Credentials will be required for practice starting Friday, February 21.
*High Jump availability may be limited due to location
**Infield and oval warm-up available until 10:30 a.m., then only in warm-up area for the remainder of the day
All warm-ups will be on the first floor of the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex. The warm-up space features a one lane 48" track measuring 160m and additional space inside and outside the loop for additional warmup activity. Hurdles and starting blocks will be available in the area. Cardio equipment, weights and other training equipment will be available for use. The warm-up room is open during all scheduled practices and two hours prior to competition each day. The warm-up area will remain open 30 minutes after the last scheduled event.
The warm-up area will serve as the warm-up and sports medicine area for athletes. Additionally, there will be space for stretching and jogging around the perimeter.
All meet medical services, except for emergency services, will be located on the first floor in multi-purpose room A. Personal Medical can set up in the open space in the warm-up area, as long as their setup does not impede athlete warmups.
**Pay special attention to all entry requirements. There are updates from previous years, which primarily follow changes in World Athletics requirements.**
Step by step video instructions on the declaration process can be found here.
Once properly entered, all athletes must complete the declaration process. In this process, you will:
Declare your intent to compete in each event endered And/Or
Scractch from events in which you have submitted an entry, but in which you no longer choose to compete.
Each athlete or his/her representative must declare whether that athlete will or will not compete in each event they have entered.
Click Athletes next to Event Overview
On the far right of your entry, you will see three dots. Click these three dots and select Edit Declaration Status.
*Note: All entrants should declare during the declaration period. This helps the seeding committee make decisions on "Accepting" marks that do not meet the qualifying standard for the purpose of filling the field for each event.
*Note: The password that is tied to an athlete’s USATF membership is no longer valid to log in to complete an entry/registration or to log back in to update marks, affiliations, and credential information for an entry/registration. After the entry/registration is completed, a confirmation email will be sent to the email address on file under the athlete's USATF Connect profile. This email will contain the password to log back into the entry/registration to update (affiliations, credentials, marks). The password is located under the heading "Managing Your Registration." This email confirmation with password is only sent to the email address that’s on file under the athlete's USATF Connect profile. Even though the entry system gives you the option to send a receipt/confirmation to an alternate email address, the password will only be sent to the email address on file under the athlete's USATF Connect profile.
Affiliation updates may be made up until CLOSE OF ENTRIES: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. PST.
To update marks, please reach out to stats@usatf.org.
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. Dual citizens, please take note.
All athletes must be 2025 members of USATF in good standing. USATF memberships may be purchased online or through your local Association Office.
Athletes must be bona fide members of a 2025 USATF club in order to represent a club. An athlete's current club affiliation can be viewed in his/her USATF Connect profile and as part of the online entry process. Athletes wishing to change affiliations can make such a request through their local USATF Association (note that this request must be made by the athlete - see Regulation 7 in the USATF Governance Manual, Section III). All club affiliations must be finalized by close of entries on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. PST. No club changes will be accepted after this date for the USATF Indoor Championships.
In addition to a club affiliation, athletes are able to represent one (1) corporate sponsor. This corporate sponsor must be a registered USATF Corporate Member and be part of the athlete's member profile. Corporate Membership applications can be obtained by sending an email to membership@usatf.org.
*Note: All sponsor affiliations must be finalized by close of declarations. No sponsor changes will be accepted after this date for the Indoor Championships.
Athletes wishing to represent a branch of the Armed Forces of the United States must be registered with the membership committee of their local USATF Association.
Athletes competing in Finals of Championship Events may be asked to participate in formal athlete introductions. Time allocations will be accounted for with your final call time and warm-up time provided to you by the clerks. Final instructions for the introductions will be provided to you by an on-field coordinator. Athlete introductions will not disrupt warm-up times for athletes.
For finals of all running races, athletes should expect to proceed from final call “race ready” as they are introduced to the track. From the introduction, sprints will have time to set blocks and distance races will receive the information from the head starter.
