Awards & Prize Money

Open and Junior Divisions

Awards

USATF Championship Medals will be awarded to the top 10 individual finishers in the men's and women's open and junior races. The individual awards ceremony will take place immediately following the conclusion of each race.

Prize Money

A total of $18,000 in prize money for the Open races will be awarded as follows:

Place Open Men Open Women
1st $3,000 $3,000
2nd $2,000 $2,000
3rd $1,000 $1,000
4th $750 $750
5th $600 $600
6th $500 $500
7th $400 $400
8th $300 $300
9th $250 $250
10th $200 $200

World Cross Country Team Stipends

A total of $22,000 in stipends for Team USA members will be awarded based on the rank order of finish among Team USA members at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships as follows:

Place Men Women
1st $4,000 $4,000
2nd $2,500 $2,500
3rd $1,500 $1,500
4th $1,200 $1,200
5th $900 $900
6th $900 $900

Collegiate athletes with eligibility remaining as well as all high school students are ineligible to receive prize money, in which case prize money will revert to the next lower finisher.

Masters Division

Awards

USATF Championships Medals will be awarded to the top 3 men's and women's individual finishers in all 5-year age divisions, from 40-44 to 90+. Team awards will be given to the declared members of the first-, second-, and third-place teams in each 10-year age division, starting with 40+. Championship patches will be awarded to the winners of each age division and to the declared members of the winning team in each division. The Masters division awards ceremony will take place immediately following the conclusion of each race.

Prize Money

Masters age-graded prize money will be awarded as follows:

Place Men Women
1st $1,500 $1,500
2nd $800 $800
3rd $600 $600
4th $400 $400
5th $200 $200