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Youth Members & Youth Clubs
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| Group | Year Born |
| Sub Bantam | 2000 or later* |
| Bantam | 1998 or 1999 |
| Midget | 1996 or 1997 |
| Youth | 1994 or 1995 |
| Intermediate | 1992 or 1993 |
| Young | 1990 or 1991 (1989 if 18 on July 27**) |
Athletes must compete only in their own age group! Girls compete againes girls, boys compete against boys.
* Sub Bantam is not a recognized National age group. In our Pacific Association we have a Sub Bantam age group but in all National meets Sub Bantams must compete as Bantams.
** July 27 is the final day of the National Junior Olympics Track & Field Championships. 1989 born athletes eighteen on July 27th (the final day of the National JOs) may compete in track and field but no 1989 athletes may compete in Cross Country.
Sub Bantam - 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m Relay, Long Jump Bantam - 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay, 1500m Racewalk, High Jump, Long Jump, Shot put (6 lbs), Javelin (300g), Triathlon (Girls - 200m, High Jump, Shot Put/Boys - 400m, High Jump, Shot Put. Midget - 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 80m Hurdles (30" high, 12m to 1st hurdle, 7.5m between hurdles, 15.5m from last hurdle to finish), 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay, 4x800m Relay, 1500m Racewalk, High Jump, Long Jump, Shot Put (6 lbs), Discus Throw (1k), Javelin Throw (300g), Pentathlon (80m Hurdles, Shot Put, High Jump, Long Jump, Girls/800m, Boys/1500m. Youth - 100m, 200m, 400, 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 100m Hurdles (Girls - 30" high, 13m to first hurdle, 8m between hurdles, 15m from last hurdle to finish/Boys - 33" high, 13m to first hurdle, 8.5m between hurdles, 10.5m from last hurdle to finish), 200m Hurdles (30" high, 20m to first hurdle, 35m between hurdles, 40m from last hurdle to finish), 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay, 4x800m Relay, 3000m Racewalk, High Jump, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Triple jump, Shot Put (Girls - 6 lbs, Boys - 4k),Discus Throw (1k), Javelin Throw (600g) Pentathlon (100m Hurdles, Shot Put, High Jump, Long Jump, Girls/800m, Boys/1500m. Intermediate - Same as Youth plus 2000m Steeplechase (girls 30"/boys 36"), 100m Hurdles (Girls/33" - 13m to first hurdle, 8.5m between hurdles, 10.5m from last hurdle to finish)110m Hurdles (Boys/39" - 15y to first hurdle, 10y between hurdles, 15y 10" from last hurdle to finish) 400m hurdles (Girls/30" - Boys/36" - 45m to first hurdle, 35m between hurdles, 40m from last hurdle to finish), Hammer Throw (girls 4K/boys 12 lbs), Heptathlon (Girls/1st day - 100m Hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200m * 2nd day - long jump, javelin throw, 800m), Decathlon (Boys/1st day - 100m, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400m, * 2nd day - 110 Hurdles, discus throw, pole valult, javelin throw, 1500), 5000m race walk (instead of 3000m), Shot Put (girls 4k/boys 12 lbs), Discus Throw (girls 1k/boys 1.6k), Javelin Throw (girls 600g/boys 800g). Young - Same as Intermediate except for 5000m for men (instead of 3000m). Cross Country Events by Age Groups *Sub Bantams - 2000 meters Bantams - 3000 meters Midgets - 3000 meters Youth - 4000 meters Intermediates - 5000 meters Young - 5000 meters
*Sub bantam is not a recognized Junior Olympics age group so, beginning at the Pacific Association/Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships, Sub Bantams must compete as Bantams.
