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Back to USA Indoor Combined Events Championships (as part of the 2013 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships)

Entry Info

Table of Contents

  • Declaration Information
  • Eligibility Requirements
  • General Entry Info
  • Qualifying Standards
  • Criteria for Legal Meet


Declaration Information

Declarations will be based on the following schedule:

On-time (begins): Monday, 2/25/13, from 12:01 a.m. – Tuesday, 2/26/13 by 11:59 p.m. ET (ends)
Late petition only: Wednesday, 2/27/12 from 9:00am – 1:00pm ET

Steps to Declare for the USA Indoor/Combined Event Track & Field Championships

  1. Go to: http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2013/USATFCS/Events/USA-Indoor-Track---Field-Championships/Athlete-Info/Entry-Form.aspx
  2. Click the tab along the top of the entry form labeled "Manage My Registration" or “Declare”.
  3. On the login screen choose how you will log in (as an "Individual Registrant", as a "Representative/Coach", or as a "USATF Club Administrator/Coach").

If you are logging in as an "Individual Registrant":

  1. Select "Individual Registrant" in the drop-down menu on the login screen.
  2. Enter your e-mail address (the one that's part of your USATF member profile).
  3. Enter the registration password that you received in your confirmation e-mail from the entry system (it's located at the bottom of the e-mail under the heading "Managing Your Registration"). If you don't have your confirmation e-mail, you can reset your registration password by clicking the "forgot your password" link on the login screen and following the on-screen instructions.
  4. Click the "Login" button.
  5. You will now be presented with a menu of choices; click the link labeled "Declare for your events".
  6. On the next screen, select "declare" or "scratch" for each of your events.
  7. If you want to update your qualifying mark, click the linked labeled "click to edit" next to the information you want to update.
  8. After you've made all your changes, scroll to the bottom of the form and click the "Save" button to save the changes.

If you are logging in as a "Representative/Coach", you will need to:

  1. Select "Representative/Coach" in the drop-down menu on the login screen.
  2. Enter your e-mail address (the one you entered on the payment screen when you registered your athletes and the one at which you received the registration confirmation e-mail).
  3. Enter the registration password that you received in your confirmation e-mail from the entry system (it's located in the e-mail under the heading "Managing Your Registration"). If you don't have your confirmation e-mail, you can reset your registration password by clicking the "forgot your password" link on the login screen and following the on-screen instructions.
  4. Click the "Login" button.
  5. On the next screen, click the link labeled "Manage declarations" in the box on the right side of the screen.
  6. On the next screen, select the declaration category and/or event you want to view, and click the "Next" button.
  7. On the next screen, select "declare" or "scratch" for each of your athletes' events.
  8. If you want to update a qualifying mark, click the linked labeled "click to edit" next to the information you want to update.
  9. After you've made all your changes, scroll to the bottom of the form and click the "Save" button to save the changes.

If you are logging in as a "USATF Club Administrator/Coach", you will need to:

  1. Select "Representative/Coach" in the drop-down menu on the login screen.
  2. Enter your USATF club number.
  3. Enter your USATF membership number.
  4. Enter your USATF membership password. If you don't know your password, you can look it up at www.usatf.org/membership/help/number.asp
  5. Click the "Login" button.
  6. On the next screen, click the link labeled "Manage declarations" in the box on the right side of the screen.
  7. On the next screen, select the declaration category and/or event you want to view, and click the "Next" button.
  8. On the next screen, select "declare" or "scratch" for each of your athletes' events.
  9. If you want to update a qualifying mark, click the linked labeled "click to edit" next to the information you want to update.
  10. After you've made all your changes, scroll to the bottom of the form and click the "Save" button to save the changes.
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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, Tuesday, February 26, 2013. Submittals received after this date will not be accepted. Please contact stats@usatf.org for verification procedures.
  • All athletes must be 2013 members of USATF in good standing. USATF memberships may be purchased online, or through your local Association Office.
  • Athletes must be bona fide members of a 2013 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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General Entry Information

You must be a 2013 USATF member to enter the Championships. If you do not have a 2013 membership, please complete a membership application first. You must also be a U.S. citizen, be eligible to represent the U.S. in all levels of international competition and meet the eligibility requirements and qualifying standards.

Important Documents

  • Qualifying standards
  • Eligibility requirements

Entry Status

To check the status of your entry, including declarations, visit the Status of Entries page. Athletes missing required documents (see below) or who need to provide information about their qualifying mark(s) will be listed on the status of entry page as "info needed" until such documents/information are received.


Entry Information

Entry Deadlines and Fees
Entry Deadlines Entry Fee
Entry DeadlinesOn-time: before or on Wednesday, 2/20/13 at 11:59 p.m. ET Entry Fee$30
Entry DeadlinesLate: before or on Monday,2/25/13 at 11:59 p.m. ET Entry Fee$80

The entry fee for the Championships is $30 per athlete. Late entries incur an additional $50 late fee charge per athlete (Total late entry=$80.00). All fees are non-transferable and non-refundable.

Online entries must be paid for by credit card or electronic funds transfer ("electronic check").

Entry Forms

  • Individual entry form
  • Manage My Registration (update-Marks/Affiliations/Credentials)

Entry Process

  • Online entry is the only method of entry. No other form of entry will be accepted.
  • A 2013 USATF membership is required to enter (you must join online if you are not a member).
  • To enter online, you will be required to provide your 2013 USATF membership number (click here to retrieve your membership number 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.
  • Please enter as early as possible!

