Any AAU or USATF youth team is welcome to participate in the meet if they have finished as one of the top three teams at their respective district or association meet. Individuals that finished as one of the top 20 individuals not on a team at their respective AAU or USATF district or association meet are also eligible to compete.
Any Foot Locker runner who finishes 11th - 160th individually in the seeded section of their regional meet is eligible to participate. The top 50 runners in the freshman and sophomore races at their Foot Locker regional meet are also eligible to participate.
The top 50 individuals that are not on a team that qualifies for the Nike Team National Championships is eligible to compete as an individual. Any team that finishes as one of the top 10 teams at Nike Team Nationals Regional and is not selected for the Nike Team Nationals is eligible to compete as a team if they have at least five individuals on that team in the same age group.
Any individual that finishes as one of the top individuals at their respective high school or middle school state meet is eligible to compete as an individual if they meet the following criteria;
- If your state has one class and the individual finishes in the top 60.
- If your state has two classes and the individual finishes in the top 30.
- If your state has three classes and the individual finishes in the top 20.
- If your state has four classes and the individual finishes in the top 15.
- If your state has five classes and the individual finishes in the top 12.
- If your state has six classes and the individual finishes in the top 10.
Any high school or middle school team that finishes as one of the top teams at their respective state meet and has at least five members of that team in the same age group the team is eligible to compete as a club team if they meet the following criteria;
- If your state has one class and the team finishes in the top ten.
- If your state has two classes and the team finishes in the top five.
- If your state has three classes and the team finishes in the top four.
- If your state has four classes and the team finishes in the top three.
- If your state has five classes and the team finishes in the top two.
- If your state has six classes and the team finishes in the top two.
NOTE: Individual entries will be limited to the first 300 qualified individuals that sign-up in each race.
Realizing this is the first year for this event, if you have a question, problem or conflict with qualifying procedures out of your local district or association, please contact the Meet Director Frank Miklavcic fmiklavcic@aol.com for clarification.
Race of the Americas -
The Race of the Americas is a nonqualifying open 800m race designed for those youth ages 8 & Under that want to run and experience a cross country race. Anyone age 8 & Under may run except those running in the Primary 2K race at the meet. All teams participating in the meet will be lining the course to cheer on and encourage these young runners to show them what our sport is truly about!
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