The first three finishers in each age group in each event will receive gold, silver, and bronze 2025 USATF Masters Indoor Championships medals respectively.
USATF individual event champions will also receive a championship patch; only one patch will be awarded to an individual athlete no matter how many events they win. Members of championship relay teams do not receive patches.
The fourth through eighth place finishers in each event will each receive a USATF Masters Championship ribbon.
Non-US Citizens are not eligible to displace US Citizens or USA affiliated athletes for awards or to score points in the club competition.
Awards may be picked up at the Awards table. Awards may be picked up no earlier than one hour after the completion of the event.
Team trophies will be presented to the first place, second place, and third place men’s, women’s, and combined teams. Points are awarded as follows:
Team trophy presentations will take place in the infield at the conclusion of the meet.
Your competitor (bib) number must be worn on the front during all competitions (exceptions for field event athletes, who have the choice of front or back). In addition, all track athletes will be required to wear a bib number on their back indicating their age division. You may pick up your bib numbers during the designated packet pickup times in the Welcome Center/Accreditation Area.
The Welcome Center, which includes Accreditation (Packet Pickup) and the Technical information Center (TIC) will be located outside the West (Main) Lobby.
Packet Pickup Schedule is as follows (subject to change based on final schedule)
You must complete the following 3 steps before you compete:
Athletes in all events must confirm/declare either online or in person by 5:00 PM the day before their event is scheduled. You must also report to the clerk (call room) - See call room schedule under reporting to call room/clerk section.
Online Confirmations open Sunday, February 16, 2025. To confirm online you will need the email and registration password that you received in your confirmation email (the password is at the bottom of the email, under the heading "Managing Your Registration"). Click "Manage My Registration", log in, click on Confirm for your events. On the next screen select "Confirm" or "Scratch" for each of your events in which you are sure that you will either compete in or scratch. After you have made all of your changes, click the "Save" button on the bottom of the form. You can revisit this as often as you need to prior to the deadline for each event.
*All confirmations close at 5:00 PM ET on the day listed below.
Confirmation/Scratch link - Coming Soon
Athletes must report to the Call Room/Clerk at the LATEST at the following times:
Once athletes have reported to the Call Room/Clerk they will not be permitted to leave.
All athletes will be escorted from the Call Room/Clerk to the competition area.
Alachua County Sports and Event Center at Celebration Pointe 4870 Celebration Pointe Ave Gainesville, FL 32608
Click here to visit the facility website.
The brand new Alachua County Sports and Events Center offers state-of-the-art facilities for indoor track and field events. The Jimmy Carnes Track is a 200m portable Mondo 6-lane banked track with a permanent Mondo 8-line 60m sprint area. The center offers all field stations (one raised Pole Vault, two raised Long Jump & Triple Jump, two High Jumps, two Weight Throw/Shot Put circles, one with cage). In addition to the track and field areas, the center includes seating for 3,500, concession stands, and a large digital scoreboard.
Showers are NOT available at the facility.
Facility hours are subject to change based on the final schedule
Two (2) competition-approved implements of every size and weight will be provided. However, it is recommended that athletes bring their own implements and have them certified at the Implement Inspection area. The Implement Inspection area will be next to the entrance to the indoor track, on the left.
Athletes wishing to use their own implements must submit those implements for inspection at least two hours before the scheduled start of their throwing event. Approved implements will be impounded until the start of the competition.
Implement Inspection Schedule is as follows (subject to change based on final schedule)
All implements should be checked in at least two (2) hours prior to the start of your event.
Implements for all early morning throws (before 10 am) should be checked in the evening before the event.
Shots must have a plastic outer shell; metal shots are not permitted. All weights and superweights must have a plastic shell inside a bag or straps that comply with the 2025 USATF Competition Rules. Metal weights and superweights that are designed for use outdoors are not permitted.
All athletes must wear only ¼” (6mm) PYRAMID SPIKES on the rubber surfaces.
Prohibited spikes include “Needle Spike Pins” and “Christmas Tree Spikes”, and any length longer than ¼ inch. All shoes will be checked.
NO SPIKES ALLOWED ON GRAY FLOOR.
Starting blocks are permitted (they are optional) for events up to 400 meters and the 4x400 relay. Only supplied starting blocks will be allowed; no personal starting blocks will be permitted.
Masters T&F Support Depot will have 30 vaulting poles available for rent during the Championships. The cost of rental is $60 per athlete if rented online, and $75 after the online rental deadline. Those paying the rental fee have access to all 30 poles, though they may have to share a particular pole with other athletes. If a pole breaks or is seriously damaged, the renter is responsible for replacing the pole. For more information and to reserve and pay in advance, please click here.
Note that the deadline for advance reservations and payments is February 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET.
