7-8 year olds             Born 2005 or later
9-10 year olds             Born 2003 or 2004
11-12 year olds          Born 2001 or 2002
13-14 year olds           Born 1999 or 2000
15-16 year olds         Born 1997 or 1998
17-18 year olds           Born 1995 or 1996 (1994 if athlete turns 18 on or after July 28 which is the final day of the National Junior Olympics Track & Field Championships.)

* 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 a recognized National age group beginning in 2011

* Number of events per meet:  7-12 year olds can only compete in 3 events per meet. Y13-18 year olds can compete in 4 events per meet.

* Blocks: 15-18 year olds must use blocks for all sprint events (100M - 400M plus relays). For all other age groups, blocks are optional. Revolution Express chooses to teach the 3-point starting position for our 7-12 year old sprinters and will begin training in the use of blocks when sprinters compete in the 13-14 year old and older age groups.

Events by Age Groups:

7-8 year olds - 100m, 200m, 400m, 800, 4x100m Relay, Long Jump, Turbo Javelin, Shot Put 

9-10 year olds - 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.

11-12 year olds - 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.

13-14 year olds - 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.

15-16 year olds - Same as 13-14 year olds 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).

17-18 year olds - Same as 15-16 year olds.