Entry Info

Entry Information                      

You must be a 2012 USATF member to enter the Championships.  If you do not have a 2012 membership, please complete a membership application first. You must also be a U.S. citizen who is also eligible to represent the United States in all international competitions and meet the eligibility requirements and qualifying standards.

Important Documents

• Qualifying standards
• Eligibility requirements
• Membership application

Entry Status

To check any of the status of your entry, including declarations, visit the Status of Entries page (statuses are updated hourly). Athletes missing required documents (see below) will be listed as "info needed" until such documents are received.

Entry Information

Entry Deadlines and Fees

Date Received	Entry Fee
on-time: before or on Wednesday, 2/15/12 at 11:59 p.m. ET	$25
late: before or on Monday, 2/20/12 at 11:59 p.m. ET	$75

The entry fee for the Championships is $25 per athlete.  Late entries incur an additional $50 late fee per athlete (Total=$75.00)  All fees are non-transferable and non-refundable.

Entry Forms

• Individual entry form
  • If necessary, please Update your mark(s) and/or affiliation before the close of entries
• Club entry form (batch entry for clubs)
  • Update your athletes' marks and/or affiliations before the close of entries

Online entries must be paid for by credit card ("Visa, the only card accepted by USATF") or electronic funds transfer ("electronic check").

Entry Process

• A 2012 USATF membership is required to enter (please join online if you are not a member).
• To enter online, you will be required to provide your 2012 USATF membership number and password (click here to retrieve your password if you don't know it).
• A Help Line is available for those who need help with the entry process. For assistance call 317-713-4689 during normal business hours, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday.
• For entries that are made close to the deadlines: although we will make every reasonable effort, we cannot guarantee responses to requests for passwords. Please enter early!

Declarations Information

Declaration Deadlines and Fees

Date Received	Fee
on-time:  Tuesday 2/21/12 at 12:01 a.m. - Wednesday 2/22/12 at 11:59 p.m. ET	$0
by petition only: Thursday 2/23/12 from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET	$100

Declaration Forms

• Individual declaration form
• Club declaration form

Declaration Process

Once properly entered, all athletes must also complete the declaration process. This process confirms your intention to compete in the Championships.

• Online is the only method of declaration. No other form of declaration will be accepted.
• Each athlete or his/her representative must declare whether that athlete will or will not compete.
• Athletes not declaring by the declaration deadline will be scratched.
• To declare online, you will be required to provide your 2012 USATF membership number and password (click here to retrieve your password if you don't know it).
• A Help Line is available for those who need help with the declaration process. For assistance call 317-713-4689 during normal business hours, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday.
• For declarations close to the deadlines: although we will make every reasonable effort, we cannot guarantee responses to requests for passwords.
• Petitions for Late Declarations
  • Petitions may be filed by emailing the following information to Sariyu.Suggs@usatf.org :
    • Athlete Name
    • Athlete Event(s)
    • Explanation for late declaration
    • Call back number (cell number preferred)
  • Athletes submitting a petition for late declaration will be assessed a non-refundable $100 late declaration petition fee. Late declaration petition fees may be paid by credit card only.
  • Decisions on late declaration petitions will be acted upon by a special committee no later than 6:00 p.m. Thursday, February 23, 2012.

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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 U.S. in all levels of international competition are eligible to compete in championship events. Dual citizens should take special note of this fact.
• Female athletes must be 14 years or older on the day of competition. There is no age restriction for male athletes.
• 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. Completed the entry process
  2. Met the entry standard
  3. Completed the declaration process
  4. An updated athlete location form on file with USADA if you are in the Out-Of-Competition Drug-Testing Pool (OOC).
• Proof of qualifying performance, if required, must be submitted to USATF no later than 5:00 p.m. ET, Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Submittals received after this date will not be accepted. Please contact stats@usatf.org for verification procedures.
• All athletes must be 2012 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 2012 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 Indoor Championships.
• In addition to a club affiliation, athletes are able to represent one (1) 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 Indoor 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 8 concerning automatic qualifications will be used.

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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 window: November 12, 2011 - February 19, 2012

Men

	Standard
60m	6.75*
55m	6.23*
50m	5.76*
400m	47.40*
800m	1:50.20
1000m	2:23.90
1500m	3:44.60
Mile	4:01.20
3000m	8:03.00
5000m	13:30.00
60m Hurdles	7.92*
50m Hurdles	6.86*
55m Hurdles	7.32*
3000m Race Walk	12:45.00
1 Mile Race Walk	6:25.00
High Jump	2.15 m
Pole Vault	5.50 m
Long Jump	7.54 m
Triple Jump	15.39 m
Shot Put	18.08 m
Weight Throw	19.81 m

Women

	Standard
60m	7.55*
55m	6.85*
50m	6.25*
400m	54.50*
800m	2:08.50
1500m	4:27.50
Mile	4:47.50
3000m	9:27.00
5000m	16:00.00
60m Hurdles	8.50*
55m Hurdles	7.65*
50m Hurdles	7.00*
3000m Race Walk	14:40.0
1 Mile Race Walk	7:30.0
High Jump	1.81 m
Pole Vault	4.30 m
Long Jump	6.15 m
Triple Jump	12.75 m
Shot Put	15.00 m
Weight Throw	19.00 m

Qualifying Guidelines

1. All qualifying performances must be made on an indoor track.  No allowances are provided for altitude or for indoor facilities of differing size, banking or other configurations.
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 rules of competition, or
   2. events at collegiate meets which prescribe to or exceed USATF rules of competition, or
   3. high school meets, excepting dual and triangular meets, which prescribe to or exceed NFHS rules of competition, or
   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 staff member responsible for verification.
3. Indoor qualifying standards must be attained on or after Saturday, November 12, 2011 through Sunday, February 19, 2012.
4. Fully automatic timing (F.A.T.) is the only method of timing acceptable for qualifying marks for events equal to or shorter than 400 meters (denoted by *).
5. Times submitted in hundredths of a second must be F.A.T. times.
6. A manual time may be used for qualifying for running events of 800 meters and longer and race walk events only if no F.A.T. qualifying time exists for the race during the qualifying period. A manual time may not supersede any F.A.T. qualifying time for an event. Qualifying manual times, for eligible events, not already listed, are always the F.A.T. qualifying time without the last zero for men and the F.A.T qualifying time minus 0.14 for women. Manual times will be converted for seeding purposes using USATF Rule 166.
7. All performances are subject to verification.  For information on what constitutes an acceptable meet for qualifying purposes, please email [duffy.mahoney@usatf.org] at the USATF National Office.
8. Automatic qualification, as described in USATF Rule 8 (Automatic Qualification) shall not abrogate any entry requirements other than the qualifying requirements for a championship. However, the athlete must enter the meet and declare their intent to compete.

The Sport Committee Chair will adjust the standards, where necessary, 45 days prior to the competition, based on received entries at that time. Therefore, early submission of an entry close to the standard is advised.

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