Schedule

Last updated March 3, 2017

• All athletes must check-in 45 minutes before the scheduled start time or they may be scratched.
• At the National Youth Athletics and National Junior Olympics Championship, the 800 Meter Run, without regard to the number of athletes entered, shall be contested as two rounds with the top 8 times advancing to the final.
• In the 8 and under, 9-10, and 11-12 divisions, events of 1500m and longer shall be contested as timed finals, with no more than 18 participants per section. Competitors in the 13-14, 15-16, 17-18 age groups will run 2 rounds with no more than 18 participants in the first round and the top 12 participants advancing to the finals.
• In events of 2000m or longer, timed finals shall be run with no more than 24 participants per section. The meet referee has discretion to allow more than 24 participants in certain situations. 
• At the National Junior Olympics Championships, the 100m Dash, 200m Dash, 80m Hurdles, 100m Hurdles, and 110m Hurdles shall be run in 3 rounds consisting of the following advancement formula:
• Fully automatic timing (FAT) must be used
• 24 will advance to the semi-final round.
• The top 2 in each heat will advance to the semi-finals with the remaining slots being filled by next best times
• A 3-heat Semi-Final round will be conducted with the top 2 and next 2 best times advancing to the finals.
• Place will be weighed first and then next best times second with regard to lane assignment for the Semi-Final and Final rounds of competition.
• At the National Junior Olympics Championship, the 400m Dash, 200m Hurdles, and 400m Hurdles, without regard to the number of athletes entered, shall be contested as two rounds with the top 8 times advancing to the final.