2021 USA National Masters Throws Championships

Date & Time

August 21 - 22, 2021
8:00 AM
4:00 PM

Location

West Seattle Stadium
4432 35th Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98126

COVID-19 Protocols as of August 18, 2021 subject to change

All athletes and officials, as well as any volunteers who will have sustained direct contact with athletes (more than 15 minutes in a 24-hour period), must present evidence of one of the following:
Being fully vaccinated (meaning having had the final dose of their course of vaccination at least 14 days prior) – presentation of their vaccination card (preferably a photocopy or a digital copy on a phone or tablet)
OR
Option #1) 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 and a copy of the negative result must be brought to the event to be credentialed/admitted.
Option #2) A negative Antigen test, provided ALL of the following criteria are met:
Both the county of residence of the athlete / participant AND the county of the event have a state government reported COVID-19 positivity rate in each of the last two weeks of less than 5%,
AND
The athlete / participant is asymptomatic (as reported on the symptom survey and temperature check),
AND
The athlete / participant has not had exposure to a person with confirmed COVID-19 in the last 14 days.

If all three of the criteria above for Option #2 are not met, then the participant must use Option #1 to meet the negative COVID-19 test criterion. Note that COVID-19 antibody testing is NOT currently accepted to meet the negative COVID-19 test criterion. A temperature check (below 100.4o F) and symptom survey must be performed each day prior to entering the West Seattle Stadium venue. There will be single entry and exit points to and from the facility.

Mask requirements for all who enter the facility should follow current CDC guidelines.
As of 6/7/21, only fully vaccinated individuals are exempt from mask wearing in public outdoor spaces. Events that choose to follow that guidance and allow fully vaccinated participants to not wear masks must have a mechanism for verification of vaccination status and enforce mask wearing for non-vaccinated participants. Alternatively, the meet can require mask wearing for all who enter the competition facility.

Links to places where athletes who are not vaccinated can get PCR tests. In Seattle area for free or if covered by insurance.

UW Medicine testing sites (https://www.uwmedicine.org/coronavirus/testing)
City of Seattle sites with testing performed by UW (https://www.seattle.gov/mayor/covid-19/covid-19-testing)
King County sites with testing performed by UW (Auburn and Bellevue)
Snohomish County sites with testing performed by UW (https://www.snohd.org/503/Drive-Thru-Testing-Available-by-Appointm)
Please call George, 208-691-0193, or email him, georgemathews99@gmail.com, if you need further information.

See below the Waiver/Release that was agreed on during registration

I am of the stated age on this application. I forever release and discharge USA Track & Field Inc., The City of Seattle Parks & Recreation, USATF Pacific NW, Seattle Masters A C, George Mathews, Lance Neubauer, Get Strong First, their agents, representatives, officers, employers or sponsors and all other affiliates associated with the organizing of this event of any responsibility for any loss or damage to me or my property which I may sustain in the course of (or in connection with) the 2021 National Masters Throws Championships except only such liability arising from the sole, active negligence of Releases. By entering this competition, I hereby attest that I have full knowledge of the risk involved in competing in these events and am physically fit and sufficiently trained to participate.
Athletes who participate in this competition are subject to drug testing performed by the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) in accordance with the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Para-Olympic Movement Testing.

All contestants, officials, volunteers and spectators are subject to COVID-19 pre-test and/or vaccine requirements, screening & safety attestation guidelines, requirements enacted by the CDC, USATF, USOPC, all governmental requirements and those by the meet organizers on the days of the competition.

ELIGIBILITY / IMPLEMENTS CHECK-IN / DIRECTIONS TO STADIUM

  • U.S. citizens must be members of USA Track & Field to enter and compete.
  • Non-U.S. citizens must be members of their countries’ federation to enter and compete.
  • Athletes 25 yrs. and older are eligible to compete.
  • Athletes will compete in 5 year age divisions (25-29, 30-34, 35-39, etc.)
  • Implement check-in will start at 3:00pm on Friday August 20th. It would be good if you could drop off your personal implements at that time.
  • Also, it is important for everyone be aware that the West Seattle Bridge is closed and could create some challenges particularly for those traveling in from north and east of Seattle. Google map for routes that we believe are the best ones to take, traveling from the south, SeaTac, I-5 etc.
  • Traveling from the north (eg Lynwood) and East from I-90 meeting  I-5 south to Michigan Street exit. See Google map.

