Registration Deadline for USATF Masters Outdoor Championships in Sacramento is Wednesday, June 19 – ENTER NOW
The on-time registration deadline for the USATF Masters Outdoor Championships is Wednesday, June 19 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time – there is a late entry period until Wednesday, June 26 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time with a $60 late fee on top of the normal entry fees.
Click here for more information and to enter.
Regional Championships
USATF Masters Regional Championships in June and July
The USATF Masters Regional Championships are now all set to take place between June 9 and July 13, 2024. Here is the full list, with links to their respective webpages; after the meets have concluded, you will be able to access results from the webpages:
West Region – held June 9 at Moorpark College in Moorpark, CA
Southwest Region – June 15, Rice University, Houston, TX; entry deadline June 13
Mid America Region – June 29, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN; entry deadline June 28
East and Southeast Regions (combined) – June 29-30, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD;
entry deadline June 23 (late entries June 27)
Midwest Region – July 6, Spire Institute, Geneva, OH; entry deadline June 16; late entries June 24
Northwest Region – July 13, West Seattle Stadium, Seattle, WA; entry deadline July 2; late entries July 7
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 will open before the end of June 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 meet schedule and hotels.
Shuttle buses will be available only to those who book hotels through the website link.
On the meet website you can also sign up for the event newsletter to get regular updates.
Click here for more information for Team USATF Athletes about WMACi25 in Alachua County. The document is a work in progress and will be continuously updated as more information becomes available.
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.
Exhibition Events
Masters Exhibition Events in 2024 – Summary and Results
The 2024 slate of Masters Exhibition Events (MEE) wraps up at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon on June 23. There was a total of six MEE available this year. They include:
USATF Indoor Championships in Albuquerque – 200m
Rex Harvey Memorial Masters Exhibition Shot Put at the Drake Relays
USATF Bermuda Grand Prix – 400m
USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix – 200m
USATF NYC Grand Prix – 100m
US Olympic Trials – 800m
A description of the MEE program and individual event results can be found on usatfmasters.org here. The results can be viewed by clicking on 2024 at the bottom of the page under Past Events.
Among the highlights this year were the World W45 record in the indoor 200m by Angee Henry in Albuquerque, and the American M40 and W40 records in the 200m by Antoine Echols and Easter Grant respectively, also in Albuquerque.
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.
USA Masters Combined Events Championships
June 22-23, 2024, Charlottesville, Virginia
With 74 athletes entered, entries are closed for the 2024 USA Masters Combined Events Championships in Charlottesville, Virginia, Watch here for results during and after the meet.
