2024 USATF Masters Outdoor Championships Starts Thursday, July 18 in Sacramento, CA
1333 athletes have registered for the 2024 USATF Masters Outdoor Championships beginning Thursday, July 18 in Sacramento, California. Follow the meet as it happens either on usatf.tv (subscription required) or by looking at the Live Results. Read the press release here.
USA National Masters Throws Championships in Lisle, Illinois
September 7-8, 2024
This annual event includes the Throws Pentathlon, Ultraweight Pentathlon, and Superweight Championships. It takes place September 7-8, 2024 at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois. The entry deadline is August 2; late entry deadline is August 9, 2024.
Click here for more information and to enter.
Record US Team Going to Gothenburg for the
WMA Championships in August
With 602 US athletes signed up, Team USATF Masters will be the second largest team at the WMA Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden in August. This is a record for US entries for a WMA Championships outside the US – the previous high was 445 both in 2018 in Malaga, Spain, and in 2003 in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Click here for more information about the WMA Championships, including links to results once the meet is underway. Competition begins on August 13 and runs through August 25.
The entire Championships will be live streamed, by subscription only. There is a limited-time early bird price of $19.99 for the entire meet. Go here for more information and to subscribe.
Entries Set to Open for 2025 WMA Indoor Championships in Alachua County, Florida in June
Entries are now open for the 2025 WMA Indoor Championships at the Alachua County Events and Sports Center at Celebration Pointe in Gainesville, Florida. The meet will run from March 23-30, 2025. The meet website already has a great deal of information, including the entry handbook, registration portal, meet schedule and hotel booking link. The entry deadline is January 23, 2025.
The MTF Committee also has prepared a document with Information for Team USATF Masters Athletes, that includes a great deal more important information. Be sure to read it before you register. The document is a work in progress and will be continuously updated as more information becomes available.
On the meet website you can also sign up for the event newsletter to get regular updates.
Rule Change Proposals due to MTF August 1
2024 is a “Rules” Year for USATF, meaning that rule change proposals will be considered at the Annual Meeting in December in Orlando, Florida. Rule change proposals from USATF Masters must be submitted through the Masters Track & Field Chair, Jerry Bookin-Weiner (mtfchair@usatf.org) or the MTF representative on the Rules Committee, Sandy Pashkin (usamastersrules@gmail.com).
Proposals must follow a prescribed format. Click here to see a full description of the Rules process and an example of how a proposal must look.
Because both the MTF Chair and MTF Representative on the Rules Committee will be at the WMA Championships in August, please submit any proposals no later than August 1, 2024.
USATF Masters Merchandise Now Available!
USATF Masters branded merchandise is now available. Polo shirts, t-shirts, outerwear, hats, and bags emblazoned with the USATF Masters logo can be purchased on the Associations Store – Masters is the top option on the dropdown menu when ordering. To access the store, click here.
USATF Annual Meeting Coming Up In December;
MTF Elections on Tap
The USATF Annual Meeting takes place this year at the Hilton Lake Buena Vista in Orlando, FL from December 5-8, 2024, with the Masters Track & Field Committee’s meetings on December 5-7.
During these meetings the MTF Committee will make decisions and recommendations on Rule Change Proposals, Site Selection for future USATF Masters Championships, and elect the Committee’s leaders for the next four years – up for election this year are Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer (for four-year terms) and the Active Athlete Representative on the MTF Executive Committee (for a two-year term).
Only registered delegates at the Annual Meeting can vote, with 34 slots on the Committee reserved for Active Athletes (defined as a person who has competed in a USATF sanctioned meet in the past two years).
Watch for details about registration for the Annual Meeting beginning in September.
