USATF Masters Mega Regional Outdoor Track & Field Championships

USATF Masters Mega Regional
USATF Potomac Valley Association
Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships
June 5-6, 2021

Date & Time

June 5 - 7:30 am to 2:00 pm
June 6 - 7:30 am to end of competition

Location

Prince George's Sports and Learning Center 8001 Sheriff Road
Landover, MD 20785

NEW Directions (click to open, copy, and print)

Parking will be in the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex LOT C.

Directions from the Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495) are as follows:

Take Exit 17B – Route 202 West (Landover Road toward Bladensburg).
Immediately get into the far left lane.
At the first light, turn left on Brightseat Road.
At the first light, turn right on Sheriff Road.
At the first light on Sheriff Road, turn left into the Complex.
At the first road going up the hill, turn right.
LOT C will be on your right.

Once there, Packet Pickup will be close by, outside the fence to the track.

FINAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

NOTE: Competitors in ALL FIELD EVENTS will each have six (6) attempts.
On mobile devices and tablets this schedule is best viewed in PDF.

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SATURDAY TRACK		SUNDAY TRACK
8:00 AM	M-W 30-74 5000m Race Walk	8:00 AM	W35-69 5000m
9:00 AM	W60-84 100m	8:35 AM	M60-84 5000m
9:04 AM	W50-59 100m	9:10 AM	M35-59 5000m
9:08 AM	W40-49 100m	9:45 AM	W75-84 200m
9:12 AM	W25-39 100m	9:49 AM	W60-74 200m
9:16 AM	M75-94 100m	9:53 AM	W50-59 200m
9:20 AM	M70 100m	9:57 AM	W40-49 200m
9:24 AM	M60-69 100m	10:01 AM	W25-39 200m
9:28 AM	M55 100m	10:20 AM	M75-94 200m
9:35 AM	M50 100m	10:24 AM	M70 200m
9:39 AM	M40-49 100m	10:29 AM	M65 200m
9:43 AM	M35 100m	10:33 AM	M60 200m
9:47 AM	M30 100m	10:37 AM	M55 200m
9:50 AM	M25-29 100m	10:45 AM	M45-54 200m
10:10 AM	W25-84 1500m	10:49 AM	M40 200m
10:25 AM	M60-94 1500m	10:53 AM	M25-34 200m
10:40 AM	M50-59 1500m	11:20 AM	W25-79 800m
10:55 AM	M30-49 1500m	11:30 AM	M70-94 800m
11:20 AM	W60-84 400m	11:40 AM	M60-69 800m
11:24 AM	W50-59 400m	11:50 AM	M50-59 800m
11:30 AM	W25-49 400m	12:00 PM	M30-49 800m
11:45 AM	M75-94 400m	12:30 PM	M-W 40-84 2000m Steeplechase
11:49 AM	M65-74 400m	12:50 PM	M30-59 3000m Steeplechase
11:53 AM	M60 400m	1:15 PM	W70 200m Hurdles 27"
11:57 AM	M55 400m	1:15 PM	M70-79 300m Hurdles 27"
12:01 PM	M50 400m	1:30 PM	W50 300m Hurdles 30"
12:05 PM	M40-49 400m	1:40 PM	M60-69 300m Hurdles 30"
12:09 PM	M25-39 400m	1:55 PM	M50-59 400m Hurdles 33"
12:35 PM	W60-74 80m Hurdles 27"	2:10 PM	M30-49 400m Hurdles 36"
12:50 PM	W40-54 80m Hurdles 30"	2:30 PM	W30-89 4x100m Relay
1:05 PM	M60-69 100m Hurdles 33"	2:30 PM	4x100m Relay
1:20 PM	M50-59 100m Hurdles 36"	2:50 PM	4x400m Relay
1:35 PM	M30-49 110m Hurdles 39"	3:15 PM	4x800m Relay

