Eligibility Requirements

All Athletes

• Citizenship: All athletes must be U.S. citizens.
• USATF membership: All athletes must be 2009 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 317-713-4665.
• Minimum age: Female athletes must be 14 years or older and male athletes must be 16 years or older on the day of competition.
• Club affiliation: Athletes must be bona fide members of a 2009 USATF club in order to represent a club. 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).
• There are no performance standards to participate.