Rules

Protests

USA Track & Field rules shall apply. Protests must be filed in writing within 30 minutes of the results being announced and must be accompanied by a $50 cash deposit, refundable only if the protest is upheld.

Automatic Qualification - USATF Rule 10.3(b)

"a) Any athlete who has, in the current year or during the four previous calendar years, earned an individual medal in track and field in an Olympic Games or in an IAAF World Indoor or Outdoor Championships, or in the previous year won an individual USA Open Outdoor Championship event shall be afforded automatic qualification into all USA Open Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Championships and Olympic trials in the same event in which the athlete has won the medal or championship. For this purpose, the indoor 60m, 60m hurdles, mile and 3000m distances are interchangeable with the outdoor 100m, 100m hurdles, 110m hurdles, 1500m and 5000m, respectively.

"b) Any athlete who has, in the current year or during the four previous calendar years in a race walking event (1) earned an individual medal in an Olympic Games or in an IAAF World Indoor or Outdoor Championships, (2) won an individual Championships at the USA Open Indoor or Outdoor Track Championships (3) won a USA Championships in the 50-kilometer Walk, or (4) won a USA Olympic Trials shall be afforded automatic qualification into all USA Open Indoor and Outdoor Championships and Olympic Trials in a race walking event of his or her choice."