Entry Info

Table of Contents

• General Entry Info
• Eligibility Requirements
• Combined Event Performance Standards

Entry Information

The Junior Olympic program is a progressional series of meets consisting of preliminary, Association, Regional, and National meets. Athletes are required to enter online at the first level of competition, as advancement is based upon performance (i.e., an athlete cannot directly submit an entry form for the Regional competition; he/she must have competed and advanced at the Association meet). Athletes must meet certain eligibility requirements to compete.

Online Declarations for the National Championships will be open through Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 11:59 pm CT.

 Click here to declare athletes for competition in the 2011 National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships!

Advancement Process

Qualifying from Association Championships to Regional Championships

Per USATF Rule 305.1(d): "An Association is allocated, by agreement with other Associations in its Region, a certain number of athletes and relay teams from the Association level to the Regional level through the Association Championships."

Qualifying from Regional Championships to the National Championships

Track & field shall advance five individuals and five relay teams from each Regional Championship to the National Championship. These shall be the top five finishers in each event. The combined events shall advance the top two placed individuals and any others who meet a performance standard at the Regional Championship.

Athletes who qualify based on the performance standard MUST declare their intent to compete by completing the registration process for the National Championships online.

Entry for the National Championships must be submitted online -- entries cannot be accepted by any other method. NO on-site entry changes will be allowed.

2011 USATF National Junior Olympics Waiver Form
Athletes who compete in the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships, the World Youth Track & Field Trials, or IAAF World Youth Championships may be entered in the National Junior Olympic meet without having to compete in the Association or Regional meet provided that they meet the Youth Athletics age limits. Acquisition of the waiver and completion of the entry to the National meet must be made prior to the Regional meet. Please contact your regional coordinator to obtain this form.

To get started in the USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field Program click here.

National Junior Olympic Waiver
 

Eligibility Requirements

• Only U.S. citizens, aliens living in the United States, and foreign exchange students are eligible to compete in these Championships. See the USATF Rules for more information and exceptions.
• The competition will be conducted in six age divisions as follows:

  Sub-Bantam	born 2003 and later*
  Bantam	2001 - 2002
  Midget	born 1999 - 2000
  Youth	born 1997 - 1998
  Intermediate	born 1995 - 1996
  Young Men/Women	born 1993 - 1994**

  *Per USATF Rule 300.1 (c) �Athletes must be at least seven (7) years of age on December 31 of the current year to compete at the Youth Athletics or Junior Olympic National Championships.�
  ** Athletes born in 1992 are also eligible if they do not turn 19 on or before 7/31/2011
• A competitor must compete in his/her age division only. There will be no "moving up" in any events, including relays. Competitors in the Sub-Bantam, Bantam and Midget divisions may compete in a maximum of three events, including relays. Competitors in the Youth, Intermediate, and Young divisions may compete in a maximum of four events, including relays. Combined events are not included in the event count.
• All athletes must be 2011 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.
• All clubs must be 2011 USATF member organizations.
• All relay team members must be members of the same club, which must also be registered with the club's local USATF Association for 2011.

2011 Combined Event Performance Standards