2022 USATF Combined Events Championships

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• Athlete Information
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• Qualifying Standards
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Schedule

Last updated: May 3, 2022 - Subject to change

Friday, May 6, 2022

Saturday, May 7, 2022

Qualifying Standards

The Sport Committee Chair will, and only where necessary, adjust the standards no later than 45 days prior to the competition, based on entries received up to that time. 

As required, USATF may have no “Automatic” standard that is superior to the Olympic “A” standard. 

The Men’s and Women’s T&F Chairs will handle all entry appeals. 

For each event, the approximate field size (not the minimum) and number of rounds are shown. 

All verified entries who have met the “Automatic” standard within the prescribed period and at a bona fide meet (see guidelines below), shall be qualified. Additional verified entries from the rank order list of those who have entered and declared shall be invited to participate in the USATF Outdoor Championships only to the extent that the indicated field size has not been filled by those with the “Automatic” standard. An invitation will be extended to these additional persons based on verified entries in their performance rank order.

2022 QUALIFYING GUIDELINES

1. All qualifying performances for the Championships must be attained on a standard outdoor track in the period Tuesday, December 1, 2020 through Sunday, April 24, 2022.
2. Qualifying marks must be made in accordance with USATF Rule 149 and verifiable in one of the following:
   • USATF or World Athletics sanctioned meets/events which prescribe to or exceed USATF competition rules, or
   • college meets/events which prescribe to or exceed USATF competition rules, or
   • high school meets but not dual or triangular meets.
   • meets or events which meet a minimum for competitiveness as set by the Chair of the Sport Committee and determined to be valid by the USATF staff member responsible for the verification and validity of marks.
   • Please refer to the following link for “Criteria for a Legal Meet.”
3. Hand times are acceptable only for those events in which the distance is equal to or greater than 800 meters. No timing allowance factor for qualifying shall be made for hand times. Hand times will be adjusted using USATF Rule 166-7 for the purposes of seeding.
4. Wind-assisted performances will not be accepted for 2022 USATF Outdoor Combined Events Championships qualifying.
5. There will be no adjustment for marks made at altitude.
6. Qualifying marks must be attained in a 2022 USATF Outdoor Combined Events Championship event. No qualifying marks will be allowed using alternate events.
7. An Athlete must be U.S. citizen and eligible to represent the United States in international competition, as well as being a U.S. citizen on the date of Declaration for the 2022 USATF Outdoor Championships in that event.
8. Athletes who have earned Automatic Qualification into the meet under USATF Rule 8 must follow all entry procedures and declarations procedures, and will be counted in that event’s field sizes by the seeding committee.

At the USATF Outdoor Championships, the mark used for qualifying and the mark used for first round seeding might not be the same, as described per USATF Rule 166.2.(d).i. Each qualified entrant in each event should submit a 2022 season best (December 1, 2021 – June 12, 2022) performance, if one exists, whether it meets the qualifying standard or not. Seeding for the first round of competition is based, first, on all 2022 season performances in rank order, followed by any 2021 season performances, even if they do not meet the qualifying standard (Rule 166-2.(d) i ). Note that a 2021 season mark may qualify an individual into the competition, but will not be used for seeding purposes when a 2022 season mark.

Travel Information

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70 N East Avenue
Fayetteville, AR 72701

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