Hayward Field June 18, 2025 2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Practice times subject to change
Beginning June 18th at 2:00 p.m. (Subject to Change), Hayward Field will be a secure facility. Bibs or Wristbands are required to enter the facility, including athletes and coaches.
The main stadium will be open for practice, this includes field event venues. The javelin runway will be open, but throwing will not be permitted.
Discus will be open for practice at the hammer area from 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Hammer will be open for practice following discus open practice from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Medical staff will be on-site during meet hours with physicians and trainers. The medical tent is located behind the stadium, near the warm-up track.
Warm up on the warm-up track.
Report to Call Room 1
Escorted to Call Room 2
Escorted to the field of play from Call Room 2
Competition (& Awards for Finals only)
Escorted off the field of play through Door 3 (the south tunnel)
Escorted to the Media Mixed Zone (Field 2)
Enter Athlete Recovery
For security purposes, athletes and athlete support personnel entering the warm-up area or the competition stadium may be subject to bag screening. It is recommended you bring as little as possible to the track so your entry will be timely.
Warm-up for athletes will be located on Field 3 at Hayward Field. Athletes should plan to warm-up for their events and only bring necessary equipment to the check in tent. Generally, the warm-up area will open at least 120 minutes before the first event and stay open for 60 minutes after the final event.
All athletes must show a competitor number to check-in for running or field events. Competitor numbers are provided in the team packet and remain the same for each athlete for all days of competition.
No PA announcements or event calls will be made. Athletes and coaches are responsible for knowing the event schedule.
For the safety and security of your items and others, please do not leave your personal items unattended in the clerking or warm-up areas.
All athletes must check in for their event(s) at the Call Room. Just prior to the event start time, athletes only will be escorted to the Call Room 2, except for hammer athletes who will be escorted directly to their event site, located under the stadium. All athletes must check in, at minimum, at the clerk's table according to the schedule below:
Running Events: 45 minutes prior to start of event
Throwing, Horizontal Jumps: 90 minutes prior to start of event
High Jump: 90 minutes prior to start of event
Pole Vault: 120 minutes prior to the start of the event
Athletes may be asked to complete an “Athlete Shoe Declaration Form”
Athletes will be escorted from Call Room 1 to Call Room 2. Athlete support will not be allowed access to Call Room 2. Call Room 2 is located under the stadium (please see enclosed map). Athletes may receive final competition instructions in this space.
Athletes may be introduced for finals. Athletes will be escorted and instructed in this area on what to do and when to proceed to the track.
Athletes should not leave their competition without an escort. No coaches will be allowed on the field of play under any circumstances. For field events, coaches box passes can be picked up by the athlete at Call Room 1. It is the athlete’s responsibility to give the coaching box pass to their designated support person.
Please refer to the Awards Presentation section.
Athletes will be required to go through the mixed zone at the end of their competition. All athletes will be escorted out of the stadium via the south tunnel and will be led to the Media Mixed Zone.
All athletes must exit the track and proceed through the mixed zone on Field 2. Press and the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) have access to this area.
Following completion of the competition, all athletes will be escorted off the Field of Play through Door 3 (the south tunnel). Athletes will then be escorted through to the Media Mixed Zone located on Field 2. After exiting the Media Mixed Zone, athletes will be in the Athlete Recovery.
If athletes are selected for drug testing, they will be notified by a USADA chaperone post-event. The chaperone will then guide the athlete to the appropriate area. Please remember after receiving a doping control notification form, you must immediately report to the Doping Control Station. Athletes should notify their USADA chaperone if they need to cool down and/or would like a representative (parent, coach, other trusted adult) with them during the doping control process.
Because this is a competition where doping control may be conducted, athletes should under no circumstances leave the field of play after competition except by being escorted through the south tunnel.
All implements will be checked in the tunnel area, under the stadium. House implements, except for pole vault poles, will be available on-site. Athletes may also bring their own implements. Implement inspection will be available during stadium hours, implements should only be checked on the day of competition.
All athletes must use only pyramid spikes that are no longer than 1/4-inch (7mm) in length, except for high jump and javelin where 3/8-inch (9mm) or lesser spikes may be used.
The Shoes worn need to be Approved by World Athletics. This list is updated weekly and posted on the World Athletics website
A Gold Medal, emblematic of the U20 Championships of the United States of America, will be given to the winner of each Championship event, a Silver Medal to second place, and Bronze Medals to third through sixth places. Winners may be recognized on the field of play after competition and will be escorted as needed for recognition. Athletes receiving medals will be notified in the post-event flow and instructions will be given at that time. Medal ceremonies will take place shortly following the event conclusion.
