Competition Information

Contested Events

• Junior Women: 6K
• Junior Men: 8K
• Senior Men: 4K, 12K
• Senior Women: 4K, 8K

Eligibility Criteria

• Be a citizen of the United States and meet all other USATF and IAAF eligibility requirements
• Junior athletes must be under the age of 20 years on December 31, 2002 (born in 1983 or later)
• Meet one of the IAAF time standards

Selection Procedures
Those athletes who meet the eligibility requirements will be selected to the team as follows:

• Six (6) athletes will be selected for each contested event
• The top six (6) place finishers at the USATF 2002 Winter Cross Country Championships will select themselves to the team