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Back to 2022 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships

Qualifying Standards

Qualifying Window: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 to Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. PDT for all events except the 10,000 meter Race Walk. The qualifying window for the 10,000 meter Race Walk is Sunday, April 11, 2021 to Sunday, June 12, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. PDT.
 
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.

2022 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships Qualifying Standards

Last updated: 3/13/2022.

Men

 
Event Automatic ("A") Field Size & Rounds
100m 10.60* (16-2)
200m 21.40* (18-2)
400m 47.60* (18-2)
800m 1:51.54** (18-2)
1500m 3:53.44** (24-2)
1600m 4:10.64**  
1 Mile 4:12.14**  
3000m 8:31.00** (16-1)
3200m 9:11.00**  
5000m 14:40.00** (16-1)
3000m 8:31.00**  
3200m 9:11.00**  
10K Race Walk 55:15.00 (12-1)
5K Race Walk 26:00.00  
110m Hurdles (39") 14.20* (16-2)
110m Hurdles (42") 14.35*  
400m Hurdles (36") 53.54* (16-1)
300m Hurdles (36") 37.20*  
400m Hurdles (30") 53.30*  
300m Hurdles (30") 36.70*  
3000m Steeplechase 9:32.00** (16-1)
2000m Steeplechase 6:07.00**  
3000m 8:31.00**  
3200m 9:11.00**  
5000m 14:40.00**  
High Jump 2.09m (6'10.25") (16-1)
Pole Vault 5.05m (16'8.00") (16-1)
Long Jump 7.30m (23'11.50") (16-1)
Triple Jump 14.40m (47'3.00") (16-1)
Shot Put (6 kg) 18.20m (59'8.50") (16-1)
Shot Put (12lbs) 18.89m  
Shot Put (16 lbs) 16.85m  
Discus Throw (1.75 kg) 54.86m (180'0.00") (16-1)
Discus Throw (1.6 kg) 58.82m  
Discus Throw (2 kg) 51.52m  
Hammer Throw (6 kg) 59.00m (193'7.00") (16-1)
Hammer Throw (12 lbs) 62.18m  
Hammer Throw (16 lbs) 56.08m  
Javelin Throw (800g) 58.22m (191'0.00") (16-1)
Decathlon (International U20) 6,700 points (16)
Decathlon (Open/College) 6,500 points  
Decathlon (High School) 6,750 points  

Women

 
Event Automatic ("A") Field Size & Rounds
100m 11.90* (16-2)
200m 24.40* (18-2)
400m 55.20* (18-2)
800m 2:09.00** (18-2)
1500m 4:32.00** (24-2)
1600m 4:53.00**  
1 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 59:45.00 (12-1)
5K Race Walk 28:30.00  
100m Hurdles (33") 14.20* (16-2)
100m Hurdles (30") 13.80*  
400m Hurdles (30") 1:01.00* (18-2)
300m Hurdles (30") 42.35*  
3000m Steeplechase 11:00.14** (16-1)
2000m Steeplechase 7:15.00**  
3000m 10:00.00**  
3200m 10:44.00**  
5000m 17:00.00**  
High Jump 1.75m (5'9.00") (16-1)
Pole Vault 4.05m (13'4.50") (16-1)
Long Jump 6.10m (20'00.25") (16-1)
Triple Jump 12.45m (40'10.25") (16-1)
Shot Put (4 kg) 14.50m (47'7.00") (16-1)
Discus Throw (1 kg) 48.50m (160'9.25") (16-1)
Hammer Throw (4 kg) 54.00m (177'2.00") (16-1)
Javelin Throw (600g) 45.50m (149'3.25") (16-1)
Heptathlon 4,950 points (16)
Pentathlon 3,900 points  

*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.
**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 F.A.T. 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. 

2022 QUALIFYING GUIDELINES

  1. All qualifying performances for the Championships must be attained on a standard outdoor track in the period Wednesday, June 9, 2021 to Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. PDT for all events except the 10,000 meter Race Walk. The qualifying window for the 10,000 meter Race Walk is Sunday, April 11, 2021 to Sunday, June 12, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Qualifying performances may also be achieved on an indoor track, in the same event, in the period Wednesday, December 1, 2021 through Sunday, June 12, 2022.

  2. Qualifying marks must be made in accordance with USATF Rule 149 and verifiable in one of the following:

    1. USATF or World Athletics sanctioned meets/events which prescribe to or exceed USATF competition rules, or

    2. College meets/events which prescribe to or exceed USATF competition rules, or

    3. High school meets but not dual or triangular meets.

    4. Meets or events which meet a minimum for competitiveness as set by the Chair of the Sport Committee and determined to be valid by the USATF staff member responsible for the verification and validity of marks.

    5. Please refer to the following link for Criteria for a Legal Meet.

  3. Hand times are acceptable only for those events in which the distance is equal to or greater than 800 meters. No timing allowance factor for qualifying shall be made for hand times. Hand times will be adjusted using USATF Rule 166-7 for the purposes of seeding.

  4. Wind-assisted performances will not be accepted for 2022 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships qualifying (maximum allowable wind is 2.0 meters per second).

  5. There will be no adjustment for marks made at altitude.

  6. An athlete must be U.S. citizen and eligible to represent the United States in international competition, as well as being a U.S. citizen on the date of Declaration for the 2022 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships in that event.

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