ENTRY INFORMATION

Entry Fees and Limits

$85 Throws Pentathlon (84 entrant limit)
$85 Ultra Weight Pentathlon (72 entrant limit)
$35 Super Weight Championship* (72 entrant limit)
$150 3 Events Package (Throws Pent., Ultra Weight Pent., Super Weight)

*does not include meet t-shirt

Entry Deadline

Ontime:
 Received by August 7, 11:59 pm (or until maximum entry # is reached)
Late:
Received by August 14, 11:59 pm (or until maximum entry # is reached)
$65 late fee will apply

FINAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (posted August 18)

First start time (s) are firm. All other groups start times are approximate. We will be on a rolling schedule and MAY START EARLY.
Please be prepared to start before you scheduled time.
We ask that anyone who is not going to be able to participate in our competition to please let us know immediately so we can adjust our flight information now before we create all the important documents need to run the meet.

SATURDAY - THROWS PENTATHLON

FLIGHT NUMBER AGE GROUP(S) WARM-UP START HAMMER

1

W35-W59
6:45
7:00

2

M60-64
*7:30
*7:45

3

M65-69
*8:30
*8:45

4

M25-59
*9:20
*9:35

5

M80+/W70+
*10:20
*10:35
6
M70-79
*11:25
*11:40
7
W60-69
*12:30
*12:45
*approximate times

SUNDAY ULTRAWEIGHT PENTATHLON

FLIGHT NUMBER STARTING VENUE AGE GROUP(S) WARM-UP START WEIGHT THROW

1

Hammer
M25-69
7:00
7:15

2

Shot W
W35-59
7:00
7:15

3

Shot E
W70+/M80+
7:00
7:15

4

Shot W
M70-79
*11:00
*11:15

5

Shot E
W60-69
*11:15
*11:30

* approximate times

ACCOMMODATION

The Grove

Address:
3512 SW Alaska Street
Seattle, WA 98126
(down the hill from the track)
Rates:
Single $129, Double $139, Suites $179
(valid until the block is filled)
Reservations: 206-937-9920
(mention "USA Throws Nationals)

Breakfast at the Grove breakfast starts at 6:00am. For those wishing something different there is a Drive-in / walkup Starbucks up the street from the Grove. Just walk 2 blocks north on 35th to left on Fauntleroy and you see it across the street on the corner; see directions to Starbucks.

Banquet and Museum of Flight

Banquet

Date & Time: Saturday, August 21, 6 pm (doors open at 5 pm)
Location: Museum of Flight
(located 9 miles from the competition site)
9404 E. Marginal Way South
Seattle, WA 98108

Cost: $35
(includes access to visit the Museum of Flight on Saturday and Sunday)

Museum of Flight

Anyone who has purchased a banquet ticket is eligible to receive a no charge Museum of Flight ticket on a one for one basis for each banquet ticket purchased for admittance on Friday 8/20 or Saturday 8/21or Sunday 8/21 or Monday 8/23. We need to know the specific date you require. The tickets need to be issued for a specific day in advance. Requests must be received by George Mathews at georgemathews99@gmail.com by 11:59pm on August 18th.

No requests can be fulfilled after that unfortunately. Attendees arriving at 5:00 pm on the Saturday evening before the start of the banquet will also be able to view the main museum floor from the second floor balcony without a voucher.

Google direction traveling from West Seattle Stadium to The Museum of Flight.

Need a ride to banquet?

We have received a few requests for help finding a ride to the banquet. Please be aware that there is not a shuttle available to the banquet. We made this post with the idea of helping athletes find other athletes who would be willing to provide a ride to a fellow athlete to the banquet.
Obviously this is more complicated than we anticipated with the consideration that everyone is not necessarily staying at the Grove. If a Grove athlete would be helping with a ride to the banquet to someone who is staying at some other location etc.
We will have the list at the check-in table of those who indicated needing a ride when they registered and a sign asking if other athletes with transportation might be willing to help those needing a ride.
We would ask that those who indicated a need for transportation on their registration please provide us where they are leaving from going to the banquet and where they are returning to after the banquet.
Only those few people who indicated needing a ride to the banquet on their registration please provide this information to me by return email so we can add it to our information sheet.

Joe Myers M65 Shotput gold