Qualifying Standards

Events in bold will be contested at the Championships.  Events listed directly below those being contested may be used as alternates for qualifying.  See Qualifying Guidelines below for full details.

Qualifying
windows:
 June 27, 2008 - June 21, 2009  (indoor and outdoor competitions)
January 5, 2008 - June 21, 2009  (10,000m, 20 km Race Walk, combined events)

Men
Event Standard
100m 10.64 *
200m 21.44 *
400m 47.84 (47.7)
800m 1:52.54 (1:52.4)
1,500m 3:57.64 ( 3:57.5)
     Mile 4:14.74 (4:14.6)
     1600m 4:13.24 (4:13.1)
5,000m 15:04.50 (15:04.5)
     3,000m  8:39.00 (8:39.0)
     3,200m  9:14.00 (9:14.0)
     See guideline #6  
10,000m 32:45.00 (32:45.0)
     See guideline #6 
10 km Race Walk 55:15.00 (55:15.0)
     3 km Race Walk  15:00.00 (15:00.0)
     5 km Race Walk  25:30.00 (25:30.0)
110m hurdles 14.60 *
     110m Hurdles 42"  14.80 *
400m hurdles 53.94 (53.8)
     400m Hurdles 30"   53.70 (53.6)
     300m Hurdles 36"  37.60 (37.4)
     300m Hurdles 30"  37.10 (36.9)
3,000m Steeplechase 9:38.00 (9:38.0)
     2,000m Steeplechase  6:25.00 (6:25.0)
     See guideline #6 
High Jump 2.09 (6-10¼)
Pole Vault 5.00 (16-5)
Long Jump 7.28 (23-10¾)
Triple Jump 14.65 (48-¾)
Shot Put 17.60 (57-9)
     Shot Put 12# H.S.  18.11 (59-5)
     Shot Put 16#  16.15 (53-0)
Discus Throw 53.16 (174-5)
     Discus 1.6kg H.S.  56.46 (185-3)
     Discus 2kg  50.04 (164-2)
Hammer Throw 53.00 (173-11)
     Hammer 16#  50.00 (164-0)
     Hammer 12#  51.82 (170-0)
Javelin Throw 58.22 (191-0)
Decathlon 6200
     Decathlon H.S. 6250
Women
Event Standard
100m 11.84 *
200m 24.44 *
400m 55.94 (55.8)
800m 2:13.14 (2:13.0)
1,500m 4:40.14 (4:40.0)
     Mile 5:00.14 (5:00.0)
     1600m  4:58.14 (4:58.0)
3,000m 10:15.14 (10:15.0)
     3,200m  10:45.14 (10:45.0)
5,000m 17:50.00 (17:50.0)
     See guideline #6  
100m Hurdles (33") 14.34 *
     100m Hurdles (30") 14.04 *
400m Hurdles (30") 63.14 *
     300m Hurdles (30") 44.14 *
3,000m Steeplechase 11:10.14 (11:10.0)
     2,000m Steeplechase  7:25.14 (7:25.0)
     See guideline #6  
10,000m Race Walk 59:45.00 (59:45.0)
     5,000m Race Walk  28:30.00 (28:30.0)
     3,000m Race Walk 16:30.00 (16:30.0)
High Jump 1.73 (5-8)
Pole Vault 3.90 (12-9½)
Long Jump 5.90 (19-4¼)
Triple Jump 11.85 (38-10½)
Shot Put (4kg) 13.70 (44-11½)
Discus Throw 45.50 (149-3)
Hammer Throw 48.00 (157-6)
Javelin Throw 40.50 (132-10)
Heptathlon 4200
  

Notes

The Sport Committee Chair may adjust the standards, where necessary, forty-five days prior to the competition, based on received entries at that time.  Therefore, early submission of an entry close to the standards is advised.

Additional competitors, from those who have submitted entries, may be allowed to declare through petition to the Sport Committee Chair.

Qualifying Guidelines for Championships in Non-Olympic Years

  1. All qualifying performances for running events must be made on an indoor or outdoor track for the outdoor championships. No allowances are provided for altitude, nor for indoor facilities of differing size, banking or other configuration.
  2. Qualifying marks must be made in accordance with USATF Rule 149 and verifiable in one of the following:
    1. USATF or IAAF sanctioned events which prescribe to or exceed USATF competition rules
    2. Events at collegiate meets which prescribe to or exceed USATF competition rules
    3. High school meets, but not dual or triangular meets.
    4. Meets or events which meet a minimum for competitiveness set by the Chair of the Sport Committee and determined to be valid by the USATF National Office staff member responsible for verification.
  3. This is an annual Championship which requires qualification within a specific period of time.
    Qualifying marks from outdoor competitions must be attained on or after the first day of competition of the National Championship, or Olympic qualifying meet, during the previous calendar year through the Sunday in the current calendar year just prior to the Championship. Qualifying marks from indoor competitions must be attained within the same time period. Qualifying marks for the 10,000-meters, Race Walk, and Combined Events must be attained on or after the first Saturday in January of the calendar year prior to the Championship through the Sunday in the current calendar year just prior to the Championship.
  4. * F.A.T. is the only method of timing acceptable for qualifying marks for events listed with an asterisk. Times submitted in hundredths of a second, must be fully automatic times.
  5. A manual time may be used for qualifying in events without an asterisk, only if no fully automatic qualifying time exists for the individual in that event during the qualifying period. A manual time may not supersede any fully automatic qualifying time for an event. Qualifying manual times, for eligible events, not already listed, are always the FAT qualifying time without the last zero. Manual times will be converted for seeding purposes using USATF Rule 76. Manual times are listed in parenthesis.
  6. For the Junior Championship, for the 5,000m, 10,000m and 3,000m steeplechase events, petitions will be accepted for entry into these events using qualifying times from alternate distances (e.g. Use of a 1500m qualifying time for a petition to run the 5,000m).