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Masters Record Applications

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Record Guidelines | Application Forms and Instructions | Record Acceptance Process | Application Statuses | Record Ratification | Ratification Reports

Record Guidelines

To review the record guidelines for USATF and those specific to Masters records, click here.


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Application Forms and Instructions

All applications for Masters T&F are available below, along with instructions to complete the application.

Fill out the form completely, then email the form (or a scan or photograph of the form, if printed).

Website links may be used in place of supporting documents, i.e., if the meet program or results are online, just send that link to the email address above along with the application.

If you’re unable to submit the application digitally, you can mail your completed application to Jeff Brower. Email for more information and an address.

Discipline
DisciplineTrack
DisciplineField
DisciplineRelays
DisciplineCombined Events
DisciplineRace Walk
Discipline*World Record

*Questions for World Records should be directed to the WMA Records Chair:
Sandy Pashkin

Anyone may submit a record application subsequent to a record-setting performance.

For American Records, forms do NOT need to be submitted for the following competitions:

  • USATF National Masters OR Open Track and Field Championships
  • NCCWMA Masters Championships
  • WMA World Masters Championships
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Record Acceptance Process

Record applications are reviewed by the Records Chair. If all requirements are met, the performance will be listed as pending. Pending records are submitted for ratification. The official list of records will be modified following this ratification process. If requirements are not met, the record application is rejected.  A rejected application can be reviewed if problems with the application are resolved.

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Application Statuses

Indoor

Event 2019 2018 2017 2016
EventNational Indoor Championships Relays 2019Available 2018Available 2017Available 2016Available
EventNational Indoor Championships Non-Relays 2019Available 2018Available 2017Available 2016Available
EventWorld Championships 2019Poland: Available 2018N/A 2017Available 2016N/A
EventOther Indoor Records 2019Available 2018Available 2017Available 2016Available

Outdoor

Event 2019 2018 2017 2016
EventNational Outdoor Championships Relays 2019Available 2018Available 2017Available 2016Available
EventNational Outdoor Championships Non-Relays 2019Available 2018Available 2017Available 2016Available
EventNational Senior Games 2019Albuquerque: Available 2018N/A 2017Available 2016N/A
EventNCCWMA Championships 2019Toronto: Available 2018Available 2017N/A 2016N/A
EventNational Throws Championships 2019Available 2018Available 2017Available 2016N/A
EventOther Outdoor Records 2019Available 2018Available 2017Available 2016Available

Indoor & Outdoor

Event 2019 2018 2017 2016
EventCombined Event Championship 2019Available 2018N/A 2017N/A 2016N/A

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Record Ratification

A new record ratification process was implemented for USATF Masters T&F (MTF) in September of 2017. Instead of a single formal ratification process at the end of each year at the USATF Annual Meeting, the MTF Records Committee will submit record reports throughout the year to the elected officers of MTF, who will share and review the report. Any objections to the report will be communicated to the Records Committee, and affected items will be removed from the report (to be reviewed at a later date.) The remainder of the items will be ratified formally immediately.

Reasoning

The current annual process for formal ratification increases the workload of officials and confuses everyone. What is the current record and who is the current record holder?

With a more frequent ratification process:

  1. Officials will waste less time processing performances at meets that actually aren’t records;
  2. New records and record holders will be recognized for their performance quicker;
  3. Interim record holders (whose records were surpassed later in the year) will get recognition for their accomplishment.

Even after ratification, an approved record may still be questioned and rejected. A rejected record may still be resolved and approved.

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Ratification Reports

2019

2019-03
2019-07

2018

2018-01
2018-06
2018-10
2018-11

2017

2017-09
2017-11

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