2021 USATF Adirondack Open & Masters Outdoor Championships with Youth Events

The complete Info Sheet for this event is located here. Important information is also located below.

This meet is open to Youth, Open and Master athletes. 2021 USATF membership is required to compete. This meet will also serve as the regional qualifier for the inaugural Empire State Classic to be held Sunday, July 25, 2021. 

COVID-related INFORMATION

IMPORTANT: This meet is being offered under USATF event sanctioning and is required to follow USATF guidance. The current guidance was last updated 5/7/21 and may change before June 20^th. Below summarizes the COVID protocols we must follow as of June 1^st; again, this may change, so please monitor this event page closely as the meet approaches.
 
Masks are required for everyone at all times, except for athletes when warming up or competing and individuals who have a medical condition where face coverings / mask wearing is contra-indicated. AlLso, masks can be removed while eating or drinking.
 
Everyone (athletes, coaches, volunteers, officials, etc) will be temperature checked upon entrance to the facility. Anyone registering a temperature above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit will not be admitted. Also, everyone will be required to complete a COVID survey upon admission confirming (via self-reporting) no signs or symptoms of COVID-19 in past 7 days (OR at least 7 days from onset of any COVID-19 infection signs or symptoms AND at least 72 hours since signs / symptoms have resolved), no close sustained contact with anyone who is sick within 14 days of the event and no travel within 10 days of the event to or from an international location.
 
For athletes, all events fall under Low Risk or Moderate Risk as defined by USATF. Below are the requirements for entry into Low and Moderate Risk events:
 
Low Risk events:
All Field Events (Shot Put, Discus, Javelin, Hammer, Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump, Pole Vault) – social distancing required
Sprints & Hurdles run entirely in their own lane – every other lane will be vacant.
 
For these events, athletes will be required to meet the entrance requirements above. There are no additional testing or vaccination requirements.
 
Moderate Risk events:
1500m Race Walk
3000m Race Walk
800m
1500m
3000m
2000m Steeplechase
All relays not run entirely in lanes
 
For these events, athletes will be required to meet the entrance requirements above PLUS one of the following:

1. Proof of vaccination as defined by the CDC (>2 weeks after the full course of vaccination) - photos/copies are fine.
2. Proof of a confirmed (positive) COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) test via PCR or antigen testing within 90 days of the competition if all the following criteria are met:
   1. It has been at least 14 days since the positive COVID-19 test
   2. It has been at least 24 hours with no fever without the use of fever reducing medicine
   3. Other symptoms of COVID-19 are resolved (except for loss of taste or smell, which may take longer to resolve)
3. Proof of one negative COVID-19 antigen or PCR test, performed within seven days of the event. Note that COVID-19 antibody testing is NOT currently accepted to meet the negative COVID-19 test criterion.

Note: Local retailers such as most CVS and Walgreens lcoations offer fairly inexpensive COVID antigen test kits that yield results in about 15 minutes. The BinaxNOW kit is $24 for two tests.

EMPIRE STATE CLASSIC INFORMATION

Empire State Classic Advancement: All Adirondack Association athletes aged 15 and older finishing in the top three at the Association meet are eligible to compete in the Empire State Classic, Sunday July 25, 2021 at SUNY Cortland. Youth athletes 15-18 must qualify with Open implements/heights (i.e.- 16# shot, 2Kg discus, 42” HH). The same rule applies for Master athletes. If a qualifying athlete elects not to participate in the Empire State Classic that spot will be offered to the #4, #5, etc. athlete until the spot is filled.
 

ENTRY INFORMATION

Entry Fees & Deadlines:

By June 17 at NOON EDT. $8 per event. Online registration can be found here. There will be no day of registration.