| The Morris County Track Club is a USATF-registered competitive club member in the New Jersey Association.
The New Jersey Association sanctions the Preliminary Meets that enable runners to qualify to compete in the Junior Olympics. There is a great deal of paperwork involved in competing with the USATF and we are handling/coordinating everything so that you and your athlete can focus on the events.
We are based in Parsippany New Jersey and are a USATF-registered competitive club member in the New Jersey Association. USATF's largest youth program is the Junior Olympics, where nearly 70,000 youth athletes compete each year in the Track & Field and Cross Country championships.
Youth competitions typically take place in two-year age divisions. These age divisions provide young athletes the opportunity to compete with other athletes of similar ability. The age divisions for competition year 2010 are as follows:
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Age Division
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Year of Birth
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Bantam
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2000 - 1999
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Midget
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1998 - 1997
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Youth
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1996 - 1995
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Intermediate
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1994 - 1993
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Young
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1992 - 1991
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* Athletes who are still 18 through the final day of the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships are eligible to compete in the Young Men's and Young Women's divisions through that meet.
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