USATF JO State Meet Entry Confirmation + Info

Parents,

Entries for the USATF JO State Meet can be found here. If you see any discrepancies or issues, please email youth@bowermantc.com to see what we can do.

The USATF Junior Olympic State Association meet is held over two days on Saturday, June 23rd and Sunday, June 24th at Springfield High School. A reminder that if you signed up your athlete for an event that is not the 400, 800, 1500, 3000, 4x800 or 4x400 it is your responsibility to get your athlete checked in and at their event on time. The full schedule of the meet can be found attached below.

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.

We will have a BTC Tent for athletes and our coaches will make sure to get their athletes checked in and through their warm ups. We expect all athletes to show up with plenty of time to rest and warm up ahead of their events.

Advancement procedures to Regionals + Nationals

A reminder that 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.

Expenses for non-distance events at JO State Meet

A reminder that we will only cover the costs of races 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. We will inform you if you fall under this category and set up a payment online or you can bring a check/cash to practice on Wednesday. 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.