USA Track & Field · Oregon Association
0d 00h 00m 00s Open & Masters 6K and 8K Cross Country ChampionshipsTrack and field, cross country, road running, race walking and trail. One association for every athlete in Oregon, from a first all-comers meet to a national championship.
Championships, clubs, coaching and officiating, run by volunteers for youth, open, masters and para athletes.
Latest newsJunior Olympic Cross Country Championships set for Ash Creek Preserve
Calendar
Association championships and clinics across Oregon. Subscribe once and new dates land in your calendar.
Listings from January on are placeholders until the live calendar is connected. Full calendar
Disciplines: track and field, cross country, road running, race walking, trail running and para athletics.
Programs
Seven ways into the sport. Most people end up in more than one.
Lane 1 · Division
Junior Olympic track and cross country for athletes 8 and under through 17–18.
Lane 2 · Division
Association championships on the track, the roads and the cross country course.
Lane 3 · Division
Age-graded competition for athletes 25 and over, in every discipline.
Lane 4 · Division
Adaptive track and field opportunities, and help with classification.
Lane 5 · Discipline
Races across Oregon and Washington, and two ways to work them: as an official or as a judge.
Lane 6 · Get involved
Coaching education, registration and SafeSport requirements.
Lane 7 · Get involved
Get certified, find clinics and work meets across the state, many of them paid.
How-to guides
Pick what you want to do, then scroll to run it from the start line to the finish. All five guides in full
Clubs
13 member clubs in 10 communities, from the coast to Pendleton. Select a town on the map or search the list. Clubs and club resources
Sample club data from the prototype. Replace with the member list before launch.
Athletes
Standout performances from Oregon athletes, youth to masters. All highlights
100m and 200m double, Rose City Track Club
High jump personal best, unattached, Bend
Masters pole vault age-group best, Willamette Striders
Mountain trail title, Cascade Trail Project
Sample athletes from the prototype.
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About
USATF Oregon is the state association of USA Track & Field: a volunteer-driven, not-for-profit group growing track and field, cross country, road running, race walking and trail running across Oregon.
Every committee and chair, with a direct email for each, so your question goes to the right person.
Open the directoryUSATF Oregon
PO Box 1169
Tualatin, OR 97062
Meets need officials, timers and helpers. Certified officials get training, mentoring and insurance.
Become an officialFAQ
Straight answers to what members, parents, coaches and officials ask most. All questions and resources
Join or renew online. You get your membership number and a confirmation email right away.
Fees depend on the membership type and length. See the current options on the USATF membership page.
December 31. If you join on or after November 1, your membership covers the rest of that year and all of the next. Multi-year memberships end on December 31 of their final year.
No. Every athlete needs their own membership, and one calendar year is the shortest option. Members get partner and travel discounts, and many youth clubs offer scholarships or reduced club fees.
Use the Help and support link at the bottom of any page in your Connect account, or watch the tutorial videos.
Apply through USATF club membership. USATF Oregon reviews the application, and once approved your club is active and eligible to compete.
Club memberships end December 31. Renewals open November 1. Start your renewal, or turn on auto-renewal in your club account.
In your Connect account, open the Membership tab, click Actions and choose Transfer. The request has to come from the athlete, or from a parent if the athlete is under 18. Coaches cannot submit it for you.
Yes, but you can represent only one club at a meet. You choose which one when you enter.
No. You can enter unattached with a current USATF membership and a verified birth date.
Your age group is based on your age on December 31 of the competition year.
Upload a birth certificate, passport, certified baptismal certificate or state-issued ID in your Connect account. Documents mailed or emailed to the national office are returned unprocessed.
Hit the qualifying mark at the Oregon Junior Olympic Championships to advance to Region 13, then qualify there for the National Junior Olympic Championships. Exceptions can be requested ahead of time at youth@oregon.usatf.org.
No. Athletes compete only in their own age division, including relays and team events.
USATF sets a window for Association and Regional Junior Olympic meets. We pick dates inside it that avoid the state high school championships and major meets at Hayward Field whenever we can.
Yes. Regular meets are open to everyone. For an Oregon championship meet, submit an Association transfer request in your Connect account.
USATF masters competition starts at 25 with no upper limit. Some meets set their own minimum, often 35.
Yes. Some of the largest are Portland Masters Track Club, Bowerman Track Club Masters, Team Red Lizard and Oregon Track Club Masters.
The older records are out of date, so record keeping restarts with the 2026 season. Questions go to masters@oregon.usatf.org.
Complete the online portion at your own pace, then attend a two-day in-person seminar. Find a course and register.
If it's still current, complete continuing education. If it has lapsed, retake Level 1 in the hybrid format.
Level 2 is hybrid too, with a two-and-a-half-day seminar. Dates are on the calendar of schools.
Certified officials get year-round training, mentoring, and liability and accident insurance. Certification is required for USATF championships, and other meets usually pick certified officials first.
Email officials@oregon.usatf.org to get set up on RefTown, where schools, clubs and meet directors post paid assignments.
The current USATF Competition Rules are free online.
Apply when the window opens. Openings are announced in the monthly National Officials Committee newsletter, and the application is on the NOC dashboard.
No. USATF accepts only the National Center for Safety Initiatives (NCSI) check, renewed every two years.
First become a USATF certified official. Then choose one or both paths, each starting with a rules review:
Questions go to racewalking@oregon.usatf.org.
Yes, for Association, regional and national race walk competitions, and to be eligible for awards.
Oregon and Washington races are on the race walking page and the events calendar. For the national schedule, see USA Race Walking.
Anyone with authority over athletes or regular contact with them: coaches, club leaders and board members, officials, trainers, medical staff, chaperones, event staff and club volunteers. Adult athletes on teams with athletes under 18 too.
Yes, with limits. The waiver is for casual volunteers at Association and Regional meets with no authority over athletes and no regular contact with them, up to three times per calendar year.
Look them up on the compliant list, or search the Centralized Disciplinary Database.
Report to local police or child protective services, to USATF Oregon, and to the U.S. Center for SafeSport, which investigates.
No answers match that search. Try a shorter word, or ask the directory.
The directory lists who handles what, with a direct email for each.
Membership
A USATF membership covers you at every sanctioned meet in the country. Join today and you're covered through December 2027.
