Eligibility Requirements

• Only citizens of the United States who are eligible to represent the U.S. in all levels of international competition are eligible to compete in championship events.
• Athletes must be 14 years or older on the day of competition.
• All athletes must be 2008 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 317-713-4665.
• All clubs must be USATF member organizations.
• Club affiliation: Athletes must be bona fide members of a 2008 USATF club in order to represent a club. 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). 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).