Entry Information

You must be a 2008 USATF member to enter the Championships.  If you do not have a 2008 membership, please complete a membership application first. You must also be a U.S. citizen and meet the eligibility requirements.

Important Documents

• Eligibility requirements
• Membership application

Entry Status

To check the status of your entry, visit the Status of Entries page (statuses are updated hourly).

Athletes will not be considered to be entered into the meet until ALL required documents have been received. Athletes missing required documents will be listed as "info needed" on the Status of Entries page of the USATF website until all such documents are received.

Entry Information

Entry Deadlines and Fees

* The entry fee for the first event includes the required National Masters Track & Field Committee surcharge of $10 per athlete.

All fees are non-transferable and non-refundable. No entry will be considered completed unless it is accompanied by full payment of fees and all required documents (see below).

Entry Forms

• Online individual entry form
  • Update your mark(s) and/or affiliation before the close of entries
• Online club entry form (batch entry for clubs)
  • Update your athletes' marks and/or affiliations before the close of entries
• Printable entry form (PDF)

Online entries must be paid for by credit card ("Visa, the only card accepted by USATF") or electronic funds transfer ("electronic check"). Paper entries must be paid for by check or money order. Please make checks payable to "Seattle Masters AC."

Other Required Documents

• Verification of Age (a copy of your birth certificate or passport)
  • If entering online: if your entry status is showing as "info needed" on the status of entries page, you must fax or mail a copy of your proof-of-age document--with your membership number written on it--to the USATF National Office:
    
    Fax: 317-261-0481 -- attention: Masters Championships
    Address: USA Masters Championships, 132 East Washington Street, Suite 800, Indianapolis, IN 46204
     
  • If entering by paper: athletes entering by mail must attach a copy of their proof-of-age document to the entry form.

USATF also recommends athletes bring a copy of their proof-of-age document to packet pick-up as a back-up measure--a proof-of-age document is required prior to receiving competitor packets.

Athletes will not be considered to be entered into the meet until ALL required documents have been received. Athletes missing required documents will be listed as "info needed" on the Status of Entries page of the USATF website until all such documents are received.

Entry Process

• Online entry is the preferred method of entry.
• A 2008 USATF membership is required to enter (please join online if you are not a member).
• To enter online, you will be required to provide your 2008 USATF membership number and password (click here to retrieve your password if you don't know it).
• A Help Line is available for those who need help with the entry process. For assistance call 317-713-4675 during normal business hours, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday.
• For entries close to the deadlines: although we will make every reasonable effort, we cannot guarantee responses to requests for passwords. Please enter early!
• Non-U.S. citizens who live outside the United States: Entries must be submitted using the printable individual entry form. Online entries are not available. Please note that your name will not appear on the Status of Entries page for the Championships. Please allow 2-3 weeks for processing before sending a request for your entry confirmation.

Mailing Address

Mail paper entries and fees to:

USA Masters Championships
c/o George Mathews
9787 Country Club Dr.
Hayden Lake, ID 83835