Initial protests related to events occurring during the competition must be orally voiced by the athlete to the head of the event immediately. Subsequently, the protest must be formally made in writing, either by the athlete or the athlete’s representative with an athlete support type credential on behalf of the athlete.
The protest must be completed, signed and submitted at the protest table no later than 30 minutes after the official posting of the results on the USATF website and must be accompanied by a $100.00 cash protest fee. The protest fee is non-refundable unless the decision is reversed. Protest forms and USATF Competition Rulebooks will be available at the Protest Table located in the small tent just south of Athlete Recovery on Field 3. The decision of the Referee will be posted at the Protest Table and a copy will be available for the athlete filing the protest as soon as the information is available. The $100.00 protest fee will be refunded for all petitions that result in the action being reversed by the Referee’s decision.
Appeals to the referee's decision may be made at the protests table for $100.00 which is Non-Refundable unless the Referee’s ruling is reversed. The Jury’s ruling is FINAL.
Athlete and Athlete support seating is in the General Admission sections of the stadium. Any accredited individuals may sit in General Admission seating.
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All tickets are general admission seating.
Tickets are good only for the day of purchase, multi day tickets are not available.
Children 10 and under are admitted for free.
USA Track & Field is pleased to support integrity in competition, and to announce it has contracted with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to provide anti-doping services at certain USATF Championships, which may include the event you have registered for. USADA is the independent national anti-doping organization in the United States, and runs the U.S. anti-doping program for Olympic, Paralympic, Pan-American and Parapan American movement sports, in accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code. USA Track & Field has contracted with USADA to demonstrate a commitment to fair, drug-free, and safe competition. Doping, as defined in the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing and its Annexes, is against the rules of the Event and will not be tolerated. The anti-doping rules for the Event are set forth in the USADA Protocol and are fully applicable to each competitor, each member of the competitor’s team, and all athlete support personnel involved in the Event. Any violation of the anti-doping rules may result in disqualification and loss of results achieved during the Event, in addition to all consequences that arise in accordance with the USADA Protocol and the Code.
Athletes competing in the Event are subject to blood and/or urine testing for any substance or method on the World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List. In addition to testing, USADA is a resource for educational information and will have jurisdiction to handle the results management process of any potential anti-doping rule violation. All Event participants (including competitors, each member of the competitor’s team, and all athlete support personnel involved in the Event) acknowledge and agree that they are subject to the Code and the USADA Protocol, and that they are required to abide by all such rules and by the anti-doping rules of USA Track & Field and the Sanctioning Body. Anti-doping rule violations will be adjudicated in accordance with the USADA Protocol, and each participant agrees that their sole, exclusive, final and binding remedy in relation to any potential anti-doping rule violation alleged by USADA and/or in response to any matter relating to anti-doping, sample collection, drug testing, doping control, results management and/or USADA shall be arbitration in accordance with the USADA Protocol.
As USADA is an independent entity, all athlete questions, or concerns regarding details of the anti-doping program should be directed to USADA. In an effort to aid athletes, as well as all support team members such as parents, coaches, managers and paramedical personnel, in understanding the rules applicable to them, USADA provides comprehensive information on its website regarding the testing process and prohibited substances, how to obtain permission to use a necessary medication, and the risks and dangers of taking supplements as well as performance-enhancing and recreational drugs. Athletes looking for information about the testing process can start at www.usada.org/athletes. In addition, USADA manages an athlete hotline which may be used to find answers to drug reference questions at (719) 785-2000, toll-free at (866) 601-2632, and by email at athleteexpress@usada.org. Athletes may also access this information online at www.GlobalDRO.com. For information about dietary supplements, please visit USADA’s Supplement 411 resource at www.Supplement411.org. For more general anti-doping program information, please visit www.usada.org.
USA Track & Field has specific procedures to be followed by disabled athletes wishing to compete in able-bodied competitions against able-bodied Athletics athletes. Please note that the disabled athlete must first meet the eligibility requirements applicable to the relevant competition, including having achieved the required qualifying standard, if any. The disabled athlete is responsible for initiating the ADA Accommodation Request procedures sufficiently in advance to enable USATF to complete its review and decision-making process prior to the relevant competition. Please see the USATF "Policy & Procedures for Accommodation Requests Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act" for more information.
In the event of severe weather, athletes, coaches, and officials will be advised via a public-address announcement to seek shelter. Please also stay tuned to official USATF handles.