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Eligibility Requirements
Clubs
- All clubs must be registered with USATF for 2005
or 2006 prior to October 15, 2005. Please submit
your club application to your
local
Association office.
- All athletes entering as part of a club must be
affiliated with that club as part of their USATF
membership (an athlete's current affiliation can be
viewed in his/her membership
profile and as part of the online entry
process). Athletes wishing to change affiliations
can make such a request through their
local
Association (note that this request must
be made by the athlete--see Regulation 7 in the USATF
Governance Manual, Section III).
- The formation of club teams must meet all of the
parameters as noted in Regulations 7 and 8 in the USATF
Governance Manual, Section III. This will
be strictly enforced.
Open Athletes
- Only citizens of the United States are eligible to
compete in these Championships.
- Female athletes must be 14 years or older and male
athletes must be 16 years or older on the day of
competition.
Junior Athletes
- Only citizens of the United States are eligible to
compete in these Championships.
- Athletes must be 14 years or older on the day of
competition and may not become 20 years of age
during 2005.
Masters Athletes
- Only citizens of the United States or resident
aliens are eligible to compete in these
Championships. However, only U.S. citizens may
score or win championship medals.
- Athletes must be 40 years or older on the day of
competition.
- All masters athletes must wear a back number
showing age division. Runners without back numbers
will be subject to disqualification.
All Athletes
- All athletes must be U.S. citizens (with the
exception of Masters athletes, who may also be
resident aliens).
- All athletes must be 2005 or 2006 members of USATF
in good standing. USATF memberships may be
purchased
online, through your
local
Association Office, or by calling the
USATF National Office at 317-261-0478 x309.
- Athletes will not be permitted to compete unless
they have:
- Have a 2005/2006 USATF membership
- Completed the entry
process
- Club affiliation: Athletes must be bona fide
members of a 2005/2006 USATF club in order to
represent a club and score team points. All athletes
entering as part of a club must be affiliated with
that club as part of their USATF membership (an
athlete's current affiliation can be viewed in
his/her membership
profile and as part of the online entry
process). Athletes wishing to change affiliations
can make such a request through their
local
Association (note that this request must
be made by the athlete--see Regulation 7 in the
USATF
Governance Manual, Section III).
- Unattached athletes are encouraged to join a
local
club or create
a new club. Contact your
local
Association for information on starting
your own club. "Unattached/Non-Scoring"
athletes (those athletes not with a registered USATF
club) may participate but will not be factored into
team scores.
- There are no performance standards to participate
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