Eligibility Requirements

In addition to correctly entering the meet and having equaled or bettered the qualifying standard(s) during the stated qualifying periods, the following criteria must also be met:

• Only citizens of the United States who are eligible to represent the United States in all levels of international competition and who have met the published entry standards as stated elsewhere in this document are eligible to compete in these Championships. See USATF Rules for more information and exceptions.
• Athletes who have citizenship questions should contact USATF's General Counsel, Lamont Jones.
• Athletes must be at least 14 years old on the day of competition but not turn 20 years old during 2009. All entries must be accompanied by a copy of a legal document (passport or birth certificate) in order to verify date of birth and citizenship. If you have a valid passport at the time of entry, please use a copy of the information page of your passport as verification of citizenship and birth date. These copies will not be returned. You must fax a copy of your passport or birth certificate to the "USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships" at the USATF National Office at 317-261-0514 no later than June 18, 2009.
• Athletes may enter an event(s) even if they have not yet met the qualifying standard for that event(s). However, athletes will not be permitted to compete unless they have:
1. A 2009 USATF membership
2. Completed the entry process
3. Met the entry standard
4. Completed the declaration process
• Proof of qualifying performance, if required, must be submitted to USATF no later than Monday, June 22, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. ET. Any submittal received after this date will not be accepted. Please contact stats@usatf.org for verification procedures.
• 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.
• Athletes must be bona fide members of a 2009 USATF club in order to represent a club. An athlete's current club 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 USATF Association (note that this request must be made by the athlete--see Regulation 7 in the USATF Governance Manual, Section III). All club affiliations must be finalized by close of declarations. No club changes will be accepted after this date for the Outdoor Championships.
• In addition to a club affiliation, athletes are able to represent one corporate sponsor. This corporate sponsor must be a registered USATF Corporate Member and be part of the athlete's membership profile. Corporate Membership applications can be obtained by sending an e-mail to membership@usatf.org. All sponsor affiliations must be finalized by close of declarations. No sponsor changes will be accepted after this date for the Outdoor Championships.
• Athletes wishing to represent a branch of the Armed Forces of the United States must be registered with the Membership Committee of their local USATF Association.
• USATF Rule 11.3(b) concerning adding athletes to make a competitive field and USATF Rule 10.3(b) i and ii concerning automatic qualifications will be used.