Pacific Northwest Association Qualifying Information
USA Track & Field Junior Olympic National Championships
 Seattle '98

Last Updated on June 24, 1998

The following information regarding qualification procedures for the USA Track & Field (USATF) National Championships, to be held at Husky Stadium on the University of Washington campus from July 28 through August 2, 1998, is limited to athletes residing within the host association, the Pacific Northwest Association (PNA).  The PNA consists of the State of Washington, west of the crest of the Cascade Mountains.

Athletes residing in other assocations should check with their Regional Coordinator regarding qualification procedures for their respective assocation and region.  More information regarding your local USATF can be obtained at the USATF Association website.

To be eligible to participate in the PNA Junior Olympics qualifying meets, an athlete must be a member of the Pacific Northwest Association of USA Track & Field, and not yet be 19 years old as of August 2, 1998.  The cost of individual membership is $10.  A copy of a birth certificate, or other proof of age is also required.  Athletes can join at the preliminary meets, or contact Carol Langenbach at (206) 433-8868.  You do not have to be a member of a USATF club to participate in an individual event, but relays can only be entered by PNA member clubs.

First Round Qualifying Meets for Pacific Northwest Association Athletes
The first round of the Junior Olympics qualifying meets for athletes residing in Western Washington will be held the weekends of June 13 and June 27.  The meets on June 13 and June 27 will provide a total of 16 qualifiers in each event for the Association/Regional Meet, to be held July 18 at Shoreline Stadium, Shoreline, Washington.

The meet on June 13 will be at Lake Washington High School in Kirkland, with the top 6 finishers qualifying for the July 18 meet.  The 3 meets on June 27 will be held at Bellinghame Civic Field in Bellingham (top 3 qualify for July 18), Olympic High School, Silverdale (top 4 qualify for July 18), and Battleground High School, Battleground (top 3 qualify for July 18).

If you compete in the meet on June 13, you can also compete in one of the meets on June 27.  If you compete on June 13 and qualify for the July 18 meet, you will not displace any qualifiers from the June 27 meets by participating in those meets.

If you qualify for the July 18 Assocation/Regional Meet at any of the preliminary meets, you must register for the July meet at that time, before leaving the qualifying meet.

As the host assocation, the PNA qualifies 3 athletes in each event (the top 3 finishers on July 18) to the national meet this year, rather than participating in the usual regional meet qualifying process with athletes from Oregon and Eastern Washington.  For additional information about the qualifying meets, contact the following meet directors:

Multi-Events Qualifying
Bantam, Midget, and Youth:  The Multi-Events Qualifying Meet in these age groups for the Junior Olympics National Championships will be Saturday, June 20 at West Seattle Stadium.  The top 2 finishers in each division qualify for the national meet.  The third place finisher advances if his or her point total meets the qualifying mark shown below.  The events in each division, and qualifying total for third place finishers are:

• Bantam Girls: Shot Put, High Jump and 200     (866 points)
• Bantam Girls: Shot Put, High Jump and 400     (573 points)
• Midget Girls: 80 Hurdles, Shot Put, High Jump, Long Jump and 800     (2493 points)
• Midget Boys: 80 Hurdles, Shot Put, High Jump, Long Jump and 1500  (2258 points)
• Youth Girls: 100 Hurdles, Shot Put, High Jump, Long Jump and 800    (2639 points)
• Youth Boys: 100 Hurdles, Shot Put, High Jump, Long Jump and 1500 (2639 points)

Intermediate and Young:  There will be no separate qualifying meet for the Intermediate Decathlon and Heptathlon, and the Young Men and Women Decathlon and Heptathlon.  The top 2 scores in each division submitted from the Lake Washington High School State Championships, or other meet, plus the third score if it meets the qualifying standard will advance to the national meet.  Contact Char Engelhardt for details: (425) 487-3206.
Third place qualifying standards:

• Heptathlon:     Intermediate  (3906 points)          Young  (3994 points)
• Decathlon:      Intermediate   (5055 points)          Young  (5892 points)

Steeplechase
The qualifying meet for the Intermediate Boys and Young Mens 2000 meter steeplechase to advance to the Junior Olympics National Championships will be Friday evening, July 17 at Husky Stadium at 7 pm.  There is no preliminary qualifying meet for the steeplechase.  For updated information, check this site for updates, or call Ken Emerick (206) 361-2234, or Jim Neff (206) 523-4233.

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