Any protest must be made to the event head official or to the referee, not later than 30 minutes after the results of the event are communicated, announced, or posted. Protests not filed within that time frame will be denied. Theofficial clock for each event, can be found here. Once the event is marked official, the protest period is up for that event. Once a protest has been decided and the result of the protest communicated, announced, or posted, you have 30 minutes to file an appeal. The fee to file an appeal is $100. To file an appeal, you must submit the written appeal to the Games Subcommittee. The appeal fee is nonrefundable unless your appeal is upheld. Forms for will be available at the Clerking tables located on the back stretch of the track.
For appropriate and timely processing of record applications, athletes achieving a new age division record in an event should be prepared to submit a copy of their birth certificate or passport (driver’s license or similar is not acceptable), if not already submitted to USATF with your entry.
Starting heights for the high jump and pole vault competition will be determined by facility equipment limitations and the Masters Track & FIeld Championships Games Subcommittee.
Minimum High Jump height is 0.85 m (2 feet, 9 inches) and minimum Pole Vault height is approximately 0.85 m (2 feet, 9 inches).
All eligible members of USATF and eligible members of other World Masters Athletics (WMA) Masters Affiliates may compete in these Championships. However, only U.S. citizens and athletes eligible to compete for the USA in international competitions may score or win Championship medals; all athletes not eligible to compete for the USA will receive equivalent awards.
There are no qualifying standards for this competition.
Athletes must be 25 years or older on February 21, 2025. Individual and relay competitions will be conducted in five-year age divisions. Please note that this is a masters meet following masters, not open, rules. i.e. the hurdles for men 25-49 will be 39 inches (Open Men use 42 inches).
All athletes must be 2025 members of USATF (or other WMA Masters Affiliate) in good standing. USATF memberships may be purchased online. Non-U.S. citizens must be eligible members of their nation’s World Masters Athletics Masters Member.
The 2025 USATF Membership year begins on November 1, 2024. If you have selected “auto renew”, your membership will automatically renew on January 1, 2025 and you will be eligible to register at that time.
All clubs must be 2025 USATF member organizations to score team points and athletes must have that club listed in their USATF profile when entering these Championships.
Find your local association here.
Club and non-club relay teams shall be separate divisions. USATF Competition Rule 332.2(g) details the definitions for both club and non-club relay teams. Non-U.S. citizens and non-USA affiliated athletes may not be members of club relay teams.
Date of birth verification will be required from all competitors in advance. See the Date of Birth Verification section for more information.
You must be a 2025 USATF member to enter the Championships. If you do not have a 2025 membership, please complete a membership application first. Membership renewal for 2025 begins November 1, 2024. You must also meet the eligibility requirements.
Combined events count as the first event
All feeds are non-transferable and non-refundable. No entry will be considered completed unless it is accompanied by full payment of fees and all required documents (below).
Date of Birth Verification (birth certificate or passport are required by WMA)
After entering if you go to the Status of Entries and see Info Needed next to your name, this means you need to complete Date of Birth Verification in your USATF Connect membership account. You will not be considered entered in the meet until date of birth documentation has been received and approved.
Click here for more information on Date of Birth Verification and a video tutorial on uploading documents to your account.
USATF recommends bringing a copy of your date of birth verification document to packet pickup as a back-up measure.
To check the status of your entry, visit the Status of Entries page (updated hourly).
Athletes are not considered entered until all documentation is received, see above section Required Documents.
Relay team entries will open on Wednesday, February 19, 3:00 pm at Packet Pickup. Relay entry forms will be available there. Relay teams may only enter on-site, however, each member of a relay team must also be entered in the meet as an individual. The normal entry process applies to each team member, including the deadlines. All relay teams must return their relay forms to the Relay desk in the Welcome Center by the following dates and times
Additional specific entry procedures and location will be communicated prior to the meet and on-site in the meet program. The fee for relay team entries is $60 per team, payable by credit card only. Relay entries will close as indicated above.
Athletes must be entered in the meet to compete on a relay team. Athletes who will only be entered in a relay must register online and select the Relay Only event.
If an individual will be joining others to form a team and is not competing in any other events, the process described above still applies.
All members of club relay teams must be U.S. citizens for the club relay team to score points in the team competition.
Saturday, February 22 at the conclusion of competition for the day Location: TBA
A certified trainer, ice, and first aid will be available on-site. An EMT will be stationed at the finish line.
Available for a fee
Food and beverages will be available at concessions in the West (Main) Lobby Athletes may carry in a water bottle and small snacks
No outside food or drinks in the spectator areas
Meet logo and USATF branded merchandise will be available in the concourse by concessions
Luggage check will be provided on Sunday, February 23.
Reminder there are NO showers available at the facility.
No ticket charge
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