Meet Sign Up: USATF Association Meet 2026
RACE DATE: Saturday, November 14th, 2026 @ Western Oregon University (Monmouth, OR)
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, November 10th, 9:00PM
To Register: Fill out the form below by the deadline to be registered by Coach Lauren.
Confirmation of all registered athletes will be sent out over Slack.
*Athlete cannot be registered if USATF Requirements have not been met.
USATF Membership + Age Verification:
In order to be eligible to compete in the USATF Junior Olympic competitions (Association, Regional, and National Meet), athletes must have a current USATF membership and go through the USATF Age Verification Process.
Athletes must have a current USATF Membership by November 6th in order to be eligible to compete in any USATF meets this season.
Age Verification is a one time process. Parents must upload a document verifying date of birth through the USATF Connect portal. Please note that documents take up to 5 business days to process. Please upload your DOB verification by no later than November 6th.
General USATF Membership information can be found Here
Information on how to submit the required documents here.
Information to get a youth membership can be found here.
Meet Information: The USATF Junior Olympic Championship Season Begins!
The USATF Junior Olympic Association meet is the first step in qualifying to compete at Regionals later in November. If athlete has aspirations to race at USATF JO Regionals (Nov 21nd, Pasco, WA), they will need to compete and qualify by racing in the Association meet.
This will likely be a very small meet, with Bowerman consisting of most of the entries.
Advancements:
From Association to Regionals: Top 30 individuals and Top 5 teams in each age group will advance to the Region 13 meet (November 21st, Pasco, WA)
Spikes
This meet is 100% grass, and spikes of 3/8” are encouraged.
Check in + Warmup: Please arrive 75 mins early and check in with coaches at the BTC tent to receive your bib and warmup instructions.
2k Course map (8U Age Group)
3k Course map (9-10, 11-12 Age Groups)
4k Course map (13-14 Age Group)
Schedule
9:00am — 8U Girls 2k (Might be combined w/ Girls depending on Registration #s)
9:30am — 8U Boys 2k (Might be combined w/ Boys depending on Registration #s)
10:00am — 9-10 Girls 3k
10:30am — 9-10 Boys 3k
11:00am — 11-12 Girls 3k
11:30am — 11-12 Boys 3k
12:00pm — 13-14 Girls 4k
12:30pm — 13-14 Boys 4k
Further meet information can be found here.