SATURDAY field		SUNDAY FIELD
Time	Event	Time	Event
8:00 AM	M40-84 Weight	8:00 AM	M60-84 Hammer
8:30 AM	W50-94 Triple Jump	8:15 AM	M60-79 Long Jump
9:30 AM	M40-84 Super Weight	8:30 AM	W25-74 High Jump
9:45 AM	W40-94 Javelin	9:30 AM	M30-59 Hammer
9:45 AM	M25-79 Triple Jump	9:30 AM	M70-89 Shot Put
11:30 AM	W35-94 Weight	10:00 AM	M25-59 Long Jump
11:30 PM	M-W 30-79 Pole Vault	10:30 AM	W35-94 Hammer
1:00 PM	W35-94 Super Weight	10:30 AM	M70-84 High Jump
1:00 PM	M60-89 Javelin	10:45 AM	M60-69 Shot Put
2:30 PM	M30-59 Javelin	12:00 PM	M70-89 Discus
		12:00 PM	M25-59 Shot Put
		12:00 PM	W30-94 Long Jump
		12:30 PM	M25-69 High Jump
		1:30 PM	M60-69 Discus
		1:30 PM	W35-94 Shot Put
		2:30 PM	M25-59 Discus
		4:15 PM	W35-94 Discus

COVID-19 Protocols

All participants and officials, staff, and volunteers who are not fully vaccinated and will have direct contact with athletes must present evidence of a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken no more than seven (7) days prior to any date they will access the facility. This test is at the individual’s expense (though in many places local authorities are providing these tests free of charge), and a copy of the negative result must be brought to the event to be credentialed/admitted.
NOTE: FULLY VACCINATED INDIVIDUALS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE COVID TEST REQUIREMENT. THEY MUST BRING EVIDENCE OF THEIR VACCINATION STATUS TO THE MEET TO SHOW AT CHECK IN.

There will be a single entry/exit point to the facility with separate channels for entry and exit.

Temperature check at entry, must be below 100.4 ℉ for entry.

Symptom survey at entry
Those who pass admission criteria will be given a wrist band each day (color coded).

Masks must be worn at all times in the facility except when warming up, cooling down, competing, or eating/drinking.

Social distancing must be observed at all times.

ELIGIBILITY

All athletes are subject to drug testing. Click on each tab below to see more info.

All eligible members of USATF and eligible members of other World Athletics member federations age 25+ on June 5, 2021, may compete. However, only U.S. citizens and USA eligible athletes as defined by WMA may win Championship medals; non U.S. citizens will receive equivalent awards.

There are no qualifying standards for this competition.

Athletes must be 25 years or older on June 5, 2021. Individual and relay competitions will be conducted in five-year age groups.

All athletes must be a 2021 members of USATF in good standing. USATF memberships may be obtain at usatf.org. Non U.S. citizens must be eligible members of their World Athletics member federation.

Club and non-club relay teams shall be separate divisions. USATF Competition Rule 332.2(g) details the definitions for both club and non-club relay teams. Non-U.S. citizens may not be members of club relay teams.

Proof of date of birth will be required from all competitors in advance.

East Region athletes are members of the following USATF associations
Southeast Region athletes are members of the following USATF associations

Adirondack, Connecticut, Long Island, Maine, Mid Atlantic, New England, New Jersey, New York, Niagara, Potomac Valley, Three Rivers.

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.

ENTRY INFORMATION
No Day of Meet Entries

If you need an ADA Accommodation. Documentation must be received by USATF 6 weeks (before May 25th) prior to the competition

Entry Process
Info Needed?
Packet Pick-Up
Clearance Procedures

Member athletes in good standing of USATF or of other WMA recognized masters affiliates are eligible to compete. Non-USA affiliated athletes cannot displace USA affiliated athletes for places. At least 2/3 of the athletes advancing to finals must be athletes who are USA affiliated as determined by WMA. The number of athletes advancing to finals may be increased, where feasible.
A 2021 USATF membership is required for USA affiliated athletes to enter online (please join online if you are not a member). Non-USA affiliated athletes must present evidence that they are members in good standing of their appropriate affiliate. Letter attesting to their status should be addressed to Jerry Bookin-Weiner, Chair, USATF Masters Track and Field Committee and sent to mtfchair@usatf.org.
To enter online without an entry mark, put NT or NM in the Mark box during the entry process.
A Help Line is available for those athletes who need assistance with the entry process. For assistance, call the USATF National Office at 317-261-0500 during normal business hours, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm ET Monday – Friday.

Athletes will not be considered to be entered into the meet until ALL required documents have been received.

Verification of Age (a copy of your birth certificate or passport)

After completing your entry, if the status of entry page indicates “info needed”, you should log in to your USATF Connect account and upload the copy of your birth certificate or passport under the “Athlete Verifications” tab.

If the notation “need DOB docs” still appears on your entries in Status of Entries, be prepared to show date of birth verification at Packet Pickup.

On arrival on your first day, proceed directly to Packet Pickup, which will be located outside the fence of the track. There you will be given a packet including your bib number, pins, the meet schedule, two symptom surveys (one for each day), and other information. Packet Pickup will open at 7:00 each day.

