All athletes entering as part of a club team must be affiliated with that club as part of their USATF membership profile prior to the close of the online event registration system on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET. No club affiliation changes will be processed or considered after this deadline. Athletes must be bona fide members of a current USATF member club in order to represent a club and score team points. An athlete's current affiliation can be viewed in their membership profile and as part of the online entry process. Athletes wishing to change club affiliations can make a request through the Membership Chair of their local USATF Association or the USATF National Office at 317-261-0500 or membership@usatf.org. Note that any request to change club affiliation must be made directly by the athlete – See Regulation 4 in the USATF Governance Handbook. Requests from coaches, managers, teammates, etc. will not be accepted.
Pursuant to USATF Competition Rule 4.2, in Open Cross Country competition, an athlete who is a non-resident member of an Association is eligible to compete for a team in that Association only if the athlete: a) resides in an adjoining Association within the government-defined Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) of a city which is primarily in the neighboring Association as approved by the appropriate sport committee or council; or b) has historical membership based upon Association residency (at least 3 continuous USATF membership years) and is eligible to compete for that club. Pursuant to Rule 341.8, Masters Teams shall represent current member clubs of USATF, verified through the national office. USATF Association, Regional, or National “all-star” teams are not eligible to compete in Masters Long Distance Running Team competition, including cross country. Team members shall be affiliated with the club they are representing on their USATF membership record prior to entering the competition. One athlete per team (i.e., Club M50+ team) who is a non-resident member of an Association is eligible to compete for a team in that Association.
A total of $26,000 in team prize money will be awarded to the top Open men's and women's teams as follows.
A total of up to $14,000 in Masters team and individual age-graded prize money will be awarded as follows.