Declarations Information

Declaration Deadlines and Fees
Declaration Deadlines: Fee
Declaration Deadlines:On-time: Monday, 2/25/13, from 12:01 a.m. – Tuesday, 2/26/13 by 11:59 p.m. ET Fee$0
Declaration Deadlines:Late petition only: Wednesday, 2/27/13 from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET Fee$100

Declaration Process

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

Declaration Instructions

  • Online is the only method of declaration. No other form of declaration will be accepted.
  • Each athlete or his representative must declare whether that athlete will or will not compete during the designated time.
  • Athletes not declaring by the declaration deadline will be scratched.
  • 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.
  • Petitions for Late Declarations
    • Petitions may be filed by emailing the following information to [Duffy.Mahoney@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 $100 late declaration fee. Late declaration fees may be paid by credit card only. "Visa, the only card accepted by USATF."
    • Decisions on late declaration petitions will be acted upon by a special committee no later than 5:00 p.m. MT on Wednesday, February 27 , 2013.
    • Late declaration petition fees are non-refundable regardless of the decision of the committee.
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Qualifying Info

Criteria for a legal meet

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 17, 2012 - February 24, 2013
Combined Events Qualifying window: January 1, 2012 - February 24, 2013

Men Standard Women Standard
Men60m Standard6.75* Women60m Standard7.80*
Men55m Standard6.23* Women55m Standard7.15*
Men50m Standard5.76* Women50m Standard7.10*
Men400m Standard47.40* Women400m Standard54.50*
Men800m Standard1:50.20 Women800m Standard2:08.50
Men1000m Standard2:23.90 WomenMile Standard4:40.50
MenMile Standard4:01.20 Women1500m Standard4:22.50
Men1500m Standard3:44.60 Women3000m Standard9:27.00
Men3000m Standard8:03.00 Women5000m Standard16:00.00
Men5000m Standard13:30.00 Women60m Hurdles Standard8.60*
Men60m Hurdles Standard7.92* Women55m Hurdles Standard7.75*
Men55m Hurdles Standard7.32* Women50m Hurdles Standard7.10*
Men50m Hurdles Standard6.86* Women3000m Race Walk Standard14:40.00
Men3000m Race Walk Standard12:45.00 Women1 Mile Race Walk Standard7:30.00
Men5000m Race Walk Standard22:00.00 WomenHigh Jump Standard1.81 m
MenHigh Jump Standard2.15 m WomenPole Vault Standard4.25 m
MenPole Vault Standard5.50 m WomenLong Jump Standard6.10 m
MenLong Jump Standard7.54 m WomenTriple Jump Standard12.75 m
MenTriple Jump Standard15.39 m WomenShot Put Standard15.25 m
MenShot Put Standard18.08 m WomenWeight Throw Standard19.00 m
MenWeight Throw Standard19.81 m WomenPentathlon Standard3800 pts
MenHeptathlon Standard5450 pts WomenHeptathlon Standard5200 pts
MenPentathlon Standard3850 pts Women  Standard 
MenDecathlon Standard7700 pts Women  Standard 

Qualifying Guidelines

  1. All qualifying performances must be made on an indoor track.  No allowances are provided for marks made at altitude, or on 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 17, 2012 through Sunday, February 24, 2013.
  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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Meet Criteria

Criteria for a Meet/Event to be acceptable for qualifying for USATF National Championships or Olympic Trials:

In order for a mark(s) from a meet or single event to be accepted for qualifying for the USATF Indoor or Outdoor Championships, USATF Junior Championships or U.S. Olympic Trials for track & field, AND for USATF to be able to verify to the IAAF and various track & field ranking agencies the validity of the mark(s) for Olympic Games or IAAF World Championships qualifying purposes, the following criteria apply:

  1. The meet/event must appear on an organizations’ previously published calendar of events. #
  2. The meet/event must be sanctioned in advance by USATF or the National Governing Body of another nation.  And while not sanctioned by USATF, higher level collegiate and high school meets - such as a high school or college invitational, championships, relay carnivals, etc. – will be recognized as valid meets for qualifying.
  3. The meet/event must be held on a legal facility per USATF and/or IAAF rules & regulations.
  4. USATF certified or recognized officials must officiate the meet/event.
  5. In the 100m, 200m, 400m, 100m hurdles, 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles, only marks made using FAT (full automatic timing to the hundredth of a second [.01]) will be accepted for QUALIFYING PURPOSES.
  6. In throwing events, all implements must be officially measured and certified according to USATF and/or IAAF rules.
  7. In the short sprints (100m & 200m), short hurdles (100m & 110m) and horizontal jumps (long jump & triple jump) a wind gauge must be used and reported.
  8. At least five (5) competitors must participate in the event.
  9. Trials & finals, qualifying and finals, rounds in running event, etc. should be run according to USATF and/or IAAF rules & regulations.  Duplicate events on the same day, unless they follow the World/Olympic same-day qualifying &finals format, will not be acceptable for qualifying purposes.
  10. Meet results, including all field event recording sheet(s) and throwing implement verifications sheets, may be requested to be sent/faxed (317-261-0514) to the USATF National Office, attn:  Duffy Mahoney, if verification is needed.
  11. Meet results should always be faxed or e-mailed to:  USATF at [stats@usatf.org] and T&F News at [stats@trackandfieldnews.com].

# Meets that are last-chance in nature, or not on an organization’s calendar of events, must be reported to USATF at duffy.mahoney@usatf.org or (317-713-467) not later than three full weeks from the first day/date of competition of those Championships.  Doing so will permit the USATF staff member designated by the Sports Committee Chairs, to review the proposed meet/event.  If the meet/event were to be approved, this would allow sufficient time to disseminate meet information to as many interested competitors as possible.  Failure to adhere to this protocol will likely result in the performance(s) being disallowed for qualifying purposes.

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