|
Age Group |
Event |
Type of Event |
Approximate Date |
Qualifying Standards/Procedures |
Contact info. |
| Youth |
USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships (with 1,500m and 3,000m racewalks) |
National Youth Championship for athletes age 10-18 |
Late June/early July |
Various qualifying standards based on age/sex. Standards |
Web site |
| Youth |
IAAF World Youth Track & Field Championships |
Youth World Championship for athletes age 10-18 |
Mid-July in odd-numbered years |
Qualifying procedures |
Web site |
| Youth |
AAU Junior Olympics (with 1,500m and 3,000m racewalks) |
AAU US Championship for age 8-18 |
Late July/early August |
No qualifying standards. Entry information |
Web site |
| High School |
National Scholastic Indoor Championships |
National High School Indoor Track & Field Championship with 1-mile racewalks |
Mid-March |
Qualifying standards |
Web site |
| High School |
Nike High School Indoor Track & Field Championship with 1-mile racewalks |
The National Scholastic Sports Foundation's High School Championship |
Mid-March |
Qualifying standards |
Web site |
| Junior |
Junior National Track & Field Championships |
USATF National Junior (Age 16-19) Championship |
Late June |
Qualifying standards of 55:15.00 (M) and 59:45.00 (W) for 10,000m. Qualifying with 3,000m and 5,000m times is also possible with these qualifying standards |
Web site |
| Junior |
World Junior Track & Field Championships |
IAAF World Junior (Age 16-19) Championship |
Late July |
Top two men and women at USATF Junior National 10,000m Championships under the qualifying standards of 44:05.00 (M) and 50:55.00 (W) |
Web site |
| Junior |
USA vs. Canada Junior Match |
Junior (Age 16-19) Championship |
Late July |
Top five men and women at USATF Junior National 10,000m Championships |
Web site |
| College |
NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships |
NAIA college championship |
Early March |
Qualifying standards |
Web site |
| College |
NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships |
NAIA college championship |
Late May |
Qualifying standards |
Web site |
| Open |
USA Track & Field Indoor Championships |
USATF Indoor 3,000m (W) and 5,000m (W) Championships |
Late February |
Qualifying standards of 22:00 (M) and 14:40 (W). Qualifying with other distances possible. Standards |
Web site |
| Open |
USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships |
USATF 20k Championship |
Late June/early July |
Qualifying standards of 1:36:00 (M) and 1:48:00 (W). The 20K Championships serve as the qualifiers (Olympic Trials) for the Olympic Games every 4th year (2012, 2016, 2020...) The year prior to the Olympic Games is the Pan American Games. The World Track & Field Championships occurs the year before and the year after the Olympic Games. |
Web site |
| Open |
USA 50K Racewalk Championships |
USATF 50k Championships |
December - February |
No qualifying standard. The 50K serve as the qualifier (for men) for the Olympic Games, the Pan American Games, the IAAF World Track & Field Championships, the World Cup of Race Walking and the America's Cup. |
Web site |
| Open |
IAAF World Cup of Racewalking (Even-numbered years)/America's Cup (odd-numbered years) |
World and Hemispheric Team Championships |
Late March - early May |
Qualifying for the 20k team is held at a World Cup or America's Cup Trial race some time between February - April. Entry information |
Web site |
| Masters |
USATF Masters Indoor National Track & Field Championships |
Masters (Age 35 and up) Championship |
Late March |
No qualifying standards. Open to anybody over age 35. Entry information |
Web site |
| Masters |
USATF Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships |
Masters (Age 35 and up) Championship |
Late July |
No qualifying standards. Open to anybody over age 35. Entry information |
Web site |
| Masters |
World Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships |
Masters (Age 35 and up) 3,000m indoor championship AND outdoor road 10k championship |
Even-numbered years, early March |
No qualifying standards. Open to anybody over age 35. Entry information |
Web site |
| Masters |
World Masters Outdoor Track & Field Championships |
Masters (Age 35 and up) 5,000m Track Championship, 10k and 20k Road Championships for men and women |
Odd-numbered years, early/mid-July |
No qualifying standards. Open to anybody over age 35. Entry information |
Web site |
| Senior |
National Senior Games |
Senior (Age 50 and up) 1,500m and 5,000m Championships |
Odd-numbered years, early- to mid-August |
Athletes must first qualify through their NSGA State Games during the even-numbered years. Top three per event in each 5-year age-group qualify automatically. Qualifying by time is also possible. Entry information |
Web site |
| Senior |
Huntsman World Senior Games |
Senior (Age 50 and up) 1,500m, 3k and 5k Championships held annually in St. George, UT |
Early October |
No qualifying standards. Open to anybody over age 50. Registration information |
Web site |
| Junior/Open/Masters |
USATF Racewalking Grand Prix |
Annual series wherein points are tallied and awards given for the highest placers at the US Racewalking Championship Series. |
Events held year-round from the mile to 50k |
No qualifying times necessary except for the Open division indoor mile and 3,000m/5,000m and outdoor 20k. |
Web site |