2024 USATF Southeast Region Masters Indoor Championships

2024 USATF Southeast Region Masters Indoor Championships

Date & Time

February 11, 2024
8:00 AM Start

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Location

Alachua County Sports and Events Center
4870 Celebration Pointe Avenue,
Gainesville, FL 32608

ELIGIBILITY

Athletes must be 25 years or older on Feb. 11, 2024. Individual competition will be conducted in five-year age divisions. All eligible members of USATF and eligible members of other WMA Members may compete in these Championships. However, only U.S. citizens may score or win championship medals. A 2024 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 WMA Masters Member. Letters attesting to their status should be addressed to Jerry Bookin-Weiner, Chair, USATF Masters Track & Field Committee at mtfchair@usatf.org.

As a masters meet, all participants must be age 25 and over on the date of the meet, with the one exception being the Race Walk events, which are open to all ages.

ENTRY INFORMATION
NO DAY OF MEET ENTRIES
Deadline Tuesday, February 6 at 11:59 pm EST

Entry Fees

  • $45 for 1st two events
  • $10 for events 3 & 4
  • $5 after 5th event
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SCHEDULE (subject to change)

1. EVENTS WILL RUN WOMEN FOLLOWED BY MEN.
2. EVENTS MAY BE COMBINED BY OFFICIALS AND/OR MEET DIRECTOR

Running Events

 

8:00 am60m Hurdles
8:30 am60m
9:00 am800m
9:30 am3000m Race Walk
10:00 am400m
10:30 am1500m
11:00 am200m
11:30 am3000m
12:00 pm4x400m Relay

Field Events 

Reporting for field events is 15 minutes prior to start time for the event/age group

8:00 amThrowsJumps
 Shot (women, all)
followed by M70+
followed by M50-69
followed by M25-49

WOMEN: followed by
Triple Jump
MEN: followed by
Triple Jump
NOTE=these will be in
separate pits.

Pole Vault (all)
High Jump (all)

12:00 pmWEIGHT/SW (women)
followed by M70+
followed by M50-69
followed by M25-49

Awards & Contact

Meet medals to the first 3 places overall for age groups. Awards are provided by the Southeast Region. Please thank all volunteers at our meet!

Meet Contacts:

Tina Klein
USATF SE Region Masters Coordinator
tkath1ete@yahoo.com
D: 404-509-4913

Meet Info

Implements

Implement Inspection will be by the Throwing area beginning at 7:00 am. The SE Region will also be providing one implement for each age group/discipline.

Event Check-In

Field event athletes must check-in to their field event sites no later than 30 minutes prior to their competition. Any athletes failing to declare within that time frame will be scratched from the event. NO EXCEPTIONS!

Field Event Finals

The throws and horizontal jumps will consist of 6 attempts for each competitor when there are 8 or fewer contestants in an age division. If there are more than 8 contestants in an age division, everyone will get 3 attempts and the top 8 will advance to finals to be given three additional attempts.

Relays

Relay teams must be entered by an eligible club coach/manager.

Protests

Protests must be submitted to the Protest Referee at once and not later than 30 minutes after a result has been announced, the Referee’s decision is final.

Rules, Conduct & Facility

USATF Competition Rules will be followed during the Association Championship.

Meet Hotel

Coming Soon!

Airports

  • Gainesville: 11 miles
    • Gainesville airport has 4 Delta flights to ATL (Atlanta)
    • 1 American to MIA (Miami)
    • 4 American to CLT (Charlotte Douglas Airport)
    • 1 Silver to Ft Lauderdale
  • Jacksonville: 88 miles
  • Orlando: 121 miles
  • Tampa: 137 miles
  • St. Pete: 138 miles
  • Sanford: 138 miles

CHARITY

We will partner with St. Francis House (helping support homeless families in need). They will accept new or gently used clothing items or shoes for men, women and children. (again, the word gently, not worn out or torn).