USATF & AAU Events by Age

All age divisions in the AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) are determined by year of birth. This age applies to the entire year and represents the oldest possible age for the child during the calendar year. School year does not factor into division grouping.

Division by Year of Birth for 2019

DIVISION	2019
8 & Younger	20011+
9 Year Old	20010
10 Year Old	20009
11 Year Old	20008
12 Year Old	20007
13 Year Old	20006
14 Year Old	20005
15-16 Year Old	2003-2004
17-18 Year Old	2001-2002

AAU & USATF Events by Age Division

Not all events or age groups will be offered at all meets. Please refer to each individual meet flyer for details. View the official list of events from the AAU.

	8 & Younger	9 & 10 Year Old	11 & 12 Year Old	13 & 14 Year Old	15 & 16 Year Old	17 & 18 Year Old
RUNNING
100m Dash	X	X	X	X	X	X
200m Dash	X	X	X	X	X	X
400m Dash	X	X	X	X	X	X
800m Run	X	X	X	X	X	X
1500m Run	X	X	X	X	X	X
Racewalk		1500m	1500m	3000m	3000m	3000m
3000m Run			X	X	X	X
2000m steeplechase					X	X
Hurdles			80m	100m 200m	100m (F) 110m (M) 400m	100m (F) 110m (M) 400m
RELAYS
4 × 100m	X	X	X	X	X	X
4 × 400m		X	X	X	X	X
4 × 800m			X	X	X	X
JUMPING
Long Jump	X	X	X	X	X	X
High Jump		X	X	X	X	X
Triple Jump				X	X	X
Pole Vault				X	X	X
THROWING
Shot Put	4 lbs	6 lbs	6 lbs	6 lbs (F) 4 kg (M)	4 kg (F) 12 lbs (M)	4 kg (F) 12 lbs (M)
Discus			1.0 kg	1.0 kg	1.0 kg (F) 1.6 kg (M)	1.0 kg (F) 1.6 kg (M)
Javelin	Turbo	Turbo	Turbo	600 g	600 g (F) 800 g (M)	600g (F) 800g (M)
MULTIEVENTS
Breakdown		Triathalon Shot Put, High Jump, Dash: 200m (F) or 400m (M)	Pentathlon 80m Hurdles, Shot Put, High Jump, Long Jump, Run: 800m (F), 1500m (M)	Pentathlon 100m Hurdles, Shot Put, High Jump, Long Jump, Run: 800m (F), 1500m (M)	Heptathlon (Female) 100m Hurdles, High Jump, Shot Put, 200m Dash, Long Jump, Javelin, 800m Run Decathlon (Male) 100m Dash, Long Jump, Shot Put, High Jump, 400m Dash, 110 Hurdles, Discus, Pole Vault, Javelin, 1500m Run