USATF New England Junior Olympic Track & Field Championship Friday and Saturday, June 12-13, 2026 Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg MA To better accommodate participants and better utilize facilities, several events will again be contested on Friday afternoon in 2026 The New England Association Championship is the first leg in the Junior Olympic program, open to all youth ages 6-18 with no qualifying standards Divisions are based on year of birth (age on December 31) 8/under - Born 2018 and later 9-10 - Born 2016 and 2017 11-12 - Born 2014 and 2015 13-14 - Born 2012 and 2013 15-16 - Born 2010 and 2011 17-18 - Born 2008 and 2009, and born after July 28, 2007 This is the New England qualifying event for the Region 1 Championship meet (Date/Site to be determined) General Meet Information and Competition Guidelines 2 Day Schedule Events to be contested
ENTRY AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS The meet is open to all youth with no qualifying standards. Entry requirements for the USATF-NE Junior Olympic Championship
ENTRY PROCESS Entry will open May 1 and close Tuesday, June 9 at 11:59 p.m. Entry is online only using athletic.net Entry fee is $8 per individual event. There are no fees for relays. - Ages 11/12 and under may enter up to 3 events including relays - Ages 13/14 and older may enter up to 4 events including relays - Relays count as an event as do those events entered by waiver. - The combined events (triathlon/pentathlon/heptathlon/decathlon) do NOT count against the maximum. Events with Waivers To Region 1 The combined events are not contested at the New England meet. Those interested in advancing to Region 1 in the events must request a waiver. - Email the request to youth@newengland.usatf.org before June 5 - Individuals entering events via waivers into the Region 1 meet must still enter and pay the fee for those events for the New England meet. The 'waiver' fee for combined events (decathlon/heptathlon/pentathlon/triathlon) is $8. Region 1 Qualification/ Advancement All 6 associations in Region 1 will advance the top 8 (eight) per event in each age division and sex In those events (by age group and sex) with 20 or more finishers, the top 10 (ten) will earn advancement to the Region 1 meet. Exceptions are the events with trials/finals - 100 and hurdles) where there will be 8 advancers. If there are fewer than 20 finishers in an event, the maximum number of qualifiers remains at 8. Qualifying for Nationals The top _5_ (five) finishers in each age group in each event at the Region 1 meet qualify for the National Championship in Cerritos College, California TBA - USATF Region 1 Championship WEBSITE Maine July 27 - August 2 - USATF National Junior Olympic Championship Norwalk California WEBSITE Savannah State University, Savannah GA Notes on popular questions - Parking - No fee - park as directed in the Civic Center Lot. There is a 5 minute walk from parking to the track - There is not an admission fee to the association meet. - There is a food concession - No glass bottles may be brought in to the stands or competition areas - Throwers must bring their own implements. Weigh-in will be located next in the restroom building - Absolutely no dogs (except identifiable service dogs) allowed in the track, stands, or spectator areas. See the USATF-NE online schedule for other youth track and field meets in the New England association
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