The Passport information for the upcoming 2009 Region 9 USATF Junior Olympics Combined Events & Track & Field Championships has been updated. Sub-bantams will be allowed to contest the following Sub-Bantam (Exhibition) will be contested at the Region 9 Championship:

• 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m RW, 4x100m, 4x400m,  LJ, Shot Put, and Turbo-Javelin

If you are a sub-bantam athlete who competed in the above events at the Missouri Valley Association Championship and did not initially include them on your Advancement Form, you may add those events to your entry form.  Please call Kenneth Ferguson (913) 579-8722.  You must also pay the additional $7 entry fee for each event added to a sub-bantam's Advancement Form. Information Packet.

Other updates in the field events are now in the Passport, including:  (1) the shot put will be contested at two (2) shot put rings, and (2) the high jump will be contested at two (2) high jump pits. 

 Packet Pickup

Packet pickup will be available at the track during scheduled times. Package pick scheduled for Friday, June 10th at 6:00 p.m. at Cessna Stadium is critical. All Coaches, parents and athletes picking up their Meet Package are required to carefully review entry lists to be sure your athletes are correctly entered into the meet. Any corrections will require approval of and signature by the Regional Coordinator and Youth Chair or other authorized Association Representative.  Please consult the revised meet schedule for other times when meet packets may be available for you to picked up.

 

Results from the Missouri Valley Association Championships contested at Shawnee Mission South High School in Overland Park, KS on June 12-13 are now available.
Results

The 2009 USATF Missouri Valley Association Open & Masters Track and Field Championships will be contested at Shawnee Mission South High School in Overland Park, KS on June 12-13. There are Please visit our registration page to sign up.

Open & Masters Information
Meet Entry Form
Meet Schedule

The 2009 USATF Missouri Valley Association Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships will be contested at Shawnee Mission South High School in Overland Park, KS. There are some events offered for participation by Sub-Bantam as well. Please visit our registration page to sign up.

Meet Information
Individual Entry Form
Relay Entry Form
Meet Schedule

On the national level USATF and AAU have been working together to avoid conflicts in the scheduling of their respective events. In keeping with this spirit of cooperation, the Missouri Valley Association/USATF and the Missouri Valley AAU conducted discussions during the winter and early spring months to develop a calendar of meets that also avoids conflicts in our local organizations. The resulting calendar of meets can be found at out website on the event schedule

As the National Governing Body (NGB) for track & field, USATF has accepted its responsibility to promote USA's Olympic Development program by increasing participation opportunities for youth. Coordinating competition schedules is one way to advance the sport, create participation opportunities for youth within the Association and avoid scheduling USATF non-championship meets on the same date as AAU District Qualifying Championships. I would hope youth clubs and the general membership of the Missouri Valley Association would honor the joint summer track & field schedule adopted by USATF and AAU and not schedule meets that conflict with AAU and USATF Championship track & field meets. Scheduling a USATF non-championship track & field meet on the same date as an AAU Championship track & field event undermines the spirit of cooperation that we are working to develop within the Missouri Valley Association. Please respect the Joint USATF and AAU Summer Track & Field Schedule by participating in events on the joint schedule on USATF's website.

Conference USA Championship
The University of Tulsa will be hosting Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 14-16. Officials are needed in almost every area. Housing will be provided if needed. If interested, please contact Steve Gulley, University of Tulsa Head Track and Field/Cross Country Coach, by phone at (918) 631-2545 or by e-mail at steven-gulley@utulsa.edu.

Missouri Valley Assocation and Region 9 Championship
Official are needed for both the USATF Missouri Valley Association Championship Meet on June 12-13 and the Region XI Championship meet July 7. A registration page will be coming soon for sign up.

The 2009 Missouri Valley Association USATF Track & Field Youth, Open & Masters Championships will be conducted June 12-13th at Shawnee Mission South High School, 5800 West 107th Street Overland Park, KS 66207. The 2009 Championship will be a combination of the Missouri Valley Junior Olympics Championship and the Missouri Valley Open and Masters Championship. The Missouri Valley Association will also host USATF Region IX Junior Olympics Championship which will be held July 9th-12th. More information to come.

USA Track & Field has announced that it has revamped the process for selecting its team for the IAAF World Youth Athletics Championships. For the first time the team will be selected based on performances at a Trials event - World Youth Track & Field Trials.
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