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The Claremont Classic will take place Sunday, April 8, 2018!

USATF Southern California Association 5K Race Walk Championships will be hosted by The Claremont Classic on Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Claremont High School.

Claremont High School
1601 N Indian Hill Blvd
Claremont CA 91711

Registration is open now: https://runsignup.com/Race/CA/Claremont/ClaremontClassic

Registration closes April 1st.  Entry fees: $39 for one race, additional $10 for a second race.  Youth entry fees are $5 per race. Day-of Registration will be accepted on a limited basis, for an additional $10.

Races include:
5000m judged (2 heats)
800m non-judged (racewalk or powerwalk)
1500m judged

​Races will use a rolling start, beginning at 7:30 a.m.  Judged races will have five USATF official judges with fully automatic timing.

Awards:
5000m- USATF Championship Medals for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the following age groups:
Youth (9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18)
Open (19-29)
Masters (30& Up, 5 year age groups)

​1500m- Medals for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the following age groups:
Youth (9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18)
Open (19-29)
Masters (30& Up, 5 year age groups)

For more information regarding the Claremont Classic, email meet director Kay Held at [email protected] or Masters Race Walk Chair Duane Dyar at [email protected].

Sign-up for USATF So Cal Youth notifications from Sanoma Evans, VP/Chair: https://www.remind.com/join/scayou

COME JOIN US & BECOME A CERTIFIED OFFICIAL!

Enjoy the experience of seeing track and field “up close and personal” by becoming a Certified USATF Official. We work meets ranging from Youth to NCAA Division I to USATF Championships. It is fun, challenging, very rewarding and a fun way to earn a little extra money. No prior experience required!

We are planning special training clinics for new officials in February and/or March that will teach you the ABC’s of officiating in a fun, relaxed and hands-on environment. All paperwork is taken care of at this clinic. We have a team of officials standing by to answer any and all questions you may have. All you have to do is send a quick email with your contact information to either Duke Fuller, Certification, [email protected] or Anthony Young, Membership, [email protected].

See videos below of officials at work and information on what is required to become certified. We look forward to hearing from you and hopefully you will join our team of officials in time for the 2018 season.

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:

• http://www.usatf.org/usatf/files/e4/e49b6dc6-67fd-490e-933a-0349997d8e80.pdf
• http://www.usatf.org/usatf/files/3f/3f3bd846-5148-4289-8e48-05d2ecb5de71.pdf

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/

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.

• Full Story
• 2018 Great Edinburgh XCountry Info

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.

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

2017 USATF So Cal Cross Country Championships

Sunday – Nov 19, 2017

Crescenta Valley Park

• Event Information (PDF)
• Course Map (PDF)
• Event Registration Form
• Status of Entries

USATF So Cal Board Sub-Committees

Election held on October 8, 2017

MASTERS
T&F: Eugene Driver
XC: Andrew Hecker
MUT: Gary Hilliard
Road Racing/LDR: Robert Elsinger
Race Walk: Duane Dyar
Secretary: Claudio Andrade
Treasurer: Freddie Braxton

OPEN
T&F: Moses Dennis
XC: Terence Galasso
MUT: Yen Darcy
Road Racing/LDR: Robert Elsinger
Race Walk: George Papacalos
Secretary: TBA
Treasurer: Kelly Flathers

YOUTH
Vice Chair: Brian Ford
T&F: Steve Todd
XC: Kim Wachowski
Race Walk: John Wachowski
Secretary: Darius Page
Treasurer: Yvette Williams
Fin. Secretary: Tia Fishback

Please join USATF President Listening Tour with Vin Lananna on Oct 8th at 3:30pm. Hope to see you in Santa Fe Springs!

Sunday, October 8, 2017 at 2:00pm

• City of Santa Fe Springs – Towne Center Hall
• 11740 Telegraph Rd, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
• Information Flyer

Agenda & Schedule

• 12:30pm – 2:00pm: Check-in​
• 2:00pm – 2:30pm: Meeting
  • President’s Report
  • Treasurer’s Report
  • Approval of Minutes
  • Breakouts
• 2:30pm – 3:30pm: Sub-Committee Chair Elections
• 3:30pm – 4:30pm: *Vin Linanna Listening Tour

*All are welcome to join and listen to Vin Linanna speak about the state of USATF and the sport as well as participate in a Q&A with Vin.

Meeting Information

12:30pm – 2:00pm: Electorate sign-in for the elections
2:00pm: Meeting will be called to order by the Association President

Eligible Voters
​-The minimum age for any voting delegate shall be 18.
-One person may vote only once, regardless of how many voting positions within the association the person occupies.
-Except for membership renewals from the previous year, all voting delegates must be USATF members in the month which ends more than one full month preceding the meeting at which voting is taking place.
-Memberships must be obtained by 09/01/2017.
-Renewing memberships from 2016 are not subject to the 30 day membership requirements and may present proof of renewal on day of election.

Open Positions
This year’s elections are for Sub-Committees. Please consider running for, and/or voting for, any of the following positions at the 2017 SCA Annual Elections. Nominations and voting must take place in person.

Description and duties for the below positions can be viewed in Articles 8 and 9 of the USATF Southern California Association Bylaws. Click here to view USATF Southern California Bylaws or go to www.scausatf.org/about/bylaws-financials/​

Positions to be Elected

Youth
​-Vice Chair
-Track & Field
-Cross Country
-Race Walking
-Secretary
-Treasurer
-Financial Secretary

Open
-Track & Field
-Cross Country
-MUT
-Race Walking
-Road Racing
-Secretary
-Treasurer

Masters
-Track & Field
-Cross Country
-MUT
-Race Walking
-Road Racing
-Secretary
-Treasurer

Contact Information

​USATF Southern California
11911 Artesia Blvd, ​Suite 204B
Cerritos, CA 90701
​[email protected]
(562) 924-0382
​www.scausatf.org