Once you have your packet, follow directions to the gate to take care of your Clearance Procedure. There you will be asked to show your proof of vaccination or negative COVID test, have your temperature taken (forehead scan), and turn in your symptom survey (one for each day). Once you have finished at the Clearance Table, you will be issued a color-coded wristband (different color for each day) and be able to either pass through into the track or proceed to the throwing area across the road.

Please do not bring your actual vaccination card with you; a photocopy or digital copy on your phone will be sufficient, provided your name and the date of your second dose is clearly legible. Remember, to be considered fully vaccinated your second dose must have been administered no later than May 21, 2021, if entering for the first time on Saturday or May 22, 2021, if entering for the first time on Sunday.

If you are submitting a negative COVID test, if you are live in a city or county with a test positivity rate of 5% or lower it may be an Antigen test; if the test positivity rate in your city or county is over 5%, it MUST be a PCR test.

We will keep a record of those showing us vaccination cards or test results from Saturday so that part of the process will not need to be repeated. However, the temperature check and symptom survey must be done each day.

Entry Fees

First Event – $30
Additional Event – $10
Relays – On Site $20/team

Entry deadline: 11:59 am on Friday, May 28, 2021.

Late Entries: There will be no late entries accepted.

All fees are non-transferable and non-refundable. No entry will be considered completed unless it is accompanied by full payment of fees and all required documents.

NOTE: Failure to present a negative COVID PCR test is NOT a reason for a refund.

Awards

The first three finishers in each age group in each event from each region will receive gold, silver, and bronze USATF Masters Outdoor East or Southeast Region Championships medals, as appropriate.
Non-US Citizens and competitors from outside the two regions are not eligible to displace US Citizens or competitors from the regions for awards; they will receive equivalent medals if they finish in the top three overall in an age group in an event.
Awards may be picked up at the designated tent no earlier than 30 minutes after completion of the event.
There will be no team scoring at this meet.

Meet Info

Reporting Procedures

How to Report: You MUST report (see below for the times to report) to the clerk in order to compete. There will be three clerking areas – one for track events inside the fence near the track, one for throwing events (except the shot put) across the road, and one for jumps and shot put inside the fence.

ALL Track Events: You must report to the clerk’s tent labeled “Track Events” at least 20 minutes (but no more than 30 minutes) before the start of your event. You will be escorted to the start line.

NO REPORTING DIRECTLY TO THE START LINE.

ALL Jumping Events and Shot Put: You must report to the clerk’s tent labeled “Field Events” at least 30 minutes (except pole vault: 45 minutes) prior to the start of your event. You will be escorted to the event venue.

NO REPORTING DIRECTLY TO THE EVENT VENUE

ALL Throwing Events except Shot Put: You must report to the clerk’s tent labeled “Throwing Events” at least 20 minutes (but no more than 30 minutes) before the start of your event. You will be escorted to the event venue.

NO REPORTING DIRECTLY TO THE EVENT VENUE

Notes:

If you do not report, you will not compete! NO EXCEPTIONS.
Packet/number pick-up is NOT reporting.

If you are in more than one event scheduled simultaneously, please inform both sets of clerks within the noted timeframe. They will inform the officials, but it is your responsibility to be aware of the progress of each event.

Implements and Personal Implements Inspection

At least one (1) competition-approved implement of every size and weight will be provided.

However, it is recommended that you bring your own implement and have it certified at the Implement Inspection area.

The Implement Inspection area will be located near the hammer/discus cage on the throws field.

Athletes wishing to use their own implements must submit those implements for inspection at least two hours before the scheduled start of their throwing event.

Approved implements will be impounded until the start of the competition.

Spike Type and Lengths

Only ¼ inch “Pyramid Spikes” will be allowed on the track.

Prohibited spikes include “Needle Spike Pins” and “Christmas Tree Spikes”, and any of length longer than ¼ inch. All shoes will be checked.

Starting Blocks

Only meet supplied starting blocks will be allowed. No personal starting blocks will be permitted.

Accommodation

There are numerous hotels within a relatively short distance of the Prince George's Sports and Learning Center in Landover, MD. Their rates for the weekend of the Mega Regional range from under $75/night to $150/night and up. The best way to search for accommodation is to go to one of the hotel booking sites (booking.com; hotels.com; expedia.com; tripadvisor.com; etc.) and search for "Hotels near FedEx Field, Landover, MD."