USATF Southern California

General

2018 Track & Field Rule Changes

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2018 Rule Changes

(from Jim Hanley)

  • There will no longer be acceleration/international zones in USATF and International Relays. (Instead, runners must be stationed entirely inside a 30 meter take-over zone and batons must be passed entirely within the same 30 meter zone.) See diagrams explaining the high school and college relay markings as well as the new IAAF and USATF relay rules: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bx_ooaZmRzgPa1ZpUGpmbW5LbG5CZzUzUXVILWczR0o3OFBz/view?usp=sharing
  • Race walkers who receive three red cards, will now serve time in a pit lane (penalty box).
  • The field event time limit will now be 30 seconds—even in the high jump—after a competitor’s name is called.  Youth Athletics still has one minute when there are 3 or more competitors at the start of a round.
  • Rotational throwers will now be allowed to touch the top of the circle in certain circumstances without receiving a foot foul.

USATF Competition Rules Book

http://www.usatf.org/About/Competition-Rules.aspx – 2018 coming soon

USATF rules were voted on and approved at the Annual meeting last month in Columbus, OH and are in effect since Jan. 1, 2018:

IAAF Rules and Regulations

https://www.iaaf.org/about-iaaf/documents/rules-regulations

NFHS Track and Field and Cross Country Rules Book

http://www.nfhs.org/articles/rules-books-and-case-books-available-as-e-books/

Makenna Smith and Claudia Lane Selected for Team USA at 2018 Great Edinburgh XC

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Congratulations Makenna Smith (Cal Coast Track Club) and Claudia Lane (Malibu High School) for their selection to Team USA at 2018 Great Edinburgh XCountry Challenge on January 13, 2018 at Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, Scotland! Smith will compete on the 6K Senior Women’s Team and Lane on the 6K Junior Women’s Team.

Makenna Smith

Claudia Lane

The Great Edinburgh Cross Country consists of four separate events and pits the best of Team GB& NI against Europe and the USA. Athletes compete across four races; the junior men’s 6km, the junior women’s 4km, senior men’s 8km and senior women’s 6km. The overall winning team will be determined by the best aggregate finishing positions of the six best placed athletes in the senior category, as well as the four best placed athletes in the junior races. The event will also see the return of the innovative International Mixed Relay event which will see national teams of four (two men and two women) compete in a 4x1k challenge for the Stewart Cup.

2017 Cross Country Championships Recap

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USATF Youth Results

Dec 09: USATF Youth National JO Cross Country Championships
Nov 19: USATF Youth Region 15 JO Cross Country Championships (PDF)
Nov 12: USATF So Cal Youth JO Cross Country Championships (PDF)

USATF Masters & Open Results

Dec 09: USATF National Club Cross Country Championships
Nov 19: USATF So Cal Cross Country Championships (PDF) | Photos | Standings

High School Results

Dec 09: Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships
Dec 02: Foot Locker West Regional Championships
Dec 02: NXN National Cross Nationals
Nov 25: CIF State Cross Country Championships
Nov 18: CIF-LA City Cross Country Finals
Nov 18: CIF-SS Cross Country Finals

Collegiate Results

Nov 18: CA Community College Cross Country Championships
Nov 18: NAIA Cross Country Championships
Nov 18: NCAA DI Cross Country Championships
Nov 18: NCAA DII Cross Country Championships
Nov 18: NCAA DIII Cross Country Championships