Eligibility Requirements

Open Athletes

• Only citizens of the United States who are eligible to represent the U.S. in all levels of international competition are eligible to compete in championship events. See USATF Rules for more information and exceptions.
• Athletes must be 14 years or older on the day of competition.

Junior Athletes

• Only citizens of the United States who are eligible to represent the U.S. in all levels of international competition are eligible to compete in championship events. See USATF Rules for more information and exceptions.
• Athletes must be 14 years or older on the day of competition and may not become 20 years of age during 2005.

All Athletes

• All athletes must be 2005 members of USATF in good standing. USATF memberships may be purchased online, through your local Association Office, or by calling the USATF National Office at 317-261-0478 x309.
• Club affiliation: Athletes must be bona fide members of a 2005 USATF club in order to represent a club and score team points. All athletes entering as part of a club must be affiliated with that club as part of their USATF membership (an athlete's current affiliation can be viewed in his/her membership profile and as part of the online entry process). Athletes wishing to change affiliations can make such a request through their local Association (note that this request must be made by the athlete--see Regulation 7 in the USATF Governance Manual, Section III).
• Unattached athletes are encouraged to join a local club or create a new club. Contact your local Association for information on starting your own club. "Unattached/Non-Scoring" athletes (those athletes not with a registered USATF club) may participate but will not be factored into team scores.
• There are no performance standards to participate.