USATF MASTERS NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2022
2022 USATF West Region Masters T&F Championships
Registration Deadline October 16
The West Region Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships, the final Masters regional outdoor championship for 2022, is coming up on Sunday, October 23 at Chabot College in Hayward, California. It is being held in conjunction with the USATF Pacific Association Masters Championships. The entry deadline is October 16, with late entries (an additional $25) open until the day of the event. For more information (including a link to the online registration, click here.
2022 USATF Annual Meeting – December 1-4 in Orlando
Register to be an Active Athlete Delegate
The 2022 USATF Annual Meeting will take place December 1-4 in Orlando, Florida. There are 34 slots for Active Athletes as voting delegates at the Annual Meeting. To register for the event click here for more information and details.
Active Athlete Delegates elect the Active Athlete Representative on the MTF Executive Committee and have a voice on future Championships sites, changes to the Rules, changes to the Masters Track & Field Operating Procedures, and more. For information about becoming an Active Athlete Delegate, click here and sign up.
Those interested in proposing changes to the MTF Operating Procedures must send in their proposals, citing the text to the changed and the new/revised text to be considered no later than October 25, 2022, so that the proposals can be posted the required 30 days prior to the Annual Meeting. Send any proposed changes to MTF Chair Jerry Bookin-Weiner (mtfchair@usatf.org) and MTF Secretary Amanda Scotti (ascotti.nmn@gmail.com) by October 25. The current MTF Operating Procedures can be found here.
WMACi Toruń – March 26 – April 1, 2023
The WMA Indoor Championships will return to Toruń, Poland, site of the 2019 Indoor Championships. The dates are March 26-April 1, 2023. There is detailed information for US athletes about the meet on usatfmasters.org. Included are:
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- Team USATF accommodations – there are sizable Team USATF Masters room blocks at two hotels, including the Copernicus (the hotel we used in 2019) at approximately $120/night including breakfast and another at the nearby ibis Budget Hotel and roughly half the cost. Full information, including links to make room requests, is here.
- A revised athletic trainer/massage subscription process, and a revised relay selection process.
- Applications for the WMA Travel Grants for the WMA 2023 Indoor Championships are open here, with a deadline of January 31, 2023 (same as the deadline for meet entries).
- Meet registration is open, however, US athletes must first be 2023 USATF members to register. That is not possible until the 2023 membership year begins on November 1; for those whose membership is on auto-renew, their 2023 membership does not begin until January 1st.
Watch for more information during the coming weeks in these Newsletters.
WMA Delegate Search
Effective in 2023, MTF’s delegates to the WMA General Assembly are the MTF Chair, MTF Vice Chair, and a third person appointed by the Chair with the approval of the MTF Executive Committee. This year, Carroll DeWeese’s four-year term as a WMA delegate is ending, and so a WMA Delegate needs to be appointed.
If you are interested in this position or want to nominate someone, please email MTF Chair Jerry Bookin-Weiner at mtfchair@usatf.org. You may use this form to submit an application. There also will be an interview process beginning in early November.
Getting Ready for 2023 – Mark Your Calendars!
The 2023 Regional and National Championships Schedule is coming into focus. Here is what is already on tap, including links to websites where available; you can also go to the Upcoming Events page on usatfmasters.org to see additional events as they are added to the calendar:
- January 21-22 National Masters Indoor Combined Events Championships, Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin
- February 11 USATF Southwest Region Masters Track & Field Indoor Championships, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
- February 19 USATF Mid America Region Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships, University of Colorado – Colorado Springs, Colorado
- February 19 USATF West Region Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
- March 10-12 USATF Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships, Norton Sports and Learning Center, Louisville, Kentucky
- July 20-23 USATF Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships, North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro, North Carolina
- August 5-6 National Masters Throws Championships, Benedictine University, Lisle, Illinois
In addition to these national and regional championships, many associations have scheduled their own association championships this winter. We will compile a list of those, post it on usatfmasters.org, and publish it in the November Masters Newsletter.