For all field events, athletes will be formally introduced as a group prior to their field event warm-up time. At the completion of the warm-up time (typically ~5 mins before the event start time) athletes will be lined up at their event site and introduced in-stadium, competition will begin upon conclusion.
The throwing ring at the 2025 USATF Indoor Championships will be a steel-floated concrete ring. The landing surface is mondo track surface and only indoor implements are permitted to be used.
All throwing implements must be weighed prior to competition. Implements must be presented at the implement inspection area, located in the small cage near turns 3 and 4, NO LATER THAN 120 MINUTES (2 HOURS) PRIOR TO THE START OF THE EVENT.
Coaches box passes are available to field event competitors. Passes will be made available at first call to all competing athletes in the event, only an athlete will be able to receive the pass, and it is the athlete’s responsibility to provide his/her coach with this pass. To access Coaches Box seating, a Coach must have a Registered Coach Credential as defined in the Accreditation Guidelines and a Coaches Box pass for an event currently being contested. If one or both items are missing, individuals may be asked to leave the designated seating.
Athlete/Athlete Support seating will be located in section 100 of the track in the corner of turn 4. This general admission seating area is open to all credentialed athletes and athlete support personnel. Credentials will not be accepted in reserved seating area.
A gold medal, emblematic of the Championships of the United States of America, will be given to the winner of each Championship event, a silver medal to second place, and bronze medals to third place.
For the 2025 USATF Indoor Championships, USATF will pay prize money to the first through fifth place finishers in each Championship event. The prize structure is as follows:
Please be aware prize money payments will be reported to the IRS as reportable income and are subject to federal, state, and local income tax. Since no taxes are being withheld by USATF, you may have a tax liability at the time you file your tax return, and you may want to consider setting aside some funds for this purpose. If the amount of reportable income including all stipends, prize money, etc. is $600 or more cumulative during a tax year, USATF will issue a 1099 NEC. Receipts for travel may qualify for deductions against this reported income. Please contact a tax advisor for further information. USATF is not offering tax advice, but recipients of USATF funding and benefits are advised to retain their own tax professionals to receive guidance regarding tax implications.
For these allocations, funds will be awarded to the top ranked athletes in the distances/disciplines being contested at the Championships and NOT FOR TIMES OR DISTANCES ACHIEVED IN ALTERNATE QUALIFYING DISTANCES/TIMES (i.e. rank in the 1500m, but not Mile). The only exception to this would be in the case of the allocation to the Defending Champion, who simply needs to be ENTERED, QUALIFIED, and DECLARED by the deadline in order to be allocated and, therefore, could use an alternate distance/time.
In order to be eligible for the USATF Indoor Championships travel allocations, an athlete must be a current USATF member in good standing; must have entered and achieved qualifying mark during the qualifying window (see Qualifying Information for these dates); and must be a citizen of the United States of America who is eligible to represent the U.S. in international competition. Dual Citizens, please take note.
An allocation of funds in the amount of $1,000 will be provided to athletes in each event who meet the funding criteria above. Athletes will only be eligible to receive travel funding if they are entered and declared by the respective deadlines. Athletes must compete in the 2025 USATF Indoor Championships to receive travel funding. Athletes who qualify for travel funding before the event will be approved for funding when they complete credentialing but must return the funds if they ultimately do not compete at the Championships.
Please be aware that travel funding payments will be reported to the IRS as reportable income and are subject to federal, state, and local income tax. Since no taxes are withheld by USATF, you may have a tax liability at the time you file your tax return, and you may want to consider setting aside some funds for this purpose. If the amount of reportable income including all stipends, prize money, etc. is $600 or more cumulative during a tax year, USATF will issue a 1099 NEC. Receipts for travel may qualify for deductions against this reported income. Please contact a tax advisor for further information. USATF is not offering tax advice, but recipients of USATF funding and benefits are advised to retain their own tax professionals to receive guidance regarding tax implications.