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Back to CANCELED: 2020 USATF U20 Championships

Qualifying Standards

Men's Standards

Event Automatic (“A”) Field Size & Rounds
100m 10.58 * (16-2)
200m 21.38* (18-2)
400m 47.44  - 47.3 (18–2)
800m 1:51.54 – 1:51.4 (18–2)
1500m 3:53.44 – 3:53.3 (24–2)
1600m 4:10.64 – 4:10.5** ---
Mile 4:12.14 – 4:12.0 ** ---
3000m 8:31.00 – 8:31.0 ** (16–1)
3200m 9:11.00 – 9:11.0 ** ---
5000m 14:40.00 – 14:40.0 (16-1)
3000m 8:31.00 – 8:31.0 ** ---
3200m 9:11.00 – 9:11.0 ** ---
10K Race Walk 55:15.00 – 55:15.0 (12 – 1)
110m H (39") :14.15* 39”H (16-2) 
100m H (30") :14.35 *  42”H ---
400m Hurdles :53.54 - :53.4 (16-1)
3000mSC 9:32.00 -  9:32.0 (16-1)
High Jump 2.09m ( 6’10’ ¼”) (16-1)
Pole Vault 5.08m ( 16’ 8”) (16-1)
Long Jump 7.30m ( 23’ 11 ½”) (16-1)
Triple Jump 14.40m ( 47” 3”) (16-1)
Shot Put 6kg.   18.25m ( 59’ 10 ½ ”) (16-1)
Discus 1.75 kg.    54.86m ( 180’0”) (16-1)
Hammer 6 kg.    59.00m ( 193’7”) (16-1)
Javelin 800 g.    58.22m ( 191’0”) (16-1)
Decathlon 6,700 pts.  Int’l. Jr (16)

Women's Standards

Event Automatic (“A”) Field Size & Rounds
100m 11.85* (16-2)
200m 24.35* (18-2)
400m 54.85 (18-2)
800m 2:09.00 (18-2)
1500m 4:32.00 (24-2)
1600m 4:53.00** ---
Mile 4:54.15** ---
3000m 10:00.00** (16-1)
3200m 10:44.00** ---
5000m 17:00.00 (16-1)
3000m 10:00.00** ---
3200m 10:44.00** ---
10K Race Walk 59:15.0 ---
5k RW 28:30.0 (12-1)
100m H (30”) 13.80* (16-2) 
400m Hurdles 61.00 (18-2)
300m Hurdles 42.35 ---
3000mSC 11:00.14 (16-1)
2000mSC 7:15.00 ---
3000m 10:00.00 ---
High Jump 1.75m ( 5’9”) (16-1)
Pole Vault 4.07m ( 13’4.50”) (16-1)
Long Jump 6.10m ( 20’0.25”) (16-1)
Triple Jump 12.45m (40’10.25”) (16-1)
Shot Put 14.50m ( 47’7”) (16-1)
 Discus 49.00m (160’9.25”) (16-1)
Hammer 54.00m ( 177’ 2”) (16-1)
Javelin 45.50m ( 149’3.25”)
 
(16-1)
Heptathlon 4950 (16)
Pent. 3900 ---

*Note: 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.

**Note: A manual time may be used for qualifying in events with a double 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.

 
The Sport Committee Chair will 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 standard is advised.
 
Additional competitors, from those who have submitted entries, may be allowed to declare through petition to the Sport Committee Chair. Alternate qualifying events are below.

Standards for additional events which qualify for the U20 Outdoor Championship

Alternate Event Standard Qualifies for...
1600 meter 4:10.64  -  4:10.5 ** 1500m
one mile 4:12.14  -  4:12.0 ** 1500m
3000 meter 8:31.00  -  8:31.0 ** 3kSC, 5k
3200 meter 9:11.00  -  9:11.0 ** 3kSC, 5k
5k walk 26:00.00  -  26:00.0 10k walk
2000 meter SC 6:07.00   -   6:07.0 3000 meter SC
110 meter Hurd 42” 14.35   -  FAT Only 110 meter Hurdles
400 meter Hurd 30” 53.30   -    53.2 400 meter Hurdles
300 meter Hurd 36” 37.20   -    37.0 400 meter Hurdles
300 meter Hurd 30” 36.70   -    36.5 400 meter Hurdles
shot put  12#  H.S. 18.89   62-0 Shot put
shot put  16# 16.85   55-3½ Shot put
discus 1.6kg H.S. 58.82   192-11 Discus
discus  2kg 51.52   169-0 Discus
hammer  16# 56.08   184-0 Hammer
hammer  12# 62.18   204-0 Hammer
decathlon open/college 6500 Decathlon
decathlon H.S. 6750 Decathlon

**Note: See above notes.

For the U20 Championship, 3000-meter, 3200-meter, and 5000-meter qualifying times may also be used to qualify for the 5000-meter and the 3000-meter steeplechase runs.

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