qualification standards.

  1. American athletes that finish in the top-10 for their respective gender at the 2012 IAU 24 Hour World Championship will receive AUTOMATIC selection (up to 3 per gender).
  2. The top American male and female at the 2012 IAU 24 Hour World Championship will receive AUTOMATIC selection into the pool if they place in the top-15 overall for their respective gender.
  3. Athletes who meet the following qualifying standards for distance within the specified qualifying window will be entered into the pool of qualified athletes- Male- 135 MILES, Female- 120 MILES.
  4. All remaining team positions for both Men and Women (up to a total team membership of 6 Men and 6 Women) will be filled based on qualifying performances in 24-hour races or certified 24-hour splits in multiday fixed-time races, courses or tracks, in races which provide lap-recording to USATF and IAAF standards, in rank order.
  5. Minimum standards for consideration- Male- 135 miles, Female- 120 miles.
  6. Athletes interested in qualifying for consideration are urged to confirm that courses they may compete on are certified for distance (check race website or contact Race Director).

Qualifiers are as follows (as of 1/13/2013)

  1. Connie Gardner, 149.36 miles, 9/9/2012, IAU World 24 Hour Championships, Katowice, Poland (AUTO)
  2. Suzanna Bon, 143.58 miles, 9/9/2012, IAU World 24 Hour Championships, Katowice, Poland (AUTO)
  3. Anne Lundblad, 138.66 miles, 9/9/2012, IAU World 24 Hour Championships, Katowice, Poland (AUTO)
  4. Sabrina Moran, 147.90 miles, 5/6/2012, North Coast Spring 24 Hr, Cleveland, OH
  5. Connie Gardner (2), 142.32 miles, 5/6/2012, North Coast 24 Hr, Cleveland, OH
  6. Anne Lundblad (2), 140.26 miles, 12/31/2011, Freedom Park, Morganton, NC
  7. Traci Falbo, 137.98 miles, 12/31/2012, Freedom Park, Morganton, NC
  8. Suzanna Bon (2), 136.67 miles, 5/6/2012, North Coast Spring 24 Hr, Cleveland, OH
  9. Sabrina Moran (2), 135.296 miles, 7/15/2012, Back On My Feet 20 in 24, Philadelphia, PA
  10. Connie Gardner (3), 132.228 miles, 12/16/2012, Desert Solstice, Phoenix, AZ
  11. Deb Horn, 131.117 miles, 12/16/2012, Desert Solstice, Phoenix, AZ
  12. Carilyn Johnson, 130.92 miles, 12/17/2011, Desert Solstice, Phoenix, AZ
  13. Lana Haugberg, 129.84 miles, 9/9/2012, IAU World 24 Hour Championships, Katowice, Poland
  14. Lana Haugberg (2), 128.71 miles, 6/3/2012, FANS 24 Hr, Minneapolis, MN
  15. 14. Jennifer Aradi, 128.132 miles, 12/16/2012, Desert Solstice, Phoenix, AZ
  16. Anna Piskorska, 126.84 miles, 7/15/2012, Back On My Feet 20 in 24, Philadelphia, PA
  17. Sue Scholl, 125.2536 miles, 9/23/2012, North Coast Fall 24 Hr, Cleveland, OH
  18. Deb Horn (2), 124.60 miles, 5/6/2012, North Coast Spring 24 Hr, Cleveland, OH
  19. Anna Piskorska (2), 122.82 miles, 12/29/2011, Across the Years, Phoenix, AZ
  20. Beth McCurdy, 122.5516 miles, 9/23/2012, North Coast Fall 24 Hr, Cleveland, OH
  21. Gert Freas, 122.504 miles, 7/15/2012, Back On My Feet 20 in 24, Philadelphia, PA

Men (Qualifying Mark- 135 miles minimum)

  1. Mike Morton, 172.45 miles, 9/9/2012, IAU World 24 Hour Championships, Katowice, Poland (AUTO)
  2. Jon Olsen, 158.53 miles, 5/6/2012, North Coast Spring 24 Hr, Cleveland, OH
  3. Joe Fejes 156.626 miles 12/16/2012 Desert Solstice, Phoenix, AZ
  4. Serge Arbona 154.738 miles, 7/15/2012, Back On My Feet 20 in 24, Philadelphia, PA
  5. Serge Arbona (2), 153.43 miles, 5/6/2012, North Coast Spring 24 Hr, Cleveland, OH
  6. Harvey Lewis, 148.95 miles, 9/9/2012, IAU World 24 Hour Championships, Katowice, Poland
  7. Joe Fejes (2), 147.48 miles, 9/9/2012, IAU World 24 Hour Championships, Katowice, Poland
  8. Harvey Lewis (2), 142.86 miles, 6/3/2012, FANS 24 Hr, Minneapolis, MN
  9. Joe Fejes (3), 142.08 miles, 5/6/2012, North Coast Spring 24 Hr, Cleveland, OH
  10. Scott Traer, 140.41 miles 7/28/2012 Somerville Around the Lake, Woburn, MA
  11. Nick Coury, 139.746 miles 12/16/2012 Desert Solstice, Phoenix, AZ
  12. John Dennis 139.416 miles, 7/15/2012, Back On My Feet 20 in 24, Philadelphia, PA
  13. Joe Fejes, (4) 135.05 miles, 5/3/2012, FANS 24 Hr, Minneapolis, MN

**Please submit notification of athletes missed in this ranking list to howardvchair@gmail.com.
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