Sub-Bantam         Born 2001 or later
Bantam                Born 1999 or 2000
Midget                 Born 1997 or 1998
Youth                  Born 1995 or 1996
Intermediate        Born 1993 or 1994
Young                 Born 1991 or 1992 (1990 if athlete turns 18 on or after July 27.  July 31 is the final day of the National Junior Olympics Track & Field Championships. 1988 athletes eighteen on July 31st (the final day of the Junior Olympics) may compete in track and field.)

* Athletes must compete only in their own age group! Girls do not compete against boys when scoring but some long distances will run boys and girls together to save time at a meet.
 
* 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.

* Number of events per meet:  Sub-Bantam, Bantam & Midget can only compete in 3 events per meet. Youth, Intermediate & Young Women/Men can compete in 4 events per meet.

* Blocks: Intermedate and Young Women/Men must use blocks for all sprint events (100M - 400M plus relays). For all other age groups, blocks are optional. RETC chooses to teach the 3-point starting position for our Sub-Bantam, Bantam & Midget sprinters and will begin training in the use of blocks when sprinters compete in the Youth and older age groups.

Events by Age Groups:

Sub Bantam - 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m Relay, Long Jump, Turbo Javelin 

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), 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), Hammer Throw (girls 4K/boys 12 lbs).

Young - Same as Intermediate except for 5000m for men (instead of 3000m).