Albina Recap + USATF State Meet Sign Up

Parents,

Congratulations to all of our athletes who competed this weekend at the Albina Invitational! It was a long day out there but the energy was high all the way through the end. Results can be found here.

Our next race sign-up is for the USATF Junior Olympic State Association meet held over two days on Saturday, June 23rd and Sunday, June 24th at Springfield High School. We’re opening up registration now to make sure we’re all on top of registration. Registration deadline is next Sunday, June 18th.

Advancement procedures to Regionals + Nationals

Everyone is eligible to compete at the State meet as long as they follow the USATF membership & age verification rules below. The top 16 athletes per event qualify for Regionals which will be held July 7th-9th at Mt. Hood Community College in Portland, OR. At Regionals, the top 5 athletes per event qualify for Nationals which will be held July 24th-30th at Hayward Field in Eugene. I highly encourage you try to make these meets. With Nationals being in Oregon, we get more athlete qualification numbers. It is an incredible opportunity to try and qualify for a National meet without having to travel very far.

PLEASE FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FOR USATF MEMBERSHIP AND AGE VERIFICATION NEEDS FOR STATE.

USATF Membership & Age Verification

To compete at the USATF meets (State, Regional, National), you must be a USATF member and have age verification. To get a membership please click the link here. To see the date of birth verification information, please click the link here. You must upload these documents through USATF Connect.

The deadline to complete this process is THIS TUESDAY June 13th!

USATF State Meet Schedule

The schedule of events as pertains to our team is as follows:

Saturday:
9:00am 1500m (all age groups)
2:30pm 4x800m Relay (11-12 and up)
3:15pm 400m (all age groups)

Sunday
8:30am 3000m (11-12 and up)
1:15pm 800m (all age groups)
3:15pm 4x400m Relay (all age groups)

You can find the full schedule here. All additionally information for the meet can be found here.

For the USATF State meet, 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12 athletes can register for three events. 13-14 athletes can register for four events. This includes relays. We will only cover the costs of races 400m and up. Only one out of the three or four events can be an event that isn’t 400m and up. The cost for the event an athlete wishes to register in that is not 400m and up will be covered by the athlete. Each event is $8. Additionally, if you register for the competition and then do not show up (unless due to illness or injury), we will ask for you to cover the cost of the entry.

Please follow the link below to indicate interest in your athlete racing at this competition. Please indicate your athlete’s interest in the sign-up. Requested events (especially relays) are subject to coaches discretion and availability.