Masters & Open T&F Championship

CHAMPIONSHIP LOCATION

Lewis University

One University Parkway
Romeoville, Illinois 60446

Sunday, June 2, 2024

AGE DIVISIONS

Open Division: Age 19-24,  

Masters Division:Age 25+

Open and Masters competitors compete together but receive separate awards for each division.

AWARDS

USATF Association Championship medals will be awarded to the top three (3) finishers in each event in the following men’s and women’s age-divisions:  19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90+

TIMING

Fully Automatic Timing will be provided by Shazzam Racing.

ENTRY FEE

$15.00 per event. All entry fees are paid online at the registration site. 

USATF MEMBERSHIP

All competitors must be a 2024 member of USA Track & Field.  A current, birth date verified 2024 membership number is required to submit an online meet entry.

If your age has not been verified by USATF, you must upload a legal document into your membership profile.

Athletes can join or renew memberships at https://usatf.sport80.com/ 

ENTRY PROCEDURE & DEADLINE

There are three ways to register for this event:

1  Online registration at Simply Register by Wednesday, May 29th, at 11:59 pm.

Registration Form:  https://www.simplyregister.net/register/?e=125781

Registration Status:  https:www.simplyregister.net/status/?e=125781

2.  Mail Entries to the USATF IL office postmarked by Tuesday, May 28th, at 5:00 pm.

3.  Register late onsite: 

For events scheduled for 9:00 am, registration closes at 8:45 am.

For events scheduled for 10:00 am, registration closes at 9:30 am.

LATE ENTRIES

Registration onsite entries (option #3) are charged at the higher rate:  $10:00 registration onsite fee plus $15.00 per event (cash only). Athletes 75 & older are not charged the $10.00 registration onsite fee.

Athletes are encouraged to register prior to the start of the meet for better seeding preferences.

ATHLETE CHECK-IN

RUNNING EVENTS: Check in for running events is 30 minutes prior to the start of the individual running event. Check in is at the CLERKS TENT near the finish line.

FIELD EVENTS: 45-minutes prior to the event, competitors much check-in with the Head Judge.

CERTIFICATION OF IMPLEMENTS

Throwing implements will be certified at the throwing venue. Athletes must provide their own implements  

PARKING

Free parking is available.

RESULTS

During the meet, live results will be available at: https://results.shazamracing.com/meet-list. After the meet the results are posted on the USATF Illinois website, www.usatfillinois.org

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Notes:

1. All events will be women followed by men unless otherwise indicated or decided by Officials on meet day.
2. Unless specifically noted, events are on a ROLLING TIME SCHEDULE. Athletes should be prepared for their event(s) well in advance.
3. All throwing athletes are required to provide their own implements. If your implements do not pass inspection, you will likely not be able to compete in that event.
4. The university will not provide any throwing equipment. You should not expect other athletes to provide you an implement. Any such arrangement should be made prior to the day of the meet.
5. An official will be certifying implements throughout the throwing competition.  Those competing in the first throwing events should certify first.  Athletes are expected to provide their own implements.